FAST FACTS
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Establishment
| November 2008 | Interdisciplinary Programs Office |
| July 2009 | Division of Environment and Sustainability |
| April 2017 | Division of Public Policy |
| July 2021 | Division of Emerging Interdisciplinary Areas |
| July 2023 | Rename "Interdisciplinary Programs Office" as "Academy of Interdisciplinary Studies" |
| Sep 2023 | Division of Integrative Systems and Design is migrated to AIS |
| July 2024 | Division of Arts and Machine Creativity |
Faculty Members
(as of September 2025)
| School / Division | Regular Faculty * | Visiting / Adjunct Faculty | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Academy of Interdisciplinary Studies | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Division of Arts and Machine Creativity (AMC) | 17 | 3 | 20 |
| Division of Emerging Interdisciplinary Areas (EMIA) | 35 | 5 | 40 |
| Division of Environment and Sustainability (ENVR) | 31 | 13 | 44 |
| Division of Integrated Systems and Design (ISD) | 32 | 7 | 39 |
| Division of Public Policy (PPOL) | 20 | 5 | 25 |
| Dual Degree Program in Technology & Management (T&M-DDP) | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 137 | 33 | 170 |
* Including teaching and research faculty, and joint appointments
Student Enrollment
(as of September 2025)
AIS has led the way in many ways in Hong Kong and the region:
- to establish an interdisciplinary academic unit among universities in Hong Kong
- to create an undergraduate dual degree program integrating technology and business knowledge
- Dual Degree Program in Technology & Management - to pioneer Hong Kong’s first HKIQEP-accredited undergraduate program, nurturing ecologically and economically conscious future leaders to embed and advance sustainability
- Environmental Management and Technology - to create an experiential degree learning educating technologists and innovators
- Innovation, Design and Technology - to start an undergraduate program filling the global talent gap for top level green and sustainable finance experts
- Sustainable and Green Finance - to introduce a novel academic framework “Major + X” as a new degree option for undergraduates to excel in an extended major of an emerging hot topic such as Artificial Intelligence, Digital Media and Creative Arts, or Sustainability, in addition to a traditional major program.
- to create an academic division to nurture Art Tech talents who can leverage cutting-edge technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning in art creation process – Division of Arts and Machine Creativity
- to offer an undergraduate program that allows students to create their own majors and curricula
- Individualized Interdisciplinary Major