News & Stories

2015

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Award, Science
Two HKUST Professors Honored The Croucher Innovation Awards 2015
Dr Tom Hiu Tung Cheung, Assistant Professor of the Division of Life Science, and Dr Kam Tuen Law, Assistant Professor of the Depart
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Award, Engineering
HKUST Students Fly High in National Aircraft Design Competition
Five undergraduate students from the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering came second among 153 teams in the first and biggest national aircraft design competition organized by the Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC).
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Award, Student Development
Young Fencing Star Shines at the Asian Games
Fencing is a highly competitive and strategic sport which requires high level of agility, endurance and concentration. When ready for combat, the fencer has to get started with a defensive posture, keeping a clear mind on when to hold back and when to wield the foil to score.
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University Development
HKUST Attains the Highest Proportion of Internationally Excellent Research Work in the UGC Research Assessment Exercise 2014
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) is very pleased that we have achieved outstanding ratings in the Research Assessment Exercise 2014 (RAE 2014)  of the University Grants Committee (UGC) according to the most rigorous standards.
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Engineering, International
Two HKUST Electronic and Computer Engineering Professors Elected IEEE Fellows
Prof Pascale Fung and Prof Patrick Yue of the Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) were elected Fellows of the
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Science, International
HKUST Physicist Prof Michael Altman Named Fellow by American Physical Society
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) is pleased to announce that Prof Michael Altman, Head of the Department of Physics, was elected Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS).

2014

News
Innovation, Teaching and Learning, Education, Award
HKUST Wins Two Wharton-QS Stars Awards For Its Innovative e-Learning Programs
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) received two awards at the Wharton-QS Stars Awards 2014: Reimagine Education, also known as the “Oscars” of innovation in higher education, in recognition of its innovative e-learning programs.
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Student Development, Innovation, Business
HKUST Students Win Healthcare Designathon AIA Group Sees Market Potential Of The Winning Product
Four students of The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) won the top honors as Champions of Hong Kong’s first ever Healthcare Designathon Competition. The winning product, Fit-Kick, seeks to provide performance gains and injury prevention for athletes.