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Course Introduction

The HKU Musketeers Foundation Data Science Institute (HKU IDS) has launched the inaugural “HKU Advanced Technology Fellowship Programme” (“The Programme”). The Programme aims to nurture a robust talent pool of innovative technology leaders, equipping them with the necessary skills to navigate the dynamic, AI-driven industrial landscape. Leveraging the University’s leading position in sci-technological research among higher education institutions in Asia and in the globe, the initiative realizes HKU IDS’s mission to facilitate institutional collaboration, and to turn data science into innovation and technological developments that benefit society, particularly in Hong Kong and mainland China.

This Programme comprises of 10 comprehensive modules, harnessing the pinnacle of scientific and technological resources from HKU and prestigious institutions such as Stanford University, University of California at Berkeley, and the National University of Singapore. The major objective of the Programme is to offer entrepreneurial fellows a wider spectrum of learning experiences that amalgamate the progression of industry, scientific research, and business strategies, thus enable them to become more internationally competitive. 

Throughout this Programme, students will have the unique chance to engage in profound interactions with globally recognized entrepreneurs, data scientists and academic mentors in various areas ranging from business, biomedicine and health, smart societies and new technology development in AI and emerging cutting-edge fields. 

Course Features – From A to E

Industry Outlook: AI-Driven New Industrial Revolution

New Patterns of Asia-Pacific Business Environment and the “Go-Global” Strategies

Greater Bay Area Navigation: FinTech, Web 3.0, and AI Investment

Biotechnology: Application of AI in Biomedicine, Biological Agriculture, the Health Industry

High-End Equipment, Intelligent Manufacturing, Autonomous Driving & AI Robotics

Data Assets – New Business Models Driven by Big Data and Large Models

New Engines of Innovation and Growth

Quantum Technology

Landscape of Frontier Technology and AI Waves

Energy Revolution: Application of AI in Advanced Materials and New Energy

* The above course content is for reference only. The final course content will be subject to actual arrangements by our academic mentors and HKU IDS reserves the right to changes and amendments.

Programme Details

Start date: January 2025

Locations: Hong Kong / The Greater Bay Area/ Yangtze River Delta

Overseas module: United States / Middle East / Southeast Asia

Duration of study: 26 months, with 20 months of core modules and 6 months for N modules + research report

Course fees: Please send an enquiry to HKU IDS for more details at (atfp@hku.hk)

Medium of instruction: Chinese & English (with simultaneous interpretation) 

Teaching method: Face-to-face  

Target Audience

Fellowship Certificate