Global Research Enrichment and Technopreneurship (GREAT)
JUPAS Catalogue No.: JS1200
Programme Leader: Prof. Andy Siu
Email: csci.office@cityu.edu.hk
Programme Aims and Objectives
Global Research Enrichment and Technopreneurship (GREAT) is one of the Flagship Programmes offered by CityUHK. GREAT is a 4-Year undergraduate option introduced in 2021/2022 aiming to nurture students who are interested in pursuing a career in scientific research or starting business ventures that involve the use of new scientific discoveries and innovative technologies. Students will be admitted to the College of Science and study a tailored common first-year curriculum. After one year of study, students will have a free choice of GREAT streams offered by the Departments of Chemistry, Mathematics and Physics.
For more information about the Flagship Programmes and the Flagship Scholarships, please visit https://www.cityu.edu.hk/pvdp/flagship.
Free Choice of Options:
- Bachelor of Science in Chemistry (GREAT stream)
- Bachelor of Science in Computing Mathematics (GREAT stream)
- Bachelor of Science in Physics (GREAT stream)
Key Components
- Independent research commencing as early as in Year 2
- Mentorship by world-renowned researchers and experienced industrialists
- Special courses on entrepreneurship & IP rights protection, patent application and research proposal / business plan development
- Connection with industrialists
- At least one semester of overseas academic/research exchange
- At least one summer placement in local research laboratories or technological startup companies
- At least one summer internship in overseas research institutes or technological startup companies
- Opportunity to participant in research internship at world-renowned universities
- Guaranteed admission to the respective PhD programme in Science (upon attainment of entrance requirements)
The GREAT programme is also supported by the Federation of Hong Kong Industries (FHKI), through providing mentorship and internship opportunities for the students. More information about the collaboration with FHKI can be viewed from the press release: https://www.industryhk.org/en/info/press-releases/fhki-partners-with-cityu-to-groom-tech-and-business-leaders-of-tomorrow/
GREAT students who are eager to start their entrepreneurship journey are highly encouraged to sign up for HK Tech 300, a large-scale flagship innovation and entrepreneurship programme organised by CityUHK. Upon successful enrolment, all eligible participants will be sponsored for a 3-day intensive bootcamp to learn how to kick start their entrepreneurial journey from scratch, develop a business plan and deliver a pitch. Seed funds, angel funds, and external funds (up to HK$100,000, HK$1 million and HK$10 million, respectively) will also be made available to potential start-ups. Click here for more details.
Admission Requirements
High School Entrants
- JUPAS Applicants
- Direct Applicants (Non-JUPAS)
- Non-local Applicants
- Mainland Gaokao Applicants
- Mainland Non-Gaokao Applicants
Current Year-One Normative 4-year Degree Students Admitted from 2021 Cohort and Thereafter
| Existing Home Academic Unit | GREAT Stream Offered by | Minimum Requirements |
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| Department of Chemistry / Department of Mathematics / Department of Physics | The same home academic unit |
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| An academic unit other than the existing home academic unit | Such applications will be considered on a case-by-case basis. P.S.: Students should first apply for change of home major following the University’s regulations, and indicate their intentions for studying the GREAT stream offered by that receiving academic unit. |
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| Others | Department of Chemistry / Department of Mathematics / Department of Physics | Such applications will be considered on a case-by-case basis. P.S.: Students should first apply for change of home major following the University’s regulations, and indicate their intentions for studying the GREAT stream offered by that receiving academic unit. |
Scholarships
Flagship Scholarships
Local JUPAS students admitted under the Global Research Enrichment and Technopreneurship (GREAT) programme, one of the Flagship Programmes of CityUHK, with outstanding HKDSE examination results shall be automatically considered for brand-new Flagship Scholarships.
The Flagship Scholarships include:
- An automatically renewed scholarship that covers tuition fees and hall fees incurred at CityUHK and is tenable for the normal duration of the programmes concerned
- Full Scholarship: HK$60,000 per annum
- Half Scholarship: HK$30,000 per annum
- Guaranteed berth in the Halls of Residence
- A one-off special sponsorship of a maximum amount of HK$500,000 for an overseas exchange of up to one year at a top-ranked university
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CityUHK Scholarships for Hong Kong Talents
CityUHK Scholarships for Hong Kong Talents have been set up for Hong Kong students with excellent HKDSE or GCE "A" level / IB results applying to government-funded bachelor's degree programmes. The scholarship awards will cover up to six years of study, depending on the normal duration of the registered undergraduate programme. The normal duration of GREAT programme is four years.
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Mr. and Mrs. Chan Kwok Kang Memorial Scholarship
One award of HK$10,000 in each academic year shall be awarded to a full-time UGC funded local student of the Global Research Enrichment and Technopreneurship (GREAT) programme who has attained the highest CGPA in his or her first year of study (including both Semester A and B). In the event that more than one student attain the same highest CGPA, a selection interview will be conducted.