30 Jan 2024
Business graduate recognised by Hong Kong Institute of Marketing
Global marketing and supply chain management programme fresh graduate Vicky Chen Linying was recognised as one of the esteemed awardees of HKIM Marketing Graduate of the Year, presented by the Hong Kong Institute of Marketing (HKIM). Her outstanding academic performance in the field of marketing is a testament to her hard work, perseverance and passion for marketing....
25 Jan 2024
There have been a number of tragic student suicides in Hong Kong in recent months, which has raised great concern in society about the mental health of students. In response to the Education Bureau's advocacy of promoting mental health awareness among students, Hong Kong Metropolitan University (HKMU) will earmark over HK$10 million in a three-year university-wide scheme to enhance student mental health (the Scheme), whose aim is to enhance students' understanding of and concern about mental health. By providing further education on psychological well-being, the Scheme aims to empower students to engage in self-help and in helping others, which may help reduce the potential risks....
25 Jan 2024
https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3249656/hong-kong-universities-applied-sciences-launch-over-hk40-million-government-cash-boost-profile?utm_source=rss_feed ...
22 Jan 2024
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) has become increasingly prevalent globally. Autistic children often face significant communication barriers, including delayed language development and difficulties in understanding and responding to others. Thus, some professionals and parents have traditionally discouraged autistic children from learning languages other than their first language to avoid placing an additional burden on their language development. However, research led by Dr Emily Ge Haoyan, Assistant Professor in the School of Education and Languages at Hong Kong Metropolitan University (HKMU), suggests that bilingualism, specifically exposure to Cantonese and English, does not hinder language development in autistic children. Instead, it may enhance their ability to understand and express themselves in daily communication....
18 Jan 2024
A poetry series, Travel, by Master of Arts in Creative Writing student Fu Wei won a Third Class Award in the Poetry category of a prestigious national inter-collegiate literary competition....
18 Jan 2024
https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3248777/alternative-path-success-will-hong-kongs-push-applied-sciences-universities-offer-more-choice...
17 Jan 2024
HKMU's first Hackathon to cultivate students' creativity and entrepreneurial mindset
Hong Kong Metropolitan University (HKMU) held its first “HKMU Hackathon” recently, attracting about 100 students to participate in the event, which provided a series of pre-competition networking and training workshops to nurture the students' creative ideas...
16 Jan 2024
Assistant Professor of the School of Arts and Social Sciences Dr Lok-yin Law has recently been awarded over HK$80,000 from the Korea Studies Grant of the Academy of Korean Studies. The funding will support his research project, namely “Exploring New Frontiers in Yŏnhaengnok Studies: Unveiling the Spatial and Visual Dimensions of Qing-Chosŏn Relations”...
16 Jan 2024
HKMU signs MoU with Yau Lee to nurture construction professionals and promote applied research
Hong Kong Metropolitan University (HKMU) and Yau Lee Holdings Limited (Yau Lee) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) today (16 January), marking a significant step towards more comprehensive collaboration. The partnership will span a broad spectrum of areas, including student internships and placements, supervision of students' final-year projects, faculty and researcher exchanges, knowledge transfer, and applied research...
13 Jan 2024
教育局本月公布應用科學大學發展路線圖 涵蓋條件及準則 (in Chinese)
https://news.tvb.com/tc/local/65a17b744762a2209237d86a/%E6%B8%AF%E6%BE%B3-%E6%95%99%E8%82%B2%E5%B1%80%E6%9C%AC%E6%9C%88%E5%85%AC%E5%B8%83%E6%87%89%E7%94%A8%E7%A7%91%E5%AD%B8%E5%A4%A7%E5%AD%B8%E7%99%BC%E5%B1%95%E8%B7%AF%E7%B7%9A%E5%9C%96-%E6%B6%B5%E8%93%8B%E6%A2%9D%E4%BB%B6%E5%8F%8A%E6%BA%96%E5%89%87...
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