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Senior academics and administrators from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), the University of Southern California (USC) and Bocconi University gathered in Milan, Italy, to celebrate the official launch of the World Bachelor in Business (WBB) program, an innovative undergraduate program in which students will live and study on three continents and earn degrees from three universities. The WBB program, to be jointly offered by the three universities starting from the fall of 2013, represents a unique approach to undergraduate education that will prepare future leaders to meet the demands of the increasingly connected world. In celebration of the program's official launch, a conference on "Globalized Education for a Globalized World" was held in Milan on 12 October.

My Toy Design Competition 2013 is the first of its kind to be hosted by the Department of Industrial Engineering and Logistics Management (IELM) at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST). The aims of this Competition are to nurture creativity, encourage exceptional students to pursue a career in design, recruit passionate young toy designers and maintain the overall competitiveness and sustainable development of the toy industry in Hong Kong. China dominates the toy export market as the world’s largest toy manufacturer with over two-thirds of all toys being made in China. Hong Kong is the world’s second largest toy exporter. Domestic toy exports have nearly doubled from HK$154 million in 2009 to HK$302 million in 2011, demonstrating an increasing trend of more toys being both designed and produced in Hong Kong and the South China region and creating a dire need to find and encourage local talents.

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The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) is among the first in Asia and the only university in Greater China to sign an agreement today (19 September) with Coursera to bring HKUST's courses online worldwide. Coursera is an education technology organization founded by computer science professors from Stanford University. Coursera's current partners comprise world leading universities such as Stanford University, Princeton University, University of Michigan, and the University of Washington. With today's announcement, HKUST will be hosting three debut online courses reaching students across the globe.

The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) hosted its second-ever Research in Industrial Projects for Students (RIPS-HK), with 16 undergraduates from the US and Hong Kong coming under the tutelage of university faculty and industry professionals to apply mathematical theories and computational skills to a wide palette of real-life problems proposed by the Hong Kong Observatory (HKO), Huawei, MetLife and BGI.

The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) and École Nationale Supérieure des Mines de Saint-Étienne (ENSMSE), France, have signed a Memorandum for Cooperation and an Academic, Scientific and Cultural Cooperation Agreement to foster collaboration. Under the memorandum, HKUST and ENSMSE agree to seek to develop joint activities and programs for the purpose of facilitating academic, scientific and technological exchange and cooperation in the broad fields of science and engineering. The Academic, Scientific and Cultural Cooperation Agreement, which was signed concurrently, aims to develop joint programs of study in the areas of teaching and student training between the two universities. The cooperation may include joint research projects, joint courses and curricula, seminars, student exchanges, joint PhD program, visits.

International library and learning support experts from more than 10 countries attended an International Conference on Information and Learning Commons hosted by the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, the first of its kind in the territory.The 2-day Conference, started today (Monday 10 December) at HKUST’s Lee Wing Tat Lecture Theatre, was held to mark the anniversary of launching Information Commons by HKUST’s Lee Shau Kee Library.Integrating reference services and technical support, the Information Commons aims to foster continued learning outside the classroom. It provides students and faculty with a creative, flexible, technology-rich environment to use electronic information resources effectively, to experiment with new information technology, and to enhance collaborative learning and group presentations. Library users, especially students, have responded enthusiastically to the service since its introduction last fall.

為了發掘更多在數理方面具優厚潛質的本地少年優才，與及更有系統地培育他們，香港科技大學（科大）與香港教育城合作，並得到尊科（香港）有限公司支持，攜手合辦第二屆「少年科學家優才計劃」，讓全港近3000名12-14歲的初中學生提早得到啟發，激發他們的數學潛能。「少年科學家優才計劃」今年已是第二屆進行，形式與上一屆大致相同，將分三個階段進行，主辦單位早前已邀請了全港中學推薦校內的中一至中三學生參加。第一階段是為期8個星期的「每日一數」網上學習及訓練，所有題目均由國際著名學者編寫，同學從互動數學難題從中得到啟發。完成8個星期的訓練後，同學們可繼而挑戰2008年4月舉行的「世界數學測試」，尊科公司將提供考試費優惠及接受申請考試費減免。第一階段「每日一數」最高分數的600名同學將有機會進入第二階段，參與科大的數理互動工作坊；而在「世界數學測試」最高分數的200名參加者，將有機會參與科大的數學增益課程、通識講座及珠三角考察團，體驗多元化的學習經歷，全面提昇個人潛能。科大數學系副教授蔣翼邁博士表示：「『少年科學家優才計劃』去年成功推行，反應踴躍，今年科大與香港教育城再次合作，並得到尊科公司慷慨提供『世界數學測試』的考試費優惠。同時，參與這個計劃的學校名額由去年的80所增至今年的120所，增幅達五成，令更多學生受惠。我們希望透過這些互動及有趣味的數學測試，激發學生的數理潛能，提高學生對數學的興趣；而科大一系列為中小學生舉辦的數理增益課程及珠三角考察活動，更能培育學生全人發展。」今日的計劃簡介會中，主辦單位邀請了上屆參與學校的老師分享「每日一數」對學生的裨益及推行「世界數學測試」的經驗。同時，曾參與這個計劃的同學代表亦有到場分享感受，他們均認為這個計劃增強他們學習數學的樂趣，使他們在解答數學難題時更有信心。