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A wild-history archive for 香港理工大学 — independent of any official body, covering historical fact, people and anecdote alike.
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23 volumes · 6 sections⚑Wild history
Student movement history Movements · Advocacy · Timeline
A general history of student movements: campus and social movements organised chronologically.
13 5 articlesDisputed · sourcedGovernance & reform Governance · Restructuring · Disputes
Institutional governance disputes: governance structure, restructuring, and how the administration has handled internal power dynamics.
15 2 articlesDisputed · sourcedCampus lore, anecdotes & speech Legends · Speech · Controversies
Campus lore, anecdotes and legends, plus controversies over student media and free expression.
16 2 articlesDisputed · sourcedMainland students & cross-border relations Cross-border tensions · Community
Events involving Mainland students, cross-border cultural and language dynamics, and community history.
⚠Wilder still · low-confidence rumoursEach entry has one source; judge veracity yourself
Wilder school policies Low-confidence archive
⚠️ Low-confidence archive: campus-politics rumours, each entry attached to one real source; readers should judge credibility for themselves.
18 1 articlesLow confidenceWilder student movements Low-confidence archive
⚠️ Low-confidence archive: student-movement rumours, each entry attached to one real source; readers should judge credibility for themselves.
✦Campus life
Canteens & food safety Canteens · Contractors · Food safety
PolyU's Hung Hom campus and hall canteens, catering outlets, outsourced contractors and food-safety records: verifiable facts sourced individually; where no major incident is found, that is stated plainly.
20 6 articlesDisputed · sourcedStudent union & hall association disputes Student union · Cabinet fees · Hall associations
The structure of PolyU's student union, council, student media, departmental societies and hall associations; cabinet culture, governance disputes and shifts in the relationship with the university administration.
21 2 articlesResidence & hall life Hung Hom · Homantin · Hall
Student dormitories in Hung Hom and Homantin, residential education, hall culture, hall associations and dormitory traditions.
22 2 articlesOrientation & cabinet culture O-Camp · Buddy · Cabinet culture
University orientation, faculty/department O-Camps, the Buddy programme and cabinet handovers, plus how new students settle in under PolyU's school system.
23 2 articlesAthletics & inter-varsity games USFHK · Representative teams · Tech & innovation contests
PolyU representative teams, USFHK inter-varsity competitions, sports and arts societies, plus student competition teams such as robotics and esports.
❖Overview
Overview Overview · Facts · History
Basic facts, FAQ, key figures, pre-founding history, a historical timeline, motto and emblem, and governance structure.
03 4 articlesRankings World · Subject
World rankings from QS, THE and ARWU with year-on-year trends, plus standout subject rankings.
02 5 articlesAdmissions Admissions · Tuition · Outcomes
Admission routes, Mainland and international applications, tuition and scholarships, and graduate outcomes.
✎Academics
Academics Faculties · Departments · Programmes
Faculties and departments, undergraduate and postgraduate programmes, the academic structure and general-education system.
04 17 articlesResearch Labs · Breakthroughs · Startups
Key laboratories, landmark breakthroughs, named centres and spin-off companies.
11 7 articlesMedicine Faculties · Hospitals
Medicine- and health-related faculties and departments, teaching hospitals and clinical practice.
▦Campus
Campus Geography · Architecture · Ecology
Campus geography, a building directory, transport facilities, sustainability, and museums and ecology.
10 3 articlesColleges / Residence Colleges · Halls · General education
The history, character and traditions of PolyU's colleges / residential halls and dormitory culture.
⚖Administration
People Scholars · Alumni · Honours
Leading scholars, notable alumni, short biographies, honorary doctorates and the alumni network.
08 4 articlesFinances Revenue & Spending · Donations
Annual revenue, spending and reserves, endowment funds, and the philanthropic families behind named buildings.
09 6 articlesInternationalisation Partnerships · Exchange · Greater Bay Area
Overseas partnerships and exchanges, dual/joint degrees and the Greater Bay Area, and PolyU's role in national strategy.
12 5 articlesMiscellany Publishing · Library · Peers
The university press and flagship publications, libraries and museums, academic journals, and digital education.