The Associate Degree (AD) and Higher Diploma (HD) Programmes are governed by the HKBU quality assurance policies and practices.

Upon completion of the programmes, students will be awarded an Associate Degree or a Higher Diploma by HKBU.

CIE offers 30 AD Concentration Studies and HD Programmes across the 5 major disciplines of Applied Science, Arts and Languages, Business, Communication, and Social Sciences.

The wide range of choices in our curriculum and flexibility in choosing elective courses cater to different interests, talents and aspirations of our students.

CIE puts emphasis on experiential learning through an array of student development programmes. Over 300 activities are arranged allowing more than 5,000 participants to join annually.

Programmes ranging from academic seminars, academic and career development, service learning, internship programmes, overseas exchange and study tours, leadership trainings, various competitions, and micro-certification to college publications.