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The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) celebrated on 5 November, 2016 the opening of the Academy for Bright Future Young Engineers, where engineering students at HKUST will be given the opportunities to mentor and engage secondary school students in various engineering workshops, to spark their interests in technology and instill in them an engineering frame of mind.

ANZ donates 30 paintings painted by Susan Yuen, CEO of ANZ Hong Kong, for auction to raise proceeds for scholarship fund The Women's Foundation and ANZ announced today an exciting new partnership to address the under-representation of young women in Hong Kong pursuing STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) subjects at university. The need for this support comes on the back of a new study conducted by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) for The Women's Foundation showing that the technology sector continues to be largely male-dominated in Hong Kong.

The School of Science at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) and Roche co-hosted the launch of the first Roche Young Scientist Award (RYSA) yesterday. The initiative aims to foster curiosity, creativity, and passion for science in the youth of Hong Kong by challenging them to apply their science knowledge towards improving human lives.

The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) and HP today announced breakthroughs regarding their collaboration to advance networking and information analytics technology. New innovations include a wireless multi-hop network which provided wider bandwidth coverage range, as well as an information analytics solution with a new probabilistic approach. HKUST and HP have also been working together to explore innovative approaches to promote education in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) through the HP Catalyst Initiative. HKUST is the only Hong Kong institution to receive two awards as part of the fourth annual HP Labs Innovation Research Program (IRP) in September 2011. The program has created opportunities for faculty members and students at leading tertiary institutions worldwide to conduct breakthrough research with HP. HKUST’s projects are two of 62 selected from 626 proposals from 525 researchers.

World Class Tests in Mathematics and Problem Solving under the administration of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) announced the results of the November 2011 tests today. Students taking the tests are shown to be very competent, with half of them achieving distinction. Candidates possessing a flair for explaining the reasoning process also do well in both the Mathematics and Problem Solving papers.This observation was made based on the results of 2,941 students who took part in the November 2011 World Class Tests for the 8-11 age group and the 12-14 age group. These include 2,617 students from 156 primary schools and 324 students from 73 secondary schools.

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。