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Webinars for researchers on web application development n R programming

The web application development ecosystem with open source technology is growing at an accelerating pace. To facilitate research staff and students in developing web applications with open-source technologies, a webinar on web application development will be held in early April.

Video of video editing webinar opens to all students

A webinar on ‘The Art of Video Editing’ was held in mid-March and it had received overwhelming responses. The webinar introduced a powerful and yet easy to use video editing software ‘DaVinci Resolve’ to help students create attractive videos for their assignments, presentations, etc.

Use Zoom on LEARNPolyU and Microsoft Teams for online teaching

Zoom is a cloud-based video conferencing tool which provides simple online meetings, content sharing and video conferencing capability. To enhance the online teaching and learning experience, Zoom has been made available as an option of online teaching tools for all semester two class instructors since 23 March 2020.

Self-help website on online teaching delivery

During the online teaching delivery period, teachers and students may need information on online teaching delivery tools and to access shared best practice and experience.

Student FAQs on joining Blackboard Collaborate Ultra

Express secure VPN service to PolyU online teaching delivery platform for students based in Mainland

Connectivity for Mainland based students to access online teaching delivery platforms has been further enhanced with the new express secure VPN service access via the domain name “ctexpress.polyu.edu.hk”.

Work from Home IT Security Tips

While companies are rolling out special work from home arrangements, hackers are reportedly taking advantage of the coronavirus outbreak to launch attacks. Here are some handy tips to protect yourself and the University data when working from home.

IT Security Online Training Course new module on Cloud service adoption for staff

A new module of IT Security Online Training Course for staff is now available on LEARN@PolyU. Before adopting a Cloud service, you should consider the Cloud service provider service level commitment and exit flexibility, in addition to policy on customer data security and privacy.

IT support for research new communication channel n online workshops

ITS has been providing various kinds of research enabling tools for researchers including, but not limited to, High Performance Computing platform, High Throughput Computing, University Cloud, Database as a Service, Gitlab, Jupiter and open software development environment.

A green data centre with enhanced reliability and capacity now in service

The University Main Computer Room (MCR) has completed a major overhaul on air-conditioning, power supply and hosting capacity.