It is not often that Asian universities beat Ivy League institutions in the United States, but this year The University of Hong Kong (HKU) scored a first.
Within its curriculum for the MSc Programme in Electronic Commerce and Internet Computing, Hong Kong University was able to offer studies on the cutting-edge topic 'Wireless Networking'.
Developed by Professor Fouad Tobagi, the course was up and running in Hong Kong before a similar programme was introduced at the professor's home institution, Stanford University.
That kind of light-speed programme development goes to the heart and spirit of the Internet. To keep ahead, programme administrators at HKU have sought to develop an international faculty, with about half the teaching staff recruited from overseas, according to programme director Paul Cheung.
'The programme's reputation is built on the fact that the best professors from HKU and overseas institutions and businesses are selected for each subject area,' Mr Cheung says.
The programme is divided into two study streams, each catering to specific interest groups and skills sets.