Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Guangzhou) officially started to break the traditional non -set up

Xinhua News Agency, Guangzhou, September 1 (Reporter Zheng Tianhong Yang Shuxin Li Jun) After three years of construction, the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Guangzhou), a new university in the Guangdong -Hong Kong -Macao Greater Bay Area, officially started on the 1st. This university breaks the distinction of traditional colleges and universities, and has the first academic structure of "hubs" and "seral domains", which will explore the road for the reform of higher education in the world.

Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Guangzhou) is located in Nansha, the Geometry Center of the Guangdong -Hong Kong -Macao Greater Bay Area. This is also the first "Outline of the Development Plan for the Development of the Guangdong -Hong Kong -Macao Greater Bay Area" and "Guangzhou Nansha Deepening the World's Comprehensive Cooperation Overall Plan". Independence, sharing with Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, complementary advantages.

The school has four "hubs", covering 15 "sectarian", including: (function hub) advanced materials, earth and marine atmosphere science, microelectronics, sustainable energy and environment; Art, data science and analysis, the Internet of Things; (system hub) life science and biomedical engineering, intelligent transportation, robotic and autonomous systems, intelligent manufacturing; (social hub) fintech, innovation and entrepreneurship and public policy, urban governance and design.

Wu Jingshen, vice president of Hong Kong Science and Technology University (Guangzhou), said: "Just like the aviation hub gathers the world's major airlines, academic hubs are facing the needs of human society development, gathered students from different places, and under the guidance of academic and industry mentors, By doing the form of projects, build your own professional knowledge system and improve your ability. "

Ni Mingxuan, the principal of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Guangzhou), said that the challenges encountered by human society are not solved by a single discipline, and the importance of cross -disciplinary cross -section is increasingly obvious. Under the traditional academic architecture, there are too many rules and frames, which affects the effectiveness of cross -cooperation in disciplines.

"The academic architecture that replaces the traditional 'college' and the" Studies' and "Study Department" academic structure, which can promote the cross -integration of disciplines and promote the development of emerging disciplines and cutting -edge disciplines in the global higher education community. " Ni Mingxuan said.

The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Guangzhou) was established by the Ministry of Education and was managed by the Guangdong Provincial People's Government in accordance with the law. The school covers an area of ​​about 1669 acres, and the project is built in two phases. The first phase covers an area of ​​about 716 acres. It is put into use in September this year. The land area of ​​the second phase of the project is about 953 acres.

"This year's enrollment is a master doctoral, starting undergraduate enrollment next year. Students from Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Guangzhou) can receive a degree in the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology at the same time. All facilities and courses of the two schools are open to teachers and students of the two universities. It is convenient for two -way courses to choose courses. "Ni Mingcang said.

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