Press Releases and Stories

2014

Press Releases
Innovation, Teaching and Learning, Education, Award
HKUST Wins Two Wharton-QS Stars Awards For Its Innovative e-Learning Programs
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) received two awards at the Wharton-QS Stars Awards 2014: Reimagine Education, also known as the “Oscars” of innovation in higher education, in recognition of its innovative e-learning programs.
Press Releases
Internationalization and Partnership
HKUST Holds Opening Ceremony for Fok Ying Tung Research Institute Building
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) held an opening ceremony for the Fok Ying Tung Research Institute Building at the Nansha IT Park in Guangzhou today.
Press Releases
Student Development, Innovation, Business
HKUST Students Win Healthcare Designathon AIA Group Sees Market Potential Of The Winning Product
Four students of The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) won the top honors as Champions of Hong Kong’s first ever Healthcare Designathon Competition. The winning product, Fit-Kick, seeks to provide performance gains and injury prevention for athletes.
News
HKUST Graduates Ranked Among the World’s ‘Most Employable’
The University has risen two places to rank #16 in the high-profile annual Global Employability University Survey and Ranking this year. In Greater China, HKUST remains #1.
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Global Employability, International, Student Development
HKUST Ranks 16th Worldwide in Latest Global Survey on Employability of Graduates
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) has risen two places to rank #16 in the high-profile annual Global Employability University Survey and Ranking this year, as reported by the New York Times.  HKUST remains No. 1 in Greater China.
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Innovation, Engineering, Student Development, Undergraduate
HKUST Students Win National Aircraft Design Competition
Five undergraduate students from the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) came second among 153 teams – comprising mostly postgraduate students and profes
Press Releases
Breakthrough, Physics
HKUST Physicists Control Photon's Shape for Record Loading Efficiency into a Cavity
A research team at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), led by Prof Shengwang Du, Associate Professor of Department of Physics, succeeded in controlling photon’s shape, and reached a record photon loading efficiency of 87
Press Releases
Business
Hang Lung Group Chairman Mr Ronnie C Chan Shares Insights on The Future of China and Hong Kong in the Next Decade at UC RUSAL President's Forum
UC RUSAL (SEHK: 486, Euronext: RUSAL/RUAL, Moscow Exchange: RUALR/RUALRS), a leading global aluminum producer, and The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) hosted the UC RUSAL President’s Forum today, fe