Formally established in June 2022, the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Guangzhou) (HKUST (GZ)) is a cooperatively run university between the Chinese mainland and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. HKUST (GZ) has obtained approval from the Ministry of Education (MoE) and become the first legally independent educational institution co-established by the Mainland and Hong Kong since the announcement and implementation of the "Outline Development Plan for the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area" and the "Overall Plan for Deepening Globally Oriented Comprehensive Co-operation amongst Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao in Nansha of Guangzhou". With a spirit of pioneering innovation, HKUST (GZ) charts new territories in cross-disciplinary education and explores new frontiers in pedagogies, aiming to serve as a role model of the mainland-Hong Kong integrated educational development and become a world-famous high-level university, endeavoring to nurture future-oriented, high-level and innovative talents.

The College of Future Technology (CFT) Red Bird MPhil Program (also known as RBM) is the first step in our university's commitment to promoting the integration of the "Hub-Thrust Concept". It aims to cultivate "top talents and future leaders in academia and industry". Students in RBM have the opportunity, based on their personal interests, educational background, and future career plans, to engage in independent academic exploration within the first six months of enrollment. During this time, students define their research direction, select their collaborative team and academic supervisors (through mutual agreement), and subsequently register in the Thrust Area of their academic supervisors upon approval. RBM places a strong emphasis on student-centered learning. Through a teaching model guided by team projects, students collaborate with academic supervisors from various Thrusts, project supervisors, or industry supervisors to collectively complete team-based projects.