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13 May 2025

Master's students in creative writing shine with accolades

Five Master's students in Creative Writing have been recognised for their achievements in several literary and arts competitions....

12 May 2025

Exploring creativity in the AI Era: HKMU's Artist-in-Residence programme with renowned sci-fi author Stanley Chen Qiufan

The School of Arts and Social Sciences of Hong Kong Metropolitan University (HKMU) recently hosted acclaimed science fiction author Mr Stanley Chen Qiufan as its “Artist-in-Residence” to foster students' creativity and explore the creative potential of artificial intelligence (AI). From February to March 2025, Mr Chen held ten public lectures and workshops designed to inspire creativity in science fiction writing and provide practical guidance....

9 May 2025

HKMU athlete wins Bronze at prestigious overseas Taekwondo tournament

HKMU student Lam Siu-wai represented Hong Kong in the G1 Belgian Open Taekwondo 2025 (Kyorugi and Poomsae), achieving an outstanding result. She defeated representatives from Canada and the United States to claim a Bronze medal, marking Hong Kong's best-ever result in this prestigious tournament....

7 May 2025

Nursing students contribute visionary solutions in Orbis hackathon

Four HKMU nursing students, along with teammates from other local and overseas universities, won first place in the inaugural Orbis Future Vision Leaders Visionary Innovators Hackathon, a virtual 24-hour team competition that challenges participants to develop innovative solutions for global paediatric eye-health issues....

5 May 2025

TKPCCC newsletter gains professional design award

The Newsletter of Tin Ka Ping Centre of Chinese Culture (TKPCCC), published twice a year by the TKPCCC, received a Best Brand Image Award in the BDA Brand Award 2025. ...

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”....