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The creative flair and design talent of graduating students from PolyU's Institute of Textiles and Clothing have won applause from the industry at their Knitwear Fashion Show held on 23 May at The Mira Hong Kong.

More than 250 delegates from around the world are gathering in Hong Kong to attend the 11th Asia Pacific Forum for Graduate Students Research in Tourism and International Convention & Expo Summit 2012 organised by PolyU.

The opening of the China Europa Centre at PolyU is hailed as an important milestone to facilitate society-to-society dialogue between Europe and China by strengthening the role of HK as a bridge between the two poles of the Eurasian Continent.

The signing of an agreement between PolyU and China Academy of Space Technology has brought together top-notch experts to work on the development of space tool for collecting sample of lunar rock in China's lunar exploration programme.

Twenty-five undergraduate students from PolyU’s School of Hotel and Tourism Management form an organising committee and take charge to run the 11th APF and ICES 2012, scheduled to take place in Hong Kong in May 2012.

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University announced the release of a free software platform "KineLabs" with three rehabilitation games for elderly people and persons after stroke to have fun while enhancing their motor skills in a 3D virtual environment.

Young talents from The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)'s School of Design (SD) have shown their creativity and prowess in social innovations.

Organized by the Institute of Textiles and Clothing of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, the Fifth International Symposium of Intimate Apparel was held on 26 March to promote the latest development of intimate apparel.

This year, about 400 guests have rendered support to the "PolyU Charity Dinner 2012". Over HK$5.5 million was raised during the dinner held on 9 March at Hotel ICON. The net proceeds will be used to support "PolyU Serves" Community Service Campaign.

The Speech Therapy Unit newly set up by the Department of Chinese and Bilingual Studies (CBS) of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) was officially opened on 3 March.

The signing of an MoU has paved the way for PolyU to work together with KMITL and the Expressway Authority of Thailand on the establishment of a Research Centre on Transportation Technology and Railway Engineering.

With the sophisticated use of construction process simulation technology and positioning technologies such as GPS, researchers of PolyU have developed an integrated system which can uplift the standard of construction safety.

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University is pleased to have received a set of five special sculptures titled "Vision" from renowned sculptor Professor Norman Ko Wah-man as a gift for its 75th anniversary.

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University will introduce a credit-bearing “service-learning” requirement in the new four-year curriculum starting from 2012. All undergraduate students are expected to apply their knowledge to serve the community.

At the start of 2012, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University is pleased to see another two top academics joining its faculties and schools, adding to its pool of talents before the implementation of four-year curriculum in September 2012.

With the support of all faculty and school members, students and alumni, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University is organising the International Week for the second year from 6 to 11 February with the theme of “Global Citizens”.

Backed by strong support from The Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University has brought together multi-disciplinary expertise for the establishment of Hong Kong’s first Design Institute for Social Innovation.

A study by Professor Pauline Cho from the School of Optometry at PolyU and her research team concluded that orthokeratology not only can correct refractive error, but also effective in slowing the progression of myopia.

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) today (5 January) conferred the honorary title of University Fellowship upon six distinguished personalities to pay tribute to their significant contributions to the University and the community.

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) has partnered with Beijing Normal University's GaoZhong Shu-Li-Hua Magazine to launch its Secondary School Science and Mathematics Competition (SSSMC) for mainland students across the country.

More than 200 delegates from around the world are gathering in Hong Kong from now to 2 January 2012 to attend the 8th International Shibori Symposium (8ISS).

A young scientist from PolyU's Food Safety and Technology Research Centre has successfully prepared highly stable selenium nanoparticles by using the polysaccharide-protein complex extracted from the African Tiger Milk mushroom.

PolyU will be celebrating its 75th anniversary next year with the theme "Innovation and Application for the Future".The kick-off ceremony held on 17 November was well attended by around 500 guests from all sectors of the PolyU community.

A pioneering study by researchers of PolyU and the Beihang University in Beijing has unravelled the mystery of why woodpeckers would not hurt themselves in the act of pecking on the trees.

A Russian spacecraft carrying the state-of-the-art space tool made by The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) is set to embark on a one-year space journey to the Red Planet at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on 8 November 2011 Moscow time.

Researchers of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University have achieved further breakthrough in studying graphene on the nano-scale.

A novel type of fabric that can absorb water and perspiration on one side and transport it to the other has been invented by a team of textile scientists based at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU).

PolyU has been awarded an accumulative total of nearly €2.6 million by the European Commission's Erasmus Mundus (EM) Mobility Grant in two consecutive years to promote academic exchange through a large-scale scholarly language project.

Many industry leaders, internationally-renowned designers, staff, alumni and friends of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University gathered at Hotel ICON to celebrate its official opening.

With strong support from the industry, PolyU has garnered momentum to further promote the use of its award-winning Solar-powered Air-conditioning System for installation on different types of vehicles, including mini-bus, taxi and truck.

Surveying experts of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University have successfully developed methodologies for precise mapping of the Moon, after intensive analysis of the data captured by Chinese lunar orbiter ChangE-1 and other lunar exploration missions.

With the launch of READ@PolyU programme, about 2,500 first-year-first-degree students of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) will each be given an English novel for free.

This year student-athletes of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) have brought glory to Hong Kong with their spectacular performance in the 26th Shenzhen Summer Universiade 2011 and national games.

This year The Hong Kong Polytechnic University has won the lion’s share of postdoctoral places in the “2011 Hong Kong Scholars Programme” run by the Society of Hong Kong Scholars and mainland authorities.

PolyU has recently established the Food Safety and Technology Research Centre with an aim of raising the standard of food safety by providing research, consultancy and training services to food and related industries in Hong Kong and the PRD region.

More than 300 local and international health care professionals and scholars gathered in Hong Kong from 25 to 29 July 2011 to attend the 16th Biennial School Nurses International (SNI) Conference 2011 hosted by PolyU's School of Nursing.

With the opening of its Shenzhen Base in the Nanshan District's High-Tech Industrial Park, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University is well poised to further strengthen its collaboration with enterprises in Shenzhen and the Pearl River Delta region.

Professor John Nash, Nobel Laureate in Economics, will be conferred an Honorary Degree by The Hong Kong Polytechnic University at its 17th Congregation This is the first time an honorary degree bestowed upon Professor Nash by a university in Asia.

Organized by The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, PolyU Innovation and Entrepreneurship Global Student Challenge (GSC) 2011 has attracted more than 190 teams from secondary schools and universities from 27 countries and territories.

More than 500 delegates from 37 countries and territories are gathering in Hong Kong to attend the 9th Asia-Pacific Council on Hotel, Restaurant and Institutional Education (APacCHRIE) Conference organized by The Hong Kong Polytechnic University.

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)'s School of Design Annual Show was opened on 1 June by internationally renowned designer Mr Henry Stenier, Founder of Steiner Co. and Professor Timothy W. Tong, PolyU President.

The creative flair and design talent of the graduating students from The Hong Kong Polytechnic University's Institute of Textiles and Clothing have won big rounds of applause from the industry at their Knitwear Fashion Show held on 24 May.

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University has received a donation of equipment worth more than HK$1 million from Mitsubishi Electric Automation (Hong Kong) Limited to support students' learning of intelligent factory automation technology.

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University has set a record of reaping 10 prizes at the 39th International Exhibition of Inventions of Geneva, with an array of innovations which range from myopia-retarding contact lenses to DNA Bio-sensor.

The School of Hotel and Tourism Management at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University has strengthened its efforts in nurturing hospitality graduates to address the growing demands of the hospitality and tourism industry in Hong Kong and the region.

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) will provide more learning opportunities for gifted students to enrol for credit-bearing courses through its new "High Achievers Club" (HAC).

Leading international experts on healthcare communication are meeting in Hong Kong to examine ways of improving communication between doctors and patients, particularly in hospitals.

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University will present its "Outstanding Alumni Award" to seven alumni in recognition of their remarkable professional achievements and contributions to their alma mater and the community.

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University is proud to announce the opening of the expanded Samsung Digital Lab for Hospitality Technology and the new premises for its School of Hotel and Tourism Management in the former site of staff quarters in TST East.

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) has been entrusted by the Australian Mathematics Trust to run the highly popular Australian Mathematics Competition (AMC) in Hong Kong with effect from 2011.