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    The HKUST Congregation 2026 will be held at the Shaw Auditorium in 27 sessions between November 14 and December 6, 2026.  Please refer to the detailed schedule below (displayed in HKT, GMT+8).

     

    For those who cannot join us in person, live-streaming links for each ceremony session will be made available and provided on this page closer to the dates.

    Nov 14 (Sat)
    Session 1
    10:00

    SBM (FINA & MGMT) – UG

    Session 2
    12:00

    SBM (FINA & MGMT) – Masters

    Session 3
    14:30

    SBM (OM, GBM, GBUS, WBB & SGFN) – UG

    Session 4
    16:30

    SBM (OM) – Masters

    Nov 15 (Sun)
    Session 5
    10:00

    SBM (ACCT) – UG & Masters

    Session 6
    12:00

    SBM (ECON) – UG & Masters

    Session 7
    14:30

    SBM (MARK) – UG & Masters

    Session 8
    16:30

    SBM (IS & RMBI) – UG & Masters

    Nov 21 (Sat)
    Session 9
    10:00

    SBM – MBA, EMBA & DBA

    Session 10
    12:00

    SHSS – UG & Masters

    Session 11
    14:30

    AIS – UG & Masters

    Nov 22 (Sun)
    Session 12
    10:00

    SSCI (LIFS) – UG & TPG

    Session 13
    12:00

    SSCI (PHYS & OCES) – UG & TPG

    Session 14
    14:30

    SSCI (CHEM) – UG & TPG + SSCI (MATH) – TPG

    Session 15
    16:30

    SSCI (MATH) – UG

    Nov 28 (Sat)
    Session 16
    10:00

    SENG (CBE & CPEG) – UG & Masters

    Session 17
    12:00

    SENG (ECE) – UG & Masters

    Session 18
    14:30

    SENG (CIVL) – UG

    Session 19
    17:30

    SENG (CIVL) – Masters

    Nov 29 (Sun)
    Session 20
    10:00

    SENG (IEDA & ISD) – UG & Masters + MSc (FinTech)

    Session 21
    12:00

    SENG (MAE) – UG & Masters

    Session 22
    14:30

    SENG (CSE) – UG

    Session 23
    17:30

    SENG (CSE) – Masters

    Dec 05 (Sat)
    Session 24
    10:00

    Conferment of Honorary Degrees 
    Presentation of PhD Graduates (en bloc) 
    Presentation of Academic Achievement Medals 
    Michael G. Gale Medal for Distinguished Teaching

    Session 25
    16:00

    SENG – PhD

    Dec 06 (Sun)
    Session 26
    10:00

    AIS, SBM & SHSS – PhD

    Session 27
    12:00

    SSCI – PhD & MPhil

    Recipients of the 2026 Academic Achievement Medal

     

    Remarks
    • Graduates of Dual Degree Programs are welcome to attend their respective SSCI + SBM, or SENG + SBM session(s)
       
    • Graduates with more than one major should attend the session of the Department to which your FIRST MAJOR belongs (e.g., if you are graduating with a UG degree with a double major in Professional Accounting and Marketing, you should attend Session 5: SBM (ACCT) – UG & Masters)
       
    • “AA Medals/ Medalists” stands for “Academic Achievement Medals/ Medalists”. In School-based sessions, AA medalists will be honored with an announcement as they proceed to the stage. And in Session 24, they will be presented with the award officially on stage