Our Strength

This is the first and only department of the kind in this region that offers broad-based studies in (1) Policy and Management of Science, Technology and Innovation, and (2) History and Philosophy of Science. These modules are conducted in the Faculty of Science which is at the forefront in equipping students with the necessary generic skills and holistic approaches in the management of science, technology and innovation for both the public sector as well as industry.

The expertise of the Department in forging a multidisciplinary teaching approach towards science, technology and innovation provides students with the necessary analytical framework to confront an external environment where uncertainty is the norm. Our students have also successfully secured employment in both the public and private sectors, which is proof of the quality of our programmes.

We have developed close linkages with staff from other faculties in the successful conduct of our programmes. Additionally, collaborations with public organisations and industries are pursued to enhance the programmes as well as to provide avenues for students to participate in industrial attachments.

Such a versatile and innovative approach would provide students with the necessary resources to face a challenging working environment after graduation. Our programmes are structured in such a way as to allow students to acquire a diversity of perspectives on science and technology. Through a combination of lectures, presentations, class discussions and guided research programs, students will find the courses taught in the Department to be intellectually stimulating as well as practically useful.