The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Guangzhou)
Red Bird MPhil Program - Specialisation in Sustainable Energy and Environment
Guangzhou, China
M.Phil. (Master of Philosophy)
DURATION
2 years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
Apr 2027
TUITION FEES
CNY 40,000 / per year *
STUDY FORMAT
* non-inclusive of CNY 150 application fee
Key Summary
About: The Red Bird MPhil at The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Guangzhou) develops innovative, entrepreneurial talents via a student-centered interdisciplinary MPhil. It uses a project-based active learning model with courses embedded into team projects proposed by students, industry partners, or faculty. Projects target integrated systems and real needs, and build research, project-management, and teamwork skills. Projects have defined research content to meet HKUST MPhil academic requirements.
Career Outcomes: Graduates can pursue doctoral study, join prestigious companies in energy, environment, engineering, or launch entrepreneurial ventures. Roles include research scientist, systems engineer, sustainability analyst, and senior project manager roles.
The Red Bird MPhil Program is a Master of Philosophy Program designed by the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Guangzhou) to achieve the goal of cultivating "compound innovative and entrepreneurial talents". The program explores a student-centered interdisciplinary education paradigm through guided learning, creating an optimal growth environment for future strategic engineers and scientists to discover themselves, unleash their potential, and continuously improve their abilities.
Uniqueness
- Project-based active learning model, encouraging students to form project teams to conduct research on integrated systems with challenging group project goals.
- Well-designed group projects that practice the hub concept, are multidisciplinary and driven by real needs, are proposed by students, industry partners, academic faculties, or other channels.
- Empower students to gain interdisciplinary knowledge, practicing team spirit and project management skills through the project development process.
- Breakthrough the traditional classroom, modularized courses are embedded into projects to ensure students get the best out of them.
- Individual projects have a clearly defined research content to ensure students who completed the projects successfully are able to meet the MPhil academic requirements of HKUST.
- Passion and ability for lifelong learning
- Critical/system thinking and innovation
- Ability to express and reach consensus
- Hands-on skills and teamwork spirit
- Good humanistic literacy
- Virtuous moral and ethical values
- Global vision and perspective
- Entrepreneurial spirit
On completion of the RBM study successfully, students will greatly benefit in developing their future careers, whether they pursue doctoral degrees, work in prestigious companies, or become entrepreneurs.
- 1st Advantage: Students apply for a PhD program under the supervision of MPhil supervisors or other professors in HKUST and HKUST(GZ).
- 2nd Advantage: Students apply for internships or jobs under the guidance of project supervisors or industrial advisors.
- 3rd Advantage: Students can kick off their start-ups with the support from HKUST(GZ) or HKUST (like the GD, HK & Macao (International) Youth Entrepreneur Hub).