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My Toy Design Competition 2013 is the first of its kind to be hosted by the Department of Industrial Engineering and Logistics Management (IELM) at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST). The aims of this Competition are to nurture creativity, encourage exceptional students to pursue a career in design, recruit passionate young toy designers and maintain the overall competitiveness and sustainable development of the toy industry in Hong Kong. China dominates the toy export market as the world’s largest toy manufacturer with over two-thirds of all toys being made in China. Hong Kong is the world’s second largest toy exporter. Domestic toy exports have nearly doubled from HK$154 million in 2009 to HK$302 million in 2011, demonstrating an increasing trend of more toys being both designed and produced in Hong Kong and the South China region and creating a dire need to find and encourage local talents.

The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) became the one and only higher education institution in Hong Kong invited by the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2012 to present at IdeasLab, a presentation and discussion session shining light on the latest developments of environmental sustainability and offering solutions to various types of cross-boundary pollution. Convened in Tianjin, China in September, the World Economic Forum was officiated by Premier Wen Jiabao with the theme of 'Creating the Future Economy'. Over 2000 political and civil society leaders, academics, experts and global entrepreneurs from over 80 counties joined the dialogues, offering extraordinary insights into innovation, energy and resources, mobility, infrastructure and urban development, health among other topics of interest.

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The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) is among the first in Asia and the only university in Greater China to sign an agreement today (19 September) with Coursera to bring HKUST's courses online worldwide. Coursera is an education technology organization founded by computer science professors from Stanford University. Coursera's current partners comprise world leading universities such as Stanford University, Princeton University, University of Michigan, and the University of Washington. With today's announcement, HKUST will be hosting three debut online courses reaching students across the globe.

The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) today invited Mr Zhang Ruimin, the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Haier Group as a keynote speaker for a Distinguished Lecture. On his first visit to Hong Kong, Mr Zhang spoke to the enthusiastic audience comprising 500 HKUST members, professionals and members of the public on the theme of ‘Successful Enterprises Move with the Times’, during which he shared Haier’s experience of Self-management Model and key to sustainable development.

The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) presented today (18 September) The Shaw Prize Lecture in Life Science & Medicine 2012 featuring the distinguished recipients of this year’s Shaw Prize in Life Science & Medicine, Prof Arthur L Horwich and Prof Franz-Ulrich Hartl. Some 400 participants including HKUST students, faculty, alumni, as well as experts from research institutes, industry, secondary school students and the public were impressed by the inspiring lectures.

The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) has shot up in the latest Quacquarelli Symonds World University Ranking by Subjects, with chemistry placing 11th and five engineering subjects – Computer Science, Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Electrical & Electronic Engineering and Mechanical Engineering – making a giant leap into top 20 or better. Amongst the 17 subjects for which HKUST was ranked, 12 subjects enjoyed an improved standing compared with last year.

The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) and Xi’an Jiaotong University (XJTU) signed an agreement yesterday (28 August) in Xi’an to establish the XJTU-HKUST Joint School of Sustainable Development (JSSD). To tie in with the economic and social development needs of Central and Western regions of Mainland China and beyond, JSSD will focus on promoting sustainability, through nurturing the talents, promoting frontier knowledge and providing advanced technology. It will also create capabilities in the areas of sustainable energy, chemical engineering, materials science, environment, infrastructure, population and socioeconomic development. Both universities are forming a strategic cooperation to foster a new synergetic regional economic development mode.