FAST FACTS

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Establishment
November 2008 Interdisciplinary Programs Office
July 2009 Division of Environment & Sustainability
April 2017 Division of Public Policy
July 2021 Division of Emerging Interdisciplinary Areas 
July 2023 Rename "Interdisciplinary Programs Office" as "Academy of Interdisciplinary Studies" 
Sep 2023 Division of Integrative Systems and Design is migrated to AIS 
July 2024 Division of Arts and Machine Creativity
 
Faculty Members

(as of May 2024)

 

School / Division Regular Faculty * Visiting / Adjunct Faculty Total
Academy of Interdisciplinary Studies (AIS) 5 0 5
Division of Environment & Sustainability (ENVR) 30 16 46
Division of Public Policy (PPOL) 23 3 26
Division of Emerging Interdisciplinary Areas (EMIA) 10 3 13
Division of Integrated Systems and Design (ISD) 14 4 18
Total 82 26 108
* Including teaching and research faculty

 

 

Student Enrollment

(as of Oct 2024)

 

Undergraduate Programs Enrollment Subtotal Total
Dual Degree Program in Technology & Management (T&M-DDP) 202 417 1755
BSc in Environmental Management & Technology (EVMT) 119
BSc in Individualized Interdisciplinary Major (IIM) 6
BSc in Integrative Systems & Design (ISD) 14
BSc in Sustainable and Green Finance (SGFN) 76
Extended Major in Artificial Intelligence 1264 1338
Extended Major in Digital Media and Creative Arts 74

 

Postgraduate Programs Enrollment Subtotal Total
Taught Postgraduate Programs (TPg) MSc / PGD in Environmental Science & Management (EVSM) MSc: 146 / PGD: 3 433 864
Master of Public Policy (MPP) 186
Master of Public Management (MPM) 54
MSc in Technology Leadership and Entrepreneurship (TLE) 44
Research Postgraduate Programs (RPg) MPhil / PhD in Atmospheric Environmental Science (AES) MPhil: 11 / PhD: 48 431
MPhil / PhD in Environmental Science, Policy & Management (ESPM) MPhil: 12 / PhD: 26
MPhil / PhD in Individualized Interdisciplinary Program (Research Area) (IIP)* MPhil: 15 / PhD: 266
MPhil / PhD in Integrative Systems & Design (ISD) MPhil: 5 / PhD: 21
MPhil / PhD in Public Policy (PP) MPhil: 2 / PhD: 25
* Including GZ Pilot Scheme

 

 


AIS has led the way in many ways in Hong Kong and the region: