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....
5 Oct 2023
Professional accounting students awarded scholarships by HKICPA
Professional accounting fresh graduates Frank Mao Haoyu and Jessie Liu Jiayang were each presented with a Qualification Programme (QP) Scholarship by the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants (HKICPA) at the QP Top Student Award and Scholarship Presentation Ceremony for the December 2022 and June 2023 Sessions. The QP Scholarships are awarded to final-year accounting students with excellent academic performance, encouraging them to pursue an internally recognised accountancy qualification. Every year, a maximum of 20 scholarships are handed out to undergraduate students all over Hong Kong....
1 Oct 2023
Hong Kong Metropolitan University holds flag-raising ceremony to commemorate the 74th National Day
Hong Kong Metropolitan University (HKMU) held a flag-raising ceremony this morning (1 October) to celebrate the 74th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China. This marked the first National Day flag-raising ceremony since the slowdown of the COVID-19 pandemic. The event brought together members of the university community to celebrate the remarkable achievements of the motherland and to wish the country continued prosperity. Attending the ceremony were approximately 200 HKMU stakeholders, including Council members, management, staff and students....
29 Sep 2023
The Lee Shau Kee School of Business and Administration of Hong Kong Metropolitan University (HKMU) and Sino Hotels Limited (Sino Hotels) recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to support and foster talent development for the hospitality and tourism industry....
28 Sep 2023
HKMU sets up MARS to further microalgae research in the Greater Bay Area and Southeast Asia
Hong Kong Metropolitan University (HKMU) has a long and excellent track record in environmental science research, especially on harmful algal blooms (HABs) and beneficial applications of microalgae. To further microalgae research in the Greater Bay Area (GBA) and Southeast Asia...
26 Sep 2023
Simultaneous interpretation and public speaking both emphasise on-the-spot reaction. However, it's not an easy task to provide students with real-life interpreting and speaking scenarios for practice. Therefore, Dr Venus Chan, Assistant Professor in the School of Arts and Social Sciences of Hong Kong Metropolitan University (HKMU), led a team to develop the “XR MALL” interactive mobile app, which combines Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR) technologies to offer immersive simultaneous interpretation, consecutive interpretation and public-speaking scenarios on a smartphone...
21 Sep 2023
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....
19 Sep 2023
Hong Kong Metropolitan University (HKMU) held its fourth “Talk of the Metropolis” of the year today (19 September), featuring Ir Prof. Frank Chan Fan, Hong Kong Deputy to the National People's Congress and Vice President of the Hong Kong Institution of Engineers, speaking on the topic “Chinese Modernisation and Hong Kong”....
15 Sep 2023
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....
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