Hong Kong Polytechnic University
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU or HKPU) is a public research university in Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong. The university is one of the eight government-funded degree-granting tertiary institutions in Hong Kong. Founded in 1937 as the first Government Trade School, it is the first institution to provide technical education in Hong Kong. In 1994, the Legislative Council of Hong Kong passed a bill which granted the former Hong Kong Polytechnic official university status.
香港理工大學 | |||||||||||||
| Motto | 開物成務 勵學利民 | ||||||||||||
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Motto in English | To learn and to apply, for the benefit of mankind | ||||||||||||
| Type | Public | ||||||||||||
| Established | 1937, as Government Trade School 1947, as Hong Kong Technical College 24 March 1972, as Hong Kong Polytechnic 25 November 1994, granted university status | ||||||||||||
| Chairman | Lam Tai-fai | ||||||||||||
| Chancellor | John Lee Ka-chiu (as Chief Executive of Hong Kong) | ||||||||||||
| President | Teng Jin-guang | ||||||||||||
| Vice-president | Miranda Lou Kwok-yin Wong Ben Young Christopher Chao | ||||||||||||
| Provost | Wing-tak Wong | ||||||||||||
Academic staff | 1,230 | ||||||||||||
| Students | 26,245 (2019/2020) | ||||||||||||
| Location | 11 Yuk Choi Road, Hung Hom , , 22°18′18″N 114°10′48″E | ||||||||||||
| Campus | Urban 9.46 hectares (0.0946 km2) | ||||||||||||
| Colours | Red and grey | ||||||||||||
| Affiliations | BHUA; GHMUA; UASR | ||||||||||||
| Website | polyu.edu.hk | ||||||||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 香港理工大学 | ||||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 香港理工大學 | ||||||||||||
| Cantonese Yale | Hēunggóng Léihgūng Daaihhohk | ||||||||||||
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PolyU consists of 8 faculties and schools, offering programmes covering applied science, business, construction, environment, engineering, social science, health, humanities, design, hotel and tourism management. The university offers over 160 taught programmes for more than 25,800 students every year.