Dean:   Professor Wong, Roderick Sue-cheun
BA San Diego State Coll., PhD Alta., FRSCan,
Foreign Member, Academy of Sciences of Turin,
Légion d’Honneur, Member European Academy of Sciences

Over the years, the University has successfully offered taught postgraduate and research degree programmes in the Faculties of Business, Humanities and Social Sciences, and Science and Engineering, as well as in the Schools of Creative Media, and Law. Many postgraduate programmes have been developed to meet the professional needs of Hong Kong.

To provide focus and support to the expanding postgraduate student population, the University established the School of Graduate Studies in 1994. The principal role of the School is to facilitate the educational experience of students during their course of study in the University. The School is committed to consistency of standards and academic quality throughout the University. The School received generous donation from Dr Chow Yei Ching, and was named the “Chow Yei Ching School of Graduate Studies” in 2006.

The School is headed by the Dean of Graduate Studies who is also the Chair of the Board of Graduate Studies. The Board is responsible to the Senate for the oversight of all taught postgraduate and research degree programmes. The School serves to: promote postgraduate study and research opportunities offered by the University; facilitate student admissions and student financial support; monitor study and research progress, examinations and graduation; organise student forums and workshops; coordinate research conferences and seminars; and compile student statistics as well as publications relating to graduate studies.

In general, the School advises and supports Faculties/Schools and academic departments in the dissemination of “best” practices as well as the promotion of new educational initiatives. It also serves to strengthen links with other institutions in order to encourage successful academic exchanges and facilitate the recruitment of non-local students. In addition, it helps to strengthen the research culture of the University through cementing links between the taught postgraduate and research degree programmes on one hand, and between student research degree projects and research and consultancy projects of staff on the other. The School works with the CityU Postgraduate Association (CUPA), an official postgraduate student body, to assure programmes which are sensitive to student concerns.