Hong Kong Polytechnic University
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 | ||||||||||||
Academic affiliations | BHUA GHMUA JHMUA SHUA UASR ASRTU ANSO CPEC Consortium of Universities UCMSR ACNET-EngTech BRAIA ISTA USRN IAF | ||||||||||||
| Chairman | Lam Tai-fai | ||||||||||||
| President | Teng Jin-guang | ||||||||||||
| Vice-president | DP: Wing-tak Wong SVP (RI): Christopher Chao VP (EDU): Cao Jiannong VP (SGA): Ben Young Interim VP (CF): Kar-kan Ling | ||||||||||||
Academic staff | 1,569 | ||||||||||||
| Students | 33,900 | ||||||||||||
| Location | 11 Yuk Choi Road, Hung Hom , , 22°18′18″N 114°10′48″E / 22.30500°N 114.18000°E | ||||||||||||
| Campus | Urban, 9.46 hectares (0.0946 km2) | ||||||||||||
| Colours | Red and grey | ||||||||||||
| Website | polyu | ||||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 香港理工大學 | ||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 香港理工大学 | ||||||||||||
| Cantonese Yale | Hēunggóng Léihgūng Daaihhohk | ||||||||||||
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The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU or HKPU) is a public 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.
PolyU consists of 7 Faculties, 4 Schools and 1 College, offering programmes covering business, computer and mathematical sciences, construction & environment, engineering, health & social science, humanities, design, fashion & textiles, hotel and tourism management.