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香港科技大學
2010-2011
年報
HKUST 2010-2011 Annual Report
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教與學
Teaching and Learning
Undergraduate education
E
ducating the next generation of community leaders is part of HKUST’s core mission. Each year,
HKUST graduates more than 2,000 young people from over 40 undergraduate programs. These
dynamic bachelor degrees have been carefully designed to provide a holistic experience that can
realize each student’s potential and achieve learning outcomes that can ensure graduates’ success
in their careers and personal lives.
Class sizes are small and delivered by a highly qualified international team of faculty members.
HKUST’s facilities are also excellent, including a world-class library, IT facilities and laboratories, all
located within a beautiful campus setting. An important part of the student experience at HKUST is
an active and internationalized campus life and the University continues to make strides toward the
diversification of the student body.
TRANSFORMING THE UNDERGRADUATE EXPERIENCE
Hong Kong’s education reform will reach a critical point in September 2012, when the first
class of secondary school students graduates with the new Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary
Education (HKDSE). In that year, HKUST will accept entrants with both the HKDSE and the final
class graduating with HKALE results, an event often referred to as the “double cohort”. The year
thus proved a busy and productive 12 months as preparations continued to meet the challenge of
the double cohort but also to optimize the tremendous opportunity to enhance degree programs,
which will move from three to four years.
In early 2011, the University submitted its Academic Development Proposals (ADP) to the University
Grants Committee (UGC) setting out detailed plans for the period 2012-2015. The UGC welcomed
these proposals and assigned additional student numbers to HKUST, noting that the University
has reached a positive stage of change and development. In the ADP, the basic intentions for the
HKUST undergraduate experience were clearly defined. HKUST’s objective is to provide:
•
Flexible degree programs that expose students to multiple
cross-disciplinary and inter-disciplinary perspectives
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A broad-based University Common Core, opening students’
horizons and strengthening critical thinking
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Inquiry-based learning and undergraduate research
opportunities to stimulate creativity and curiosity based on
HKUST’s internationally recognized research strength
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Meaningful co-curricular activities to cultivate global citizenship,
provide practical experiences, enhance creativity and foster
social responsibility.
Over the year, both three-year degree programs and the new four-
year degree curriculum took steps forward. New interdisciplinary
majors, minors and cross-School programs have been introduced.
During 2010-2011, plans for the Division of Biomedical Engineering
were successfully advanced, leading to the new academic unit
being established under the Interdisciplinary Programs Office in
July 2011. The move provides a further platform to bring together
the strengths of HKUST’s Schools to develop new interdisciplinary
programs and courses.
本科生教育
科
大的核心使命，是培育社會未來的棟樑。每年，
2,000
多名來自
40
多項本科生課程的學生於科大畢業。這些本科
課程均經過精心設計，務求令學生獲得全面的學習體驗、
盡展潛能，達致學習成果，有助畢業生開創成功事業和活
出豐盛人生。
科大推行小班教學，由具國際視野的資深教授任教。科大
擁有一流的學習設施，包括世界級的圖書館、資訊科技設
施及實驗室，校園環境優美。多姿多彩和國際化的校園生
活，是豐富學習體驗的重要元素，大學並將致力保持國際
化的特色。
提升本科生的學習體驗
香港的教育改革將於
2012
年
9
月邁進關鍵時刻，首批應
考香港中學文憑的學生將畢業。科大屆時將同時取錄香港
中學文憑的考生、及最後一批香港高級程度會考的畢業
生。為迎接雙學制帶來的挑戰，今年科大的工作特別繁
重。科大同時把握三改四這個寶貴機會，提升學位課程的
質素。
2011
年初，科大向大學教育資助委員會（教資會）提交大
學的學術發展建議書，詳列科大於
2012-2015
年的規劃。
教資會對建議書表示歡迎，並支持科大增加收生人數。教
資會明白科大已邁進新的里程，積極發展。科大在學術發
展建議書中，清晰列舉本科生教育的主要理念，其中包
括：
•
靈活的學位課程，以提升多學科及跨學科的體驗；
•
大學核心課程內容廣泛，開拓學生視野及提高其獨立
思考能力；
•
憑藉廣獲國際認同的研究實力，充份利用科大研究優
勢，實踐探索為本的學習模式及增加本科生參與研究
的機會，激發創意和探求精神；
•
舉辦有意義的課外活動，以培養學生的環球公民意
識、提供實際經驗、增加創意，以及建立社會責任。
年內，科大現有的三年制和新的四年制學位課程均有長足
發展，並推出了跨學科主修、副修及跨學院課程。科大致
力發展生物醫學工程，並在
2011
年
7
月在跨學科課程事務
處成立了生物醫學工程學部。這項發展有助凝聚科大各學
院的實力，以開辦新的跨學科課程與科目。
