HKUST to Operate Hong Kong’s Third Medical School After 8-Month Race

HKUST to Open Hong Kong’s Third Medical School by 2028

HKUST to Open Hong Kong’s Third Medical School by 2028 - The university will focus on integrating technology and research with clinical training to address the city’s persistent shortage of doctors and bolster its status as an innovation hub

HKUST to run Hong Kong’s 3rd medical school, with first student intake in 2028

The government has chosen the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) to run the city’s third medical school, with the first cohort of students expected to enrol in 2028. Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. File photo: GovHK. Secretary for Health Lo Chung-mau said on Tuesday that the Executive Council, Hong Kong’s top decision-making body, had approved HKUST’s bid for the third medical school, following the recommendat…

HKUST to operate Hong Kong’s third medical school after 8-month race

HKUST wins race after group of experts assessed proposals submitted in March by university, Baptist University and Polytechnic University.

HKUST wins race for HK's third medical school

The Executive Council on Tuesday approved a proposal put forward by Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUS...

UST to set up medical school

The Chief Executive-in-Council endorses the University of Science & Technology to establish Hong Kong's third medical school, with the inaugural cohort of 50 medical students expected to be admitted in 2028.

HKUST Receives Government's Approval to Establish a New Medical School

Dedicated to Nurturing a New Generation of DoctorsSupporting Hong Kong Become a Hub for Medical Innovation HONG KONG, Nov. 18, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — The establishment of Hong Kong’s third medical school at The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) was approved today by the Hong Kong SAR Government (the Government). This landmark decision […]