Hong Kong Polytechnic University, referred to as "PolyU" for short, is a public comprehensive research university located in Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong, and one of the top universities in QS world 100. It is also a member university of Beijing-Hong Kong University Alliance, Shanghai-Hong Kong University Alliance, Guangdong-Hong Kong University Alliance, China-Europe Business School Alliance and China-Russia Engineering University Alliance. PolyU's predecessor was the Hong Kong Government Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, which was established in 1937. It was officially granted university status on 1994 and changed its name to Hong Kong Polytechnic University. It is one of the eight statutory public universities funded by the University Grants Committee.
PolyU's eight colleges have 30 teaching departments, offering a variety of disciplines, with more than 160 postgraduate and bachelor's degree courses. The School of Business Administration is a top business school with triple certification of AACSB, AMBA and EQUIS. At PolyU, you will find your favorite courses and give full play to your advantages by participating in local and overseas leaders and development plans organized by the school.
The Institute of Advanced Studies of PolyU has 65,438+05 research institutes and research centers, in addition to 7 central laboratories, 3 joint laboratories of Chinese Academy of Sciences and PolyU, 2 national key laboratories, 2 Hong Kong branches of the National Engineering Technology Research Center, and 2 scientific research centers that innovate the R&D platform in Hong Kong. PolyU's scientific research is application-oriented, and through interdisciplinary cooperation, outstanding scientific research achievements are transformed into influential inventions, and its research projects are strongly supported by the government and research funding institutions.
PolyU currently has more than 27,000 students and more than 380,000 alumni worldwide. Leung Chun-ying, Vice Chairman of the China People's Political Consultative Conference and former Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is one of PolyU alumni. In addition, famous Hong Kong directors Wong Kar-wai, actors Tony Leung Ka Fai, Liang Yongqi and Anita Yuen all graduated from PolyU. From 20 1 8165438+10/,PolyU began to accept mainland students to enroll in undergraduate courses and created many preferential policies. Not only can you apply for admission online, but you can also set up 2+2 courses, which increases many opportunities for mainland students who want to go to Hong Kong for further study.