Programme Leaders and faculty members who will be teaching the College of Science (CSCI)’s Master’s programmes shared important admission tips during the online information sessions held on 25 March 2026 and 19 November 2025. To give prospective students a clearer picture of CityUHK’s learning journey, programme graduates also attended to share their personal experiences.
Both sessions were moderated by Professor Denver Li, the College’s Associate Dean (Research and Postgraduate Education). He first introduced the impressive international rankings achieved by the Chemistry, Mathematics and Physics Departments under CSCI. Moreover, in 2026/27, CSCI will collaborate with the Department of Data Science, School of Energy and Environment, and Department of Biomedical Sciences to launch the new MSc in Artificial Intelligence for Sciences (MSAIFS) programme. Professor Li briefly introduced the new programme and pointed out that CSCI will handle courses in Track 1: AI for Scientific Discovery.
Professor Yu Chai, Deputy Programme Leader of the MSc in Physics with Data Modelling and Quantum Technologies, and Professor Xing Li, Presidential Assistant Professor from the Department of Chemistry, joined the second info session, which connected with about 5,400 prospective students in the Chinese Mainland. They provided first-hand information on the curricula, unique features, and admission tips of their related programmes. Miss Lin Cheng, a current PhD student in Chemistry and a MSc Chemistry graduate, shared that the Department has invited many prominent scholars across different fields to give seminars to students, which is eye-opening.
Miss Shisi Huang, a MSc graduate from the Department of Physics, recorded a video to share about her student life at CityUHK and in Hong Kong. She also expressed appreciation for the various seminars and academic exchange opportunities offered by the Department.
In the November 2025 session, Professor Lian Heng from the Department of Mathematics introduced the MSc in Financial Mathematics and Statistics. Joining him as speakers in this session were Professor Liang Dai, Programme Leader of MSc in Physics with Data Modelling and Quantum Technologies, and Professor Xing Li from the Department of Chemistry.
Apart from Miss Shisi Huang’s video sharing, Mr. Zhanping Xiao, another current PhD student in Chemistry who graduated with an MSc in Chemistry, joined the session in person to share his valuable experience with programme application and some handy tips for living in Hong Kong. He pointed out that competition for having a PhD offered at the Department is intense and advised prospective students to work hard if they want to do so.
The chat boxes for both sessions were overwhelmed with questions from the audience; some of them showed very keen interest in joining our Master’s Programmes by asking very specific questions. The faculty members tried their best to answer the questions and encouraged prospective students to email the relevant departments directly for more admission information.
Video recaps of the information sessions are available below.
Learn more about the three Master’s programmes here. Seize the chance to apply for the programmes before the deadline.