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The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) held a signing ceremony with the Guangdong Bright Dream Robotics (BDR) recently to translate five technologies developed by HKUST faculty members into application.  The research achievements – spanning from more efficient building materials to a high-caliber indoor human localization system, are the first batch of scientific outputs from the HKUST-BDR Joint Research Institute (HBJRI) – a joint vehicle of HKUST and BDR to promote innovation and talent grooming.  

The MoU will drive collaborations covering industry insight sharing, internship and employment opportunities, as well as joint efforts on industrial research.

Under the MoU, both parties will nurture local talent in knowledge relating to data analytics, cloud computing and AI.

The Tung Foundation made a generous donation of HK$100 million in support of the true integration of HKUST and HKUST(GZ).

A look back on HKUST 's achievements and how we leaped forward in another pandemic-stricken year  

Further to a generous donation totaling HK$180 million in the two previous years, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) received another HK$100 million donation from Yuexiu Group (Yuexiu) in support of the University’s efforts in teaching, research and talent grooming .  Meanwhile, HKUST and Yuexiu signed a framework agreement to step up cooperation in technology innovation, talent nurturing and research commercialization.

The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) celebrated today the opening of Jockey Club Global Graduate Tower (the Tower) – a new hostel supported by The Hong Kong Jockey Club (HKJC), that offers a total of 504 bed spaces for the University’s research postgraduate (RPg) students. The new tower not only comes with innovative green features which earned it a prestigious green building award, but is also a testing ground for a sustainability project that aims to cut energy consumption and change hall residents’ behavior towards a more sustainable lifestyle.

The Chief Executive Mrs. Carrie LAM visited HKUST to learn more about the University’s latest research and innovation endeavors.