Honours Academy

The University established the Honours Academy in 2019/20, the first of its kind initiated in Hong Kong, to nurture high-performing and promising HSUHK students to become future responsible leaders with academic excellence, caring for local and global communities, civic engagement and international perspectives.

Under this initiative, a cohort of around 20 high-achieving Year-2 undergraduate students will be selected each year to participate in a 3-year focused leadership development programme covering a broad range of professional development opportunities.

Vision

As the pioneering initiative in local higher education institutions, the Honours Academy, capitalising on our University’s “Liberal + Professional” education model, aspires to enhance the undergraduate experience for a selected group of highachieving, high-potential and high-motivation students at HSUHK, by building a community of intellectually curious young scholars with academic excellence, global competencies and civic leadership to create positive impacts on society in support of the social and economic developments locally and globally.

Missions

• To provide an innovatively and flexibly designed interdisciplinary curriculum for promising students to become future global leaders;

• To develop a vibrant and supportive community of Honours Academy Students with academic excellence, empathy for communities, an international perspective, leadership and civic engagement;

• To provide a creative and encompassing education dedicated to life-long learning and positive social impact; and

• To encourage undergraduate research, interdisciplinary studies, and creative education.

Head: Professor FU Ho Ying, Jeanne 符可瑩教授

Associate Heads:

Dr. CHUNG Ho Ying, Holly 鍾可盈博士

Ms. LEE Tak Fan, Esther 李德芬女士