As HKUST moves forward into this bright future, its shape and presence on the world scene will change. First of all, while HKUST will remain committed to a high quality undergraduate program, an emphasis will be placed on enlarging our role in research postgraduate education. HKUST will supplement its efforts on its current campus by establishing an independent graduate school in South China, which will become a leading producer of research program graduates in China. These graduates will be an influential force in the upgrading and expansion of higher education in the Mainland.

As many of its innovation and technology initiatives target the development of Hong Kong and the area around the Pearl River Delta, a new research and development facility will be established in South China to serve the needs of economic development in the region. This facility will also provide valuable opportunities for training and internships for undergraduate and postgraduate students based on the main campus.

At home in Hong Kong, the campus will be transformed by the development of the remaining open space on the campus. With its dramatic location above the current main campus platform, it will provide a fitting home for the new School of Innovation and Technology Management, a world class Executive Education Center, and the Institute for Advanced Study at HKUST.