Welcome to Hong Kong Metropolitan University.
Effective from 1 September 2021, The Open University of Hong Kong (OUHK) has been renamed as Hong Kong Metropolitan University (HKMU).
Founded in 1989, we have indeed come a long way to become a modern comprehensive university today with about 10,000 full-time undergraduates, 1,900 postgraduates and 8,700 part-time students. We tailor our professional programmes to market trends and industry needs, thus providing our students with clear career paths. Our signature programmes include areas in high demand, such as nursing, physiotherapy, creative arts, testing and certification, early childhood education, and corporate governance. Our efforts and achievements in providing professional education are evidenced by the largest share in the number of subsidized places under the Study Subsidy Scheme for Designated Professions/ Sectors (SSSDP) in Hong Kong.
Our faculty and staff ensure that students have a solid academic foundation and equip them with essential work skills and capabilities through internships, global immersion programmes, and collaborative initiatives with businesses. At HKMU, we conduct research that advances knowledge and enhances teaching, focusing on strategic areas that are uniquely relevant and beneficial to the development of Hong Kong and the region.
The HKMU Jockey Club Institute of Healthcare, equipped with state-of-the-art facilities, was officially opened in January 2021. With the addition of this brand-new third campus, HKMU offers an ideal environment for faculty, staff and students to interact.
The change of our title is undoubtedly a significant milestone marking our transformation and reflecting our current characteristics, strategic focuses and our unique positioning. It signifies our unique position in metropolitan Hong Kong and points to our aspiration in the 21st century.
Stay tuned to this website for our latest endeavours and exciting plans for the future.
Professor Paul Kwan-sing LAM
President
「自在人生自學計劃」是由婦女事務委員會倡議發起、香港都會大學李嘉誠專業進修學院及電台伙伴合辦，為針對婦女需要而設的創新學習計劃，旨在提高參加者的學習能力，幫助她他們培養求知慾、發揮個人潛能、肯定自我，以正面態度面對不同挑戰，從而開創更精彩的人生。本計劃提供數十個特別編撰、涉及不同範疇的面授、電台及網上課程，由各區非政府機構參與協辦安排，讓全港有興趣人士自由選讀。
為學
天下事有難易乎？為之，則難者亦易矣；不為，則易者亦難矣。人之為學有難易乎？學之，則難者亦易矣；不學，則易者亦難矣。
吾資之昏，不逮人也；吾材之庸，不逮人也。旦旦而學之，久而不怠焉；迄乎成，而亦不知其昏與庸也。吾資之聰，倍人也；吾材之敏，倍人也。屏棄而不用，其昏與庸，無以異也。然則昏、庸、聰、敏之用，豈有常哉？
蜀之鄙，有二僧：其一貧，其一富。貧者語於富者，曰：『吾欲之南海，何如？』富者曰：『子何恃而往？』曰：『吾一瓶一缽足矣。』富者曰：『吾數年來欲買舟而下，猶未能也。子何恃而往？』越明年，貧者自南海還，以告富者；富者有慚色。西蜀之去南海，不知幾千里也。僧富者不能至，而貧者至焉。人之立志，顧不如蜀鄙之僧哉？
是故聰與敏，可恃而不可恃 也；自恃其聰與敏而不學，自敗者也。昏與庸，可限而不可限也；不自限其昏與庸而力學不倦，自立者也。
作者：清代進士彭端淑（本篇錄自彭端淑的白鶴堂詩文集）
電光一閃舊年過，腦筋一轉新知來
我寫這篇文章時，正值２００９年春節，記得之前過年曾寫過以下一首以電腦為題的對聯：「電光一閃舊年過，腦筋一轉新知來」，無庸置疑，電腦科技一日千里，日日新鮮，有別於從前，幾代務農，百年不變，現在，若不懂或少用電腦，都會覺得與時代脫節和自卑，甚至惶恐，沒法與家人溝通。
我想「自在人生自學計劃」亦有見及此，開辦了「輕鬆學電腦」和「網上世界漫遊」兩個電腦課程，好讓大家重拾自信，加強親子關係，本人亦有幸可與眾先進後學一起分享一點電腦知識，每逢開新班，甫進課室，總會見到很多塊和藹可親的臉孔，渴望知識的眼睛遍佈課室，一對對期待的手接過一本本沉甸甸的筆記，喜悅中帶點憂慮，有學生說：「輕鬆學電腦」一點都不輕鬆，的確，這課程每個單元都可以成為一個獨立課程，對於放下書包很久，平時沒有或很少接觸電腦的同學來說的確有點吃力，我唯有強調「自學」與啟導，縱使內容不「輕鬆」，希望同學能以輕鬆的心態學習，好像參觀或觀光一樣，見過試過，以後同事、朋友或家人教你時，就可一點即通，如見過人家做餅，到自已學時便可得心應手。電腦軟件日新月異，死記步驟畫面，明天一個新版本出現，又不懂了，所以明原理概念，如培養音樂感一樣，培養出電腦感至為重要。如果對某個課題感興趣，應再報讀一個完整的課程深造，其實有不少同學都希望「自在人生」可以開辦多些電腦課程。
韓愈有謂：「書山有路勤為徑，學海無涯苦作舟」，俗語有云：「竹密何妨水過,山高不礙雲飛」很多同學都為了一課不失，趕路捱餓，由不敢開電腦到天天用電腦，由不知上網為何物到在網上與親友通訊對話，學烹飪和處理各項事務等，每當課程完結，不論進了一步還是百步，同學們喜悅感激之情，溢於言表，大慰之餘卻為不盡善美而有愧，最近見有女兒陪父親一同上課，父賢女孝，教人欣羡。
一個階段的結束是另一個階段的開始，牛年伊始，願「鼠輩橫過昨年過，牛氣直沖今歲臨」。
牛年順境!身體健康!
龐森
2009年2月