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Professional Education
SCMP's annual guide to postgraduate study in Hong Kong
last updated:
9 September, 2024
To maximise their employability in the future, postgraduates need to develop a specific set of skills. Photo: Shutterstock
Education

What recruiters are looking for, in preparation for the future workplace

Postgraduate students need more than just academic qualifications to thrive in the rapidly changing job market and evolving work environment.

Fintech

Want to be a fintech whizz? Hong Kong universities offer cutting-edge programmes

Education

Postgraduate studies in healthcare: Education beyond the front line

Education

Teaching degrees in Hong Kong: Steaming ahead with STEM education

Flexible and updated programmes are providing educators with the right tools to advance STEM education in schools

STEM education is gaining steam in Hong Kong. Photo: Shutterstock
Education

Studying accounting in Hong Kong: Preparing future business leaders

Universities are redesigning their higher-level courses to keep up-to-date with a post-pandemic business world

Education

Studying fintech: How universities are upgrading finance courses

Higher educational institutions in Hong Kong must consistently update their curriculum to prepare students for a world increasingly dominated by AI, Web3 and blockchain

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Education

How Juris Doctor degrees shape the legal minds of tomorrow

The Juris Doctor programme offered by three universities in Hong Kong is more extensive and profession-oriented than the Master of Law

Law schools in Hong Kong have partnered with overseas institutions to provide more rounded qualifications. Photo: AP
Education

MBAs in Hong Kong: Changing degrees for a changing world

As the business world’s needs evolve in the digital era, institutions are ensuring their MBAs are in step with current and future requirements

Education in Hong Kong

EMBA and DBAs in Hong Kong: Mastering business studies beyond the boardroom

While every good programme covers the essentials, business schools are well aware that graduates also need that special something extra to give them an edge

Education in Hong Kong

Hong Kong to train more teachers, boost intake to lucrative diploma

Education Bureau says it will increase intake to sought-after postgraduate diploma in bid to help sector’s flagging figures.

School is in session, but teacher turnover is rising. Photo: May Tse
International schools in Hong Kong

What does Hong Kong’s growing art scene mean for the education sector?

As collectors flock to Art Basel and M+ museum, the city’s increasing interest in the arts should lead to the further development and proliferation of relevant academic programmes

Although Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) Hong Kong closed two years ago, there are many other options available. Photo: SCAD
Education

Hong Kong’s universities meet future health care needs by building capacity now

Hong Kong University, Baptist University and Chinese University are three of the local institutions to offer a Masters in Public Health which tackles business, management and policy aspects of health care

Artificial intelligence

How fintech courses can future-proof Hong Kong’s crucial financial sector

Today, local universities have grasped the importance of fintech and seek collaborations in teaching it, both across faculties within the organisation, and externally in industry and academia overseas

Education

Silver linings: Hong Kong’s institutions use pandemic as a learning opportunity

The likes of HKU, EduHK and HKBU have used to hone online and mixed-mode learning models, helping prepare them for greater use of e-learning in thefuture

Chinese student in School class at the blackboard. Photo: Getty
Banking & finance

Online/in person learning and other trends shaping finance masters programmes

Hong Kong universities’ new normal of mixed online and face-to-face learning also boosting the international appeal of their accounting and other syllabuses

Hong Kong institutions have tailored their Masters of Finance courses to the new normal of mixed-mode learning on and off campus which also makes them equipped to attract more students based overseas. Photo: Getty/iStock
Hong Kong courts

Hong Kong’s next gen Masters of Laws courses

The city’s universities have answered the needs of tomorrow with programmes that tackle thorny issues like cross-border issues, environmental law, arbitration and intellectual property

China economy

How do Hong Kong’s universities ready their MBA students for the GBA of tomorrow?

Staying relevant in the region means staying nimble and ready to change to meet the cultural and technological shifts under way

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Education

Higher-level business courses building tomorrow’s leaders today

As in the rest of the world, Hong Kong’s institutions have had to grapple with pandemic-era logistical challenges on top of evolving to address the big data, fintech of the the moment

A presenter addresses a busy lecture hall, though in the era of Covid-19, even courses at master’s level and above have been forced to embrace online learning. Photo: Shutterstock
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