Press Releases and Stories

2019

News
Youth Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurship, Student Innovation, Innovation
Now You Can Always Be On Time
Have you ever struggled to catch a minibus to or from campus? It’s why a new “Finding Mini” app has been developed by HKUST alumni Jason Yuen, Simon Tsang, and current student Gash Tsui.

2018

Press Releases
Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Research and Technology, Interdisciplinary
HKUST-Sino One Million Dollar Entrepreneurship Competition 2018 to Enhance Diversity, Participants’ Experience and Public Engagement
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) expanded its eighth annual One Million Dollar Entrepreneurship Competition to two more cities in China, making the total number of cities holding this
News
Innovation, Alumni
Alumni Kaleidoscope – Frank Wang
Frank has had a dream of flying from a young age, and he showed a keen interest in the research and development of unmanned helicopter technology during his time at HKUST. In 2005, he and his team participated in ABU Robocon and won third prize among teams competing from across Asia.
News
Innovation, Recognition
Together We Can Do Much More
HKUST alums emphasize a strong team always brings better results for all. Long before he found Maxus Tech with his friends, Mark Zeng had HKUST on his radar as he was looking for a graduate program in Hong Kong.

2017

News
Student Development and Bonding, Alumni
When the Sky’s No Limit
Little did Sandra Sobanska know when she left her native Poland in 2014 to join HKUST’s Global Business undergraduate program, that within three years she could be part of a team staging anything quite like Hack Horizon.
News
Student Development and Bonding, Alumni
Let’s Have a Tea Party!
Recent news covered Chris Ko from the class of 2017 about her vegetarian tea cafe in Tsim Sha Tsui, and how she made good use of every skill she learnt from HKUST’s EVMT program to realize her dream.
Press Releases
Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Research and Technology, Interdisciplinary
HKUST Holds the Seventh One Million Dollar Entrepreneurship Competition Winners Improve Life with Innovative Design
Over 900 teams comprising students, startups and professionals participated in the seventh annual One Million Dollar Entrepreneurship Competition organized by The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) in five cities this year, more than doubled over a year ago.

2016

News
Science
A Sign of Hope to Renal Disease Patients
Late stage renal disease is debilitating. When their kidneys stop functioning, patients are treated through dialysis that have serious physical side effects and are costly for many.