Press Releases and Stories

2021

News
Mental Health, Student Development, Education
De-stress with Furry Friends
HKUST has launched the Comfort Paws Program to help students de-stress and refresh particularly during challenging times.

2020

News
Mental Health, Teaching and Learning, Living Learning Communities, Counseling and Wellness, Psychological Well-being
It’s Okay to Be Depressed
It's not common that respected academics reveal their personal struggles, especially to their colleagues, students and even strangers. Prof.
News
Counseling and Wellness, Psychological Well-being, Mental Health, Student Development and Bonding
Putting Students’ Mind at Ease
Our students, like others around the world, are adapting to the impacts of a pandemic in full swing and the city on partial lockdown. With their lives turned upside down, many are feeling growing anxieties and fears about the unknown future.

2017

News
Mental Health, Award, Meditation
Space-Out Helps You!
CHAN Kai Ho, Hercules, a year 4 student of Risk Management & Business Intelligence Program (RMBI) has won the Champion of International Space-Out Competition in Taipei. As a US certified hypnotherapist, Hercules encourages students to space-out which helps improve mental status.

2016

News
Mental Health, workshop
Solve for Happy - Find a Solution for Happiness
"Solve for Happy" Workshop was held at HKUST, for the first time in Hong Kong, on 19 March 2016 and gathered over 100 participants to explore the ultimate solution to happiness.