12 monthsProgramme duration
SepStarting Month
Programme overview
Main Subject
Politics
Degree
Other
Study Level
Masters
Study Mode
On Campus
Over recent decades, major cities across the globe, most notably in China, have been evolving and expanding at accelerating rates. This has presented much greater challenges to those charged with city governance, not only around the provision of basic services, such as health and housing, but also in areas including sustainability, climate change and air quality. The interconnectedness of these types of issues, and the increasing complexity involved in improving the overall quality of city life, mean that the range of knowledge and skills required to effectively manage cities has markedly changed.
That is why, in the autumn of 2020, Lingnan University launched its Master of Cities and Governance programme. The aim of the programme is to ready graduates for careers that engage with all aspects of urban governance and public policy in relation to cities. Given that urban authorities are increasingly recognising the need to share responsibility with other actors, these careers could be in government, or with quasi-government bodies, NGOs, think tanks or corporations – especially those corporations engaged in the development of the Greater Bay Area (GBA). In 2018, Beijing announced a framework for the development of the GBA, which encompasses Hong Kong, Macau and nine major cities in Guangdong. One of the principal drivers for establishing this masters programme was to explain how Hong Kong can be best integrated into the GBA.
Programme overview
Main Subject
Politics
Degree
Other
Study Level
Masters
Study Mode
On Campus
Over recent decades, major cities across the globe, most notably in China, have been evolving and expanding at accelerating rates. This has presented much greater challenges to those charged with city governance, not only around the provision of basic services, such as health and housing, but also in areas including sustainability, climate change and air quality. The interconnectedness of these types of issues, and the increasing complexity involved in improving the overall quality of city life, mean that the range of knowledge and skills required to effectively manage cities has markedly changed.
That is why, in the autumn of 2020, Lingnan University launched its Master of Cities and Governance programme. The aim of the programme is to ready graduates for careers that engage with all aspects of urban governance and public policy in relation to cities. Given that urban authorities are increasingly recognising the need to share responsibility with other actors, these careers could be in government, or with quasi-government bodies, NGOs, think tanks or corporations – especially those corporations engaged in the development of the Greater Bay Area (GBA). In 2018, Beijing announced a framework for the development of the GBA, which encompasses Hong Kong, Macau and nine major cities in Guangdong. One of the principal drivers for establishing this masters programme was to explain how Hong Kong can be best integrated into the GBA.
Admission Requirements
Academic Qualification(s)
- hold a relevant bachelor’s degree awarded by a tertiary education institution recognised for this purpose by the University; or
- have obtained an equivalent qualification; or
- have provided satisfactory evidence of academic and professional attainment.
- Candidates are required to submit references or letter(s) of recommendation for acceptance
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