Master of Governance and Policy (MGP) prepares a rising generation of leaders to collaborate across government, business, and civil society to solve complex public challenges. Designed for a fast-changing geopolitical and economic landscape, the programme blends rigorous, evidence-based study with hands-on policy practice. By leveraging HKU’s strengths in social sciences, business and economics, and law, the MGP develops a collaborative mindset, multidisciplinary fluency, and solution-oriented analytical skills. 

MGP offers a rigorous, coherent curriculum that focuses on:  

• The design, structure, process, and consequences of governance at the local, national, and global levels; 

• The role of political leadership and political institutions in shaping policy and leading system transformation; 

• Diverse approaches to governance, including ethics and civic trust; 
  China’s role in the changing global economic and political order; 

• Policy strategies and innovation to meet global challenges in specific policy areas, including trade, social policy, sustainability, and technology, among others; and

• Rigorous policy analysis, including micro- and macro-economic approaches.