Hong Kong Polytechnic University
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The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) is a public research university in Hung Hom, Hong Kong. The history of PolyU goes back to 1937. It became a full university in 1994.
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香港理工大學 | |
Motto | 開物成務 勵學利民[1] |
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Motto in English | To learn and to apply, for the benefit of mankind[2] |
Type | Public |
Established | 1937, as Government Trade School 1947, as Hong Kong Technical College 1972, as Hong Kong Polytechnic 1994, granted university status[3] |
Chairman | Lam Tai-fai |
Chancellor | Chief Executive of Hong Kong (Current officeholder: Carrie Lam) |
President | Teng Jin-guang |
Provost | Philip Chan |
Academic staff | 1,352[4] |
Students | 27,088[4] |
Location | Hung Hom , , Hong Kong 22°18′18″N 114°10′48″E |
Campus | Urban 9.46 hectares (0.0946 km2)[5] |
Colours | Red and Grey[6] |
Website | polyu.edu.hk |
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Hong Kong Polytechnic University | |||||||||||||
Traditional Chinese | 香港理工大學 | ||||||||||||
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Simplified Chinese | 香港理工大学 | ||||||||||||
Cantonese Yale | Hēunggóng Léihgūng Daaihhohk | ||||||||||||
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Not to be confused with University of Hong Kong.
PolyU has 8 faculties and schools. There are programs in applied science, business, construction, environment, engineering, social science, health, humanities, design, hotel and tourism management.
The university teaches 220 postgraduate, undergraduate and sub-degree programmes for more than 32,000 students every year. As of 2019, THE ranks the university 19th in Asia.[7] QS ranks it 8th in young universities and 91st internationally.[8]