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• First UGC-funded nursing degree in Hong Kong
• Offering overseas placements with subsidies and scholarships
• Providing overseas subject learning experience
• Training in Chinese medicine nursing
• First university to establish a nurse-led clinic
• More further educational opportunities leading to postgraduate awards
• Curricular design based on the World Health Organization's (WHO) global standards for the initial education of professional nurses and midwives

Please visit our website for details of the programmes on offer, entrance requirements, admissions quotas and other admissions-related information before submitting your application.
For undergraduate programmes, please visit here.
For postgraduate programmes, please visit here.

Different programmes have different application deadlines; please refer to Study@PolyU  for details.

Submit your application online via Study@PolyU . A non-refundable fee will be charged for each application. For details about payment terms, please visit the same website.

You may indicate the date when your results will become available by filling out the "Update Results Date". You are then required to log into your eAdmission account to update your results on or before the date which you have specified. You are only allowed to update your results ONCE.

If you have any questions about using the Online Admission System, please call the Admissions Hotline at 2333 0600 or email as below:

Undergraduate Programmes

• ar.ug@polyu.edu.hk (for local applicants)
• ar.jee@polyu.edu.hk (for non-local applicants applying on the basis of current year Chinese Mainland Joint Entrance Examination results 内地应届高考生)
• ar.intl@polyu.edu.hk (for other non-local applicants)

Postgraduate Programme

• ar.tpg@polyu.edu.hk (for taught postgraduate programmes)
• ar.rpg@polyu.edu.hk (for research postgraduate programmes)

PolyU has always considered multiple attempts without penalty. The best attempt will be taken into consideration during admissions selection. Please refer to Study@PolyU  for details.

Yes, HKALE students can apply for 5-year BSc (Hons) in Nursing (BSN) and the BSc (Hons) in Mental Health Nursing (BSMHN) programmes via non-JUPAS admission route.

Interviews are not required for JUPAS admission. However, non-JUPAS applicants may be required to attend admission interviews.

Yes, PolyU provides Entry Scholarships for outstanding admittees and Post-entry Scholarships and Prizes for students. Most scholarship and prize candidates are nominated by the Head of the School, but some scholarships and prizes are open to competition. For more details about the scholarships, please visit here .

The role of a nurse is to understand the dynamic health status of a person, to dialectically verify health concerns, and to devise interventions with the goal of assisting the person to master the appropriate health knowledge and skills for the attainment of optimal wellness in bio-psycho-social-spiritual aspects. As health professionals, nurses have four fundamental responsibilities: to promote health, to prevent illness, to restore health, and to alleviate suffering.

Nursing is a caring, client-focused and evidence-based profession. Nurses should be compassionate, innovative and have the competency to deliver quality care, carry out health-related scientific research, and make a significant contribution to the development of nursing professionalism and the well-being of mankind.

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The past of nursing is an integral part in shaping our present understanding and our future of this honorable profession. Hong Kong nursing has come a long way since its apprenticeship system of the British model in 1893. The history of Nursing points to a concerted effort in creating occupational cohesion and exclusivity. It has largely concerned with registration, professional status and education. The Hong Kong Nursing Board was established in 1931. Given the introduction of Nurses Registration (Amendment) Ordinance in 1997, it was re-named the Nursing Board as Nursing Council with a greater self regulation and involvement of its own profession. The current Nursing Council of Hong Kong  is hence the statutory body for nurses in Hong Kong.

A significant contextual understanding of changes in the nursing of Hong Kong also dated back in the 1990s with the health care reform, which had redefined the line of responsibilities for nursing under the direction of Hospital Authority, an independent statutory body managing all public hospitals in Hong Kong. Since then, the professional nurse was expected to possess a higher and broader level of competencies. The first full-time Bachelor of Science (honours) programme in Nursing was launched in 1990 at our university. The World Health Organization Global Advisory Group has recommended for countries, when appropriate, to move basic nursing education to university standards. As nursing continues to pursue its professionalization, the recognition of a formal position of nurse specialists during the health care reform in 1990’s has also lent itself to the current nursing role of the Advanced practice nurse in Hong Kong.

Our programmes have been accredited by the Nursing Council of Hong Kong. Graduates of the BSc (Hons) Nursing are eligible for registration with the Council as Registered Nurse (General) upon completion of the programme requirement. On the other hand, graduates of the BSc (Hons) Mental Health Nursing are eligible for registration with the Council as Registered Nurse (Psychiatric).

Hence, there will be different professional recognitions given the career progression for nurses from a practice nurse as an entry registered nurse with a higher diploma or bachelor degree preparation to a specialty nurse with clinical experience, becoming an advanced practice nurse with master degree educational preparations. A new direction in addressing history of nursing is from a more inclusive point of view, an international perspective in recognizing our commonalities beyond the foci of our particular place, assuming an internationalized perspective to better understand the future of nursing. Nurses have endeavored to build a common knowledge base and culture, while there is great diversity in the theory and praxis of nursing. As the world around nursing has changed so too has the profession been challenged to grow and evolve. Common beliefs have raised new perspectives and new conceptions of nursing education and practice. This legacy of knowledge development in nursing will challenge future generations of scholars to continue to extend our body of knowledge in the care of persons and their families, communities, and the environment.

All students are eligible to apply for exchange programmes. In order to ensure that those joining the programme can benefit from the experience, we might need our students to sit an English language proficiency test. Students' GPA will also be another factor for consideration.

The latest entry requirements for training of Registered Nurses can be obtained from the Nursing Council of Hong Kong .

• Generally our graduates are 100% employed. The majority work in the health sector, either under the Hospital Authority or under private organizations, e.g. private hospitals/old age homes.
• Some students undertake research work.
• Some students pursue further studies.
• Some students work overseas after obtaining the proper licence from a foreign country.

• Graduates from the programme will have employment opportunities in different mental health settings, such as major psychiatric hospitals in Hong Kong, psychiatric units of general hospitals, and various rehabilitation sectors run by non-government organizations.
• Students may undertake research work.
• Students may pursue further studies.
• Students may work overseas.

The Master of Nursing (53081) is a pre-registration nursing programme that prepares Master entry-level Registered Nurses (RNs). The admitted students are Bachelor's degree holders in any discipline. The programme prepares students for registration as RNs with the Nursing Council of Hong Kong, and to acquire the attributes to become future leaders in the profession.