PolyU - Scientific Research at Best Research Universities in Asia

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PolyU's Research Excellence Drives Impactful Innovation
PolyU is leveraging its world-class academic and research excellence to develop innovative solutions for a more sustainable tomorrow. The University’s strong interdisciplinary focus in research and innovation seeks to address complex global problems that require collaboration across disciplines. This involves creating an environment in which our researchers work together across disciplines, and with partners, to address societal needs.
PolyU -Scientific Research at Best Research Universities in Asia
PolyU's scientific research excellence is among the best research universities in Asia, proactively translating scientific discoveries into innovations and viable solutions and tackle global challenges.
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World-Class Research University | PolyU
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University is a world-class university with leading research in multiple disciplines, making bold advances to break new ground.
With over 80 years of proud tradition, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University is a world-class research university, ranking among the world’s top 100 institutions.
We strive in inter-disciplinary research and impactful innovations for discoveries to solve real-world challenges. Our researchers are developing breakthrough ideas, fostering sustainability, lifting economic outcomes, and improving communities’ lives for the benefit of Hong Kong, the nation and the world.
Research Excellence
The university commits to research excellence and addresses global challenges with practical innovation. Our commitment to interdisciplinary research has led to innovative discoveries for a more sustainable tomorrow. We uncover knowledge and transform research excellence into impactful innovation through multi-disciplinary collaborations.
University Partnership and Research Collaboration
PolyU welcomes academic and research collaboration with university partners worldwide. PolyU’s impressive global reach has led to various academic partnerships and research collaboration as well as different types of staff and student mobility with like-minded institutions around the world. We support the development of international partnerships, facilitate and strengthen links with leading universities for senior management and faculty to explore collaboration opportunities, provide partnership relationship and collaboration briefings to inform decision-making on international matters, and arrange high-level incoming and outgoing international visits.
A research university with a strong emphasis on societal impact
PolyU is a world-leading research university with a strong emphasis on excellence, societal impact and social responsibility. We are the university where interdisciplinary research collaboration, innovation and entrepreneurship development are highly valued. Our newly established Graduate School commits to the scholarly excellence and provides research postgraduate students with high-quality educational experience and professional development.
Being one of the leading research universities in Asia, PolyU Graduate School offers a wide variety of world-class research postgraduate programmes from 6 Faculties and 2 Schools. Our research students from all over the world receive trainings in different fields including applied sciences and textiles, business, construction and environment, design, engineering, health and social sciences, hotel and tourism management and humanities. Our research graduates are making contributions to society worldwide and teaching in universities, conducting research in institutes, working in industries, financial firms and investment banks, governments, hospitals, consultant companies, real estate or social agencies, etc.
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A full array of research resources and facilities have been established to foster translational research and innovation to shape a better future.
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20
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48
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25
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Research Impact
Our community of researchers bring together excellence and innovation, driving technological advancements to meet changing environmental, social, healthcare and commercial needs. We engage in a wide spectrum of research projects spanning from deep space exploration to AI and robotics, advanced manufacturing, smart cities, carbon neutrality, healthcare and food security.
Widely recognised in national and international arenas, our practical and problem-solving innovations have contributed positively to the world. Read our publication "
Excel x Impact
" to learn more about our research stories.
Mainland Translational Research Institutes
These institutes aim to align the University’s research capabilities with the industrial and societal needs of the Mainland cities, thereby promoting their development.
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PolyU offers research degree programmes leading to Master of Philosophy and Doctor of Philosophy to nurture talents across disciplines.
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