Strategic Plan 2021-2028

We will regularly assess and enhance our students’ breadth of intellectual development so as to build understanding of different elds and perspectives alongside their major program, and widen their interests. Beyond the curriculum, strengthening and expansion of all-round student support, including mental health and overall well-being, competency-based learning, and stronger connections with alumni will build up capacity, con dence, and networks. The HKUST experience for students and the University community as a whole will be further enriched by new provision of more on-campus housing, including for all rst-year undergraduates, deepening peer friendships and multicultural integration. As the development of HKUST (Guangzhou) progresses, faculty will bene t from the expanded research scope that this will bring, offering more diversity, interdisciplinary possibilities and knowledge transfer openings, and enabling our academics to follow their passions and develop their interests. Joint proposals, joint grant applications, and large-scale research group projects between faculty from both campuses will be encouraged and facilitated. In addition to such research career development opportunities, faculty leadership capabilities will be enhanced through management development programs, and a systematic junior faculty mentoring mechanism. For staff, a performance culture will be cultivated. Succession planning, opportunities for job rotations, leadership and management training for middle and senior management will be among the areas we actively explore. 13 Five Strategic Objectives