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Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Undergraduate level)

Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) is a public research university in Clear Water Bay, Hong Kong. HKUST was born in the ‘90s, when the leaders of Hong Kong saw a need to build a new, research-focused university to support the city’s future ambitions. Despite being very young, the university performs extremely well in rankings: it is positioned as 1st in the World’s Top 350 Young Universities 2020 by Times Higher Education and 27th in the QS World Universities Ranking 2021. Also, the university holds excellent results when it comes to employability of its graduates, with a 10th place in the world according to the Global University Employability Ranking of 2019.

Country

  • China

City

  • Hong Kong ,

Founding year

1991

Acceptance rate

15%

Fall semester application deadline

May 31

Spring semester application deadline

November 15

Semester fees (30 ECTS)

From €8000/semester

Subjects available to free mover students

Accounting & Finance [English]Biological Sciences [English]Business & Management Studies [English]Chemistry [English]Computer Science & Information Systems [English]Earth & Marine Sciences [English]Economics & Econometrics [English]Engineering Chemical [English]Engineering CiviI & Structural [English]Engineering Electrical & Electronic [English]Engineering Mechanical, Aeronautical & Manufacturing [English]Environmental Sciences [English]Mathematics [English]Physics & Astronomy [English]

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General rankings position

QS World University Rankings
40°
Times Higher Education World University Rankings
56°
Academic Ranking of World Universities
301-400°
Center for World University Rankings
235°
CWTS Leiden Ranking
353°
Eduniversal palmes
5/5

QS World Universities by Subject

Arts & Humanities
221°
Engineering and Technology
24°
Life Sciences & Medicine
374°
Natural Sciences
54°
Social Sciences & Management
33°
Accounting & Finance
25°
Biological Sciences
107°
Business & Management Studies
24°
Chemistry
30°
Computer Science & Information Systems
29°
Earth & Marine Sciences
151-200°
Economics & Econometrics
27°
Education & Training
301-350°
Engineering Chemical
40°
Engineering CiviI & Structural
20°
Engineering Electrical & Electronic
28°
Engineering Mechanical, Aeronautical & Manufacturing
40°
Environmental Sciences
35°
Materials Science
28°
Mathematics
37°
Physics & Astronomy
50°
Sociology
97°
Statistics & Operational Research
50°

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