New Taught Programs
Student numbers for taught postgraduate programs
rose to 2,532, as of 31 December 2013, from 2,399
the previous year, with the main increase in full-
time programs. Over 50% of the students were from
outside Hong Kong. Many different countries were
represented. While Mainland China remained the
predominant source, the number of international
students rose to 13% in 2013-14. Four new MSc
programs were introduced in 2013-14: Environmental
Health and Safet y (School of Science); Global
Operations (School of Business and Management);
International Management (School of Business and
Management); and Global China Studies (School of
Humanities and Social Science).
In the inaugural year of the Ford-HKUST Conservation
and Environmental Research Grants Program for Master
of Science engineering students, a total of 23 projects
were selected and funded.
GLOBAL TRENDS AND ADVANCES
Following a Memorandum of Understanding signed
by HKUST and Oxford in 2013, the Oxford-HKUST
Leadership and Public Policy Series was launched in
January 2014 to provide quality executive education
to senior members of the public sector in Hong
Kong, Mainland China and Asia. The University is
also collaborating with Smith College to launch the
HKUST-Smith Leadership Program for Women. During
2013-14, more than 60 Memoranda of Understanding
were signed with international partners.
There was further growth in HKUST’s provision of
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs), university-
level courses open to anyone linked to the internet.
Following initial programs offered on Coursera, a major
global platform, the University prepared three courses
for edX, another leading provider. A blended learning
pilot scheme was also offered for HKUST students
to earn credits through HKUST MOOCs if they also
completed face-to-face coursework during the summer,
which contributes to solving the verification challenge
facing MOOCs globally.
Taking a lead in how to bring together students from
different cultures, HKUST hosted the 9th University
Administrators Workshop: Promoting the Integration
of Local and International Students to Create a Vibrant
and Stimulating Learning Environment. The workshop
included over 170 university staff from 48 institutions
around the globe.
HKUST’s holistic, internationalized approach to
education was recognized when the University was
ranked No.18 in the high-profile Global Employability
University Ranking 2013, the only institution in Greater
China in the top 20.
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