Academy of Interdisciplinary Studies About AIS Fast Facts

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 June 2025)

 

School / Division Regular Faculty * Visiting / Adjunct Faculty Total
Academy of Interdisciplinary Studies 1 1 2
Division of Arts and Machine Creativity (AMC) 11 0 11
Division of Emerging Interdisciplinary Areas (EMIA) 26 3 29
Division of Environment and Sustainability (ENVR) 32 16 48
Division of Integrated Systems and Design (ISD) 30 4 34
Division of Public Policy (PPOL) 21 2 23
Dual Degree Program in Technology & Management (T&M-DDP) 2 0 2
Total 123 26 149
* Including teaching and research faculty

 

 

Student Enrollment

(as of January 2025)

 

Undergraduate Programs Enrollment Subtotal Total
Dual Degree Program in Technology & Management (T&M-DDP) 202 416 1744
BSc in Environmental Management and Technology (EVMT) 119
BSc in Individualized Interdisciplinary Major (IIM) 6
BSc in Integrative Systems and Design (ISD) 14
BSc in Sustainable and Green Finance (SGFN) 75
Extended Major in Artificial Intelligence 1254 1328
Extended Major in Digital Media and Creative Arts 74

 

Postgraduate Programs Enrollment Subtotal Total
Research Postgraduate Programs (RPg) MPhil / PhD in Atmospheric Environmental Science (AES) MPhil: 11 / PhD: 48 428 885
MPhil / PhD in Environmental Science, Policy and Management (ESPM) MPhil: 12 / PhD: 26
MPhil / PhD in Individualized Interdisciplinary Program (Research Area) (IIP)* MPhil: 15 / PhD: 264
MPhil / PhD in Integrative Systems and Design (ISD) MPhil: 5 / PhD: 21
MPhil / PhD in Public Policy (PP) MPhil: 2 / PhD: 24
Taught Postgraduate Programs (TPg) MSc in Environmental Science, Management and Sustainability (EVSM)

MSc: 146 / PGD^: 3

 457
Master of Public Management (MPM) 54
Master of Public Policy (MPP) 184
MSc in Technology Leadership and Entrepreneurship (TLE) 70
* Including GZ Pilot Scheme
^ PGD closure effective from Fall 2026/27
 

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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 start an undergraduate program nurturing ecologically and economically sound future leaders to embed and advance sustainability
    - Environmental Management and Technology
  • to create an experiential degree learning educating technologists and innovators
    - Integrative Systems and Design
  • 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

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  • to offer an undergraduate program that allows students to create their own majors and curricula
    - Individualized Interdisciplinary Major​