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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.

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) presented Long Service Awards to 364 staff members in appreciation of their loyal service to the Institution over the years on 21 January.

Dr Judyanna Ng, Senior Lecturer of the Institute of Textiles and Clothing of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, displayed her innovative design in Hong Kong "Knitwear Symphony 2011" on 19 January at the HK Convention and Exhibition Centre.

A pioneering study conducted by scholar of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University showed that accident-involved motorcyclists had a tendency for overtaking and speeding and slower response time in identifying road hazard.

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) conferred the honorary title of University Fellowship upon eight distinguished personalities on 11 January to pay tribute to their significant contributions to the University and the community.

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) School of Accounting and Finance hosted on 4-5 January the JCAE (Journal of Contemporary Accounting and Economics) Symposium 2011.

To identify the future direction of education and research, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) and The University of Texas at Dallas (UT Dallas) jointly organized a cross-discipline international forum.

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University has recently won one Gold and three Silver Medals at the 62nd International Trade Fair "Ideas - Inventions – New Products" (IENA) of Nuremberg, Germany.

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) has received another strong boost to achieve further internationalization with the award of South East Asia's first Erasmus Mundus (EM) Mobility Grant of nearly €1.4 million by the European Commission.

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) and the China Academy of Space Technology (CAST) today announced the establishment of a Joint Laboratory in Precision Engineering for Space Applications.

An anti-cancer research jointly conducted by The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) and Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School (PKUSZ) has led to the first total synthesis of an anti-cancer marine natural product, grassypeptolide.

More than 400 academics, business executives, industrial personnel and policy makers from around the world are gathering in Hong Kong from 8 to 9 November 2010 to participate in the first Knowledge Transfer Conference.

With the support of 19 prominent leaders from the academia, professional communities and the business sector, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University has set up a high-level International Advisory Board (IAB) to further promote internationalisation.

Working in collaboration with industry partners, researchers of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) have successfully developed a Solar-powered Air-conditioning System for vehicles and completed a series of testing on the road.