Postgraduate programmes are conventionally divided into research and taught programmes.
Research Postgraduate Programmes
In light of its goal to be a first-class comprehensive research university, the University places special importance on the research postgraduate (RPg) programmes offered through different Graduate Divisions. RPg programmes should be pursued with the following strategic objectives in mind:
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RPg programmes aim to deliver scholarly values at the quality level of a first-class university. They should be fully in line with the strategic goals of the University as well as the Faculty and the Department concerned.
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RPg programmes have the objective to train first-class researchers who attain national and international leadership positions in their respective fields and who advance scholarly knowledge with the ultimate goal to serve the society.
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RPg programmes should serve as a two-way link between the University and the outside society. They are expected to incorporate knowledge gained through research conducted at the University and at other places. At the same time, they should disseminate knowledge developed and advanced at the University so as to improve the reputation and the standing of the University locally, regionally and internationally.
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Future policies and plans for RPg programmes should be formulated with these objectives in mind.
Taught Postgraduate Programmes
Taught programmes form the backbone of postgraduate education in many academic fields, for example, in professional disciplines such as legal studies, business administration, and education. In spite of their importance, the UGC decided many years ago that the Government should not directly fund most of these taught programmes. Instead, universities in Hong Kong have been given the freedom to offer taught postgraduate programmes as self‐financed programmes provided that no cross‐subsidization from block‐grant fund shall be allowed.
In view of the role they play, the University regards self‐financed taught postgraduate programmes (TPg Programmes) as an essential component of its mission of a first‐class comprehensive research university. These programmes should be pursued with the following strategic objectives in mind:
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TPg Programmes aim at providing valuable resources to help advance the University’s goal of achieving academic excellence. This is in alignment with the other stated programme goals.
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TPg Programmes are targeted to deliver scholastic values at the quality level of a first‐class university. They should fully support faculty and departmental strategies and built upon Faculty strengths.
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The aim of TPg Programmes is to address societal needs in postgraduate education in fulfillment of the University’s role to serve as an educational leader at the national and international level.
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TPg Programmes should serve as a two‐way link between the University and the outside society. They are expected to incorporate and disseminate knowledge gained from the University’s research. At the same time, they could help identify and recruit top candidates for the University’s research programmes.
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Future policies and plans for TPg Programmes should be formulated with these objectives in mind.
