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26 Jun 2024

Creative Arts students attain awards at National College Student Art Exhibition and Performance

Held every three years, the National College Student Art Exhibition and Performance is the highest-standard, largest-scale and most influential art event in China's educational system. This year, the 7^th National College Student Art Exhibition and Performance was hosted by the Ministry of Education along with the People's Government of Hubei Province and held in Xiangyang, Hubei Province between 12 and 18 June....

17 Jun 2024

HKMU Table Tennis Team earns first runner-up at Hang Seng All Schools Championships

Two students of the HKMU Table Tennis Team have participated in the Hang Seng All Schools Championships and captured first runner-up in the Women's Doubles of the University Group....

11 Jun 2024

Students' innovation and entrepreneurship projects win approval

HKMU's endeavours in promoting an entrepreneurial spirit among students are bearing fruit. At the 10th Hong Kong University Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition, HKMU students were awarded prizes as part of three teams in different categories....

6 Jun 2024

HKMU Basketball Team sparkles at 3x3 championship

HKMU Women's Basketball Team competed in the CU3x3 Championship 2024 with seven university teams between 1 and 2 June. After a long run of matches, they entered the Plate final and won the championship....

6 Jun 2024

Innovative student project on building inspection snatches awards in three competitions

Four students from the School of Science and Technology (S&T) formed a team to participate in the IFMA Inter-Institutional Competition on Best Facility Management Project Presentation 2024 organised by the International Facility Management Association (IFMA) Hong Kong Chapter. The team made it to the final round and won the Platinum Award, the highest prize, among seven finalist teams from six local universities or institutions....

5 Jun 2024

Poetry by master's student appreciated once again

Master of Arts in Creative Writing student Fu Wei submitted his serial poem “Word Bricks” to the 41^st National University Student Cherry Blossom Poetry Invitational Competition and came away with a Second Class Award. His poem is an exploration of his own approach to poetry — an ongoing effort to discover surprises in his everyday life....

16 May 2024

HKMU alumna snatches Queen of the Buns title again

Nursing graduate Janet Kung Tsz-shan is passionate about sports. She has been participating in the Cheung Chau Bun Scrambling Competition since 2012. In 2019, she won the championship of the women's group and was crowned Queen of the Buns for the first time. This year, she scored 842 points, beating two other female finalists and triumphing again as Queen of the Buns. She was also the highest scorer among all contestants in the competition....

7 May 2024

Two HKMU students awarded For Our Future Scholarship

Nursing student Cherie Fung Pui-wing and physiotherapy student Tammy Tam Ka-hei each received the For Our Future Scholarship from the Greater Bay Area Homeland Youth Community Foundation. Cherie is an archery coach who is devoted to promoting mental health through teaching archery to others, while Tammy has established the “Fighting Cancer Platform” with her own anti-cancer experience to support patients by organising events and workshops and providing relevant information. With their outstanding academic performance and active participation in community service, they stood out among 250 applicants from 13 local institutions. They were each awarded a scholarship of HK$50,000 and the opportunity to participate in a Beijing exchange trip....

6 May 2024

Over 1,100 distinguished HKMU students recognised in government scholarship scheme

A total of 1,102 HKMU full-time students were honoured in the HKSAR Government's Self-financing Post-secondary Scholarship Scheme (SPSS) this academic year, receiving a record-breaking total of HK$18.49 million. They were recognised in five award categories under the Scheme, with 244 receiving the Outstanding Performance Scholarship, 575 the Reaching Out Award, 163 the Talent Development Scholarship, 54 the Endeavour Scholarship, and 66 the Best Progress Award. Among them, five representatives attended the award presentation ceremony on 25 April....

3 May 2024

Outstanding performance in public speaking

Public speaking is a powerful skill that entails self-confidence, excellent language abilities, effective communication and logical thinking. HKMU is home to two Toastmasters Clubs that offer students opportunities to train up as successful public speakers by participating in speech contests. Recently, some of their members have outshone fellow speakers from other Toastmasters Clubs....