Press Releases and Stories

2019

Press Releases
Joint-University, Sustainability
“UNIfy: BYO” – Joint Campaign by Eight Universities to Reduce Disposable Waste
With the success of the “UNIfy: Skip the Straw” campaign last year, eight UGC-funded universities will launch a “UNIfy:BYO” campaign on March 11, 2019 to reduce disposable waste.

2018

Press Releases
Joint-University, Teaching and Learning, Technology
HKUST Collaborates with SUSTech to Establish Joint School of Microelectronics in Shenzhen
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) today signed a framework agreement with the Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech) in Shenzhen to plan the establishment of the SUSTech-HKUST Joint School of Microelectronics (Joint School).
Press Releases
Joint-University, Environmental Protection
Joint campaign by eight universities to reduce plastic straws
Eight UGC-funded universities will launch a joint environmental campaign “UNIfy: Skip the Straw” on March 12 to reduce single-use plastic straws.

2017

Press Releases
Joint-University, International
HKUST becomes founding member of the Asian Universities Alliance
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) becomes a founding member of the newly established Asian Universities Alliance (AUA) on April 29 in Beijing.

2016

Press Releases
Joint-University, Research
HKUST Leads Research Project to Mitigate the Risks and Damage of Landslides in Hong Kong
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) is leading a multi-disciplinary team comprising engineers, computer scientists, environmental scientists and ecologists from various universities and institutions, to study the mechanism of debris flow in efforts to mitigate the risks and

2015

Press Releases
Joint-University, International, Business
HKUST President and Professors Share Insights with Top Global Leaders at World Economic Forum
President of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) Prof Tony Chan led a delegation to the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual conference in Davos, Switzerland.
Press Releases
Joint-University, International, Business
HKUST President Leads Delegation to the Prestigious World Economic Forum “Winter Davos”
President Tony Chan of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) has been invited to share his insights with top global leaders at the World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting – which will be held between 21 and 24 January 2015 in Davos, Switzerland.

2014

Press Releases
Joint-University, Physics
HKUST Researchers Join a Top Particle Physics Experiment
A group of researchers from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) has become the member of a team of physicists from Hong Kong, who has now formally joined one of the most prestigious physics experiments in the world – a top particle physics experiment.