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2 May 2025

Over 1,110 HKMU students stand out in the Self-financing Post-secondary Scholarship Scheme

A record 1,118 HKMU full-time students were honoured in the HKSAR Government's Self-financing Post-secondary Scholarship Scheme (SPSS) this academic year, receiving a total of HK$19.1 million in scholarships. They were recognised across five award categories: 253 received the Outstanding Performance Scholarship, 585 the Reaching Out Award, 158 the Talent Development Scholarship, 52 the Endeavour Scholarship, and 70 the Best Progress Award. Five student representatives attended the award-presentation ceremony on 24 April to celebrate their achievements....

29 Apr 2025

HKMU and Kai Shing sign MoU on student internships and career development

Hong Kong Metropolitan University (HKMU) and Kai Shing Management Services Limited (Kai Shing) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on 15 April to establish a strategic partnership. The MoU aims to enhance collaboration in areas such as internship programmes, entrepreneurship education and career development....

28 Apr 2025

Business School sports teams excel in various sports tournaments

Students from the Lee Shau Kee School of Business and Administration (B&A) achieved remarkable results in a range of sports competitions. The B&A Cricket Team participated in the Joint-U Tape Ball Cricket Sixes 2024–25, securing second runner-up among eight university teams....

28 Apr 2025

HKMU to host the inaugural World University Animation Awards, showcasing young global talent and inspiring the creative industries

As part of its commitment to advancing creative arts education, Hong Kong Metropolitan University (HKMU) will host the first-ever World University Animation Awards (WUAA) on 15-16 September 2025. The awards will recognise outstanding animated works by young talent from around the world that demonstrate artistic vision, technical excellence and originality, while providing an international platform for animation talent to connect, exchange ideas and inspire boundless opportunities in the creative industries....

25 Apr 2025

Creative arts student wins Gold at the International Taiwan Postar Award

Icarus Wang Peng, from the Creative Advertising and Media Design programme, took his creative artworks to the International Taiwan Postar Award 2024. Under the competition theme “Embracing Differences”, one of his artworks, “Music Unites Us”, won the Gold Award and a cash prize of NT$30,000. He also received the Judges' Special Award for his artwork “Capture”, and Merit Awards for “Voice of Peace” and “Together”....

23 Apr 2025

LegCo Subcommittee on Promoting Hong Kong into an International Education Hub visits HKMU

The Legislative Council (LegCo) Subcommittee on Promoting the Development of Hong Kong into an International Education Hub, under the Panel on Education, visited Hong Kong Metropolitan University (HKMU) today (23 April). This marks the first official LegCo delegation visit since HKMU was designated as Hong Kong's first university of applied sciences (UAS) last year....

22 Apr 2025

HKMU's mental health first aid course raises confidence in over 90% of students in identifying mental health risk factors and supporting their peers

The first round of a 12-hour mental health first aid (MHFA) course at Hong Kong Metropolitan University (HKMU) showed encouraging results. The course evaluation survey indciates that over 90% of students reported increased confidence in identifying mental health risk factors and supporting others with mental health challenges. To implement “train the trainer” approach, the first batch of faculty members and staff have completed their training and become course instructors, further enhancing the University's capacity to identify and address students' mental health needs....

16 Apr 2025

Film scripted by HKMU alumna showcased at prestigious film festivals

Alumna Tse Shuk-fun adapted a novel she wrote into a film, serving as both producer and screenwriter. The film, True Love, for Once in My Life, was shortlisted in the Hidden Dragon section of the 8th Pingyao Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon International Film Festival. It was also selected as one of the films in the “Made in HK” section of the Hong Kong Asian Film Festival 2024 and as the opening film at the Hong Kong Film Gala Presentation in Dubai....

16 Apr 2025

HKMU scholar honoured for innovative algorithm enhancing digital twin edge networks for smart cities and IoT applications

In today's digital era, computing speed and energy efficiency are crucial. A research team led by the School of Science and Technology at Hong Kong Metropolitan University (HKMU) has developed an innovative algorithm to maintain digital twin fidelity while effectively managing energy consumption in edge computing networks. This innovation marks a significant leap forward in real-time data processing for autonomous driving, smart city and Internet of Things (IoT) applications....

15 Apr 2025

Three HKMU students receive "For Our Future" Scholarships

Edison So Kwun-wang from the Physiotherapy programme and Kitty Yip Tik-yung from the Data Science and Artificial Intelligence programme each received the For Our Future Scholarship from the Greater Bay Area Homeland Youth Community Foundation (the Foundation), with an award of HK$50,000. Additionally, PhD student Aubrey Tse Yuet-tung was honoured with the For Our Future Innovation and Technology Scholarship, a newly established initiative aimed at supporting local PhD students studying STEM-related subjects, with an award of HK$80,000....