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29 Sep 2025

HKMU hosts Alumni Dinner in Shenzhen to unite alumni in the Greater Bay Area

Hong Kong Metropolitan University (HKMU) held its second Mainland Alumni Dinner on 5 September in Shenzhen to foster connections with alumni and friends from various sectors and share the University's latest achievements and developments. In recent years, HKMU has intensified its collaboration with its Mainland partners, including deeper ties with universities of applied sciences in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA), the upcoming launch of a new “Master of Professional Management in Global Sports Business” programme in 2026, and the operational start of the HKMU Shenzhen Research Institute (HKMUSRI), supporting innovation and technology development in the GBA....

26 Sep 2025

HKMU student recognised with the Outstanding Tertiary Students Award of Hong Kong

Student Lo Chi-ching, from the Sports and Recreation Management programme, was honoured with this year's Outstanding Tertiary Students Award of Hong Kong for her outstanding performance. This marks the first time an HKMU student has been recognised with this prestigious award. She was awarded a cash prize of HK$10,000 in recognition of her accomplishments....

19 Sep 2025

HKMU welcomes LegCo approval of a HK$1.3 billion loan for new campus development

Hong Kong Metropolitan University (HKMU) welcomes the approval of a HK$1,317.48 million loan by Finance Committee of the Legislative Council (LegCo) today (19 September) to the University under the Start-up Loan Scheme for post-secondary education providers, from the Loan Fund. This loan will support part of the development costs for HKMU's proposed new campus in Ho Man Tin, advancing the University's long-term development....

18 Sep 2025

HKMU welcomes the 2025 Policy Address on nurturing talent and advancing the development of universities of applied sciences

Hong Kong Metropolitan University (HKMU) welcomes the Chief Executive's 2025 Policy Address to further develop Hong Kong as an international hub for post-secondary education and high-calibre talents. HKMU will fully support the HKSAR Government's initiatives to nurture more high-quality talent for Hong Kong....

17 Sep 2025

HKMU's Inaugural World University Animation Awards Ceremony gathers global animation elites and ignites creative possibilities

Hong Kong Metropolitan University (HKMU) is dedicated to advancing creative arts education, providing an international platform for animation talent to connect and exchange ideas, unlocking boundless opportunities in the creative industries, and contributing to Hong Kong's development as a vibrant East-meets-West centre for international cultural exchange. The inaugural World University Animation Awards (WUAA) ceremony was proudly hosted by HKMU on 16 September, at The Box, Freespace, West Kowloon Cultural District. The event celebrated exceptional animated works selected from over a thousand entries across 96 countries and regions. The works demonstrate artistic vision, technical excellence and originality. The ceremony brought together elite leaders and industry luminaries to witness the creative brilliance of emerging animation talent....

14 Sep 2025

HKMU secures over HK$33 million in RGC research funding, leading self-financing institutions with over 37% of the total allocation

In the latest round of the Competitive Research Funding Schemes for the Local Self-financing Degree Sector of the Research Grants Council (RGC), Hong Kong Metropolitan University (HKMU) secured over HK$33.42 million for 47 projects, amounting to over 37.1% of the total RGC allocation. HKMU ranked first among all local self-financing institutions in terms of both funding amount and the number of projects for the third consecutive year, demonstrating the excellence of the University's faculty in research and innovation....

9 Sep 2025

HKMU continues to lead funded programmes and places under the SSSDP among self-financing institutions, with all 10 Applied Degree programmes granted places

Hong Kong Metropolitan University (HKMU) has been granted 1,891 subsidised places across 21 programmes for the 2026/27 academic year under the latest round of the Education Bureau (EDB)'s Study Subsidy Scheme for Designated Professions/Sectors (SSSDP) for undergraduate programmes. This includes 1,177 places for 10 Applied Degree (APD) programmes. HKMU continued to secure the highest number of funded programmes and places among the eight participating self-financing institutions....

9 Sep 2025

Laurels for School of Science and Technology students at the Greater Bay Area STEAM Excellence Award

Students from the School of Science and Technology were rewarded for their endeavours in innovation and technology in various categories of the Tertiary Stream in the 7th Greater Bay Area STEAM Excellence Award 2025 (HKSAR)....

5 Sep 2025

Students' innovative smart glasses project recognised with accolades

A team of Computer Science students — Yip On-tik, Chui Tsz-ching, Lee Chak-yin and Eugene Wu Long-fung — received multiple awards for their innovative project, “Smart Glasses for Hearing Impaired in Hong Kong” in local and national innovative and techonology competitions....

3 Sep 2025

HKMU School of Education and Languages hosts Symposium on Language Development in Chinese-speaking Populations with Special Needs

The Research Institute for Bilingual Learning and Teaching (RIBiLT), under the School of Education and Languages (E&L) at Hong Kong Metropolitan University (HKMU), successfully hosted the Symposium on Language Development in Chinese-speaking Populations with Special Needs on 1-2 August. The aim of the symposium was to advance scholarly understanding, foster interdisciplinary collaboration, and promote effective interventions to support the language development of Chinese-speaking individuals with special needs. Conducted in a hybrid online-offline format, the symposium attracted over 130 participants, including experts, scholars and members of the public....