Autumn/Winter 2022 - Issue 9 | Excel x Impact@PolyU

Cover Story

Forging ahead as an innovative world-class university

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) is entering a new era of development with a lot of positive momentum. The University is now ranked among the top 100 in the world by Times Higher Education, Quacquarelli Symonds and US News, three of the...

Cover Story

PolyU 85th Anniversary Grand Concert - A mesmerising musical journey celebrating decades of excellence

Hundreds of staff, students, alumni and guests packed the Jockey Club Auditorium for the PolyU 85th Anniversary Grand Concert in November 2022, one of the finales of the University’s anniversary celebrations. Themed around PolyU’s growth...

Feature Story

Embarking on a new journey as the main entrance is unveiled

The unveiling of PolyU’s Main Entrance symbolises the University’s transition to the next stage of its journey in the pursuit of excellence in education, research and knowledge transfer. From a technical college to a world-class university, PolyU...

Education

Two prestigious UGC Teaching Awards granted to PolyU educators

PolyU’s teaching excellence was recognised when PolyU academics won two out of three categories at theUGC Teaching Award for 2022 from the University Grants Committee (UGC). Dr Tulio Maximo, AssistantProfessor at the School of Design, took the...

Dialogue

A conversation with Associate Vice President (Research and Innovation) Professor Wang Zuankai

Breaking new ground with nature-inspired innovations With a distinguished track record of research achievements, Professor Wang Zuankai was appointed Associate Vice President (Research and Innovation) of PolyU in November 2022. He is also a Chair...

Spotlights

School of Fashion and Textiles established to nurture creative fashion talent

PolyU has been a leading institution for fashion and textile education and research, both in Asia and globally, since 1957. The University earlier on held an opening ceremony to mark the launch of its new School of Fashion and Textiles (SFT), which...

Spotlights

Inauguration of Endowed Professors and Endowed Young Scholars

PolyU held The Fourth Inauguration of Endowed Professorships cum The First Inauguration of Endowed Young Scholars earlier on to honour distinguished scholars for their achievements. The ceremony also served as an occasion for the University to...

PolyU Community

PolyU Sports Teams win fourth-straight grand slam championship

PolyU’s Sports Teams have won the Yearly Men’s and Yearly Women’s Overall Championship in the 2021/22 Inter-Collegiate Competition for the fourth time in a row. The University’s Sports Teams achieved another sweeping victory this year,...

Interdisciplinary Research

Novel Intelligent Wearable System improves mobility for Parkinson's Disease patients

More than ten million people worldwide are living with Parkinson’s disease (PD), the second most common neurodegenerative disease in the world. In many cases, the patient’s mobility is affected as the disease progresses. To help alleviate the...

Knowledge Transfer & Entrepreneurship

Startup Unicorn by PolyU alumnus - EcoFlow fosters renewable energy ecosystem

Dr Bruce Wang Lei Bachelor of Engineering, Major in Mechanical Engineering, PolyU (2010) PhD, New Energy Storage Technologies, The University of Hong Kong (2014) Recipient of Outstanding PolyU Young Alumni Award in Entrepreneurial Achievement (2022)...