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What Can I Do With A Master Of Social Sciences In Sustainability Leadership & Governance From HKU?

31 January, 2024
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The possibilities are endless with the SLGP. Find out how you can make any professional role a job with a purpose.

Want to be a positive changemaker and work towards a better future? We know a Master’s course that can get you one step closer to the ‘green’ job of your dreams. Introducing the Master of Social Sciences in Sustainability Leadership & Governance or SLGP (formerly known as Corporate Environmental Governance), an interdisciplinary programme taught at The University of Hong Kong aiming to equip students with the knowledge and skills required to understand complex sustainability challenges and manage sustainability issues in their daily work.

Master Of Social Sciences In Sustainability Leadership & Governance, The University of Hong Kong, HKU

Understanding and implementing sustainability principles and practices helps us protect our ecosystems and natural resources today for a better future tomorrow. This unique programme aims to empower its students to promote ethical cultures and responsible behaviour throughout organisations and in our communities. It also supports all functional roles and sectors to be more environmentally conscious and socially responsible.

Whether you’re a fresh grad, early or late into your career, or want to make a change into a sustainability-related job, such training will grant you agency to tackle overwhelming environmental challenges head on, and integrate sustainability into what you already know and love to do.

Master Of Social Sciences In Sustainability Leadership & Governance, The University of Hong Kong, HKU

And in case you’re not exactly sure what a “green job” might entail, the programme promises to give more clarity around the term, providing training and demonstrating how a career path in sustainability will support all professionals to make every role a job with purpose.

Essentially, SLGP graduates combine their existing skill sets with sustainability and step into a wide variety of positions. Some have returned to their family businesses, while others enter into consulting sectors, each to share their valuable knowledge on the subject of sustainability. This same learning has been applied also to other industries, including finance, science, communications, marketing and so on. So why not join this growing network of change-makers?

Master Of Social Sciences In Sustainability Leadership & Governance, The University of Hong Kong, HKU

Curious to learn more? Sign up for the free admission briefing for the Master of Social Sciences in Sustainability Leadership & Governance, which includes a discussion with the university’s alumni who will share their pathway to empowering themselves with the skills to make a difference in the world through the programme. Speakers include Chloe Cheung, Managing Director of Prosperity Impact, a sustainable and impact investing advisory firm; Jessica Broomhall, the Associate Director of ICG’s Sustainability & ESG team; and the Co-Founder of sustainable footwear brand Chupps, Vinita Turakhia.


Career Talk Cum Admission Briefing For Master Of Social Sciences In Sustainability Leadership And Governance

When: Wednesday, 7 February, 6:30pm to 8:30pm
Where: Zoom (link will be shared one day prior to the event)
How much: Free – register here


The University of Hong Kong, www.hku.hk


Brought to you in partnership with The University of Hong Kong.

Images courtesy of The University of Hong Kong.

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