Press Releases and Stories

2019

Press Releases
Engineering
HKUST Appoints Prof. Lionel Ni as Provost
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) announced today the appointment of Prof. Lionel NI as the new Provost. Prof. Ni is expected to assume office in the second quarter of this year.

2018

Press Releases
Experiential Learning, Undergraduate, Engineering
HKUST School of Engineering to Turn “Experiential Learning” Into Compulsory Courses for Engineering Students
The School of Engineering of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) today (December 4, 2018) announced its plan to turn “experiential learning”
Press Releases
Undergraduate, Research, Education, Engineering
HKUST’s New Undergraduate Program in Bioengineering Exposes Students to an Exciting World of Discovery Using Diverse Cutting-edge Technologies
The School of Engineering of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) is launching a new undergraduate program in Bioengineering that offers students the opportunity to conduct research in elite ov
Press Releases
Education, Engineering, Technology, Undergraduate
HKUST Launches a Transformative Degree Program in Integrative Systems and Design First Experiential Learning Program in Hong Kong that Allows Students to Plan What and How to Learn
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) is launching a transformative new degree program in Integrative Systems and Design (ISD), which will revolutionize traditional teaching method as students will study systems design not through fixed curriculum, but project-based learning
Press Releases
Education, Engineering, Undergraduate
HKUST Launches Department of Industrial Engineering and Decision Analytics
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) is enhancing the Department of Industrial Engineering and Logistics Management (IELM) by introducing decision analytics into its curriculum, opening a new spectrum of job opportunities to the students and allowing them to tackle tradition

2017

News
Community, Innovation, Engineering
Signing the way to a more inclusive Hong Kong
According to Professor Brian Mak, Associate Professor in HKUST’s Department of Computer Science and Engineering, a recent survey indicated that Hong Kong is home to around 50,000 people who are either totally deaf or are hearing-impaired.
Press Releases
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
News
Engineering
Turning a Joke into an Award-winning Innovation
If you’ve ever struggled with trying to pick up tofu with chopsticks, think how difficult it must be for the steely grip of a mechanical robot.  But thanks to some great teamwork and a lot of persistence, that’s exactly the challenge recently solved by five Mechanical Engineering stu