Jan 15, 2011

Top 50 UNIVERSITIES in the World – No.40

 

40. Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST)

Location: The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong 

UNIVERSITY -40

History

Since its official opening in October 1991, the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology has established itself as an intellectual powerhouse, energising the community's transformation into a knowledge-based society, and securing a place on the academic world map in record-breaking time.

An innovator in research and teaching, HKUST is the only science and technology research university in Hong Kong, and the only one to offer an all-PhD faculty. Its groundbreaking work in science, engineering, business, humanities and social science is successfully pushing back the boundaries of the information age. Such advances are assisted by the university's top-class facilities.

Courses offered

The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology awards degrees in five schools organised under the academic affairs of the university.

Two types of research postgraduate programmes are offered:

  1. Doctoral level: Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) programmes
  2. Master's level: Master of Philosophy (MPhil) programmes

The schools of Science, Engineering, and Business and Management offer undergraduate and postgraduate programmes through to the doctorate. The School of Humanities and Social Science provides general education for all undergraduates and enrols graduate students up to the doctoral level.

Admission procedure/cycle (month/date)

The admission process for freshmen is very intricate, and best referred from the undergraduate admission web page of the university.

All applications for postgraduate taught programmes (except the ones listed below, for which it is best to refer to the relevant web page that can be accessed from the official website) should be submitted through the On-line Application System:

  • Kellogg-HKUST EMBA
  • HKUST EMBA for Chinese Executives
  • MBA
  • MSc Global Finance

The admission process for postgraduate research, too, is complicated and best directly referred to at the official website.

Tentative cost of courses: The tuition fee for full-time international undergraduate students (per academic year) is HK$100,000.

Taught postgraduate programmes are mainly coordinated by individual programme offices. Details of the programme fees, therefore, can be found in the relevant programme web pages.

Tuition fees for research programmes are payable in two equal instalments at the beginning of each semester. For local and non-local research postgraduate students (subject to government confirmation), the charges are:

  • Full-time -- HK$42,100 per annum
  • Part-time -- HK$21,050 per annum

Refer to the HKUST website for details and updates.

Scholarships offered

HKUST is committed to supporting outstanding international undergraduate applicants who choose to pursue their higher education with them. Scholarships are awarded to top students from all backgrounds based on academic merit. You may contact the Scholarships and Awards Unit for more details.

For details of scholarships for postgraduate courses, please refer to the relevant programme web page.

Research students are provided financial assistance in various ways:

  • Postgraduate Studentships
  • Hong Kong PhD Fellowship Scheme (HKPFS)
  • Financial Assistance
  • Scholarships and Prizes

For details, refer to the official website.

Source: India Syndicate

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