Hong Kong Polytechnic University
| 香港理工大學 | |
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| Motto | 開物成務 勵學利民 |
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Motto in English
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To learn and to apply, for the benefit of mankind |
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public statutory |
| Established | 1937 (granted full university status in 1994) |
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Chief Executive of Hong Kong (Current officeholder: Leung Chun-ying) |
| President | Prof. Timothy W. Tong |
| Students | 32,000 |
| Location | Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong |
| Website | Official website |
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| Traditional Chinese | 香港理工大學 | ||||||||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 香港理工大学 | ||||||||||||
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| Standard Mandarin | |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Xiānggǎng Lǐgōng Dàxué |
| Yue: Cantonese | |
| Yale Romanization | Hēunggóng Léihgūng Daaihhohk |
| Jyutping | hoeng1 gong2 lei5 gung1 daai6 hok6 |
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU or HKPU) is a public university located in Hung Hom, Hong Kong. The history of PolyU can be traced back to 1937, and it assumed full university status in 1994. It is one of the funded institutions of the territory's University Grants Committee (UGC).
PolyU has an international faculty and student community and has developed a global network with more than 440 institutions in 47 countries and regions. PolyU offers 220 postgraduate, undergraduate and sub-degree programmes for more than 32,000 students every year. It is the largest UGC-funded tertiary institution in terms of number of students.
The Government Trade School was founded in 1937. Situated at Wood Road, Wan Chai, 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, and in 1957 opened new premises in Hung Hom.
In 1972 The Hong Kong Polytechnic was formally established. Its was to provide professionally oriented education to meet the need for qualified staff. It gained approval from the University and Polytechnic Grants Committee for self-accreditation of degree programmes on 25 November 1994, assuming full university status and changing its name to The Hong Kong Polytechnic University.
World Rankings of PolyU
World Rankings of Faculties, Schools and Disciplines
The University's teaching units are grouped under 8 faculties and schools, offering over 220 postgraduate, undergraduate and sub-degree programmes. The service learning subjects are offered by 20 departments from 8 faculties and schools, covering a variety of community service projects.
Master's
Executive Education
There are more than 2,700 ongoing research projects conducting by PolyU's faculties and schools, with over HK$1,500 million funding from research grants and external funds. PolyU receives international recognition for its inventions. It has won more than 200 awards, including nearly 70 Gold Awards in international invention expos held in Belgium, the Chinese mainland, Germany, Korea, Switzerland and the United Kingdom since 2001.
In order to promote and encourage specialized research, various research centres have been set up at PolyU. Each faculty or school has its own centres, and institutes for public policy research and sustainable urban development operate under the Areas of Excellence Committee. With Boeing, PolyU established the Aviation Services Research Centre. It also hosts The Hong Kong Research Institute of Textiles and Apparel.
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