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Four distinguished individuals today received honorary doctorates from Hong Kong Metropolitan University (HKMU), becoming part of Hong Kong’s largest self-funding university and one that this year has been celebrating its 35th anniversary. The ceremony followed the University’s 35th Congregation, running from late November to early December, in which qualifications were bestowed on close to 7,800 students from subdegree to postgraduate levels.
Forging closer industry ties
Originally established as a distance learning institution, HKMU is today a comprehensive university that attracts an ever-growing number of school-leavers. HKMU’s powerful industry focus drove its designation by the Education Bureau earlier this year as Hong Kong’s first university of applied sciences, and lies behind its recent successes in the Government’s Study Subsidy Scheme for Designated Professions / Sectors (SSSDP), where it obtained a remarkable 40% of the subsidised places available.
Many of the new programmes being rolled out by HKMU are setting new precedents for industry-centred education. Its business programme in Aviation Services Management with a new Cadet Pilot concentration is the first programme in Hong Kong that enables students to earn a degree while simultaneously training as a commercial pilot. A new Master of Applied Science programme in Intelligent Construction and Building Information Modelling (BIM) is the first programme recognised by the Construction Industry Council enabling non-construction first-degree holders to qualify as a BIM manager. Coming up is a new Bachelor of Applied Science in Gemmology and Jewellery Studies, another first in offering practitioners the ability to study for formal qualifications locally while continuing to work in the field.Supporting students, serving society
HKMU’s industry-focused programmes offer students direct pathways to their careers of choice. One of the first initiatives of its newly… Read More
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