For example, in industry, data science and technology would help to improve their productivity, whereas in commerce, it would serve as quick analytics to predict the stock price, design new investment tools, etc. Data specialists/scientist positions have been substantially increasing to meet these demands. Through four years of rigorous training in?Data Science and Technology from the??Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, students are expected to be well versed with useful tools to deal with data such as data analytics, programming skills and mathematical modeling, all of which give students a solid foundation for their future career. (jointly offered by the Department of Mathematics and the Department of Computer Science and Engineering)

Career Prospects

School of Engineering graduates are highly regarded by employers. They work for leading companies and organizations such as Cathay Pacific, DHL, GE Capital, Goldman Sachs, Google, HSBC, IBM, Merrill Lynch, Microsoft, Morgan Stanley, Motorola, MTR Corporation, Thomson Reuters, Samsung, Yahoo, etc. The graduates with strong entrepreneurial spirit would apply their analytical skill and multi-faceted ability by setting up their own companies.?

For those who are interested in research and further education, they are mostly welcomed by world?s top academic institutions such as Cambridge, Princeton, UCLA, Caltech, etc. for postgraduate studies.