About PIA
Generating new knowledge about public policy, international relations, comparative politics, cross-sectoral leadership, governance, sustainable development, and urban management in local, regional and global contexts.
Timeline and Milestones
| 1984 | Department of Social Administration (SA) was established under City Polytechnic of Hong Kong |
| 1986 |
Launch of Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Public and Social Administration (BAPSA) One of the first two degree programmes in CityU |
| 1988 | SA was split into two departments: Department of Applied Social Studies AND Department of Public and Social Administration |
| 1990 | The Department of Public and Social Administration had its first MPhil graduate |
| 1992 | Launch of Master of Arts in Public and Social Administration (MAPSA) |
| 1997 | MAPSA was retitled as Master of Arts in Public Policy and Management (MAPPM) |
| 1998 | Launch of Bachelors of Arts (Honours) in Housing Studies (BAHS) |
| 1999 | The Department of Public and Social Administration had its first two PhD graduates |
| 2001 | BAPSA was retitled as Bachelor of Social Sciences (Honours) in Policy Studies and Administration (BSSPSA) |
| 2004 | Launch of Bachelor of Social Sciences (Honours) in Administration and Public Management (BSSAPM) |
| 2006 |
Establishment of the Department of Asian and International Studies (AIS) Launch of Bachelor of Social Sciences (Hons) in East and Southeast Asian Studies (BSSESAS), Bachelor of Social Sciences (Hons) in International Studies (BSSIS), Master of Social Sciences in Development Studies (MSSDS) |
| 2006 | Launch of Master of Arts in Housing Studies (MAHS) |
| 2009 | Launch of Bachelor of Social Sciences (Honours) in Environmental Policy Studies (BSSEPS) |
| 2010 | Launch of Master of Arts in Asian and International Studies (MAAIS) |
| 2012 | BSSPSA was retitled as Bachelor of Social Sciences (Honours) in Public Policy, Management, and Politics (BSSPPMP); BSSEPS was retitled as Bachelor of Social Sciences (Honours) in Environmental Policy (BSSENP) |
| 2013 | The Department of Public and Social Administration was retitled the Department of Public Policy (POL) |
| 2013 | Bachelor of Social Sciences (Hons) in East and Southeast Asian Studies retitled as Bachelor of Social Sciences (Hons) in Asian and International Studies (BSSASIS) |
| 2014 |
Master of Arts in Asian and International Studies (MAAIS) retitled as Master of Arts in International Studies (MAIS) Launch of Master of Arts in China Studies (MACS) (Governance in China has become a stream under the Master of Arts in Public Policy and Management (MAPPM) since 2021-22) |
| 2015 |
Launch of Master of Arts in Urban Management (MAUM) BSSPPMP was retitled as Bachelor of Social Sciences (Honours) in Public Policy and Politics |
| 2021 | Launch of Master of Arts in Housing and Urban Management (MAHUM) by merging MAHS and MAUM |
| 2022 | Merge of AIS and POL to form the Department of Public and International Affairs (PIA) |
| 2023 | Bachelor of Social Sciences in Asian and International Studies (BSSASIS) retitled as Bachelor of Social Sciences in International Relations and Global Affairs (BSSIRGA) |
| 2024 | Master of Social Sciences in Development Studies (MSSDS) retitled as Master of Social Sciences in Sustainability and Development Studies (MSSSDS) |