Press Releases and Stories

2023

Press Releases
Announcements, Development, Public Policy
HKUST President Prof. Nancy IP Welcomes Policy Address
Prof. Nancy IP, President of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), warmly welcomes and expresses deep appreciation for the comprehensive range of initiatives introduced by Chief Executive Mr.
News
Award, Common Core, Public Policy
Game of Politics: Who Says Political Science Education Can’t be Fun?
Many students shy away from politics, viewing it as an impossibly tangled web that’s best left to politicians to unravel. However, understanding that political decisions significantly impact our lives can motivate everyone to engage more in discussing political issues.

2022

Press Releases
Ocean Science, Big Data, Public Policy, Environmental Protection
HKUST Launches First Online Marine Environmental Visualization Platform Facilitating Marine Research and Conservation
The platform will greatly facilitate marine research work and offer valuable data to policy makers
News
Student Development, Business, Public Policy, Computer Science and Engineering, Applied Mathematics
Why HKUST? Personalized Learning Experience
In the second of this year’s Why HKUST? series of interviews, two students and a graduate from the Philippines detail how the University’s cross-disciplinary education approach enabled them to design their own curriculum.

2020

Press Releases
Simulation modeling, Public Policy, Health, Interdisciplinary, Computer Science and Engineering
HKUST Co-led Study Suggests Universal Face Mask Wearing is Urgent Against Second Wave of COVID-19 Outbreak as Social Distancing Lifts
As governments worldwide are planning to gradually ease lockdown or social distancing measures after months of life disruptions due to COVID-19, an interdisciplinary study co-convened by a Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) comput
News
Innovation, Research and Technology, Public Policy
Our Fight Against COVID-19 Pandemic
The collaborative efforts made by HKUST and its dedicated fellow allies to fight against COVID-19.

2019

News
Public Policy, Sustainable Development
Let's Make A Start Toward Cleaner Society
The recent Extinction Rebellion movement in the UK protested against climate breakdown, biodiversity loss and the risk of social and ecological collapse.
News
Environmental Protection, Sustainable Development, Public Policy
Treading Water on Sustainable Fisheries
Our fishery gave birth to a love of seafood, but it is also contributing to the global fish stocks decline. We degraded it through overfishing, pollution and reclamation before building a fleet to ravage fisheries in other places.