04 / About us
History & milestones
From a single design studio to three campuses and four departments today.
01 / Milestones
Milestones
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2008
Founded in Kwun Tong
The institute began as a single design studio in Kwun Tong, offering its first certificate in graphic and digital design to 60 students.
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2011
Business and hospitality
A training hotel front office and restaurant opened, and the first diploma in hospitality operations began the same year.
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2014
Kwun Tong East Campus opens
The institute moved into its current main campus, bringing design studios, the model workshop and student services under one roof.
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2017
Fanling North Campus
A campus for engineering and IT programmes opened, with robotics, IoT and building energy labs.
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2019
First higher diplomas
Higher diplomas in digital design and sustainable engineering began, and departments started running project briefs with partner organisations.
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2021
Aberdeen South Campus
The Department of Health & Social Care was founded, with a simulated ward and counselling practice rooms on its new campus.
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2024
Applied AI
The Higher Diploma in Applied AI & Data Engineering launched, alongside more evening and Saturday classes.
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2026
Today
Three campuses, four departments and programmes from certificate to higher diploma, still grounded in learning by doing.
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