HKSYU Welcomes Nearly 1,800 New Students in 2025/26 Academic Year

Hong Kong Shue Yan University (HKSYU) held its annual Staff Meeting on 25 August to mark the start of the 2025/26 academic year. Members of the senior management shared updates on admissions, campus developments, international engagement and research achievements.

Academic Vice President Professor Selina CHAN reported encouraging admissions results this academic year. The number of applications soared by 20% to about 13,000, among which close to 1,800 new students were admitted. Of these, 433 are non-local students from Mainland China, Pakistan, Russia and other countries. The University is also welcoming 29 international students into the one-year International Foundation Year Programme (IFYP).

In the face of an evolving academic profile of local students over the past decade and a larger cohort of non-local students, Professor CHAN encouraged departments to collaborate with the Language Centre and the Office of Student Affairs to address the opportunities and challenges from students’ increasingly diverse backgrounds.

Professor CHAN also announced that the University History Museum, currently under construction in the Exhibition Hall of the Main Building, will be completed by November 2026 to celebrate HKSYU’s 55th anniversary.

Dr Jason CHOW, Vice President (University Administration), highlighted recent campus improvements. Classrooms and lecture theatres from LG4 to LG6 of the Main Academic Building have been fully renovated, and a new research co-working office has been established on LG5 to foster collaboration across departments. Two new facilities, the Digital Imaging Laboratory and the Game Development Laboratory, have been launched, strengthening teaching and research capacity in fast-evolving digital fields.

Dr CHOW also noted advances in international engagement. Over the past year, the Centre for Global Engagement (CGE) has formed more than 20 new partnerships with overseas universities and international agencies, creating new pathways for study abroad and industrial attachments. Meanwhile, the Communications and Public Affairs Office has expanded alumni outreach, with alumni ambassadors now appointed across five overseas chapters in Australia, Canada, Mainland China, the UK, and the US to enhance Shue Yan’s visibility and presence worldwide.

Further updates were given by the senior management. Professor Catherine TANG So-kum, Vice President (Graduate School), reported a 40% year-on-year increase in postgraduate admissions, with 241 new students joining this year. Dr Alex LI Wang-on, Associate Academic Vice President (University Research) outlined the University’s progress in funded projects and in the latest QS Asia and East Asia rankings. Dr WONG Ka-ki, Associate Academic Vice President (Teaching and Learning Development), spoke on the application of teaching technologies to support interdisciplinary learning.