# The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

- Location: Hong Kong, Hong Kong
- Type: Public
- Founded: 1937
- Official website: https://www.polyu.edu.hk/
- CollegeStat profile: https://collegestat.britexstudy-15d.workers.dev/university/the-hong-kong-polytechnic-university-a74d45a9

## Summary

PolyU began in 1937 as the Government Trade School in Wan Chai, the first publicly funded post-secondary technical school in Hong Kong. It became the Hong Kong Technical College after the Second World War, moved to its Hung Hom site in 1957, was reconstituted as the Hong Kong Polytechnic in 1972, and gained full university status in 1994. Today it focuses on applied and professionally oriented teaching and research.

## Key facts

- rank: #50 (QS 2027) — https://insights.qs.com/hubfs/Rankings%20Excel%20Reports/2027%20QS%20World%20University%20Rankings%201.1%20%28For%20qs.com%29.xlsx

## Sources

- [rank](https://insights.qs.com/hubfs/Rankings%20Excel%20Reports/2027%20QS%20World%20University%20Rankings%201.1%20%28For%20qs.com%29.xlsx)
- [Official website](https://www.polyu.edu.hk/)
- [Admissions](https://www.polyu.edu.hk/admissions/)
- [Financial aid](https://www.polyu.edu.hk/admissions/#programmes-tuition-fees-scholarships)
- [Reference](https://ror.org/0030zas98)
- [Founding 1937, name changes, motto, type, campus (Wikipedia cross-check)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hong_Kong_Polytechnic_University)
- [Official 'PolyU in Figures' (only rounded, undated counts, so headcount left null)](https://www.polyu.edu.hk/study/ug/why-polyu/polyu-figures)

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