Students' Success Stories - 2024

 

Faculty of Science

We divided tasks according to individual strengths and availability, ensuring an efficient workflow. Regular meetings helped us track progress and troubleshoot any issues promptly.

— Hasin ISHRAQ

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Faculty of Business

It is crucial to develop a systematic approach. Start by identifying key databases, journals, and resources relevant to your research topic. Use specific keywords to narrow down the literature.

— Yani LI

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Faculty of Construction and Environment

Seizing any opportunities to showcase your skills and abilities. We should polish hard skills and soft skills, and keep up with the trend to maintain competitiveness in our rapidly changing world.

— Pasu LI

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School of Hotel and Tourism Management

I wanted to gain hands-on experience and contribute to the success of an impactful event. I saw this as an opportunity to apply the knowledge and skills I learned in my studies and internship to a real-life setting.

— Christelle TSANG

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Faculty of Health and Social Sciences

Establish a strong support network that extends beyond your immediate academic circle. Look for mentors and professionals with knowledge in your field of research to offer advice on advancing your career.

— Tak Ho LO

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Faculty of Humanities

It’s essential to support students in taking breaks, participating in self-care activities, and prioritizing their mental and physical well-being. By promoting a balanced lifestyle, students can prevent burnout.

— Josette LUI

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Faculty of Construction and Environment

PolyU offers a wealth of resources for students, whether they are passionate about studying or simply enjoying university life. Make the most of the valuable resources available at the library.

— Otto YU

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School of Hotel and Tourism Management

The university years are a valuable time, providing numerous opportunities and the independence to organize your schedule. Don't hesitate to step out of your comfort zone and pursue your interests.

— Maggie LAI

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School of Hotel and Tourism Management

Stepping out of one's comfort zone can be challenging, and it is natural to feel hesitant about trying new things. However, it is important not to fear making mistakes when exploring unfamiliar territory.

— Thea SHU

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Faculty of Engineering

Seize every opportunity to explore their interests. For instance, those with a passion for research can plan their course selections and actively seek research opportunities with their professors.

— Zilai WONG

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School of Fashion and Textiles

Try is the key. Try opened the door to a broader insight and any experience during the process is valuable. A fruitful U-life is when you find what you are passionate at and go all in to it.

— Natalie JIM

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Faculty of Science

We often find ourselves uncertain about our paths and the directions we should take. Remember life is unpredictable and no one can foresee what lies ahead.

— Troy CHEN

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Faculty of Business

Work smart and play hard. Besides focusing on studies, I highly recommend taking advantage of all extracurricular opportunities, whether they are related to your field of study or not.

— Kelsey CHAN

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Faculty of Science

I dedicated time to practising and learning how to utilise LaTeX effectively. I watched numerous tutorial videos on platforms like YouTube and followed comprehensive guides to gain proficiency in using this tool.

— Sam KWOK

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Faculty of Science

By establishing connections with these professors, you open doors to a world of possibilities. Their guidance and mentorship can shape your research journey in profound ways.

— Xiaoxu ZHANG

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Faculty of Health and Social Sciences

Don't let the fear for losing keep you from trying. Just do it! even failure can serve as a valuable teacher, aiding in your development.

— Bingbing ZHANG

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Faculty of Construction and Environment

During the development phase of my robot, I embraced the use of 3D printing, which significantly enhanced my efficiency. With this technology, I could swiftly obtain 3D printed parts for functional testing.

— Meng WANG

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Students' Success Stories - 2023

 

School of Design

It's easy to feel overwhelmed as a designer by continual criticism and comparison. With "imposter syndrome," it's normal to feel inadequate, but it's critical to redirect these sentiments into action.

— Sharon CHOI

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Faculty of Business

As a business student, I am convinced that competing may give me with several benefits that will help me improve both personally and professionally.

— Tiffanie LI

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School of Design

I created the bamboo craft festival as a spatial celebration to conserve and reinvigorate this local streetlife, cultural practices, and craftsmanship, to raise public awareness about the cultural assets.

— Wincy KUNG

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Faculty of Business

Healife is a blockchain-based patient-oriented EHR storage and sharing solution that we developed. Patients may check their medical information and grant or revoke access to particular parties using our web-based or mobile application.

— Annabelle JIANG

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School of Design

I was fascinated by the interiors of workshops in Sui Fai. They are valuable because not only do the interiors represent owners’ identity and their industry, but also their craftsmen skills and spirit.

— Emily CHEUNG

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Faculty of Engineering

As the older people’s motor function decreases with age or due to some disease such as stroke, they have to participate in rehabilitation training continuously to maintain and improve their mobility.

— Adora CHING

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School of Fashion and Textiles

The collection, Chained To The Rhythm, is an idea about oneself constrained within a ‘space’. The meaning of space here, is about how our narrowed mind and let emotions controlling ourselves.

— Rachel LAM

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Faculty of Engineering

Explore early will let you know what your interests are and enrich your resume with plentiful experiences.You won't be nervous about what your next step of life will be such as directly going to work or study.

— Rao Yi HUANG

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Graduate School

I am very keen on the topic of human-robot interaction and the digital humanities. My Ph.D thesis is exploring the anthropomorphic trustworthiness within the human-robot interaction.

— Yao SONG

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Students' Success Stories - 2022

 

School of Hotel and Tourism Management

The competition aims to enhance understanding and awareness of business knowledge among the university students in the GBA. To Explore the sustainability developments at integrated resorts.

— Charlotte Chen

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Faculty of Health and Social Sciences

Just like other research newbies, it is very difficult to identify which statistical methods to use or even need to spend quite some time distinguishing the nature of the data.

— Kelly Chang

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Faculty of Science

When I encounter problems like undefined selection criteria or that the existing methods would not work, I need to read relevant publications and seek for professionals’ help.

— Mingkang LIU

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Faculty of Health and Social Sciences

We need to explore and find some effective and interesting ways like personal sharing, and small quizzes to deliver the knowledge we learned, back to the secondary school students.

— Michelle Leung

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Faculty of Health and Social Sciences

It is quite challenging for us at first. We could think of many creative ideas, but it is hard to materialize them. We felt lost during that time and thought it was an impossible task for us.

— Maggie Wong

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School of Hotel and Tourism Management

No one is the same on Earth. Everyone is unique and has their own growing background, personality, strengths, and weaknesses. There is no need for you to copy others’ way of living in university.

— Gordon Chum

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Faculty of Science

Figure out “what do you want”. This question is really critical. Whatever we’re pursuing for, whether it’s wealth, intelligence, or even power, remember to figure it out before it’s too late.

— Alvin Li

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Faculty of Humanities

Having a fruitful U-life doesn’t mean filling up your schedule so unnecessarily. You might think you’ll need to join all those activities in order to make friends or connections.

— Wills Yick

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Faculty of Health and Social Sciences

Each time you make a decision, you plant a seedling into the soil, and by the end of your life in university, you realize all seedlings grow healthily, tons of fruits are hanging on them.

— Derek Yuen

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Faculty of Construction and Environment

The skill that I used to overcome the obstacles encountered is creative problem-solving. We should never be afraid of failure as it is a step in the process of achieving success.

— Ada Lo

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School of Hotel and Tourism Management

No matter what role you are in the events, being involved in them would only bring you benefits, being connected to the event industry, getting extra ideas in event planning.

— Darren Chow

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Faculty of Humanities

I learned that “true” or “false” never exists in terms of creativity. I believe writing from my heart, being sincere, instead of faking something to grab others’ attention is always the truth.

— Ho Hiu Man

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Faculty of Science

Everyone can make mistakes, even published papers can be wrong. We should trust our judgment based on our own knowledge, and keep our critical thinking on everything.

— Oscar Ouyang

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Faculty of Construction and Environment

Whenever you meet challenges or obstacles, you will definitely learn something afterward. So join more competitions, it would be fun and make your university life much more fruitful.

— Christine Suen

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Students' Success Stories - 2021

 

Faculty of Health and Social Sciences

Don’t be afraid of trying new things. Neither of my teammates nor I was any good at computing but we still decided to try. I cannot say that our research was flawless but we did learn a lot doing it.

— Toby Chan

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School of Hotel and Tourism Management

Seize and treasure the opportunities in gaining practical experience. The accumulation of experiences could not only build your CV but also your confidence in handling ac-hoc issues.

— Jeremy Lam

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Faculty of Business

PolyU offers many scholarship opportunities, covering academic ones to extra-curricular ones. All of these serve as great motivation and encouragement for us to further learn and grow.

— Anna Tao

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Faculty of Engineering

I have learned that adhering to the schedule is the most important consideration in a project. We might tend to spend more time than expected to deliver the perfect result for every project stage.

— Yau Hei Chu

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Faculty of Science

Choose your career path wisely before the final year has come. You have three years to find and explore what you want to be and what you don’t want to be.

— Benjamin Fung

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Faculty of Engineering

During the project, I learned how to manage my time and complete multiple tasks in time. I learned how to adapt to changes in our tasks and how to solve a problem when it arises.

— Safiullah Saad Bin

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Faculty of Business

The key is not to give up easily and cherish any single chance to improve all soft skills. We can have some reflection regularly to know anything that I can do better next time.

— Marco Poon

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Faculty of Humanities

Try to join some activities that give you international exposure. It was truly amazing how much I learned from those kinds of overseas experiences by interacting with local people.

— Kate Lai

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School of Design

Project planning and time management were important examples, as we designers usually have a lot we would like to achieve and explore within the limited time we have.

— Angel Kwong

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School of Hotel and Tourism Management

Teamwork is the heart of event planning. As you cannot finish the budget, find sponsors, do marketing, research of venues and suppliers on your own.

— Emma Hon

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Students' Success Stories - 2020

 

School of Hotel and Tourism Management

After pitching the idea for many times to a wide spectrum of audiences, the presentation skill that I find most useful is to attract people’s attention in the beginning by telling stories and asking them to think for a while.

— Karina Ngai

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School of Fashion and Textiles

I want to express my love of sport and nature through the sport collection. Combining the smocking and Chinese brush painting into the design can show the harmonious and calm atmosphere from the nature scenery.

— Sally Au

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School of Design

Recognition and praise industry is only a gateway to more. This experience is just a baby step, from the knowledge we gain from this project humbles us from knowing there are more to come. One must keep working hard.

— Bear Cheng

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Faculty of Engineering

I began by publishing my research results to a renowned international scientific journal and I was invited to give a presentation in the 2020 OARSI World Congress on Osteoarthritis to gain academic recognition.

— Toby Li

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Faculty of Humanities

When COVID19 broke out, our team decided that homeless organizations would need extra materials to keep the place clean with so many people sheltered in tight space.

— Minju Kim

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Faculty of Construction and Environment

Internship is a only practice step, it also provides a period to get in touch with the proficient people in a real workplace. It is a great opportunity to broaden your horizon to the industry.

— Ronald Li

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Faculty of Science

The knowledge that I have gained can be a testimony that learning physics doesn’t have to be boring and only through textbooks and exams. There are so many potential for STEM education.

— Sam Lin

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Students' Success Stories - 2019

 

Faculty of Engineering

Planning and research is the key. At the beginning of the season, they should construct a milestone plan, determine their design, manufacturing and testing period. At the same time, do a lot of research in order to enrich the knowledge required on technical design or team management as soon as possible.

— Brian Tam

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School of Design

Digital programming was a new technique that I have mastered during the whole design process. I think programming is one of the essential knowledge and skills to product designer in the future.

— Jack Wong

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School of Fashion and Textiles

I now have a better understanding of the needs and aesthetics of the judges and customers of shoe design and doing better in each design competition!

— Jenny Cheung

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Faculty of Humanities

After all the difficulties, stay optimistic about taking on new challenges.

— Lois Chiu

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Faculty of Humanities

I always believe, education is the most powerful tool you can use to change the world.

— Jenny Tung

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Faculty of Construction and Environment

I want to practice what I have learned from the class and do something meaningful.

— Cherry Chung

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Faculty of Engineering

To optimize robot’s performance and to minimize the potential risk, we never stopped our research, analysis, experiments, and practice on the robot, again and again.

— Ji-ho SHIN

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School of Design

I think design shapes our everyday life, as well as the culture surrounding us.

— Cindy Chan Ho Yee

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