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10 Sep 2024

HKMU ranks first in the number of programmes and places in SSSDP among self-financing institutions

Hong Kong Metropolitan University (HKMU) has been awarded 1,914 places in 20 programmes under the Study Subsidy Scheme for Designated Professions/Sectors (SSSDP) for 2025/26 cohort - undergraduate programmes, announced by the Education Bureau today (10 September). HKMU accounts for nearly 40% of the total number of funded places, the largest share among the eight participating institutions....

9 Sep 2024

HKMU to confer Honorary University Fellowships on four outstanding individuals

Hong Kong Metropolitan University (HKMU) will award honorary fellowships to four distinguished persons in recognition of their outstanding achievements in their respective fields and exceptional contribution to society....

9 Sep 2024

Creative arts students contribute to Tai Kwun exhibition

The Bruce Nauman Exhibition at Tai Kwun Contemporary this summer saw a team of HKMU students contribute to its “Hi! & Seek” section. At the invitation of Tai Kwun, Mr Morgan Wong Wing-fat, Senior Lecturer of the School of Arts and Social Sciences, led students from the “Expanded Images” course of the Imaging Design and Digital Art programme to assist the museum's public programme team in researching the influential contemporary artist....

5 Sep 2024

HKMU extends its horizons in every direction as student intake improves in both quality and quantity

Hong Kong Metropolitan University (HKMU) today (5 September) held a media gathering, in which President Prof. Paul Lam Kwan-sing and senior management met with the media and shared the admissions situation for the new academic year and the University's latest developments....

3 Sep 2024

HKMU supports "Jockey Club Embrace Life Series 2.0 – Quality Mental Health Campus Project" to promote mental health in the education sector

The "Jockey Club Embrace Life Series 2.0 – Quality Mental Health Campus Project" (JC-QMHCP), organised by The Mental Health Association of Hong Kong (MHAHK), held its launch ceremony on 26 August, with Hong Kong Metropolitan University (HKMU), one of the supporting organisations of the project....

2 Sep 2024

President welcomes students back to campus for the new academic year with fresh fruit cups

A fresh new start to the new academic year! Hong Kong Metropolitan University (HKMU) President Prof. Paul Lam Kwan-sing, along with Vice President (Research and Institutional Advancement) Prof. Ricky Kwok Yu-kwong and Director of Student Affairs Adele Wan Tik-lam, welcomed students back to campus today for the first school day by greeting and energising them with fresh fruit cups, symbolising the beginning of a “fruitful” academic year....

2 Sep 2024

Laurels for School of Science and Technology students at Innovate for Future competition

Students from the School of Science and Technology (S&T) took their projects to Innovate for Future 2024 and were rewarded with accolades. Ngai Tin-lok and Cheng Ho-kiu won the Championship in the Tertiary Stream with their project “Gyming HK”, a fitness coaching app that integrates artificial intelligence to analyse the posture and habits of people working out to prevent injury and improve training efficiency as the fitness business is expanding exponentially....

31 Aug 2024

HKMU co-hosts Mainland Olympians for exchanges with young people on campus to promote the development of sports management in Hong Kong

Ten Mainland Olympians who participated in the Paris 2024 Olympic Games – Li Wenwen, Sun Yingsha, Deng Yawen, Li Yuehong, Xu Shixiao, Yang Jiayu, Luo Shifang, Xie Yu, Zhang Yufei, Sun Jiaqi – along with weightlifting coach Wang Guoxin, visited Hong Kong Metropolitan University (HKMU) today and interacted with about 100 students from HKMU and Hong Kong, as well as Hong Kong athletes....

23 Aug 2024

HKMU establishes a Career Development Advisory Committee and invites industry leaders to support students' future employment and career development

Hong Kong Metropolitan University (HKMU) established the Career Development Advisory Committee (CDAC), which recently held its inaugural meeting. Its aim is to engage industry leaders to provide valuable guidance for students on employment and career development...

22 Aug 2024

HKMU co-organises Hong Kong Parliamentary Debating Society Summer Workshop and Tournament, attracting hundreds of local and overseas participants

Co-organised by Hong Kong Metropolitan University (HKMU), the Hong Kong Parliamentary Debating Society (HKPDS) and the Hong Kong Finance Association, the 20^th Hong Kong Parliamentary Debating Society Summer Workshop and Tournament 2024 was successfully held from 4 to 11 August. It attracted about 200 participants from different countries and regions around the world, including Hong Kong, the Mainland, Macau, Korea, Singapore, Vietnam, UK, Canada, and the US....