The publicly-funded university in Hung Hom is among three candidates that have submitted proposals to the government.
The planned medical school, along with a teaching and research hospital, are expected to be located in the Northern Metropolis.
Lam Tai-fai, the university’s council chairman, said in a press conference that PolyU could shoulder all expenses of the new medical school before it opens in the new development area.
“We will be hand in hand with the government to develop this third medical school… Regarding the detailed figure, we will let everybody know once it’s ready,” he said.
President Teng Jin-guang noted PolyU has been offering a number of healthcare programmes in almost half of a century that produced more than 50,000 graduates, which he described as a key strength of the university.
He added artificial intelligence will feature prominently.
“The future medical service will rely heavily on AI-powered devices and systems,” he said. “The design of the new medical school, particularly its pedagogy, will make full use of AI, so students will be able to pursue their studies more independently.”
The university has pulled in a number of outside advisors to help with its bid, including leading Chinese infectious disease expert Zhong Nanshan, former health chief York Chow and Nobel laureate Barry Marshall.
Baptist University and the University of Science and Technology have also expressed their interest in running the city’s third medical school.
Interviews with the three universities are planned for the second quarter, with the evaluation process expected to conclude within the year.
