Wellness Promotion
Students’ psychological and physical fitness are among the top priorities in the
University. To promote and enhance their holistic wellness development, a wide
variety of mental health campaigns and campus-wide caring activities are organised for
students throughout the year.
The Orientation Programme for the academic year 2022/23 is scheduled for 25-26
August 2022, with physical booth showcase at Shaw Sports Complex and briefing
sessions at Global Student Hub. The participating student bodies, departments and
offices will set up booths and conduct briefing sessions to introduce their activities and
services, as well as addressing questions from freshmen.
Mental Health Caring Project
The Mental Health Caring Project aims to serve the following objectives:
- Promote the general awareness of mental health on campus;
- Enhance the psychological well-being of the PolyU community; and
- Equip participants with some basic knowledge of mental health and helping skills.
Throughout the academic year, talks, workshops, trainings, educational activities and exhibitions on topics related to mental health and psychological well-being are organised for students.
Psychological Groups and Workshops
Psychological groups and workshops on themes related to mindfulness, selfunderstanding
and positive relationships are organised for students throughout the
academic year with the objectives of raising their awareness about the importance of
wellness and resilience, thus fostering a wellness culture in the campus.
Wellness Fund
Under the upsurge of COVID-19, Wellness Fund is set up with the aim to enhance the
mental well-being of students through group-based student-initiated projects. There
are different creative ideas received from students on wellness promotion.
Wellness in Action
Wellness in Action (WinA) is a
year-round campaign targeted to
foster a culture of wellness among
campus community. A wide variety of
programmes ranging from challenging
sports activities and inspiring sharing
sessions with distinguished guests
to experiential activities, talks
and workshops, etc. are organised
throughout the year. Through putting
“wellness” in action, students will be
more able to develop their personal
values, step out of their comfort
zone and sustain both physical and
psychological well-being.
PolyU receives the Exercise is Medicine® – Gold Campus Award
Exercise is Medicine® On Campus (EIM-OC), initiated by the American College
of Sports Medicine (ACSM), is a global health initiative that aims to create a culture
of wellness on campus. The University started to join the project in 2018 and was
bestowed a Bronze Award in the same year, followed by a Silver Award in 2020 and
2021. With the commitment of the whole University, PolyU achieved the Gold-level
recognition in 2022. Only 73 universities and colleges around the world are honoured
with the ‘Gold Level Award’ by ACSM this year.
Steered by the Wellness Centre of SAO, the EIM-OC initiative is supported by the
University Health Service, Department of Rehabilitation Sciences and Department of
Computing. October has been designated as the EIM-OC month and during which a
wide variety of health and fitness activities are launched for both students and staff
members. They all are encouraged to exercise for a healthy and active academic year.
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WellFit App
The newly launched PolyU WellFit mobile app offers a convenient platform for the
PolyU community to stay connected with the physical wellness activities
offered by Wellness Centre anytime, anywhere!
Apart from making physical fitness information available on
the app for users to enrich their knowledge in health and
fitness, users can view various exercise demonstration
videos and follow the instructions to exercise at home.
The app also provides users the convenience of online
registration for Fitness Consultation and exercise
workshop. For full-time students, they can register
for the ‘FitCoin’ reward scheme in the app to
earn FitCoin and redeem designated sports gifts
upon participating in Exercise is Medicine® On
Campus (EIM-OC) programme.
Counselling is a self-discovery journey for students. Talking to and sharing with
counsellors provide students with genuine space to approach, to process and to
work through their concerns from different angles and perspectives. Our passionate
counsellors will company students to address their issues and find their strengths,
resources and potentials for personal growth and actualisation.
Student Counselling Service is free of charge and all information shared with the
counsellors is strictly confidential. Students are welcome to make bookings through
online, email, phone or walk-in to SAO office.
Integrated Counselling Service (Online ChatBOT)
In order to cater for the special circumstances during the COVID-19 pandemic,
Integrated Counselling Service (ICS) (Online ChatBOT) has been launched since 7 March
2022 to provide 24-hours services to facilitate students to identify the psychological
services that fit their needs.
Non-office Hours Student Counselling Hotline Service
In addition to the new ICS, SAO has also launched the PolyU-line, a Non-Office-Hour
Counselling Hotline for counselling crisis support. Students can call PolyU-Line at
(852) 8100-1583 during non-office hours. All phone calls will be answered by Vital
Employee Service Consultancy Christian Family Service Centre and followed up by SAO
counsellors.
