Northwestern and Hong Kong

Partnerships
Students
Units and Groups
Alumni
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Northwestern University offers its students and faculty highly innovative educational and research opportunities in Hong Kong. Our programs and partnerships in Hong Kong serve our university community across all levels—undergraduate, graduate, and faculty—and scholarly fields, from engineering to the humanities.

Partnerships

Partner Institution	Partner Type & Sponsor
Chinese University of Hong Kong	Dual Degree > School of Education and Social Policy
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology	Undergraduate Student Exchange > Global Learning Office
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology: HKUST Business School	Graduate Student Exchange > Kellogg School of Management Joint Degree > Kellogg School of Management Faculty Exchange > Kellogg School of Management
University of Hong Kong	Undergraduate Student Exchange > Global Learning Office

Students

*Scholars category includes visiting faculty, researchers, post-doctoral fellows and lecturers

56 students and scholars from Hong Kong at Northwestern

20 Undergraduate
24 Masters
9 Doctoral
3 Scholars*

For historical data visit the Office of International Student and Scholar Services website.

2 Northwestern students in Hong Kong:

Due to travel restrictions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, only two undergraduate students studied abroad on a Northwestern exchange program in 2022-2023. Prior to the pandemic, on average 30 students studied in Hong Kong annually.

Units and Groups

The Department of Asian Languages and Cultures

The Department of Asian Languages and Cultures offers a major and minor for undergraduates, a specialization in Chinese Language and Culture, and will soon offer graduate studies in Asian heritage.

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Asian Studies Graduate Cluster

Faculty in the Asian Studies Graduate Cluster (ASGC) offer comprehensive yet focused exposure to Asian cultures, histories, and societies, with an emphasis on transdisciplinary research and methodologies. The program trains students in advanced research and interdisciplinary studies across the humanities and social sciences.

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Alumni

~1,000

Northwestern alumni are based in Hong Kong.

The NU Club of Hong Kong and the Kellogg Alumni Club of Hong Kong offer social and networking opportunities to keep alumni connected to Northwestern and fellow alumni in Hong Kong. Other ways to get and stay connected can be found here.

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This page features data and information from the 2022-2023 academic year and gets updated annually. The last update was made in October 2023. For questions or comments about the information listed here, please contact Janka Pieper, Senior Director of Communications and Intercultural Learning.