Student Life
PolyU Student Halls
PolyU Student Halls of Residence is probably the largest single block of hall premises in the world that can house over 3,000 student residents. There are 8 Undergraduate Halls and 1 Postgraduate Hall on the hall premises. The 8 Undergraduate Halls are named after PolyU's motto of "To learn and to apply, for the benefit of mankind" ("開物成務 勵學利民") :
- Kaiyuan Hall 開元堂
- Wuhua Hall 物華堂
- Chengde Hall 成德堂
- Wuxian Hall 務賢堂
- Lizhi Hall 勵志堂
- Xuemin Hall 學敏堂
- Lisheng Hall 利生堂
- Minyin Hall 民殷堂
- Boyan Hall 博彥堂
Big Mouth Corner (BMC)
The Big Mouth Corner, first started in 2002 following the success of its predecessor the Chat Point, is a weekly English conversation forum organised by the English Club of the University. Local students and young native English speakers (who serve as English facilitators) participate in the BMC.
PolyU International Film Society (PIFS)
PIFS is a student society run by the English Language Centre. It screens up to 5 movies each semester with an objective to show a range of movies from around the World. PIFS has its own blog. Notable speakers at screenings include Leung Kwok Hung
Sports Affairs Committee (SAC)
There is also an organisation called Sports Affairs Committee(SAC), which is a part of the Student Union. Their responsibilities are organising different sports competitions and promote sports to students. They are sporty, sunny and healthy. They have a long history and this year(2009) is the start of 38th SAC. There are 16 members in 38th SAC.
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