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6 Jan 2025

HKMU receives HK$300 million donation from the Wu Jieh Yee Charitable Foundation for new campus development

Hong Kong Metropolitan University (HKMU) received a generous donation of HK$300 million from the Wu Jieh Yee Charitable Foundation (the Foundation), marking the largest single private donation in the University's history and the largest donation ever made by the Foundation. This substantial contribution will be designated to support the new campus development project in Ho Man Tin, enabling the University to nurture more talent, contribute to Hong Kong's long-term development, and promote community health and wellness....

1 Jan 2025

HKMU holds flag-raising ceremony on New Year's Day

Hong Kong Metropolitan University (HKMU) held a flag-raising ceremony this morning to mark the beginning of the New Year. Members of the HKMU community, including Council members, University management, staff and students, attended the ceremony to express their wishes for the prosperity of the country and the continued development of Hong Kong....

31 Dec 2024

HKMU holds the 28th International Conference on Yue Dialects to foster academic exchange in the study of Yue dialects and Cantonese

The Research Institute for Bilingual Learning and Teaching (RIBiLT), under the School of Education and Languages (E&L) of Hong Kong Metropolitan University (HKMU), hosted the 28th International Conference on Yue Dialects (Yue 28) between 13 and 14 December 2024. This marked the first time the conference was held at HKMU. Since its inception in 1987, the International Conference on Yue Dialects has served as an excellent platform for scholarly exchange in the study of Yue dialects and Cantonese....

30 Dec 2024

HKMU secures HK$77 million in funding to launch two new programmes in diagnostic radiography and robotics and automation engineering

Hong Kong Metropolitan University (HKMU) is committed to nurturing future talent through professional education, supporting Hong Kong as an international hub for high-calibre talents. In the latest round of the “Enhancement and Start-up Grant Scheme for Self-financing Post-secondary Education” (ESGS) by the Education Bureau, HKMU secured over HK$77 million in funding to establish two new undergraduate programmes in 2026/27: a Bachelor of Science with Honours (BSc(Hons)) in Diagnostic Radiography and a Bachelor of Applied Science with Honours (BAS(Hons)) in Robotics and Automation Engineering....

29 Dec 2024

HKMU research team develops eco-bricks made from plastic waste to promote waste reduction and sustainable green building materials

Environmental pollution caused by plastic products has escalated and become a growing concern. A research team from Hong Kong Metropolitan University (HKMU) has studied the production of eco-bricks using plastic waste to promote the recycling and reuse of plastic. The new eco-bricks can reduce landfill waste by turning waste into treasure and provide the construction industry with another environmentally friendly building material. The eco-bricks outperform traditional bricks in terms of durability, waterproofing, and sound and thermal insulation and offer significant cost savings in construction projects. With a short-term patent granted by the Intellectual Property Department of Hong Kong, it is hoped that the eco-bricks will be widely used in the construction industry in the future to promote sustainable green building materials....

22 Dec 2024

HKMU partners with GBA incubators to boost innovation and entrepreneurship and foster talent exchange

Hong Kong Metropolitan University (HKMU) recently signed agreements with the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (Guangdong) Innovation and Entrepreneurship Incubation Base (GBA-Guangdong Incubation Base) and Sun Yat-sen University Science Park (SYSUSP). These agreements will facilitate exchanges between HKMU students and local talent, enhance the students' understanding of the entrepreneurial landscape in the Mainland, and provide better support for HKMU students and graduates for their innovation and entrepreneurship development in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA)....

20 Dec 2024

Student team from School of Science and Technology garners Third Prize at Huawei ICT Competition Hong Kong

Three students from the School of Science and Technology, Liu Yuhang, Jiang Haodong and Imran Mohamed Maheen Mohamed, teamed up to join the Huawei ICT Competition 2024–2025 in Hong Kong. After undergoing a series of training sessions, and a preliminary contest before a professional judging panel, the team advanced to the finals with 21 other teams and ultimately secured Third Prize in the Computing Track....

19 Dec 2024

HKMU hosts the International Conference on Gerontechnology 2024 and “Gerontech Competition”, promoting innovative technology applications for better quality of life for older adults

Hong Kong Metropolitan University (HKMU) hosted the third edition of “International Conference on Gerontechnology (ICG) 2024” and the inaugural “Gerontech Competition”, in collaboration with the Association of Hong Kong Nursing Staff and Tung Wah College, to foster exchanges between the sector and academia for older adult services, and promote the application of innovative technology to enhance the quality of life of older adults in Hong Kong....

16 Dec 2024

Master's graduate in Chinese Literature receives poetry prize from recognised poetry society

Huang Chang, from the master's programme in Chinese Literature, received the 14th Fudan Guanghua Poetry Prize, organised by the Fudan Poetry Society....

11 Dec 2024

HKMU and the Chinese Artists Association of Hong Kong sign an MoU to promote Cantonese opera research, promotion and preservation

The School of Arts and Social Sciences and the University Library of Hong Kong Metropolitan University (HKMU) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Chinese Artists Association of Hong Kong (CAAHK) on 6 December to collaborate in Cantonese opera research, promotion, education and preservation....