Faculty
Engineering
Division
Systems Engineering and Engineering Management
Programme Information

MPhil Stream

Each MPhil student is required to complete at least 4 graduate courses with a total of 12 units, and must register for the relevant thesis research course in every term throughout his/her study period. 

Each MPhil student is required to submit a thesis and pass the oral defence of the thesis for graduation. 
 

PhD Stream Pre-candidacy

Each PhD student is required to complete at least 4 graduate courses with a total of 12 units during the pre-candidacy stage, including at least 1 faculty core course, and must register for the relevant Thesis Research Course in every term throughout his/her study period.

Each PhD student is required to pass a written candidacy examination for the advancement to his/her post-candidacy stage. The purpose of this examination is to test the student's basic knowledge and understanding in the SEEM discipline. 

Each PhD student is required to submit a written thesis proposal and pass the oral defence of the proposal within the maximum period of his/her pre-candidacy stage.
 

PhD Stream Post-candidacy

Each student is required to complete the remaining graduate courses  (in total 6 courses for the whole PhD study period), and must register for the Thesis Research Course every term throughout his/her study period.

Each student is required to submit a thesis and pass the oral defence of the thesis for graduation. 
 

Fields of Specialization

  • Information Systems/Database Systems
  • Logistics and Supply Chain Management
  • Operations Research/Management Science
  • Financial Engineering

Please visit the Division's homepage for more information. 

Tuition Fee
The tuition fee will be HK$47,000 for 2026/27 and HK$49,500 for 2027/28, regardless of the study mode.
Admission Requirements

In addition to the general requirements of the Graduate School, applicants should normally hold an honours Bachelor's degree in engineering, applied mathematics, computer science, or a related area. Applicants are required to submit a research proposal with a list of projects (if any) and publications (if any). Selection by interview. Interview will start much earlier than the application deadline.

Application Deadline

Main Round: 1 December 2025
Clearing Round: 31 March 2026
(Applications in Clearing Round will only be considered subject to availability of places.)

HKPFS Application Deadline
(for PhD programmes only)
  1. To submit an initial application to RGC: By 12 noon, 1 December 2025 (Hong Kong time); and
  2. To submit a full application to CUHK: By 11:59 pm, 1 December 2025 (Hong Kong time).

Please refer to the HKPFS page for more details.

Contact

Professor CHENG Hong

(852) 3943-8303
gradinfo@se.cuhk.edu.hk

Division of Systems Engineering & Engineering Management,
Room 609, William M.W. Mong Engineering Building, 
The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong