Information Session for the New Major: Individualized Interdisciplinary Major
IPO will launch a new major - Individualized Interdisciplinary Major (IIM) in academic year 2016/2017. An information session for students was held on 21 Sep 2015.
IIM offers a non-traditional, cross-School academic pathway for exceptional Hong Kong and international students with the vision, talents and character to create their own study program. IIM students have the academic freedom to combine courses from different departments and Schools at HKUST, and even different universities, to develop an interdisciplinary major tailor-made to their intellectual interests. It is the first of its kind in Greater China Region.
Program Director, Prof. King L. CHOW introduced the new major to the students at the information session and welcomed students who had any new idea and interest in special major to talk with him. Prof. CHOW will access the possibility initially and identify relevant faculty to further develop the study proposal with the students if feasible.
If you are interested to know more about IIM, you may browse the program website iim.ust.hk , contact Mr Matthew CHIK at 3469 2017 / iim@ust.hk or join the next information session to be held on 29 Oct 2015. Stay tuned for more details!
About The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) (www.ust.hk) is a world-class research 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. HKUST attained the highest proportion of internationally excellent research work in the Research Assessment Exercise 2014 of Hong Kong’s University Grants Committee, and is ranked as the world’s best young university in Times Higher Education’s Young University Rankings 2019. Its graduates were ranked 16th worldwide and top in Greater China in Global University Employability Survey 2018.
