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Preface by the President 

 

Three decades of Chinese network 

 

Mainland academic programmes 

 

PolyU Outposts 

 

Partnership with academia and industry 

 

Opportunities in the Pearl River Delta 

 

Research for future of China 

 

Nurturing the next generation 

 

Serving the Chinese communities 

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Epilogue

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Preface by the President 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Hong Kong Polytechnic 

University has long valued 

its collaboration with universities 

and organisations on the Chinese 

mainland. Through years of 

continuous efforts, the University 

has already established a farreaching 

development network on the 

mainland including outpost centres 

in Hangzhou, Shenzhen and Xi’an. 

In collaboration with top institutions, 

we have organised a total of 18 

PolyU award-bearing programmes 

on the mainland. In addition, 

Chengdu’s “Institute on Disaster 

Management and Reconstruction”, 

jointly established with the Sichuan 

University after the 2008 Wenchuan 

earthquake, has become an important 

base for PolyU in the southwest 

of China. In the north, a PolyU 

liaison office has been set up in 

Peking University to strengthen 

our connection with the capital’s 

institutions. 

More than a decade ago, PolyU 

founded the International Strategic 

Technology Alliance (ISTA) with 14 

renowned Chinese tertiary education 

institutions. ISTA has now become a 

technology network that comprises 

over 20 distinguished universities 

from the mainland and overseas. In 

addition to that, through PolyU’s


“Distinguished Chinese Visiting 

Scholars Scheme”, a number of 

eminent academics of international 

repute from the mainland are invited 

to visit and lecture at the University 

each year. More than 90 scholars, most 

of whom are notable academicians of 

the Chinese Academy of Engineering 

or the Chinese Academy of Sciences, 

have been invited through the scheme 

throughout the years. PolyU has 

also established a strong network 

with mainland enterprises, building 

upon the “Bauhinia Cup Outstanding 

Entrepreneur Awards” launched in 

1997. Through years of hard work, 

PolyU has cultivated valuable longterm 

friendships with various eminent 

mainland entrepreneurs. 

In short, all the above-mentioned 

major activities, backed up by the 

outpost centres and an increasing 

number of mainland graduates and 

partners, have created an influential 

mainland network for PolyU in the 

past three decades since the opening 

up of the country. This network is 

extremely instrumental in PolyU’s 

further development on the Chinese 

mainland. 

The “PolyU in China” brochure 

outlines the development profile of 

PolyU on the mainland, with the aim 

of facilitating a better understanding 

of PolyU. Taking this opportunity, I 

would like to express my gratitude 

to our mainland partner institutions 

as well as various governmental 

bodies. Without their support, PolyU 

could not have achieved its vision of 

progressing together with our country 

in the past decades. 

 

President of PolyU 

Timothy W. Tong, Ph.D.

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Three decades of Chinese network 

 

 

 

During the historical visit, Polytechnic 

Director Keith Legg exchanges a 

souvenir with the President of the 

Xi’an Jiaotong University. 

 

In 1978, the Hong Kong Polytechnic is the first tertiary institute of Hong Kong invited to visit a 

renowned university in China. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The 21st Century has been often 

referred the century for Asia: it 

is a time when the economic growth 

in China tops the world, and China 

will undoubtedly take an important 

position in the international arena. 

Ever since China became member 

of the World Trade Organization, 

its acceleration in opening up and 

economic development have been 

evident – the country is now the 

world’s third largest economy. Hong 

Kong is also becoming more and more 

integrated into the Chinese economy, 

and its scope of collaboration with the 

mainland has become more and more 

diversified. 

Since Hong Kong returned to the 

sovereignty of China, PolyU has 

maintained its distinctive position as 

a local university without forgetting 

its role as a member of the national 

tertiary education sector. In fact, 

PolyU has cooperated seamlessly 

with many tertiary institutions of the 

mainland, thanks to the University’s 

early and deepened involvement with 

Chinese institutes and organizations 

through high level connection when 

the State implemented its Open Door 

policy 30 years ago.


 

President Prof. Tong visited the Ministry of Education and met with the Minister Zhou Ji in 2009 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A Chapter of History 

In September 1978, the Hong Kong 

Polytechnic (HKP, PolyU’s previous 

name) officially commenced exchange 

with mainland institutes. Invited by 

the Xi’an Jiaotong University, the 

Polytechnic organized a 12-member 

delegation led by Director Keith 

Legg to visit the Chinese mainland. 

The visit was a historic milestone, as 

the Polytechnic was the first Hong 

Kong tertiary institute to establish 

a connection with its mainland 

counterparts. During the visit, the 

delegation visited six renowned 

universities in Beijing, Shanghai and 

Guangzhou. Next year Xi’an Jiaotong 

University made a reciprocal visit to 

the Polytechnic, which did not only 

strengthen the communication and 

liaison of the two institutions, but also 

paved way for successive exchanges 

between the Polytechnic and other 

educational organizations of the 


When Hong Kong was soon to be 

returned to the Chinese sovereignty, 

the exchanges between HKP and 

Chinese institutes also became 

frequent. At the end of 1991, HKP 

reached official exchange agreements 

with 11 Chinese institutions, including 

the world-renowned Tsinghua 

University. In 1992, HKP’s delegation 

visited the mainland and Taiwan, 

establishing relationship with eminent 

universities and research institutions. 

The conference “The present and 

future of academic exchange in 

China, Hong Kong and Taiwan” was 

also held at HKP in the same year. 

In 1994, PolyU began its annual 

“Distinguished Chinese Visiting 

Scholars Scheme”, inviting eminent 

academics of international repute from 

the mainland to visit and lecture in 

Hong Kong. In 1995, PolyU founded 

the International Strategic Technology 

Alliance with 14 top Chinese tertiary 

institutions with the support from the 

then State Education Commission 

(now Ministry of Education), to 

promote technology transfer. In 

1997, PolyU and Zhejiang University 

jointly established the University’s 

first outpost (offshore teaching centre) 

in the mainland. PolyU became 

the pioneer for Hong Kong tertiary 

institution to run programmes on 

the mainland. In the same year, 

PolyU launched the “Bauhinia Cup 

Outstanding Entrepreneur Awards” 

to honour distinguished private 

entrepreneurs in the mainland. In 

1998, the University recruited the

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Prof. Tong begins a 7-day visit to Beijing soon after he becomes PolyU President in Jan 2009. During the visit, he exchanges views with a number of universities and 

government bodies, aiming to promote the strategic partnership between PolyU and its mainland counterparts. Prof. Tong also attends the alumni dinner and meets 

with 200 alumnae from Beijing and Tianjin, many of whom are mainland government officials and business leaders. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

first batch of scholarship students 

from the mainland for undergraduate 

studies. In 2000, the “Hong Kong 

Young Industrialist Council Executive 

Training Centre” under PolyU’s 

Shenzhen Research Institute was 

established. In 2002, in collaboration 

with Xi’an Jiaotong University, “Xi’an 

Tongli International College” was 

founded to support the State’s western 

development. In 2005, “Huazhong 

University of Science and Technology 

— The Hong Kong Polytechnic 

University Institute of Manufacturing 

Excellence” was founded in Wuhan. 

In 2008, Chengdu’s “Sichuan Post- 

Disaster Reconstruction Support and 

Research Centre” jointly established 

with the Sichuan University after 

the Wenchuan earthquake, has 

become PolyU’s important base in 

the southwest of China. In the north, 

PolyU is going to establish a mainland 

liaison office in the campus of Peking 

University to strengthen its connection 

with the capital’s institutions.


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Over the past decade, PolyU has been 

continuously promoting cooperation 

with universities and organizations on 

the mainland. Curently the University 

has about 600 exchange projects in 

collaboration with approximately 240 

mainland institutes. The cooperation 

falls into the scopes of research and 

development, exchange students, 

recruitment of mainland students, 

summer internship, joint supervison of 

PhD students, joint offer of academic 

programmes, exchange visits, 

joint conferences, collaboration in 

curriculum development, etc. Through 

years of dedicated efforts, PolyU has 

created an influential network with 

a wide coverage in the vast land of 

China, which is extremely useful for 

the University’s further development 

in the Chinese mainland. 

 

Chinese Mainland Affairs Office 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

With the rapid development of the 

University’s mainland affairs, PolyU 

re-structured the “Outpost Centre” 

into the “Chinese Mainland Affairs 

Office” (CMAO) in May 2008, which 

now acts as the bridge for academic 

collaboration and cultural exchange 

amongst PolyU and organizations in 

the Chinese mainland, Taiwan and 

Macau. The CMAO is a designated 

executive arm of PolyU in forging 

close collaboration between PolyU 

and the three regions. Its scope of 

service covers outpost management 

and programme administration, 

student exchange programmes, 

exchange visits of scholars, as well as 

recruitment of mainland students to 

study undergraduate and postgraduate 

programmes at PolyU.

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Mainland Academic Programmes 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

State-approved programmes 

 

Doctor in Management 

 

Executive Master of Business Administration 

 

MSc in Quality Management 

 

MSc in Hotel and Tourism Management 

 

MSc in International Real Estate 

 

BSc in Nursing 

 

MBA 

 

MSc in Information Systems 

 

BA in Hotel and Catering Management 

 

MA in Fashion and Textiles (Fashion Merchandizing) 

 

Integrated Graduate Development Scheme 

 

Master in Physical Therapy 

 

Master of Social Work (China) 

 

Master of Professional Accounting 

 

MSc in Project Management 

 

MSc in International Shipping and Transport Logistics 

 

MSc in Software Technology 

 

MA Social Service Administration (China) 

 

Partner Chinese universities 

 

Renmin University of China 

 

Zhejiang University 

 


 


 


 


 

Xi’an Jiaotong University 

 


 


 

Xi’an Polytechnic University 

 

Huazhong University of Science and Technology 

 

Huazhong University of Science and Technology 

 

Peking University 

 


 

Chongqing University 

 

Nankai University 

 

Chinese Academy of Sciences 

 

East China University of Science and Technology 

 

Location 

 

Beijing 

 

Hangzhou 

 

Hangzhou 

 

Hangzhou 

 

Hangzhou 

 

Hangzhou 

 

Xi’an 

 

Xi’an 

 

Xi’an 

 

Xi’an 

 

Wuhan 

 

Wuhan 

 


 


 

Chongqing 

 

Tianjin 

 


 

Shanghai


Amongst the numerous tertiary 

institutes in Hong Kong, The 

Hong Kong Polytechnic University 

has been at the forefront of offering 

academic award programmes on the 

mainland. Through over 10 years of 

dedication, PolyU has established its 

position as an university providing 

lifelong learning opportunities for 

mainland business people. PolyU 

awards do not only address the 

economic development needs arising 

from globalization, they are also 

approved by the country and are 

internationally recognized. In total 

18 programmes at the Bachelor’s, 

Master’s and Doctoral levels have 

been approved by the Ministry of 

Education. The number is the top of 

other universities in Hong Kong and 

overseas. Most of the programmes 

have been re-assessed and approved 

with high scores by the Ministry of 

Education in 2007. The 5 programmes 

run by PolyU and Zhejiang 

University, and the 3 programmes 

jointly operated by PolyU and Xi’an 

Jiaotong University have been 

approved to be operated up to 2017. 

2000 

Cumulative Graduates no. from Mainland Programmes since 2000 

6000 

5546 

5500 

5000 

4500 

 

Cumulative no. of graduates 

 

Yearly no. of graduates 

4320 

4859 

4000 

3778 

 

No. of 

Graduates 

3500 

3000 

2500 

2000 

2128 

3033 

1500 

1000 

500 

0 

1334 

625 

905 

709 

794 

745 

360 

687 

542 539 

152 

36 

265 

116 208 

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 

Year

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PolyU Outposts 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PolyU had a vision to provide the 

highly sought after professionals 

especially for the development in 

the central and western parts of the 

country. It therefore became the first 

mover, among all Hong Kong sister 

institutions, to the mainland education 

market over ten years ago. Our 

prestigious partners include Zhejiang 

University, Xi’an Jiaotong University, 

Peking University, Renmin University 

of China, Chongqing University, 

Nankai University and Chinese 

Academy of Sciences. In recent 

years, with the progress of mainland 

affairs, PolyU has established 

Institute on Disaster Management and 

Reconstruction service with Sichuan 

University and another activity centre 

has been set up in Beijing as well. 

Through years of constant efforts, 

PolyU has now set up centres in the 

eastern, western, central, southern and 

northern parts of China, forming a 

vast development network of strategic 

importance. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sichuan 

Outpost 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Xi’an 

Outpost 

 

 

 

 


Outpost 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shenzhen 

Outpost 

 

 

 

Hangzhou 

Outpost


Hangzhou Outpost 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As the first outpost of PolyU 

established in the mainland, the 

Hangzhou centre has an objective 

to be a “first class training base for 

elites of enterprises”. The Hangzhou 

outpost was co-founded with Zhejiang 

University in 1997. To cope with 

the challenges brought about by 

China's strategic development in the 

globalizing economy, the Centre has 

organised a range of programmes at 

Diploma, Bachelor’s and Master’s 

levels, as well as short-term training 

courses and tailor-made corporate 

training. All these programmes 

have featured the academic strength 

and resources of both Universities, 

and characterized by international 

and local education elements. The 

programmes nurture highly sought 

after talents for senior management 

and professional positions on the 


The Centre offers 4 master’s programmes 

in Executive Management, Quality 

Management, Hotel and Tourism 

Management, and International Real 

Estate. These master's programmes 

and short-term programmes are well 

received by the industry. The Centre has 

provided training for internationally 

renowned companies, the Zhejiang 

municipal government, and senior 

management of the Hong Kong S.A.R. 

government. 

The Centre has a rich pool of academic 

resources, with all its professors 

coming from Zhejiang University, 

PolyU, and other renowned institutes 

from around the world. The modern 

classrooms located in the Xixi 

campus of the Zhejiang University are 

equipped with advanced multimedia 

teaching and computing facilities, 

allowing students to focus on learning 

in a comfortable environment. 

Ever since its opening, the Centre 

has nurtured a total of over 1,500 

graduates, who now work in the 

government, as well as the sectors 

of energy, management, real estate, 

finance, etc. Currently there are about 

400 students studying at the Centre.

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Shenzhen Outpost 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Established in 1999, the Hong Kong 

Young Industrialists Council Executive 

Training Centre (Shenzhen) was the 

first Hong Kong institute to tap into 

the Shenzhen Virtual University Park 

to provide education and training 

programmes. Established with a 

donation from the Hong Kong Young 

Industrialists Council and with the 

support of the Research Institute of 

Tsinghua University in Shenzhen, 

the Centre proactively provides the 

business circle of southern China with 

diversified professional programmes 

at international levels, so as to equip 

mainland talents with professional 

knowledge and international perspective. 

Up till now, the Centre has nurtured about 

500 graduates at master’s programme 

level and 3000 graduates of short-term 

training programmes. 

In addition to supporting the development 

strategies of companies, the Centre also 

provides enterprises with tailor-made 

training services, as well as highly costeffective 

courses that address the needs 

of the companies’ internal operation. In 

recent years, on top of providing training 

services, the Centre also provides logistic 

support to recruit mainland students to 

Hong Kong for PolyU undergraduate and 

postgraduate programmes.


Xi’an Outpost 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In support of China’s strategy in 

western development, PolyU and 

Xi’an Jiaotong University established 

Xi’an Tongli International College 

(PolyU Xi’an Outpost) in 2002, with 

a mission to nurture talents required 

by mainland society. With the support 

from the Academic Degree Committee 

of the State Council, Ministry 

of Education and the Education 

Department of Shaanxi Province, 

the two universities jointly launched 

two master’s programmes and one 

bachelor ’s programme at the Xi’an 

Centre. In terms of the number of 

approved programmes being serviced, 

the Centre ranks second amongst all 

PolyU outposts. It provides the best 

facilities and comprehensive services 

to the students.

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Institute for Disaster 

Management and Reconstruction 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Soon after the Wenchuan earthquake, 

PolyU joined forces with Sichuan 

University in establishing the “Sichuan 

Post-Disaster Reconstruction Support 

and Research Centre” in June 2008. 

The services of the Centre encompass 

providing direct support services in 

affected areas, offering “Training of 

Trainers” programmes, as well as 

conducting research that underpins postdisaster 

relief and reconstruction work 

of the country. The Centre received a 

significant donation of HK$10 million, 

shortly after its set up, from Dr. Tsang 

Hin-chi, founder of Goldlion Group 

and former member of the Standing 

Committee of the National People’s 

Congress. 

In 2010 PolyU has further committed, in 

partnership with Sichuan University, to 

establish China's first Institute for 

Disaster Management and Reconstruction 

(IDMR), bringing in its programmes and


expertise to support the reconstruction 

and sustainable development of Sichuan 

province. This large-scale project is 

funded by a sizable donation of RMB 

200 million from The Hong Kong 

Jockey Club. 

IDMR is located at the Jiangan 

District of Sichuan University campus, 

occupying 20,000 square metres in net 

floor area. IDMR is the first mainland 

higher institution with the emphasis 

on disaster management, post-disaster 

reconstruction, disaster precaution 

and reduction. It will not only provide 

professional training in disaster 

reconstruction and management for 

the Chinese community, but also take 

on systematic and indepth research on 

global disasters so as to establish an 

international research collaborative 

platform. The institute also aspires 

to establish advanced academic 

programmes for the training of worldclass 

disaster management professionals. 

IDMR will be dedicated to the study 

of the following disciplines: (1) Postdisaster 

Healthcare (covering critical 

care & emergency medicine, nursing, 

physiotherapy, occupational therapy, 

optometry, prosthetics and orthotics, 

biomaterials/bioengineering). (2) 

Disaster Science and Technology 

(covering quake resistant structure and 

environmental engineering) (3) Applied 

Social Science (covering Social Work, 

Psychology, planning of disaster-affected 

areas and sustainable development). 

According to its schedule, IDMR will 

admit the first cohort of students in 2011, 

with a planned intake of 19 PhD students 

and 120 Master's degree students. It has 

set the goal of grooming 45 PhD and 240 

Master's degree graduates within three 

years' time. The Institute will also provide 

short-term training. It is anticipated that 

some 5,000 practising professionals will 

be trained there in the first three years 

to contribute to the reconstruction and 

sustainable development of earthquakeaffected 

areas. 

Beijing Liaison Office 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PolyU signed an agreement with 

Peking University on 10 March 2007 

to jointly establish the China Social 

Work Research Centre. The Master in 

Social Work programme co-organized 

by PolyU and Peking University in 

recent years has already nurtured 

more than 120 professional social 

workers for the country. The newly 

built China Social Work Research 

Centre, situated in the campus of 

Peking University, is also PolyU’s 

Liaison Office in Beijing.

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Partnership with academia and industry 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As an application-oriented 

university that keeps abreast of 

the society’s advancements, PolyU 

is well recognized as a key player in 

the research and development of new 

technologies and innovative products. 

The University has always been 

dedicated to creating and disseminating 

knowledge that would be of practical 

use in the wider world. To ride on the 

rapid growth of mainland education 

and economy in the past decades, 

PolyU has for long given emphasis to 

establish a conducive relationship with 

institutions, scholars and enterprises 

on the Chinese mainland in order to 

promote partnership between academia 

and industry. Since over 10 years ago, 

PolyU has already launched a series of 

strategic events to create linkages and 

long term alliance with these parties 

so as to generate new milestones for 

the university’s development on the 


 

 

Ms Yan Jun-qi, Vice Chairman of NPC Standing Committee and Prof. Li Peigen, 

President of Huazhong University of Science and Technology, visit the 

high-tech exhibition of PolyU. 

 

PolyU works with the industry to explore the market of electric vehicles


 

 

International Strategic Technology Alliance – connecting with top 

universities through applied research 

 

The 14th Annual General Meeting of ISTA 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

technology capabilities of PolyU 

and 14 key Chinese universities for 

applied technology development and 

technology transfer. In addition, ISTA 

strives to assist member institutes 

to commercialize their research 

achievements and technologies in 

the local and international markets, 

promoting regional socio-economical 

development. ISTA’s membership now 

comprises university members from 24 

institutions across China, the UK and 

the USA, etc. 

In addition, ISTA has also established 

relationship and exchange with 

international organizations such as 

Australian Technology Network (ATN), 

European Consortium of Innovative 

University (ECIU) and Organization 

for Economic Co-operation and 

Development (OECD). 

 

 

 

 

 

The International Strategic Technology 

Alliance (ISTA) was founded in 1995 

with the support of the Ministry of 

Education to leverage the collective

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Bauhinia Cup Outstanding Entrepreneur Awards – 

amiable connecting with distinguished private enterprises 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In view of the growing influence 

of private enterprises in the State’s 

development, PolyU had launched 

the “Bauhinia Cup Outstanding 

Entrepreneur Awards” in 1997 

to recognize the contribution of 

distinguished entrepreneurs from the 

private sector towards the country’s 

economic development. Award 

winners are objectively assessed by 

a Selection Committee comprising 

company representatives of multinational 

corporations, business leaders 

from Hong Kong and China, as well as 

prominent community leaders. Through 

the awards, participating entrepreneurs 

from Hong Kong and the mainland 

could share their success stories, expand 

their business network and explore 

business opportunities. 

The Bauhinia Cup has honoured about 

100 outstanding entrepreneurs over 

the years. Award recipients are invited 

to join the Bauhinia Cup Outstanding 

Entrepreneur Association, which serves 

as a network that joins up enterprising 

elites of Hong Kong and the mainland 

to help promote the country’s continuous 

economic development.


 

 

Distinguished Chinese Visiting Scholars Scheme – 

connecting with outstanding scholars 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Since its launch in 1994, this Scheme 

each year has been inviting mainland 

scholars of international repute to visit 

the University, aiming to enhance 

the exchange of knowledge between 

PolyU and mainland higher education 

institutes. More than 90 scholars, most 

of whom are notable academicians of 

the Chinese Academy of Engineering 

or the Chinese Academy of Sciences, 

had been invited through the scheme 

throughout the years. 

During their stay at the University, 

the scholars conduct public lectures 

and seminars as well as share their 

valuable research knowledge and 

academic know-how with the staff 

and students of the host departments 

of the University.

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Opportunities in the Pearl River Delta 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

With their geographical proximity, 

Guangdong and Hong Kong 

industries are much integrated with a 

close economic and trade connection. 

Further collaboration to complement 

the strengths of the two regions could 

lead to much greater achievements. 

“The Outline of the Plan for the 

Reform and Development of the 

Pearl River Delta”, as released by the 

National Development and Reform 

 

Road Map of PRD Development 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hong Kong shares a boundary with the Pearl River 

Delta, a cluster of cities and counties across an area of 

41,698 square kilometres 

 

PolyU campus 

 

PolyU Shenzhen Base 

 

Dongguan Development Base 

 

Strategic Partnership with 

Sun Yat-sen University


Commission in January 2009, raised 

the development in the Pearl River 

Delta area to the national strategic 

level, confirming the important role 

of co-operation amongst Guangdong, 

Hong Kong and Macau in the State’s 

overall development strategy. The 

announcement of “The Outline of the 

Plan for the Reform and Development 

of the Pearl River Delta” symbolizes 

even stronger cooperation between 

Guangdong and Hong Kong in the 

areas of the construction of crossborder 

infrastructure, port affairs, 

environmental protection, trade 

and commerce, finance, medical 

technology, education, tourism, town 

planning and development, etc. in the 

coming years. 

To seize the current co-operation 

opportunity between Guangdong and 

Hong Kong, PolyU has planned to 

expand the development network in 

the Pearl River Delta region, aiming 

to nurture outstanding professional 

and management personnel for the 

region, as well as to build a research 

base for innovative products and 

technologies. 

 

The PolyU Base on Commercialization, 

Training and Research in Shenzhen 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Covering a gross floor area of 

12,500 sqm on a site of 6,300 sqm, 

the Shenzhen PolyU Base on 

Commercialisation, Training and 

Research campus was completed and 

opened in 2010. As PolyU’s important 

base to develop commercialization, 

training and research activities in 

the PRD region, the building is 

equipped with a number of advanced 

research laboratories and training 

centres. PolyU scientists delegated 

by their departments are sent on site 

to conduct industrial, education and 

research activities in different scopes. 

The Centre will become PolyU’s 

development base in the Chinese 

mainland, such that the University’s 

achievements can branch out to the 

PRD region.

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Cooperation with Sun Yat-sen University 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To deepen the cooperation in higher 

education in Guangdong and Hong 

Kong and to nurture internationalized 

talents with theoretical knowledge and 

practical skills, PolyU and Sun Yatsen 

University signed an agreement 

to jointly train PhD students covering 

different professional specialities. 

In addition, Sun Yat-sen University 

is co-running 2+2 undergraduate 

programmes with PolyU. After the 

first two-year study at Sun Yatsen 

University and upon satisfying 

the PolyU admission requirements, 

students will pursue another two years 

of studies in PolyU and finally obtain 

the PolyU bachelor’s degree. The 

programme has already admitted its 

first batch of students in the year 2009 

- 2010. 

 

PolyU delegation led by Prof. Walter Yuen, Vice President 

visits Sun Yat-sen University 

 

Development in Dongguan 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To expand its network and influence 

in the mainland, in particular in the 

Pearl River Delta region, PolyU and 

the Dongguan Municipal Government 

are now in discussion of establishing 

an institution in Dongguan. The 

institution will be positioned as a 

quality university of international 

class. It aims at enhancing the quality 

and skills of local companies and 

their management teams, so as to 

promote industrial transformation and 

to strengthen the competitiveness of 

companies in the PRD region. The 

two parties have already signed a 

letter of intent, agreeing to conduct 

a feasibility study on the set up of a 

PolyU campus in Dongguan.


 

Research contribution to the mainland 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PolyU has long emphasized 

on research application and 

nurturing of professional talents. In 

addition to serving the Hong Kong 

community, the University also 

actively collaborates with research 

institutions on the mainland in 

order to meet the challenges of the 

national advancement. More than 

2,000 application-oriented projects 

are conducted at PolyU each year, of 

which about 300 are jointly run with 

a mainland institution. Many of these 

collaborative projects have obtained a 

number of national and international 

awards. 

PolyU also actively participates in a 

number of important national projects, 

including strategic projects which 

China is vigorously competing with 

other countries in the international 

arena.

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Participating in space exploration mission 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In 2006, PolyU signed a collaborative 

agreement with the Lunar Exploration 

Programme Centre of China National 

Space Administration (CNSA) to 

collaborate in talent grooming, 

scientific research and academic 

exchange. In addition, the University 

will also take part in a Sino-Russian 

Mars exploration mission by 

designing and manufacturing the “Soil 

Preparation System”, which will be 

carried on board a Russian spacecraft 

to the Red Planet in 2011. This is 

the first strategic interplanetary 

collaboration between China and 

Russia, and also the first attempt in 

the history of mankind to land on the 

moon of a planet other than the Earth. 

Recently, at the invitation of the 

China Academy of Space Technology 

(CAST), the Faculty of Engineering 

will take part in the manufacturing 

of part of the space equipment in the 

Chang’e-3 lunar exploration mission 

which is scheduled to be launched 

in 2012 or 2013. PolyU will work 

with CAST to set up a “Joint Centre 

for Space Precisioning Machine 

Technology”, so as to establish a 

platform for long term research 

collaboration. 

 

 

President Prof. Tong and other senior staff visit the CNSA in Beijing.


 

High-end system to facilitate the country’s flood control works 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The joint research project "Multiobjective 

decision making and rainfall-runoff 

prediction theories for complex flood 

control system for reservoirs" conducted 

by PolyU, Dalian University of Technology 

and Dalian Naval Academy of the PLA, 

is a flood control software management 

system. It has a forecasting accuracy 

of over 90%, providing an effective 

method to dispatch in the actual flooding 

environment. The system has been 

successfully applied to the flood control 

system centred around the Three Gorges 

Reservoir for flooding system planning, 

and the Liao River, Hun River and Tai 

River for real time operation of reservoirs, 

allowing decision-making authorities in 

dispatching more effective flood control, 

as well as to plan for feasibility study of 

hydroelectric generation. The system has 

now been installed in over 100 medium 

to large reservoirs in the 

Chinese mainland. Dr. 

Chau Kwok-wing of the 

Department of Civil and 

Structural Engineering, who 

is the person-in-charge of the 

project, has been honoured 

with the second-class award 

of the prestigious State 

Natural Science Awards 

(SNSA) in 2009. 

 

Dr. Chau Kwok-wing, recipient of SNSA second-class award.

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Chirotechnology research gained national recognition 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recently a second-class award of 

the State Natural Science Awards 

went to Professor Wang Rui of the 

Department of Applied Biology and 

Chemical Technology of PolyU. 

He is honoured for the project 

"Asymmetric Catalytic Syntheses and 

Their Applications in Polypeptide 

Investigations", which is nominated 

by Gansu Province. Asymmetric 

calatytic syntheses is an important 

tool of modern chirotechnology, 

which is also a hot topic of research 

because of its potential wide 

applications in the pharmaceutical 

and agrochemical industries. PolyU 

had once designated chirotechnology 

as an Area of Strategic Development 

and established an Open Laboratory 

of Chirotechnology. The Open 

Laboratory has recently gained 

important recognition from the 

Ministry of Science and Technology, 

which has given preliminary approval 

for PolyU to establish a State Key 

Laboratory for Chiro-sciences. 

In 2001, PolyU and HKU jointly 

led an effort in the formation of an 

 

 

Prof. Wang Rui of the Department of Applied 

Biology and Chemical Technology honoured by 

the SNSA second-class award. 

Institute of Molecular Technology 

for Drug Discovery and Synthesis in 

which chirotechnology is an important 

component. The effort was recognized 

by the University Grants Committee 

and was recognized as an Area of 

Excellence (AoE) in Hong Kong with 

an award of $48 million research grant.


 

PolyU takes part in 973 programme on acid rain 

 

PolyU's air assessment centre in Hok Tsui, Hong Kong 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

At the invitation of the Chinese 

Research Academy of Environmental 

Sciences (CRAES), the University 

is taking part in a 5-year research on 

acid rain. Prof. Wao Tang of PolyU’s 

Department of Civil and Structural 

Engineering has been appointed Chief 

Scientist of this large-scale project and 

Research Professor of CRASE. This 

project is supported by RMB$26m 

from the 973 Programme. It is 

anticipated the findings of this fiveyear 

study will facilitate an integrated 

research on the fundamental scientific 

issues involved in the formation, 

transport, settlement and ecological 

impact of acid rain within the Chinese 

atmosphere, such that medium to long 

term measures to control acid rain can 

be formulated from scientific grounds. 

The acid rain research project is 

affiliated with the State Environmental 

Protection Administration of China 

and being undertaken by CRAES. 

This project has brought together 

expertise from the Chinese Academy 

of Sciences, Peking University, 

Tsinghua University, PolyU, Beijing 

Normal University and the Chinese 

Academy of Meteorological Sciences. 

The project team comprises over 140 

research personnel, including over 

80 full-time staff and more than 60 

research students. 

 

Prof. Wang Tao of the Department of Civil and 

Structural Engineering

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Partnering with Peking University to promote Chinese linguistics research 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In December 2008, PolyU joined up 

with Peking University and founded 

the “PolyU-Peking U Research 

Centre on Chinese Linguistics”, 

which is operated by the Department 

of Chinese and Bilingual Studies. The 

research centre has a main objective 

to develop Chinese linguistics 

research that encompasses both 

Eastern and Western perspectives. The 

Centre has collaborated with Peking 

University Press to publish a "Qian 

Yan"series on linguistics, as well as a 

computing language series authorized 

by the Cambridge University Press 

for the Chinese market. Having 

signed a publication agreement with 

the Cambridge University Press, the 

Research Centre is now compiling 

a reference book titled “Cambridge 

Reference Grammar on the Chinese 

Language”, which will be published 

by the CUP. The book will become 

a rare reference to Chinese grammar 

that is written in English with detailed 

and easy-to-understand contents 

in the 30 years past. It is going to 

be of profound significance and 

contribution to the academic scope 

of Chinese linguistics. In November 

2009, the Centre organized “The 

Fifth International Conference on 

Contemporary Chinese Grammar”.


 

The world’s first database of Chinese head and face sizes 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Asian Ergonomic Lab of the 

School of Design began its study on 

the Chinese head form in 2004. Six 

mainland cities, including Guangzhou, 

Hangzhou, Lanzhou, Chongqing, 

Beijing and Shenyang had been 

visited to compile the anthropometric 

data. Working in collaboration with 

local universities, the research team 

collected detailed 3D scans of more 

than 3,000 volunteers, aged from 

18 to 70, using an advanced scan 

technology. The result of the study 

is SizeChina – the world’s first-ever 

digital database of Chinese head and 

face sizes. Manufacturers can now 

be better equipped to design products 

for the medical, optical, sports, 

entertainment and communication 

industries, which are more suitable for 

the Chinese market. Products created 

from the data of SizeChina will be 

more competitive in terms of 

 

 

Mr. Roger Ball, Director of 

the “SizeChina” project 

brand building. The SizeChina project 

has clinched a number of international 

accolades for PolyU, including the 

Gold Medal in the Research category 

at the 2008 International Design 

Excellence Awards (IDEA). The 

innovative project was also awarded 

“Best in Show” by the jury.

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Nurturing talents 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PolyU has been striving 

to provide quality higher 

education at international level. 

While offering professional 

education and promoting 

application-oriented research, 

the University has placed 

equal importance on all-round 

development for its students. In 

addition to equipping students 

with professional skills, PolyU 

has organized student exchange 

programmes to nurture the ethnic 

identity of students and to expand 

their cultural perspective, preparing 

them to become responsible citizens 

and community leaders in future.


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Student exchange 

programme 

PolyU has signed cooperation 

agreements with over 20 renowned 

universities on the mainland. Each 

year, exchange students of the 

partnering universities will come to 

study for a semester, and completed 

credits are fully transferable. Through 

the student exchange programme, 

PolyU has established long term 

collaborative relationships with 

mainland universities, strengthening 

the academic and cultural exchange 

amongst partnering cities. Major 

partnering institutes are listed as 

follows: 

 

Peking University 

 

Tsinghua University 

 


 

Beijing Institute of Technology 

 

Fudan University 

 

Shanghai University of Finance 

and Economics 

 


 

Wuhan University 

 

Southeast University 

 

Tianjin University 

 

Sun Yat-sen University 

 

Shanghai Jiaotong University 

 

Tongji University 

 


 

Huazhong University of Science 

and Technology 

 

Nanjing University 

 

University of Science and 

Technology of China 

 

Harbin Institute of Technology 

 

Xiamen University 

 

Shandong University

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Mainland Placement 

Programmes 

With the University’s emphasis on 

practical training, “Work-Integrated 

Education” (WIE) became a mandatory 

component, and undergraduates are 

required to equip themselves with 

work-related experience before 

graduation. As early as in 1997, 

PolyU had launched the “Preferred 

Graduate Development Programme” 

(PGDP) to promote summer internship 

in a business setting. To broaden 

students’ outlook and to help them 

gain mainland work experience, about 

4,300 students have been sent for work 

placements at some sizeable companies 

in over 20 mainland cities through 

WIE and PGDP during 1997-2009. 

In the summer of 2009, about 600 

students took part in these placement 

programmes in mainland cities, 

gaining valuable work experiences 

from enterprises such as the Bank 

of Communications Schroder Fund 

Management, China Life, the Industrial 

and Commercial Bank of China, 

the Palace Museum, Nanjing Panda 

Electronics, Shanghai Panasonic, etc.


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Outstanding 

mainland students 

With frequent exchanges between the 

Chinese mainland and Hong Kong, 

lots of academically outstanding 

students are applying to study at 

PolyU in recent years. The University 

now enrols about 240 undergraduate 

students from the mainland each year, 

of which about 25% are studying 

with full scholarships. In addition, 

about 500 postgraduate students are 

recruited from the mainland every 

year. The University provides onestop 

support and orientation to these 

offshore students, helping them to 

integrate into Hong Kong’s learning 

environment from all directions. 

As the Hong Kong S.A.R. Government 

relaxes the restrictions on non-local 

students for working in Hong Kong, 

non-local full time students can now 

take part in placement programmes 

during their course of study. They can 

also extend their stay in Hong Kong to 

one year after their graduation, giving 

them ample time to look for a perfect 

job in Hong Kong. 

 

 

2.0% 

 

Unemployed / Others 

 

Employed / 

Self-employed in HK 

43.3% 

24.7% 

 

Full-time Further 

Study-HK 

25.3% 

 

Emigrated / Returned to 

Country of Origin / Others 

4.7% 

 

Full-time Further 

Study-Overseas

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Cultural exchange 

As an internationally recognized 

University, PolyU has been a gateway 

to bridge institutions on the mainland 

and overseas. The University 

has established student exchange 

programmes with over 200 renowned 

universities in 25 countries and cities. 

Each year, the University receives 

about 550 international students, 

and the same number of students 

are sent overseas for exchange. The 

learning environment of the University 

is becoming more global as these 

international students, together with the 

mainland students and local students 

at PolyU, live and learn in the campus. 

In addition, the University is running 

a series of events to promote cultural 

exchange every year. The PolyU 

Innovation & Entrepreneurship Student 

Challenge, for example, broadens the 

cultural outlook and unearths students’ 

entrepreneurial potentials, which helps 

to elevate their overall competitiveness. 

 

Graduates’ Messages 

 

 

 

Xu Peng 

Vice Director of Zhejiang Tourism Bureau 

2006 graduate of MSc in Hotel and Tourism Management (Hangzhou) 

 

 

 

What is most important for persons like me who have been in the tourism industry for many years? I think what we need is 

continuously enriching our knowledge and upkeeping with the development of the industry. During the two years of studies, 

I got lots of useful information particularly that from overseas teachers. The world trend of tourism and its information given 

by the teachers have been very insightful and useful for me.


 

Graduates’ Messages 

 

 

 

Tan Yue Xin 

CEO of Xian Hengya Construction Ltd Co. 

2009 graduate of MBA programme (Xian) 

 

 

The two years of study has reinvented my life, thanks to PolyU and my school mates. They have re-discovered the true 

meaning of team spirit, fellowship, striving and vision… Thanks to their inspiration that has enriched my life and triggered 

me with passion for starting another new business. 

 

 

 

Chen Xing Guang 

2008 graduate of the Department of Building and Real Estate 

Currently working in Sun Hung Kai Properties in Hong Kong 

 

 

 

 

The four years of solid training has trained my sensibility and adaptability to the ever-changing real estate and construction 

market. The programme has also equipped me well for the future by inspiring my leadership competence and enhancing my 

communication skills. During my study at PolyU, I have seen a Dream in an academic field visit to the Dubai, UAE. During 

my summer placement in Shenzhen and Shanghai, I have experienced the Dream. As I joined Sun Hung Kai after graduation, 

I have truly realized what I learnt at PolyU. The University has helped me to gradually realize the Dream. 

 

 

Wang kai 

Year-3 study of Double Degree programme in Electrical Engineering and Marketing 

 

 

 

PolyU’s resources are well provided, ranging from the high-tech teaching classrooms to modern sports facilities, from quality 

teaching teams to personalized career counseling, my school life is well adapted in Hong Kong. PolyU also gives me plenty 

of opportunities, including overseas internship and site visits, exchange programmes, and visits to companies. I now have a 

clear vision for my future. 

 

 

Wang Fu Yong 

2007 graduate of Postgraduate Scheme in Engineering 

 

 

 

I am so pleased to have studied the Master’s programme of Electronic and Information Engineering. This was a programme 

whereas theory well blended with practice. The learning environment was excellent with advanced teaching and laboratory 

facilities. Our professors not only had international perspective, but also possessed with high sense of responsibility. As 

a mainland student, I fully appreciated that PolyU had given me opportunities to strengthen my English and open up my 

international horizon, both of which will definitely pave a better path for my future career.

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Serving the Chinese communities 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Caring for the elites 

of the Olympics 

T 

he collaborative relationship 

between PolyU and the mainland 

does not limit to higher education. 

In 2008 when China organizes the 

Olympics and the Paralympics, PolyU 

was designated by the Science and 

Education Department (SED) of the 

Chinese Olympic Committee (COC) as 

a collaborative research partner for the 

2008 Beijing Olympics, demonstrating 

PolyU’s valued contribution in the 

scope of sports and health promotion. 

PolyU’s teaching staff and students 

were proud to be involved in this event 

that took the world’s attention. In 

addition, PolyU was made the official 

research-and-technology-development 

partner and the official rehabilitation 

unit of the Chinese Winter Sports 

Administrative Center, aiming to 

provide comprehensive physical 

therapy service to Chinese athletes 

competing in the Winter Olympics.


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Striving to serve 

Sichuan’s quake 

victims 

The “5.12 Earthquake” had caused 

serious damage and heavy casualties to 

Sichuan. In addition to the HK$3.5m 

raised in the campus, PolyU promptly 

joined up with Sichuan University 

to establish the “Sichuan Post- 

Disaster Reconstruction Support 

and Research Centre” to coordinate 

the resources of the two universities 

to provide support in recovery and 

to assist in long term community 

reconstruction work. The Centre 

contributed to disaster relief through 

the four taskforces on Health Services, 

Psychological Counseling and Social 

Reconstruction, Construction and 

Engineering Technologies, and

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Economic reconstruction. The services 

of the Centre encompass providing direct 

support services in affected areas, offering 

“Training of Trainers” programmes, as 

well as conducting research that underpins 

post-disaster relief and reconstruction 

work of the country. 

The Centre received a significant 

donation of HK$10 million, shortly 

after its set up, from Dr. Tsang Hinchi, 

founder of Goldlion Group and 

former member of the Standing 

Committee of the National People’s 

Congress. The University has also 

received government funding support 

of more than HK$10 million for its 

“Physiotherapy and Occupational 

Therapy Professional Training 

Support Project” and “Prosthetic 

and Orthotics Professional Training 

Support Project”. Under the projects, 

professional training programmes 

were offered in Sichuan to address 

the shortage of rehabilitation 

professionals there. 

With the vision of nurturing talents for 

post-disaster relief and reconstruction 

services and meeting the development 

needs of the country, with the donation 

of 200 million from the Hong Kong 

Jockey Club, PolyU and Sichuan 

University are now planning for 

the founding of the “Joint Training 

Institute on Disaster Management 

and Reconstruction”. It is hoped that 

the Institute will help to cultivate 

professionals with regard to research 

and training in rehabilitation, prosthesis 

and orthotics, nursing, psychological 

counselling and community economic 

development that the stricken areas are 

seriously short of. 

 

PolyU arranges Sichuan disabled dancers and recovered children to visit Hong Kong


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Serving the 

community with 

acquired knowledge 

The staff and students of PolyU 

serve the community in a diversified 

ways. Each year, the University runs 

the large scale Community Service 

Learning Programme, such that 

students from different departments, 

led by the teaching staff, could visit 

the underprivileged communities in 

Hong Kong and the mainland to serve 

the needy with their professional 

knowledge and competence. Since 

2004, about 5,800 staff and students 

have participated in the programme 

to take part in different volunteering 

work, lending their helping hands 

to 300,000 people. Much of 

the volunteering work involves 

construction in the developing areas 

of the mainland. The wooden bridge 

projects in Gansu and Shaanxi villages 

implemented by the students from the 

departments of Civil and Structural 

Engineering, Land Surveying and Geo- 

Informatics and the School of Design, 

for example, have helped villagers, 

particularly primary school students, 

to cross the streams safely. Students 

from the School of Optometry visited 

the villages in Tengxian of Wuzhou, 

to conduct free vision check-ups for 

local farmers, as well as to provide 

training on eye care. The Department 

of Computing served an orphanage 

school in Gansu, helping them to set up 

a computing laboratory and a school 

internet, as well as training school 

teachers and students to enhance 

their skills in accessing information 

technology.

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Epilogue 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PolyU has progressed rapidly in 

recent years. We not only have 

established close collaboration with 

over 240 universities on the mainland, 

but also have partnered with some 560 

institutions spanning over 40 countries 

and areas. The PolyU’s mainland 

network such as the International 

Strategic Technology Alliance, the 6 

outpost centres and the Bauhinia Cup 

Outstanding Entrepreneur Association 

will be utilized as a platform effectively 

connecting our overseas collaborators 

with their prospective mainland 

partners. PolyU being a leading 

university of international status is 

well positioned as a gateway between 

mainland and overseas universities, for 

promoting cross cultural and integrative 

cooperation in the areas of education 

and research and signifying the 

uniqueness of Hong Kong as a centre 

where “east meeting west”. As such, 

we believe Hong Kong’s education and 

research will be further enhanced while 

the mainland will be given greater 

opportunities of development in all 

aspects. 

For years PolyU has been actively 

involved in a number of national 

projects and events, such as our 

physiotherapy service for the Chinese 

athletes in 2008 Beijing Olympics 

and the long-term support of postquake 

relief and redevelopment after 

Sichuan earthquake. PolyU is mindful 

that while striving to provide the 

quality university education locally, 

we also have a role to contribute as 

part of the tertiary institutions of 

the country. In the future, PolyU 

colleagues will continue to be striving 

together for furthering the best 

development of Hong Kong and the 

country! 

 

Vice President of PolyU 

Angelina Yuen

Milestones of Mainland Development 

1978 

1991 

1992 

1994 

1995 

1997 

 

1998 

2000 

2002 

2005 

2008 

2010 

 

Visit of the Polytechnic’s senior delegation to the Chinese mainland. 

 

Signing of academic exchange agreements with 11 prestigious mainland 

universities. 

 

Visit of a high-level delegation to Taiwan and the host of an academic 

conference on the mainland, Hong Kong and Taiwan. 

 

The launch of the “Distinguished Chinese Visiting Scholars Scheme”. 

 

Establishment of the “International Strategic Technology Alliance” with 14 

top universities from the mainland. 

 

Set up of the first outpost centre with Zhejiang University. 

 

The launch of the “Bauhinia Cup Outstanding Entrepreneur Awards”. 

 

Recruitment of the first batch of mainland undergraduates. 

 

Establishment of Shenzhen outpost centre. 

 

Establishment of Xi’an outpost centre. 

 

Establishment of Wuhan outpost centre. 

 

Establishment of the “Sichuan Post-Disaster Reconstruction Support and 

Research Centre”. 

 

Opening of the PolyU Base on Commercialization, Training and Research in 

Shenzhen.

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