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    The HKUST Congregation 2025 will be held at the Shaw Auditorium in 24 sessions between October 18 and November 29, 2025.  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.

    Oct 18 (Sat)
    Session 1
    09:30

    Conferment of Honorary Degrees

    Presentation of PhD Graduates (en-bloc)

    Presentation of Academic Achievement Medals

    Michael G. Gale Medal for Distinguished Teaching

    Session 2
    15:00

    SSCI – PhD & MPhil

    Session 3
    16:45

    AIS, SBM & SHSS – PhD

    Session 4
    18:30

    SENG – PhD

    Nov 15 (Sat)
    Session 5
    10:00

    AIS – UG & Masters

    Session 6
    12:00

    SHSS – UG & Masters

    Session 7
    14:30

    SENG (CBE & CPEG) – UG & Masters

    Session 8
    16:30

    SENG (ECE) – UG & Masters

    Nov 16 (Sun)
    Session 9
    10:00

    SENG (CSE) – UG & Masters

    Session 10
    12:00

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

    Session 11
    14:30

    SENG (MAE) – UG & Masters

    Session 12
    16:30

    SENG (CIVL) – UG & Masters

    Nov 22 (Sat)
    Session 13
    10:00

    SBM (IS & OM) – UG

    Session 14
    12:00

    SBM (FINA & IS) – Masters

    Session 15
    14:30

    SBM (FINA) – UG

    Session 16
    16:30

    SBM – DBA, EMBA & MBA

    Nov 23 (Sun)
    Session 17
    10:00

    SBM (MARK & OM) – Masters

    Session 18
    12:00

    SBM (MARK, MGMT, GBUS & WBB) – UG

    Session 19
    14:30

    SBM (ACCT, ECON & MGMT) – Masters

    Session 20
    16:30

    SBM (ACCT, ECON & GBM) – UG

    Nov 29 (Sat)
    Session 21
    10:00

    SSCI (LIFS) – UG & TPG

    Session 22
    12:00

    SSCI (PHYS & OCES) – UG & TPG

    Session 23
    14:30

    SSCI (CHEM) – UG & TPG

    Session 24
    16:30

    SSCI (MATH) – UG & TPG

    Recipients of the 2025 Academic Achievement Medal

     

     

    Remarks

    1. Graduates of Dual Degree Programs should attend their respective SSCI + SBM, or SENG + SBM session(s)

       

    2. 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 of double major in Professional Accounting and Marketing, you should attend Session 20 (ACCT) - UG)

       

    3. AA Medalists will receive their awards on stage in Session 1.  In the School-based sessions, there will not be an award presentation on stage;  AA Medalists will be addressed as "Winner of the Academic Achievement Medal" when they are presented like other Bachelor's graduates.