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12 Dec 2023

HKMU confers Honorary Degrees on four distinguished persons

Presided over by HKMU Pro-Chancellor Dr Eddy Fong Ching, Hong Kong Metropolitan University (HKMU) held its Honorary Degrees Ceremony 2023 today (12 December), conferring Honorary Degrees upon four distinguished persons: Prof. Sophia Chan Siu-chee, Dr Roy Chung Chi-ping, Mr Daryl Ng Win-kong, and Mr Michael Wong Yick Kam...

16 Nov 2023

HKMU to confer Honorary Doctorates on four distinguished persons

Hong Kong Metropolitan University (HKMU) will confer honorary doctorates on four distinguished individuals in recognition of their valuable achievements and exceptional contribution to society. The recipients are Prof. Sophia Chan Siu-chee, Dr Roy Chung Chi-ping, Mr Daryl Ng Win-kong and Mr Michael Wong Yick Kam. The conferment ceremony will be held on 12 December (Tuesday)....

14 Nov 2023

HKMU becomes Hong Kong's first self-financing tertiary institution to establish a research institute in Shenzhen Virtual University Park

Hong Kong Metropolitan University (HKMU) signed an agreement with the Science, Technology and Innovation Commission of Shenzhen Municipality today (14 November) to join Shenzhen Virtual University Park (SZVUP), becoming Hong Kong's first self-financing tertiary institution to be admitted to SZVUP....

10 Nov 2023

HKMU and The Open University of the UK sign an MoU to foster collaboration and exchanges

Hong Kong Metropolitan University (HKMU) and The Open University of the United Kingdom (OUUK) recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to foster collaboration on academic research and exchanges between the two universities...

3 Nov 2023

HKMU presents Honorary University Fellowships to four outstanding individuals

Presided over by HKMU Pro-chancellor Dr Eddy Fong Ching, Hong Kong Metropolitan University (HKMU) held its Honorary University Fellowship Presentation Ceremony today (3 November), presenting Honorary University Fellowships to four distinguished individuals...

6 Oct 2023

HKMU welcomes the appointment of Dr Eddy Fong Ching as Pro-Chancellor

Hong Kong Metropolitan University (HKMU) welcomes the appointment of Dr Eddy Fong Ching as Pro-Chancellor, succeeding Dr the Honourable Charles Lee Yeh-kwong, who held the position since 2013. Dr Fong's new appointment is for a term of three years, commencing 1 November 2023....

5 Oct 2023

HKMU to confer Honorary University Fellowships on four outstanding individuals

Hong Kong Metropolitan University (HKMU) will award honorary fellowships to four distinguished persons in recognition of their outstanding achievements in their respective fields and exceptional contribution to society....

21 Sep 2023

HKMU and two partner institutions awarded a government grant of approximately HK$8 million to develop first cross-institutional VR game to enhance healthcare students' interprofessional communication skills

Hong Kong Metropolitan University (HKMU) is actively promoting the teaching and development of healthcare through innovation and technology. In collaboration with Caritas Institute of Higher Education (CIHE) and Tung Wah College (TWC), HKMU will develop a cross-institutional Virtual Reality (VR) simulation teaching game. The primary goal of the project is to enhance the interprofessional communication skills of approximately 2,800 undergraduate nursing and physiotherapy students from the three self-financing institutions to enable the students to deliver higher-quality healthcare services to patients in the future. The project received a grant of HK$7.97 million from the Quality Enhancement Support Scheme (QESS) under the Government's Self-financing Post-secondary Education Fund. The game is expected to be ready for classroom use in 2025 at the earliest....

15 Sep 2023

HKMU welcomes the selection of the Sports and Recreation Management Programme for the second round of the Pilot Project on the Development of Applied Degree Programmes

The Education Bureau announced the results of the second round of the Pilot Project on the Development of Applied Degree Programmes today (15 September). The Bachelor of Business Administration with Honours in Sports and Recreation Management programme of Hong Kong Metropolitan University (HKMU) was selected for the Pilot Project. HKMU President Prof. Paul Lam Kwan-sing welcomed the selection. He said he believed that it would help promote the development of professional education and nurture talent for the industry....

15 Sep 2023

HKMU signs MoU with FSE Lifestyle to nurture professional talent

Hong Kong Metropolitan University (HKMU) and FSE Lifestyle Services Limited (FSE Lifestyle) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) yesterday (14 September)...