Milestones

The Open Learning Institute of Hong Kong (OLI) is established by the Hong Kong Government through legislation to offer part-time degree programmes.

Mr Cheng Hon-kwan is appointed the first OLI Council Chairman.

4,237 students enroll in the first eight courses presented by the School of Arts and Social Sciences, School of Business and Administration, and School of Science and Technology.

The OLI moves into Trade Department Tower in Mong Kok.

OLI establishes the fourth School – the School of Education.

The OUHK launches full-time programmes in creative arts, testing and certification, and strengthens the nursing programmes to support three of the six crucial industries promoted by the Government.

Kwai Hing Learning Centre opens.

Professor Yuk-Shan Wong takes office as the fifth President.

A total of 350 places of four full-time undergraduate programmes of the OUHK receive the subsidy from the Government's newly-launched Study Subsidy Scheme for Designated Professions/Sectors (SSSDP). This is the largest share among local self-financing institutions. Since then, the Scheme has expanded continuously to cover more places and programmes of the University.

The OUHK is appointed assessment agency for TIC (Testing, Inspection & Certification) practitioners.

Launch of the University motto “Disce, Progredere, Crea”.

Launch of the OUHK Institute for Research in Open and Innovative Education.

Launch of the OUHK Institute of International Business and Governance.

Animation students win the "Best Animated Short Film" at the 54^th Golden Horse Awards.

The OUHK introduces new full-time programmes including financial technology, global market and supply chain management, etc.

The OUHK launches physiotherapy programme.

Professor Paul Lam Kwan-sing takes office as the sixth President.

A new motto 「勵學致遠 敬慎日新」(Transcendence through Erudition and Renewal) is approved by the University Council.

Establishment of HKMU Research Development and Consultancy Limited.

HKMU Physiotherapy Centre commences operations.

Launch of HKMU Digital Art Laboratory.

HKMU launches “Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Medical Laboratory Science” programme, which is supported by a grant of over HK$40 million from the Education Bureau.

Launch of an academic reform, which sees all programmes on offer being transferred from a five-credit system to a three-credit-unit denomination framework within five years.

Since the Research Grants Council (RGC) launched in 2014 the Competitive Research Funding Schemes for the Local Self-financing Degree Sector, the University has been performing very well and consistently obtained competitive research grant. This year alone, HKMU tops the research grant table with HK$29.1 million secured from the RGC, accounting for over 35% of its total funding for self-financing institutions.

HKMU signs an agreement with the Science, Technology and Innovation Commission of Shenzhen Municipality to establish Hong Kong Metropolitan University Shenzhen Research Institute, becoming Hong Kong's first self-financing tertiary institution to be admitted to the Shenzhen Virtual University Park.