The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology is a public research university in Clear Water Bay, Hong Kong. Founded in 1991 by the British Hong Kong Government, it was the territory's third institution to be granted university status.

HKUST is commonly regarded as one of the fastest-growing universities in the world. As of 2019, the university was ranked seventh in Asia by QS and third by Times, and around the top 40 internationally. It also ranked first in Times Higher Education Young University Rankings in 2019 and second by QS world's under-50 universities in 2020.

Today, the university consists of four main academic schools, offering programs in science, engineering, business and management, humanities and social science, along with the Interdisciplinary Programs Office, HKUST Fok Ying Tung Graduate School / Guangzhou HKUST Fok Ying Tung Research Institute, HKUST Jockey Club Institute for Advanced Study and HKUST Institute for Public Policy.

Overview:

Computer science studies the application of computers in solving many important problems in scientific, engineering and commercial domains. Their general undergraduate degree program provides a broad education in all core areas of Computer Science while allowing students the flexibility to pursue individual interests in higher-level areas. The core areas include programming, data structures, and algorithms, operating systems and software engineering. Students can then choose to learn many diverse areas of computer science, such as databases and data mining, networking, systems software, computer graphics, image processing, medical imaging, artificial intelligence, machine learning, computer vision, computer security, and theoretical computer science.

Program Outcomes

1. An ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and computer engineering.
2. An ability to analyze an engineering problem and identify the hardware and/or software requirements appropriate to its solution
3. An ability to design and implement a computer-based system including embedded systems encompassing hardware and/or software to meet desired needs
4. An ability to conduct teamwork, especially in a multi-disciplinary environment
5. An ability to identify, formulate and solve computer engineering problems subject to practical constraints
6. An ability to understand professional and ethical responsibility
7. An ability to communicate effectively with a range of audience
8. An ability to understand the local and global impact of computer engineering solutions on individuals, organizations and society
9. An ability to understand contemporary global, economic, environmental, and societal issues, and their potential connection with computer engineering
10. An ability to recognize the need for, and to engage in life-long learning
11. An ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary for solving computer engineering problems
12. An ability to use hardware and/or software tools to effectively solve engineering problems with an understanding of their processes and limitations

Professional Recognition

BEng in Computer Science program is accredited by the Hong Kong Institution of Engineers (HKIE). Graduates from the program will be deemed to have satisfied the educational requirement for Corporate Membership of HKIE.

Career Prospect and Employment

About 15-20% of our graduates pursue postgraduate study immediately upon graduation. While many of them take up research opportunities in Hong Kong, particularly at HKUST, some go abroad to study at top universities, such as Harvard University, Stanford University, Princeton University, Yale University, Carnegie-Mellon University, Cornell University, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, University of Michigan, the University of Texas at Austin, University of Southern California, University of California at Santa Barbara, and the University of Toronto.

Their graduates are usually successful in entering the profession of their choice. Some join famous computing-related companies, like IBM, HP, Intel, Microsoft, and Oracle, while others prefer different fields, particularly the business sector, and launch their careers at companies such as Credit Suisse, Morgan Stanley, Merrill Lynch, Goldman Sachs, PricewaterhouseCoopers, HSBC, Hang Seng Bank, and Bank of China.

Common Core Area:
Humanities
Social Analysis
Science & Technology
Arts
English Communication
Chinese Communication
Healthy Lifestyle

Major Requirements
Engineering Fundamental Course(s):
COMP
Note: COMP 1021 OR COMP 1022P OR COMP 1022Q
COMP 1021 Introduction to Computer Science
COMP 1022P Introduction to Computing with Java
COMP 1022Q Introduction to Computing with Excel VBA

ENGG 1010 Academic Orientation
LANG 2030 Technical Communication I

MATH
Note: [(MATH 1012 OR MATH 1013 OR MATH 1023) AND (MATH 1014 OR MATH 1024)] OR [MATH 1020]
MATH 1012 4 Calculus IA
MATH 1013 Calculus IB
MATH 1014 Calculus II
MATH 1020 Accelerated Calculus
MATH 1023 Honors Calculus I
MATH 1024 Honors Calculus II

MATH 2011 Introduction to Multivariable Calculus
MATH 2111 Matrix Algebra and Applications

PHYS
Note: PHYS 1112 OR PHYS 1312
PHYS 1112 General Physics I with Calculus
PHYS 1312 Honors General Physics I

PHYS
Note: PHYS 1114 OR PHYS 1314
PHYS 1114 General Physics II
PHYS 1314 Honors General Physics II

SENG
Engineering Introduction course (If the students take an introductory course included in their major, this course can be counted towards their major requirement.)
COMP 1021 Introduction to Computer Science
ELEC 1100 Introduction to Electro-Robot Design
ELEC 1200 A System View of Communications: From Signals to Packets
BIEN 1010 Introduction to Biomedical Engineering
CENG 1000 Introduction to Chemical and Biological Engineering
CIVL 1100 Discovering Civil and Environmental Engineering
ENGG 1100 First Year Cornerstone Engineering Design Project Course
IEDA 2010 Industrial Engineering and Decision Analytics
IEDA 2200 Engineering Management
ISDN 1002 Redefining Problems for the Real Needs
ISDN 1006 Human-centered Innovation
MECH 1901 Automotive Engineering
MECH 1902 Energy Systems in a Sustainable World
MECH 1905 Buildings for Contemporary Living
MECH 1906 Mechanical Engineering for Modern Life
MECH 1907 Introduction to Aerospace Engineering

Campus

The university is largely a campus university, occupying a 60-hectare site at the northern part of the Clear Water Bay Peninsula in Sai Kung District, New Territories, Hong Kong, overlooking Port Shelter in Tai Po Tsai. The campus layout and architecture is based on a master plan submitted jointly by Simon Kwan & Associates and Percy Thomas Partnership, the runner-up entry in an architectural competition held before the university was founded.

As the campus has a sloped terrain, buildings and facilities are built on separate terraces carved out of the hillside, with the academic facilities occupying the top-level terraces, and undergraduate halls of residence and sporting facilities at the seafront. The terraces are connected by motor roads as well as a network of footbridges and elevators known as Bridge Link.

The countryside setting of the university contributed to the fact that HKUST was once the only public university in Hong Kong not being directly served by an MTR station, prior to the re-titling of the Education University of Hong Kong. The university is connected to the metro network through public bus routes including 91, 91M, 91P, 291P and 792M, complemented by a handful of minibus services, with Choi Hung and Hang Hau stations being the major feeder points.

About Hong Kong

Hong Kong is a Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China. It is a place with multiple personalities as a result of being both Cantonese Chinese and having been under British colonization. Today, the former British colony is a major tourism destination for China’s increasingly affluent mainland population. It is an important hub in East Asia with global connections to many of the world’s cities. It is a unique destination that has absorbed people and cultural influences from places as diverse as Vietnam and Vancouver and proudly proclaims itself to be Asia’s World City.

Living on Campus

Life in undergraduate halls

Leaving home and arriving at the university for the first time is both exciting and challenging! Luckily we offer a rich network of mentors including Hall Education Teams, Residence Masters, Learning Community Fellows, Residential Life Officers, Tutors, and Learning Community Coordinators.
 
Not only will you be supported every step of the way, but you will have the chance to join activities, events, and discussions and get to know everybody in the community. Pretty soon you'll be qualified to be the mentor for incoming students!
 
As the residential year begins, you'll have a Hall Orientation to help you get to know everybody, be introduced to the "dos and don'ts" of hall life, and understand the role and responsibilities expected of you. Most importantly, the orientation will be tremendous fun! You will meet plenty of people in no time at all, and feel at home.

Life in postgraduate halls – SKCC Hall and University Apartments

Enriching your educational life is what the postgraduate experience is all about. On-campus you will have convenient access to academic and research facilities, the opportunity to interact with peers, and meet the people who will not only help you learn but will become lifelong friends and maybe even professional associates in the future. Living with people from a variety of cultures and backgrounds is a wonderful way to enrich yourself and enjoy an immersive experience in diversity.

Lee Shau Kee Library

The HKUST Lee Shau Kee Library, part of the Hong Kong Academic Library Link (HKALL), occupies a central location of the campus. Connected to the Academic Building, it is accessible directly from the Hong Kong Jockey Club Atrium. It spans five floors with over 12,350 sq m of floor space, providing more than 3,674 seats as well as computing facilities. It offers a wide array of information resources, both local and remote. In addition to over 720,000 print and electronic volumes and a large collection of media resources, it provides access to more than 47,000 periodical titles, a large number of e-books, databases, and other digital information resources. The library also includes 24-hour-capable Learning Commons which provides a technology-rich environment for active learning and education.

The library owns a collection of old maps of China and the rest of Asia, produced by Chinese and Western cartographers over the last 500 years. A selection of these maps, providing an insight into the history of international geographic knowledge, was published by the library in a limited-edition (1000 copies) volume in 2003.

Student Amenities

The Amenities Service Counter is located in Room LG3005 inside the Indoor Sports Complex. It provides services and assistance to users of the student amenities. These services include:

• student lockers
• loan of equipment for activities organized by student societies and teams
• information and advice on all matters related to amenities

Sports Facilities

The University provides a variety of sports and recreation facilities for the enhancement and promotion of your total well-being. All Full-time and Part-time students, staff and family members, long-serving retirees/leavers and Sports Facilities User Cardholders are welcome to use the facilities.  

The demand for sports facilities is quite keen. Sports skill classes, sports team practices and organized sports events including the intervarsity and intramural sports competitions are held in various facilities throughout the year.