T&M-DDP High School Dinner
Dual Degree Program in Technology & Management (T&M-DDP) High School Student Dinner was held on 1 July 2023 to gather over 30 prospective high school students and parents. Program directors, faculty advisors, alumni, staff and current students joined the event to mingle and share about program design, learning experience, opportunities and career prospects.
Prof. Pedro SANDER, Co-director of T&M-DDP, kicked off the evening with a warm welcome to all students and parents. Another co-director Prof. Hong XU then gave a brief overview of the program. Prof. Chi Ming CHAN, Co-founder of T&M-DDP, further shared how the program was developed and designed to equip students with both knowledge from technology and management fields. Last but not least, Prof. Betty LIN, Associate Director of T&M-DDP, showcased how the program captured the best of both technology and business worlds by introducing the exclusive courses and opportunities brought by the program.
Lilian NG, T&M-DDP alumna from Class of 2022 who majored in Electronic Engineering and General Business Management, talked about how the exclusive TEMG courses and supportive T&M-DDP community paved the way for her career as a Product Manager at ASUS after graduation.
After the sharing, prospective students and parents enjoyed the dinner, mingled and exchanged ideas with faculty members, program staff, current and graduated students to understand more about the program details.
About The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) (https://hkust.edu.hk/) is a world-class research intensive university that focuses on science, technology and business as well as humanities and social science. HKUST offers an international campus, and a holistic and interdisciplinary pedagogy to nurture well-rounded graduates with global vision, a strong entrepreneurial spirit and innovative thinking. Over 80% of our research work were rated “Internationally excellent” or “world leading” in the Research Assessment Exercise 2020 of Hong Kong’s University Grants Committee. We were ranked 3rd in Times Higher Education’s Young University Rankings 2022, and our graduates were ranked 23rd worldwide and among the best from universities from Asia in Global Employability University Ranking and Survey 2021.
