The Education Bureau recently announced the introduction of second round of the Pilot Project on the Development of Applied Degree Programmes ("Pilot Project") and scheduled to roll out by 2024/25 academic year. Institutions offering self-financing degree programmes under the Study Subsidy Scheme for Designated Professions/Sectors (SSSDP) will be invited to submit proposals for the second round of the Pilot Project.
CIHE's Bachelor of Nursing (Honour) (Applied Degree) Programmes is one of the programmes from the first round of the pilot project and have been taken place by this academic year. The programme provides 120 places in this academic year.
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