HKUST Kicks off New Academic Year with Vibrant "Fire Up Your Year" Carnival (Chinese Version Only)
香港科技大學（科大）今日（九月一日）舉辦開學嘉年華「Fire Up Your Year」，校長葉玉如教授聯同一眾管理層、教職員和校友，與學生一同獻唱校歌，又大玩互動問答遊戲兼送上豐富禮品，與新生及從各地回來上課的莘莘學子，喜迎新學年。其中，校董會成員兼大學評議會主席曾建中先生更在科大校友攤位前，向同學派發雪糕，在新學年伊始添上一絲甜意。
科大上周五亦為本學年秋季學期迎來了破紀錄的逾550名國際交換生，舉辦了一系列迎新活動和校園導覽，加深他們對科大的認識。這些國際交換生當中，有超過六成同學來自歐洲，其餘分別來自亞洲、美洲和大洋洲的國家或地區。
葉玉如校長於開學日致辭中，熱烈歡迎新一屆加入的同學，並勉勵所有學生、教職員和校友繼續秉持科大「凡事皆可為」的核心價值，勇於探索。她說：「新學年充滿著無限可能，我鼓勵大家抱持好奇心與實幹精神，專注學習之餘，亦走訪校園的不同角落，發掘自己的興趣，體驗非凡的機遇，勇於智闖，並結識能相隨一生的良師摯友。」
葉校長又指，同學在成長過程中難免會遇到挑戰，鼓勵大家把每個障礙視為讓自己成長的機會。她感謝眾多校友專程返回母校，在開學日為新生打氣；她更勉勵同學按自己的步伐成長，科大社群將成為他們堅實的後盾。
主辦開學嘉年華的環球事務及傳訊處和學務長辦公室亦邀請了一眾科大同學，呈獻無伴奏合唱及跳舞表演，並於校園設置攤位，與眾同樂。
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The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) (https://hkust.edu.hk/) is a world-class university that excels in driving innovative education, research excellence, and impactful knowledge transfer. With a holistic and interdisciplinary pedagogy approach, HKUST was ranked 3rd in the Times Higher Education’s Young University Rankings 2024, 19th Worldwide and No.1 in Hong Kong in Times Higher Education’s Impact Rankings 2025. Thirteen HKUST subjects were ranked among the world’s top 50 in the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2025, with “Data Science and Artificial Intelligence” holding the 17th place, maintaining its position as first in Hong Kong. Our graduates are highly competitive, consistently ranking among the world’s top 30 most sought-after employees. In terms of research and entrepreneurship, over 80% of our work was rated “Internationally excellent” or “world leading” in the latest Research Assessment Exercise 2020 of Hong Kong’s University Grants Committee. As of May 2025, HKUST members have founded over 1,800 active start-ups, including 10 Unicorns and 17 exits (IPO or M&A)
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