The Mathematics Department of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology was established together with the University in 1991. From its founding, the HKUST Mathematics Department has attracted many talented mathematicians from throughout the world, and has fostered the development of an intensive mathematical research culture in Hong Kong. Excellence in research and in teaching are the two pillars on which we base our department.

The department has approximately 600 undergraduate students, and 50 postgraduate students, the largest enrollment in Hong Kong. We offer a number of undergraduate and postgraduate programs.
For our undergraduate programs, the 334 curriculum will be effective starting from the fall semester of year 2012. For those students who take the Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education (HKDSE) examination, please click HERE to get more information. For those students who take the Hong Kong Advanced Level Examination (HKALE) in 2012, please click HERE to learn more. Undergraduate students majoring in other subjects may also enroll in our minor program.
For our postgraduate programs, we offer the followings three choices:-
- Master of Science (MSc) in Mathematics (Financial Mathematics and Statistics)
- Master of Philosophy (MPhil) in Mathematics
- Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Mathematics
Questions on our degree programs may be directed to the UG coordinator Jimmy Fung, and PG coordinator Wei-Ping Li. Mainland students may contact Min Yan.

Teaching is, of course, the primary duty of the department. Several of our faculty have been the recipients of the School of Science and University teaching awards. As a department, we strive to nurture our students.

To help our first year students adjust to the demands of university life, they are each assigned a faculty mentor. We have an elite program, the Advanced Stream courses, for highly motivated students. Donations from our faculty and friends have allowed us to establish the Epsilon Fund to recognize outstanding academic achievements by our UG and PG students, and the Best TA Award to recognize excellent teaching performance by our PG students. In their second year, students may join the exchange program. For the top students, after graduation, over the years quite a number of them got PG programs offers to study abroad.