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Focus on whole person

The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) was conceived as an institution in the 1980s to embrace innovation and help propel the city to a knowledge-based economy.

Seen in this light, the advent of four-year bachelor's degree programmes under the 3-3-4 academic structure for secondary and tertiary education can be seen as a natural extension of its mission.

"The four-year degree is a great opportunity to provide a broader, more rounded undergraduate education," says HKUST Provost, Professor Wei Shyy.

The university began preparing for the transition more than five years ago and a new curriculum was approved to give students more flexibility and opportunities to follow their own interests.

One of the main objectives was to build a strong University Common Core for the extended first-degree programme, with a broad intellectual range that will whet students' curiosity and enhance c