25 SGFN Major + X BSc in Sustainable and Green Finance Extended Majors The BSc in Sustainable and Green Finance (SGFN) program is at the forefront of undergraduate education in Hong Kong to equip students with interdisciplinary knowledge and skills in both Business & Finance and Environment & Sustainability areas.This program is jointly offered by the School of Business and Management and the Division of Environment and Sustainability, designed for students who would like to pursue a career in the sustainable and green finance industry. Investing in sustainability has been a global megatrend in recent years driven by the collective effort among governments and businesses around the world to address climate risks. Such trend has been creating tremendous opportunities in carbon pricing and trading market, sustainability-linked debt market, green financial product development, sustainable supply chain financing, environment, social, and governance (ESG) management and strategy development, and so on. HKUST is the first in Hong Kong to introduce a novel academic framework “Major + X” as a new degree option for undergraduates to excel in an extended major of an emerging hot topic such as AI in addition to a traditional major program. Blending traditional programs with the emerging hot topics, this new degree structure not only offers students with greater flexibility, but also allows timely curriculum adjustment and better integration between existing and new knowledge to meet the emerging need of the society. The Extended Major framework (Major+X) offers an organic study pattern for students from different disciplines to learn solid knowledge from their own Majors PLUS innovative application of “X” in their Major areas. Students need not take a full degree of “X” to learn about emerging technologies. Currently, we offer two Extended Majors: Artificial Intelligence and Digital Media and Creative Arts. The SGFN program nurtures students to be effective leaders in the sustainable and green finance industry.The curriculum overlays business and finance topics with sustainability significance, which covers the latest sustainable and green finance development at national and global levels to provide students with a global perspective on the field with local relevance.
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