Bachelor's in Artificial Intelligence

Beijing Normal University-Hong Kong Baptist University United International College (UIC) is a liberal arts and sciences college located in Zhuhai, Guangdong Province, China. Established in 2005, UIC is a joint venture between Beijing Normal University and Hong Kong Baptist University. It offers undergraduate and graduate degree programs in a wide range of fields, including business, computer science, design, engineering, humanities, and social sciences.UIC is committed to providing a bilingual and interdisciplinary education that emphasizes creativity, critical thinking, and cross-cultural understanding. With state-of-the-art facilities and a diverse student body from over 40 countries and regions, UIC has a strong international focus and is known for its global partnerships with leading universities and institutions around the world. The college is dedicated to producing innovative and socially responsible graduates who are equipped to meet the challenges of the 21st century and contribute to the development of their communities and the world at large.

The Artificial Intelligence (AI) Programme at UIC is committed to providing students with an education that prepares them for AI-related careers in various industries. It will offer broad training in core computer and intelligence technology and provide students with a good foundation for career development.

The Programme also aims at offering opportunities to students who wish to pursue a postgraduate education or to develop their technology skills in AI in the modern industrial context. Specifically, the Programme is designed to

• Give students a solid foundation in computer science and AI upon which to build their understanding of AI applications;

• Provide a broad-based and yet deep education in AI technology, so as to enable them to apply their knowledge and skills in various related professions;

• Well train students in AI-related mathematical thinking and the use of various AI-related mathematical tools because mathematics are indispensable tools for solving AI problems; and

• Teach students how to formulate appropriate AI models for solving real-life problems.

In order to emphasize the various domains of AI technology, two concentrations of AI technologies and their applications will be provided for students to choose from. The two concentrations are AI in Business and Finance Concentration, AI in Multimedia Concentration.

AI in Business and Finance Concentration covers artificial intelligence courses on solving business and financial problems. For many years, financial technology has been one of the most exciting topics in academia and finance. This is so not only because the subject is extremely important in terms of financial and commercial value, but also because of its highly unpredictable nature, it poses a real challenge to researchers all over the world. With this concentration, students will learn how to apply various AI technologies (such as machine learning, data mining, deep network, financial technology and Quantum Finance technology) related to smart finance learned in the programme to AI-based finance Engineering issues, such as data mining. The financial market, financial pattern recognition, quantum financial forecasting and multi-agent-based trading system.AI in Multimedia Concentration covers artificial intelligence courses on solving multimedia problems, such as speech, image recognition, and multimedia mining.

AI in Multimedia is an interdisciplinary concentration that teaches students to make computers to understand images, graphs, charts, and videos, and to read complex documents. Other tasks include augmented reality to guide field technicians when operations are complex; helping computers speak and dialogue with emotions and expressions; and enriching videos with metadata. The courses include Speech Processing and Recognition, Digital Image Processing, Natural Language Processing, Computer Vision, Multimedia Mining and Analytics, Design and Implementation of Intelligent Vision System, etc.

Situated in Zhuhai, Beijing Normal University-Hong Kong Baptist University United International College (UIC) is the first full-scale cooperation in higher education between the Chinese Mainland and Hong Kong. UIC shoulders the historical mission of advancing the internationalization of Chinese higher education and taking the lead in implementing liberal arts education in China.

Exceptional Location

UIC is located in the beautiful coastal city of Zhuhai in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area. As one of China's most liveable cities, Zhuhai is adjacent to Macao and Hong Kong, connected by the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge. Zhuhai was one of the first places where modern Chinese met Western culture.

International Higher Education

With English as the medium of instruction, UIC's education is of international standards with high-caliber academic performance. The college has established the Divisions of Business and Management, Culture and Creativity, Humanities and Social Sciences, Science and Technology, in addition to the Graduate School. Altogether UIC offers 28 undergraduate programmes, and is approved to offer nine research and five taught postgraduate programmes for over 7,000 students. Undergraduates receive HKBU Bachelor's Degrees and UIC Graduation Certificates, and postgraduates earn HKBU degrees.

Liberal Arts College

Aiming to serve China and the world, UIC has built a new model for liberal arts education in China by tapping into traditional Chinese and Western cultural resources. A liberal arts education cultivates open-minded, well-rounded talents, enabling students to dig into their academic field of expertise with an interdisciplinary approach. UIC provides a student-centered learning environment and encourages a healthy student-teacher interaction that benefits both parties in terms of mentorship and collaboration.

Diversity and Development

UIC enrols students from 30 provinces and regions of the Chinese mainland, Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan and overseas. More than 72% of the graduates from the Class of 2020 chose postgraduate studies home and abroad, 74.4% of which were admitted to the world’s top 100 universities. Many of the graduates have started their careers in Fortune 500 companies, government agencies or non-profit organisations. There are also alumni listed in Forbes 30 under 30.

Features:

• 4 Divisions providing 25 Undergraduate Programs
• 6000+ Undergraduate students; Above 70% Graduates go onto further study abroad.
• Faculty and students from more than 30 countries and regions.
• Liberal Arts Education & Whole Person Education
• Graduation Certificate Awarded by UIC and HKBU Degree.
• English-taught Curriculum with Special Programmes on Chinese Culture and Society.
• Career Development for more possible future.