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12 monthsProgramme duration
Programme overview
Main Subject
Public Policy
Degree
Other
Study Level
Masters
Study Mode
On Campus
Master of Governance and Policy (MGP)* prepares a rising generation of leaders to collaborate across government, business, and civil society to solve complex public challenges. Designed for a fast-changing geopolitical and economic landscape, the programme blends rigorous, evidence-based study with hands-on policy practice. By leveraging HKU’s strengths in social sciences, business and economics, and law, the MGP develops a collaborative mindset, multidisciplinary fluency, and solution-oriented analytical skills.
MGP offers a rigorous, coherent curriculum that focuses on:
- The design, structure, process, and consequences of governance at the local, national, and global levels;
- The role of political leadership and political institutions in shaping policy and leading system transformation;
- Diverse approaches to governance, including ethics and civic trust;
- China’s role in the changing global economic and political order;
- Policy strategies and innovation to meet global challenges in specific policy areas, including trade, social policy, sustainability, and technology, among others; and
- Rigorous policy analysis, including micro- and macro-economic approaches.
Programme overview
Main Subject
Public Policy
Degree
Other
Study Level
Masters
Study Mode
On Campus
Master of Governance and Policy (MGP)* prepares a rising generation of leaders to collaborate across government, business, and civil society to solve complex public challenges. Designed for a fast-changing geopolitical and economic landscape, the programme blends rigorous, evidence-based study with hands-on policy practice. By leveraging HKU’s strengths in social sciences, business and economics, and law, the MGP develops a collaborative mindset, multidisciplinary fluency, and solution-oriented analytical skills.
MGP offers a rigorous, coherent curriculum that focuses on:
- The design, structure, process, and consequences of governance at the local, national, and global levels;
- The role of political leadership and political institutions in shaping policy and leading system transformation;
- Diverse approaches to governance, including ethics and civic trust;
- China’s role in the changing global economic and political order;
- Policy strategies and innovation to meet global challenges in specific policy areas, including trade, social policy, sustainability, and technology, among others; and
- Rigorous policy analysis, including micro- and macro-economic approaches.
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