HK PolyU School of Design 5.11

PolyU Design has been an important hub of design education and research for Hong Kong since 1964. The School thrives on its geographical position in bridging the East and the West, allowing its students to develop their design strengths with a uniquely international cultural awareness at both professional and social levels. The School is ranked as one of the Top Design Schools in the World by BusinessWeek, and the only School in Asia among the Top 25 in the World by Business Insider. The School is also ranked one of the best in Asia on the QS list of world’s top universities for art and design.

With her extraordinary 50-year legacy of scholarship the School nurtures around 1,300 students in a wide range of undergraduate and postgraduate programmes with almost 50 PhD students every year. For our undergraduate programmes, we offer the Bachelor of Arts (Hons) Scheme in Design which includes five major disciplines: Advertising Design, Communication Design, Environment and Interior Design, Product Design, and Social Design. Other top-up degree programmes are offered in the areas of Digital Media and Interactive Media.

The School provides a high level, well equipped environment that includes significant research infrastructure with 8 laboratories and a variety of first class technical workshops in the newly completed Jockey Club Innovation Tower, a landmark building designed by the late legendary architect Zaha Hadid.

The School’s research and academic programmes are governed by our core values 1) Developing an Open Mind Frame; 2) Steering Positive Change; 3) Establishing Visionary Entrepreneurship; 4) Practicing Authentic Expression; 5) Design Responsibly.

Famous designers who graduated from the School include Raman Hui (Animation), Freeman Lau (Branding and Art), Vivienne Tam (Fashion), Eric Chan (Product), Anthony Lo (Automotive), Yip Kam-tim (Film), Dennis Chan (Jewelry), among others.