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18 Jan 2024

Poetry by Master's student in creative writing gains recognition in national inter-collegiate competition

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....

20 Dec 2023

HKMU cricket team wins Plate Championship and ranked third in Joint University Tapeball Cricket Sixes

The HKMU cricket team, formed by 14 students from the Lee Shau Kee School of Business and Administration (B&A) and the School of Science and Technology, competed in the Joint University Tapeball Cricket Sixes for the second time and entered the Plate Final after two exciting matches. In the end, the team knocked off the target and won the Plate Championship, standing in third place among eight local tertiary institutions....

19 Dec 2023

Nursing student crowned champion in Hong Kong Streetathon Half Marathon

Year 5 nursing student Lau Chun-wai stood out among many runners in the 21km Half Marathon of the Hong Kong Streetathon held on 17 December and won the championship. Chun-wai is passionate about sports and is currently the HKMU Men's Cross Country Team captain...

12 Dec 2023

Business School student attained Best Student Award from CIH Asia Pacific Branch

Chan Yu-ching, who just graduated from the Bachelor of Business Administration with honours in Real Estate and Facilities Management programme this year, received a Best Student Award from the Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH) Asia Pacific Branch. The award is annual recognition for students in the Asia Pacific region showing outstanding academic performance in housing management courses....

12 Dec 2023

Literary works of MA in Creative Writing students published

The literary works of a graduate and a student from the Master of Arts in Creative Writing programme were recently published in different channels. Fresh graduate Jiang Feng's experimental novel Hushtopia (噓托邦) was published in October 2023. It tells of an explorer who dies when trying to escape from a palace that he has mistakenly entered in the desert. His experience then attracts others to visit the desert and start their adventures. In the story, Jiang Feng adopts various cultural elements including Chinese classics such as the Yijing, Shijing, Book of Han, Journey to the West and Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio, as well as the paintings of Manet, Caravaggio, Odilon Redon and Anselm Kiefer to reproduce the aura of classical art....

27 Oct 2023

School of Education and Languages students recognised by Toastmasters International for dedication to public speaking

The HKMU Trilingual Toastmasters Club formed by students of the School of Education and Languages (E&L) attained the Distinguished Toastmasters Club label for 2022–2023 awarded by Toastmasters International. The recognition is part of Toastmasters International's Distinguished Club Program, which sets ten goals for individual clubs to achieve during the year. It requires that club members keep making progress in its education programmes, the club maintain a healthy membership base, club officers receive sufficient training and club administration be properly managed. A Distinguished Club must have achieved five of the ten goals....

27 Oct 2023

Electronic and Computer Engineering student's innovative project receives one more accolade

Electronic and Computer Engineering student Ramsha Minhaj took her invention Brain Computer Interface Feedback System for Dementia Patients to Innovate for Future 2023, and it received a Certificate of Excellence under the Tertiary Stream. Organised by the Hong Kong Electronics & Technologies Association, Innovate for Future is an open competition of innovation and technology to inspire young people in Hong Kong to create innovative products or services for solving and improving our real-life challenges, from idea generation to prototype development....

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....

11 Sep 2023

Creative Writing and Film Arts student works published in Hong Kong Literature Bimonthly

The works of three students of the Bachelor of Arts with Honours in Creative Writing and Film Arts programme were recently published in a local literary magazine Hong Kong Literature Bimonthly. The three year two students: Chan Chung-hang, Lo Sing-tung and Lam Ka-yi were passionate about literary writing and their creative works “Wrong Number (打錯了)”, “Goodbye, Chi-hang (再見之行)” and “Nobody knows (不為人知)” respectively were published in the magazine's “Students' Works Selection of 'Hong Kong Metropolitan University Bachelor of Arts with Honours in Creative Writing and Film Arts Programme'”....

22 Aug 2023

HKMU students awarded HSBC Scholarships

HSBC offers a number of scholarships in recognition of local tertiary students with outstanding academic performance, helping them pursue ambitions in different areas. This year, six outstanding HKMU students have been named HSBC Scholars. They were awarded the HSBC Greater Bay Area (Hong Kong) Scholarship, the HSBC Hong Kong Scholarship and the HSBC Vocational Education Scholarship. The awardees were invited to celebrate their achievements at the HSBC Scholars Day held on 9 August....