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HKUST Leads Tripartite Alliance with KPMG and Griffith University to Launch Asia's First Master Program Concentration
Addressing the global financial sector’s surging demand for expertise in financial crimes and forensic accounting, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) has partnered with KPMG and Griffith University to introduce Asia’s first Master of Science in Accounting (MSAC) program concentration dedicated these critical fields.
According to the World Economic Forum, the global cost of financial crimes and money laundering is approximately US$1.45 trillion annually. This new concentration within HKUST’s MSAC program will significantly strengthen Hong Kong's talent pipeline to prevent and combat financial crimes, while contributing to a more secure and resilient financial system.
The pioneering collaboration, formalized through a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), establishes the first such concentration of within a Master of Accounting program in Asia and will feature five new specialized elective courses.

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HKUST Hosts International Cultural Fair – Discover the World in One Place (Chinese Version Only)
香港科技大學(科大)昨日橫空出現一所城寨士多,沒有「龍捲風」也並非「三不管地帶」,卻雲集了科大來自17個國家及地區同學的創意和熱情,在香港七、八十年代的城寨佈景下,交流各方家鄉的獨特文化與集體回憶。
這個為期兩天的「環球文化祭」由科大理學院舉辦,旨在促進本地與國際生的文化交流。今年的活動共設有36個特色攤位,由105位來自 17個國家和地區的同學精心設計,當中更首度邀得來自非洲、阿塞拜疆、哈薩克斯坦、蒙古、尼泊爾、法國、烏茲別克斯坦及英國等地的學生參與,推廣各自家鄉的獨特文化; 包括品嘗法國傳統食品、演奏瑞典民俗樂器、試穿烏茲別克傳統服飾及學習尼泊爾傳統民俗舞蹈等,當然也少不了香港本土的傳統懷舊玩具和小食如眼鏡朱古力、珍寶珠、西瓜波及扭蛋扭卡機等。活動吸引逾千名來自不同文化背景的師生參與,不僅於考試時期為同學帶來放鬆的一刻,更讓學生擴闊國際視野,認識不同文化。
科大國際本科生比例一直名列本港大學之冠。過去數年,科大學士課程每年所錄取的非本地生中,近半來自中國內地以外。除歐、美、澳、非洲及亞洲等地,亦有同學來自「一帶一路」及其它較少來港就讀國家,包括烏茲別克、摩爾多瓦、委內瑞拉和也門等。大學會不時舉辦活動,讓這些來自全球逾40個國家及80多個地區的教職員和學生互相交流,體驗多元文化的魅力。