Outstanding Alumni Award of PolyU Faculty of Health and Social Sciences 2022

The Outstanding PolyU Alumni Award aims to give public recognition to outstanding graduates of PolyU for their professional achievements and significant contributions to the community and their alma mater.

As the year 2022 marks the 85th Anniversary of PolyU, new features will be introduced to the Outstanding PolyU Alumni Award 2022 to recognise the diverse accomplishments and contributions of our distinguished alumni.

Nomination and Selection

The Award is organised at three levels, i.e. Department level, Faculty/School level and University level.

Department Award
The Outstanding Alumni Award of PolyU Department/School is organised by departments/schools. The calls for nomination have started in the third quarter of 2021. Details have been announced by respective departments.

Faculty Award
Recipients of Department/School Awards and graduates who have completed programmes offered at the Faculty level, such as the Doctor of Health Science (DHSc) and Master of Science in Health Informatics, are eligible for the Outstanding Alumni Award of PolyU Faculty of Health and Social Sciences. We are now calling for nomination for the Outstanding Alumni Award of PolyU Faculty of Health and Social Sciences 2022 (Graduates who have completed programmes offered at the Faculty level).  Please complete the Nomination Form and return it to fhss.community@polyu.edu.hk together with all the required supplementary documents on or before 3 January 2022.

University Award
While Faculties and Schools will be invited to nominate recipients of their Faculty/School awards for the Outstanding PolyU Alumni Award, the nomination is also open to all eligible graduates. Details will be announced in early 2022.

Eligibility

The nominated candidate must be a bona fide graduate who has successfully completed full-time or part-time programme offered by PolyU (or its forerunners: Hong Kong Government Trade School, Hong Kong Technical College, Hong Kong Polytechnic; and its constituent units: School of Professional Education & Executive Development and Hong Kong Community College) which led to academic award accredited by the respective Institution.

The proposer can be PolyU graduate, Honorary Graduate, University Fellow, PolyU staff, current PolyU Council and Court member and current Advisory Committee member. There is no limit to the number of nominations to be submitted by each proposer. However, the proposer cannot be the candidate himself/ herself.

Award Categories and Selection Criteria

There are four award categories, namely “Professional Achievement”, “Entrepreneurial Achievement”, “Scholarly Achievement” and “Community Service Achievement”. Selection criteria for each category are listed below.

Selection is based on the nominee’s personal achievements in the field, contributions to the community, and support and contributions to PolyU.

Special recognition to young alumni awardees is added. Candidates aged under 40 by the end of the award year can be considered for the Outstanding PolyU Young Alumni award.

Panel of Judges

Panel of Judges, comprising both internal and external members, will be formed to examine the nominations and assess candidates’ qualifications and performance for the awards.

Enquiries

Faculty of Health and Social Sciences
Email: fhss.community@polyu.edu.hk
Tel: 3400 3184 / 3400 3983

Notes: The bestowal of an award is subject to the individual merits of candidates. No award shall be given out in a certain category if no suitable candidate is identified.