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Hong Kong Institute of Qualified Environmental Professionals, Hong Kong

- The Environmental Science Major has been conferred the accreditation
- Students need to complete 7 specific advanced courses for the accredited pathway and can enroll in HKIQEP’s Student Membership during their HKU study
- Students who graduate on the HKIQEP accredited programme will:
- have a fast-track to Professional Membership (only 5 years of work experience needed after the degree)
- be exempted from certain portions of the Professional Assessment
Royal Society of Biology, UK
- Biological Sciences Major, Ecology & Biodiversity Major and Molecular Biology & Biotechnology Major have been conferred the accreditation
- The Ecology & Biodiversity Major is the first programme of its type accredited by RSB in Asia
Students completed the RSB accredited programme will be awarded a certificate by the School of Biological Sciences, authorised by the RSB, to recognise their achievements
- Graduates will receive one year of guest membership of RSB at Associate level and this will help them to:
- stay up-to-date with what is happening across the life sciences
- gain additional recognition for their skills and experience
- develop their professional network
- demonstrate their support for the future of biology

Royal Society of Chemistry, UK
- Exclusively for students who wish to specialise in chemistry
- Students completed the RSC accredited Chemistry programme will be awarded a certificate by the Department of Chemistry, authorised by RSC, to recognise their achievements
- All students in the final year of this accredited programme are qualified to apply for membership to RSC

The Geological Society, UK
- Students completed specified geology courses will receive an accredited degree which provides an accelerated route to achieve the qualification
Students completed the Geological Society accredited programme will be awarded a certificate by the Department of Earth Sciences, authorised by the Geological Society, to recognise their achievements
- Qualification recognised internationally and in Hong Kong, and chartered geologists are regarded as professionally equivalent to chartered engineers