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The Hong Kong Institute of Education (HKIEd) and the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) signed an academic collaboration agreement today (17 January 2000), signifying their mutual commitment to exploring academic interchanges. Signed by Professor Ruth Hayhoe, Director of HKIEd, and Professor Chia-Wei Woo, President of HKUST, the agreement includes the joint offering of a new four-year full-time degree programme “Bachelor of Science (Hons) in Mathematics / Information Technology Education” from September 2000.

Dr. Fwu-Shan Sheu, Assistant Professor in the Biochemistry Department at Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), has received RMB 400,000 in funding from the Overseas Young Scholar Collaboration Research Grant 1999 of the National Natural Science Foundation.The Foundation received a total of 807 applications from overseas scientists in the field of biomedical sciences in 1999. Dr. Sheu is the only one in the field of life sciences and also one of the three young Hong Kong scientists in all the fields to be awarded research funds from the Foundation last year.Dr. Sheu's research topic is "The redox effect of nitric oxide on single ion channel activities: a study of molecular mechanism for neural plasticity". Dr. Sheu's research is likely to have positive impact on the development of drugs on enhancing memory in learning.

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The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) held the fifth inauguration ceremony of named professorships today to honor 11 outstanding faculty members and their donors.   HKUST Council Chairman Mr. Andrew LIAO Cheung-Sing and President Prof. Wei SHYY officiated at the ceremony – conducted online this year in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.  Donors and friends of the university also participated in the ceremony in celebration of the inauguration.   

We’ve launched a charity sale of a limited edition of highly collectible NFT artworks that vividly recreate your most memorable moments at HKUST.

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In the second episode of the three-part series “Why HKUST?”,  two students from Kazakhstan obtained scholarships to pursue undergraduate studies at HKUST. They have immersed themselves in research projects, internships, and a dynamic campus life, adding up to an outstanding personal profile for future career or further education.