Milestones

School of Nursing (1977 - 2016)

  1. 1977
  2. 1978
  3. 1980
  4. 1984
  5. 1986
  6. 1987
  7. 1988
  8. 1990
  9. 1991
  10. 1992
  11. 1993
  12. 1994
  13. 1995
  14. 1996
  15. 1997
  16. 1998
  17. 1999
  18. 2000
  19. 2001
  20. 2002
  21. 2003
  22. 2005
  23. 2006
  24. 2007
  25. 2008
  26. 2009
  27. 2010
  28. 2011
  29. 2012
  30. 2013
  31. 2014
  32. 2015
  33. 2016

  1. 1977

     

    Institute of Medical and Health Care established

     

    Commenced First Aid Programme

  2. 1978

     

    Commenced full-time Diploma programme in Medical Laboratory Science

  3. 1980

     

    Commenced Diploma programme in Nursing Education

  4. 1984

     

    Commenced Ship's Captain Medical Programme

  5. 1986

     

    Commenced Post-experience Diploma programme in Nursing Administration

     

    Commenced Post-experience Diploma programme in Nursing

  6. 1987

     

    Institute of Medical and Health Care renamed as Department of Health Sciences

  7. 1988

     

    Commenced full-time Higher Diploma programme in Biomedical Science

  8. 1990

     

    Commenced first full-time Bachelor of Science (Honours) programme in Nursing

  9. 1991

     

    Commenced first part-time Bachelor of Science (Honours) programme in Nursing

  10. 1992

     

    Graduated first MPhil student in Medical Laboratory Science

     

    Commenced part-time Bachelor of Science (Honours) programme in Biomedical Science

     

    Associate membership in the Institute of Biomedical Science (AIBMS)

  11. 1993

     

    Graduated first PhD student in Medical Laboratory Science

     

    Commenced post-graduate Diploma programme in Health Care (Nursing)

  12. 1994

     

    Established the Asian Journal of Nursing Studies

  13. 1995

     

    Commenced part-time Master of Science/Post-graduate Diploma programme in Health Care (Biomedical Science)

  14. 1996

     

    Commenced Higher Diploma programme in Nursing

     

    Commenced Post-graduate Diploma programme in Nursing Education

     

    Post-experience Diploma programme in Nursing Administration renamed as Post-experience Diploma programme in Nursing Management

  15. 1997

     

    Department of Health Sciences renamed as Department of Nursing and Health Sciences

     

    Established the East Asian Forum of Nursing Scholars (EAFONS)

     

    Commenced Master of Science programme in Nursing

  16. 1998

     

    Graduated first PhD student in Nursing

     

    Commenced web-based teaching

     

    Commenced Bachelor of Science (Honours) programme in Clinical Nursing

  17. 1999

     

    Established the Manulife Centre for Children with Specific Learning Disabilities

     

    Implementation of problem-based learning in Nursing programmes

     

    Established Virtual Reality and Patient Simulator Nursing laboratories

     

    Established Flow Cytometer, DNA Technology and Tissue Culture in Biomedical Science laboratories

  18. 2000

     

    Commenced full-time Bachelor of Science (Honours) programme in Biomedical Science

     

    Commenced full-time Bachelor of Science (Honours) programme in Biomedical Science

     

    Chartered as the first Hong Kong Chapter of the Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing

  19. 2001

     

    Commenced Bachelor of Science in Nursing programme in collaboration with Zhejiang University in Mainland China

     

    Established the Telehealth Clinic - Tsing Yi Station

  20. 2002

     

    Department of Nursing and Health Sciences renamed as School of Nursing

     

    Commenced Psychiatric Stream of the part-time Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Nursing programme

  21. 2003

     

    Established Integrative Health Clinic

  22. 2005

     

    Established the Chinese Consortium for Higher Nursing Education

     

    Biomedical Science Stream transferred from School of Nursing to Department of Health Technology & Informatics (PolyU)

  23. 2006

     

    Commenced part-time Postgraduate Diploma in Nursing programme in collaboration with Macao Polytechnic Institute

     

    Established Centre for Integrative Digital Health (CIDH)

  24. 2007

     

    Commenced full-time Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Nursing programme in collaboration with St. Paul's & St. Teresa's Hospitals

     

    Established PolyU-Henry G. Leong Mobile Integrative Health Centre (MIHC)

     

    Designated by World Health Organization (WHO) as a WHO Collaborating Centre for Community Health Services

  25. 2008

     

    Commenced full-time pre-registration Master of Nursing programme in collaboration with Hong Kong Sanatorium & Hospital

     

    Part-time Postgraduate Diploma in Nursing programme renamed as Postgraduate Diploma in Specialty Nursing

     

    Established Herbal Dispensary

     

    Patent granted for Non-invasive Blood Glucose Meter

  26. 2009

     

    Commenced full-time Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Mental Health Nursing programme

     

    Patent granted for Foot Massage Apparatus

  27. 2010

     

    Re-offered Psychiatric Stream of the part-time Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Nursing programme

  28. 2011

     

    Commenced part-time Master of Science in Specialty Nursing programme in collaboration with Macao Polytechnic Institute

     

    Redesignated by World Health Organization (WHO) as a WHO Collaborating Centre for Community Health Services

  29. 2012

     

    Established Centre for Gerontological Nursing

  30. 2013

     

    Squina International Centre for Infection Control transferred from PolyU's Faculty of Health and Social Sciences to School of Nursing

     

    Prof. Alex Molasiotis, Chair Professor of Nursing & Head of School, awarded the Angel S.P. Chan Lau Endowed Professorship in Health and Longevity

     

    Launched the International Nursing Scholarship for Pre-PhD in Research Excellence (INSPPIRE)

     

    Established the Hong Kong Innovation Academy

     

    Centre for Integrative Digital Health (CIDH) renamed as Centre for Smart Health (S.Health)

  31. 2014

     

    Herbal Dispensary renamed as Herbal Medicine Learning Centre

     

    Centre for Gerontological Nursing (CGN) was accepted as a new member of the National Hartford Centers of Gerontological Nursing Excellence (NHCGNE) in the US

     

    Established The Hong Kong Polytechnic University Campus Blood Donor Centre in the Integrative Health Clinic

  32. 2015

     

    Commenced Master of Science in Mental Health Nursing programme

     

    Launched PolyU's first massive open online course (MOOC), 'Human Anatomy (ANA101X)'

     

    Redesignated by World Health Organization (WHO) as a WHO Collaborating Centre for Community Health Services

     

    Elected as the Chief Convenor of the Chinese Consortium for Higher Nursing Education

  33. 2016

     

    Appointed as Co-Secretariat of Asia Pacific Emergency and Disaster Nursing Network (APEDNN)

     

    Established the Global Consortium for Chronic Care Research Centre in collaboration with the School of Nursing of Sun Yat­sen University, the School of Nursing of Johns Hopkins University, and the Faculty of Health of the University of Technology Sydney, Australia