Welcome to

Division of Integrative Systems and Design

Welcome to

Division of Integrative Systems and Design

Welcome to

Division of Integrative Systems and Design

Welcome to

Division of Integrative Systems and Design

About ISD

The mission of the Division of Integrative Systems and Design is to nurture a new generation of innovators who can work across multiple disciplines and create disruptive innovations to solve the world’s great challenges.

Unique Pedagogy

One of the unique strengths of the Integrative Systems and Design program is the integration of design and technology to solve real-world problems. We adopt an experiential project-based pedagogy to nurture the new generation of innovators and technologists. Most of the ISD courses are project-oriented, and each year students are required to complete a year-long multi-disciplinary team project. Students apply their design skills and knowledge to identify user needs, define problems and generate different design ideas. In addition, they use their technical skills and knowhow to create realizable solutions, design and implement the solution through prototyping, test and refine their ideas, and finally put their solution into practice. A purpose-based learning approach prepares students to work on the year-long projects. Due to the multi-disciplinary nature of the projects, the teams comprise students with different expertise. Each student has a different role in the team. Depending on his or her role and interest, an individual learning pathway is designed for each student to acquire the skills and knowledge required to complete the project. Each course in the program contributes to the completion of the project. Active learning and team-based experience are also important components of the ISD program.

 

News & Events

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News 09 Apr 2024
ISD Seminar - Benchmarking Photometric Stereo…
[ISD Seminar - Benchmarking Photometric Stereo Using a Broader Range of Real-world Data] was presented by …
Achievement 28 Mar 2024
HKUST Student Team Awarded 1st Runner Up in the…
HKUST student team – ENTERPRIZE was awarded the 1st runner up in the RoboMaster University League (RMUL) 2024…
News 28 Mar 2024
HKUST, HKRITA and WTU Forge Strategic Partnership…
(From Left) Mr Edwin Keh, CEO of The Hong Kong Research Institute of Textiles and Apparel,…
Achievement 25 Mar 2024
20 Students from ISD Recognized in Chinachem…
Chinachem PrimeMovership Award Presentation cum Project Showcase 2023/2024 was held on 25th March 2024 in…
News 08 Mar 2024
A New Approach to Creating 3D Microstructures by…
A big round of applause to Prof. Mitch LI and his research team for their accepted article on Advanced…

Contact Us

Division of Integrative Systems and Design
  • address Room 5591, Lift 29-30, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Hong Kong
  • phone +852 3469 2723
  • fax +852 3521 0943
  • email isd@ust.hk