Milestones in Development of Department of Applied Data Science

• 2019

• July

  iFREE GROUP donated HK$20 million to HKSYU for establishing the Big Data and Robotics Laboratories, located on 5/F High Block, Research Complex.
• 2020

• September

  The Department of Applied Data Science was established. The Big Data Laboratory, Social Robotics & Digital Living Laboratory, and Virtual Reality Laboratory were opened.

• October

  Grand opening of the iFREE GROUP Innovation and Research Centre, comprising 3 laboratories and 1 Innovation Incubation Hub. Mr. Alfred SIT Wing-hang, JP, Secretary for Innovation and Technology from the HKSAR government, Mr. Steven LOKE, Executive Chairman of iFREE GROUP (HK) Limited and other well-known figures in the industry officiated the opening ceremony.
• 2022

• March

  The Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Applied Data Science offered by Shue Yan University has been officially approved by the Chief Executive-in-Council.

• September

  The Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Applied Data Science is open to Year-1 entry of academic year 2022/23.