News & Stories

2017

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Individualized Interdisciplinary Major, Student Exchange, Outside HK
IIM Student at Harvard University Exploring History of the Earth and Astronomy
Yash AGRAWAL, a Year 3 student of Individualized Interdisciplinary Major Program (IIM), attended Harvard University as a Visiting Undergraduate Student last term to explore history of the Earth and astronomy.
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Artificial Intelligence, International
HKUST Joins Partnership on AI to Spearhead Ethical AI Development
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) has recently joined an international not-for-profit consortium – Partnership on AI to Benefit People and Society (PAI) – to promote the development of ethical artificial intelligence (AI) to ensure safety, security, privacy, transparency
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University Development, Technology
香港科技大學與滴滴出行達成戰略合作 共促智慧城市建設 (Chinese only)
香港科技大學(科大)與滴滴出行宣佈達成合作夥伴關係,雙方將在前沿技術研發、人才培養、學術交流、創業專案孵化等領域展開深入合作,優勢互補,共同推動智慧交通系統研究和科技成果轉化,協助智慧城市建設。 根據協定,科大和滴滴出行將在智慧交通系統前沿技術、創新技術等領域展開研究,包括但不限於機器學習、智慧交通、資料採擷、運籌學、自然語言處理、電腦視覺、機械人等方向。同時,雙方將充分發揮自身科研技術實力,聯合申請各類政府研發項目及重大專項,攜手進行創新科技成果轉化,不斷突破創新前沿。
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Science, Engineering, Research
HKUST and BGI Group Establish Joint Research Center on Biotechnological Science and Engineering
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) and leading genomics organization BGI Group will establish a joint research center that will set the stage for the next-generation sequencing platform and research efforts that produce novel medical diagnosis and treatments with transform
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Public Policy
Powering Forward On Innovation Public Policy
Co-hosted by HKUST’s Institute for Public P
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Entrepreneurship, Case Competition, Outside HK
"Smart Home Appliance" - Inter-Varsity Entrepreneurship Challenge 2017 at Shanghai
The Inter-Varsity Entrepreneurship Challenge 2017, held at Shanghai from 28 May to 4 June 2017, gathered students from Dual Degree Program in Technology & Management (T&M-DDP), Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) and ShanghaiTech University (SHTECH).
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Joint-University, International
HKUST becomes founding member of the Asian Universities Alliance
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) becomes a founding member of the newly established Asian Universities Alliance (AUA) on April 29 in Beijing.
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Innovation, University Development
Inauguration of France-HKUST Innovation Hub
The Consulate General of France in Hong Kong & Macau and the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) are joining hands to establish the France-HKUST Innovation Hub.