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Founded in 1937 as the Government Trade School. Situated in Wood Road, Wanchai, the School was the first publicly funded, post-secondary technical institution in Hong Kong.

After World War II, the School became the Hong Kong Technical College in 1947, offering both full-time and part-time courses. The year 1957 saw the opening of the new premises of the College in Hung Hom.

The Hong Kong Polytechnic was formally established on 1 August 1972, taking over the campus and staff of the Hong Kong Technical College. Its mandate was to provide professionally-oriented education.

Having gained approval from the University and Polytechnic Grants Committee for self-accreditation of degree programmes, the Institution assumed full university status on 25 November 1994, changing its name to The Hong Kong Polytechnic University.

Today, PolyU is an institution of higher learning and offers more than 130 postgraduate, undergraduate and sub-degree programmes, supported by more than 1,000 academic and research staff members from different parts of the world.

Achievements

Among the top 200 universities in the world

In the “Times Higher Education-QS World University Ranking” of the Times Higher Education Supplement (THES), the Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) occupied the 224th place in 2008, but occupies the 195th place in 2009. The Hong Kong Polytechnic University is thus listed among the top 200 universities in the world.

Excellence in civil engineering research

According to a survey conducted by Thomson Scientific in 2006, an established authority in compiling Science Citation Index, PolyU has been ranked number one in the world on the number of papers published in leading journals from 2003 to 2005 in the field of civil engineering.

World-class hospitality education

PolyU's School of Hotel and Tourism Management was rated fourth best in the world, according to a study released in the international Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Research in August 2005, the only non-US based institution on the top-five list. Besides, the School was the recipient of 2003 Institutional Achievement Award from International Society of Travel and Tourism Educators for innovation and contribution to the field of tourism education.

Design school rated among top in the world

Surveys by the US magazine BusinessWeek in 2006 & 2007 showed that PolyU's School of Design ranked among the top 60 in the world and among the ten best in Asia. In 2009, the magazine further rated the School's Master of Design (Design Strategies) program as one of the World's 30 Best Design Thinking programmes.

Faculty of Business ranked among the top 100 business schools

PolyU's Graduate School of Business is ranked 66th in a worldwide ranking of business schools conducted by the University of Texas at Dallas (UTD) in the US. The ranking was based on the research contributions of staff to leading business journals during 2004-2008.

Engineering and IT ranked among the world's top 100 universities

In the sub-category of Subject Ranking by Engineering and Information Technology, PolyU was 121st in 2008, but 91st in 2009. This places PolyU among the world's top 100 universities in the disciplines of engineering and information technology.

Engineering field ranked among the world's top 100 universities

According to the 2009 by-fields Performance Ranking of Scientific Papers for World Universities (conducted by the Higher Education Evaluation and Accreditation Council of Taiwan), PolyU was ranked 72nd in 2008 but 63rd in 2009, in the world in terms of engineering publication performance. That ranking employs objective indicators that evaluate both quantity and quality of a university’s scientific papers, and incorporates the assessment of long-term and short-term achievements in the composite measures.

Finance research ranked among the top in the Asia-Pacific region

The research output of PolyU's School of Accounting and Finance has been ranked second in the Asia-Pacific region, according to the November 2005 issue of the Pacific-Basin Finance Journal. The ranking was based on the research contributions of staff to leading finance journals during 2000-2004.

Among Asia's best in Operations Research and Management Science

According to a recent study published in the Asia-Pacific Journal of Operational Research in 2008, PolyU ranks as the fourth most productive institution among all Asian countries in publishing research papers in the area of Operations Research and Management Science, topping other universities in Hong Kong.

Teaching excellence in Building Services Engineering

Department of Building Services Engineering has been honoured with the Happold Brilliant Award for Excellence in Teaching 2005/06 by the UK-based Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers, in recognition of its contributions to the education and research in the field.

New drug for liver cancer

PolyU researchers have developed a new drug for treating liver cancer: BCT-100. Winning Special Gold Award in the 33rd International Exhibition of Inventions, New Techniques and Products of Geneva in April 2005. BCT-100, is the first drug developed in Hong Kong that has been able to come to the stage of clinical trial. Further breakthrough in developing cancer drugs through has been made using advanced biotechnology. The innovation was awarded the Prize of the State of Geneva (third runner-up prize) and a Gold Medal with Jury’s Commendation at the 37th International Exhibition of Inventions, New Techniques and Products of Geneva.

Development of space tools

Mars Rock Corer, a rock sampling tool jointly developed by leading PolyU engineers and a local dentist, became the first Chinese made instrument launched to space in a European Space Agency spacecraft, Beagle2 Lander, for Mars exploration on 3 June 2003. In March 2007, following the signing of space collaboration agreement between China and Russia, scientists at PolyU started to develop another sophisticated space tool, known as the Soil Preparation System, for a mission to Phobos, one of the two moons of Mars, onboard a Russian spacecraft. These space tools were critically important to help unlock the mystery of exobiology on Mars.

Lunar mission

The University signed a collaborative agreement with the Lunar Exploration Programme Centre of China National Space Administration (CNSA) on 27 April 2006 to nurture talents and foster academic exchange and research collaboration in support of the lunar exploration projects. At the invitation of CNSA, PolyU's Institute of Textiles and Clothing has designed anti-static work clothes for CNSA staff at the Control Centre during China's space mission.

Partner in research and technology development for the 2008 Beijing Olympics

With the expertise available in the Faculty of Health and Social Sciences, PolyU has been designated as a collaborative partner of the Chinese Olympic Committee in preparation for the 2008 Beijing Olympics and has sent forth experts to prepare national athletes for the Olympics.

The only Confucius Institute in Hong Kong

The Confucius Institute of Hong Kong was officially inaugurated on 12 May 2006. PolyU was authorised by the China National Office for Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language to set up and run the only Confucius Institute in Hong Kong to further promote Chinese language and culture in the territory.

The first Hong Kong R&D centre for textile and clothing

Financed by the Innovation and Technology Fund, the first Hong Kong R&D Centre for Textile and Clothing was set up at the Institute of Textiles and Clothing in 2005. The Centre will undertake industry-oriented research in technologies for the Pearl River Delta Region, and provide support and solutions that are tailored for the specific requirements of the industry.

World-records

PolyU members and supporters have set two world records - forming the Largest Human National Flag in celebration of the University's 70th anniversary and HKSAR's 10th anniversary in 2007, and the Largest Human Rainbow (now held by the Polytechnic University of the Philippines) in celebration of the University's 65th anniversary in 2002 - which have been officially recognised by the Guinness World Records.

Faculties and Schools

• Faculty of Applied Science and Textiles
  • Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology
  • Department of Applied Mathematics
  • Department of Applied Physics
  • Institute of Textiles and Clothing
• Faculty of Business
  • Graduate School of Business
  • School of Accounting and Finance
  • Department of Logistics and Maritime Studies
  • Department of Management and Marketing
• Faculty of Construction and Land Use
  • Department of Building and Real Estate
  • Department of Building Services Engineering
  • Department of Civil and Structural Engineering
  • Department of Land Surveying and Geo-Informatics
• Faculty of Engineering
  • Department of Computing
  • Department of Electrical Engineering
  • Department of Electronic and Information Engineering
  • Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering
    • Knowledge Management Research Center
  • Department of Mechanical Engineering
• Faculty of Health and Social Sciences
  • Department of Applied Social Sciences
  • Department of Health Technology and Informatics
  • Department of Rehabilitation Sciences
  • School of Nursing
  • School of Optometry
• Faculty of Humanities
  • Department of Chinese and Bilingual Studies
  • Department of Chinese Culture
  • Department of English
  • English Language Centre
  • General Education Centre
• School of Design
  • PlayLab
• School of Hotel and Tourism Management

Library

Pao Yue-kong Library was established on August 1, 1972 to serve the then Hong Kong Polytechnic. Between 1973 and 1976, Library services were provided at two centres, one at the present University site at Hung Hom and one at the Quarry Bay Centre. The two centres were consolidated when they were moved to the present Library Building in 1976. On November 25, 1994, the Polytechnic assumed full university status and was renamed The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. On December 20, 1995, the University Library was officially named after the late Sir Yue-kong Pao in appreciation of a generous donation to the University by his family.

Opened by Princess Alexandra on February 7, 1977, the Library Building is a six-storey purpose-designed building with an area of 16,662 square metres, providing approximately 3,623 study places. The Library also houses a 24-Hour Study Centre, group discussion rooms, a seminar room for library instruction classes, AV carrels and group rooms for use of audio-visual materials, study carrels for private study, and a special room for the visually disabled.

The Library comprises one of the largest collections of scientific, engineering and business materials in East Asia. Other areas of strength are information technology, computing, nursing, textiles and design. The present holdings exceed 2.2 million, to which more than 40,000 volumes are added annually. Over 4,100 active print serial titles are held in the Library. The Library also provides Internet access to over 32,610 unique full-text e-journal titles, almost 225,100 e-books, and a wide array of multi-media and e-learning programmes.

The Library also maintains several special collections and self-developed databases, including a comprehensive Standards Collection, the PolyU Examination Paper Database, the PolyU Course Scheme Database, the Senate Paper Database, a Digital Image Gallery, and a Slide Collection. In addition, a unique and heavily used collection of over 24,000 local Chinese and English language television programmes and the Hongkongiana Online database (an index to Hong Kong information found in periodicals published in Hong Kong) all constitute important resources for the study and research of Hong Kong.

Student life

PolyU Student Halls

PolyU Student Halls of Residence is probably the largest single block of hall premises in the world that can house over 3,000 student residents. There are 8 Undergraduate Halls and 1 Postgraduate Hall on the hall premises. The 8 Undergraduate Halls are named after PolyU's motto of "To learn and to apply, for the benefit of mankind" ("開物成務 勵學利民") :

• Kaiyuan Hall 開元堂
• Wuhua Hall 物華堂
• [http://www.polyu.edu.hk/chengde/ Chengde Hall 成德堂
• Wuxian Hall 務賢堂
• Lizhi Hall 勵志堂
• Xuemin Hall 學敏堂
• Lisheng Hall 利生堂
• Minyin Hall 民殷堂
• Boyan Hall 博彥堂

Big Mouth Corner (BMC)

The Big Mouth Corner, first started in 2002 following the success of its predecessor the Chat Point, is a weekly English conversation forum organised by the English Club of the University. Local students and young native English speakers (who serve as English facilitators) participate in the BMC.

PolyU International Film Society (PIFS)

PIFS is a student society run by the English Language Centre. It screens up to 5 movies each semester with an objective to show a range of movies from around the World. PIFS has its own blog. Notable speakers at screenings include Leung Kwok Hung

Sports Affairs Committee (SAC)

There is also an organisation called Sports Affairs Committee(SAC), which is a part of the Student Union. Their responsibilities are organising different sports competitions and promote sports to students. They are sporty, sunny and healthy. They have a long history and this year(2009) is the start of 38th SAC. There are 16 members in 38th SAC.

Notable alumni

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Notes and references

External links

• PolyU website
• 3D map
• Hong Kong PolyU @ Youtube Channel

Coordinates: 22°18′15″N 114°10′45″E / 22.304165°N 114.179106°E / 22.304165; 114.179106