Introduction

Jointly offered by the School of Engineering and the School of Business and Management, this unique Master of Science (MSc) program seeks to nurture engineering talents with entrepreneurial spirit and design and system thinking mindset so they can start their own business using innovative technologies or to initiate innovation within companies.

The program will empower the student with background and skills required to successfully initiate innovative products or services. The degree is centered around the project – each student, working independently or in a team, will conceptualize and develop a product/service idea during their study period. Along the way, they can enroll in technical courses to build in-depth knowledge about the product domain, helping them to discriminate their ideas and build a market edge. In parallel, they will learn foundations for design, entrepreneurship, leadership, and business via a rich selection of courses. Project supervisors can be selected from among any faculty in HKUST. Students will be equipped with practical details of launching a startup in the Hong Kong and/or The Pearl River Delta (PRD) area via a startup workshop. Successful graduates are expected to make a positive impact towards the development of better society and the world.

Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of the program, graduates will be able to:

• Identify a product or service that can make a positive impact in some segment of society;
• Use design principles to design the product;
• Apply entrepreneurship knowledge to launch a company, if applicable, providing a product/service; and
• Work effectively as an entrepreneur, in particular, as product developer or project manager in a product design unit of a corporation.