Graduate School Overview

The University emphasizes the equal importance of teaching excellence and high quality scholarship in its academic programmes. With improved funding from the Government, HKBU moved at a deliberate pace to launch the taught postgraduate and research postgraduate programmes in the 1980's.

To further promote postgraduate programmes and to upgrade the administrative support for postgraduate studies, the University established the Graduate School in April 2002. The remit of the Graduate School is to help the University build a postgraduate study culture providing a supportive and congenial environment for postgraduate studies. The School keeps abreast of international best practice in graduate education, and ensures smooth and effective implementation of policies pertaining to postgraduate student administration. Ever since its establishment, the Graduate School has grown rapidly in terms of the spectrum of programmes offered and the number of students enrolled. Currently, the number of postgraduate students in the Graduate School accounts for approximately 40% of the University's total enrolment.

Vice-President (Research & Development)
cum Dean of Graduate School
- Prof. Rick WONG

Executive Associate Dean
- Prof. HUANG Yu

Associate Dean
- Prof. Allan CHAN

Assistant Academic Registrar
- Dr. Vicky WONG

Administrative Officer
- Ms. Angela O
- Ms. Cecilia TSUI

Executive Officers
- Mr. Paul CHEUNG
- Ms. Anita FONG
- Ms. Jade FONG
- Miss Queenie HSU
- Ms. Iris KAM
- Ms. Jo KAM
- Miss Mavis WONG

Senior Officers
- Ms. XU Hailing
- Ms. Anny YAO

Executive Assistants
- Miss Carmen LEUNG
- Miss Amanda TSE
- Miss Natalie WONG

Clerical Officers
- Ms. Noel LUE
- Ms. M.H. LAM
- Ms. Keely LIU
- Mr. Jimmy MAK
- Ms. Ling TSANG
- Ms. Lydia LAM

Areas of Responsibility

Postgraduate Studies Administration

• Provision of course registration & student record services
• Monitoring individual student academic records and maintenance of the central student record system
• Scheduling classes and semester/trimester examinations
• Provision of administrative support to the conduct of semester/trimester examinations
• Handling applications for transfer of units
• Handling applications for change of programme concentration/specializing subjects
• Assessment of individual student's graduation status
• Provision of administrative support to students' overseas attachment and conference attendance
• Issuance of transcripts of study, testimonials and student cards
• Provision of administrative support to the Research Postgraduate Studies Committee and the Taught Postgraduate Regulations Committee
• Preparation for the publications for postgraduate students e.g. Postgraduate Prospectus, Handbook for Research Postgraduate Students
• Handling student enquiries and appeals on academic matters

• Provision of administrative support for internal and external research grant applications, monitoring of progress, change of project details, project completion, etc.
• Provision of administrative support to the Research Committee and Specialist Panels
• Maintenance of the research project database
• Preparation for the publications on research projects e.g. Annual Research Report
• Liaison with external bodies for research project matters