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2021
2020

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HKUST Launches the Largest-Scale Solar Power System in Hong Kong
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) today announced its latest commitment to being a sustainability leader in Hong Kong by launching a renewable energy project that will include the installation of up to 8,000 solar panels at over 50 locations on campus.

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HKUST Launches First e-Verified Certification Platform in Hong Kong
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) has launched the HKUST “Blockcerts” platform – a trust-free, user-friendly verification system for documents such as graduation diplomas and academic transcripts, in its latest move to promote a paperless and sustainable campus as well as

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Using Sensing Technology for Sustainable Tree Management
“Every tree is a living thing,” says Prof. WANG Yu-Hsing, Associate Head and Professor of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, while admiring a tree on the hillside near HKUST’s waterfront. Typhoon Mangkhut in September 2018 cracked the tree almost in half.

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The Sweet Solution to a Global Crisis
Graduated with a BSc in Mathematics in 2011, Lancelot SHIR has taken a sweet and varied journey in life. A few years after graduation, Lancelot already had success with his first business — a tutorial center teaching mathematics — which he funded with two years of hard work of working.
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HK Set for Worst of It Amid Climate Change
This month, we experienced the hottest day of the year as temperatures in Hong Kong reached 35.1 degrees Celsius.
Countries across western Europe also struggled in record-breaking temperatures recently, with France hit the worst at 45.9 degrees in June.