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The Division of Integrative Systems and Design (ISD) of The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) has received a donation from GPTX Investment Management Limited (GPTX簡坤投資), a leading Hong Kong-based digital investment firm, in support of student entrepreneurship and innovation. This donation underscores a shared commitment to fostering academic excellence and cultivating the next generation of innovators.

The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) recently hosted the Hult Prize Hong Kong Summit, part of the world’s largest global student entrepreneurship competition, often referred to as the “Nobel Prize of student entrepreneurship.” Thorani, a team designing crop loss verification mechanisms to help insurance providers assess risk and process claims, emerged as the champion of this year’s competition and will represent Hong Kong in the next round of the global Hult Prize, competing for a seed fund of up to US$1 million to advance their startup venture.

Nearly 1,300 global investors, industry leaders and government and academia representatives from over a dozen countries converged at The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) for Unicorn Day – now one of the largest entrepreneurial events in Hong Kong’s higher education sector. Attendees explored partnerships and exchanged ideas to drive innovation. 

The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) and Sino Group are committed to nurturing the next generation of innovative talents. The "HKUST-SINO One Million Dollar Entrepreneurship Competition 2024“, organised by HKUST and Sino Group, aims to empower young individuals with entrepreneurial aspirations to turn their ideas into reality. This platform enables future entrepreneurs to develop innovative solutions that contribute to sustainability and global advancement. A record-breaking 340 teams from Hong Kong and around the world participated in this year’s competition, with a new track introduced for overseas university students. This initiative promotes collaboration and the exchange of ideas between local and international universities.

It was another typical day in this summer holiday. The sea along the Clear Water Bay was shimmering in the morning sunlight, and student sailor Maddalena Di SALVO – or “Maddy” as her friends affectionately call her – was ready to begin hours-long training with her coach and teammate. Travelling westward to Tin Shui Wai, student Joseph CHU poured his heart and soul into upgrading his invention at his high school’s laboratory – a hands-free tracking shopping cart designed for the elderly living in Hong Kong’s neighborhoods.

一場充滿時裝設計創意的盛宴今日卻在你意想不到的香港科技大學（科大）校園上演﹗作為備受矚目的科大衛衣（Hoodie）設計大賽決賽，六位科大模特兒身穿六項衛衣設計作品，青春活潑地登上時裝天橋展現科大社群獨特的創作意念。早前開展的科大衛衣（Hoodie）設計大賽獲學生及教職員熱烈參與，合共徵集逾百項參賽作品，而決賽天橋秀更為今日第二屆「Timeout HKUST」活動增添一道亮麗風景線。 活動現場氣氛熱烈，最後由科大師生和評審團一同選出「最佳衛衣設計」及「最佳模特兒」，並由校長葉玉如教授、大學評議會主席兼校董會成員曾建中先生和協理副校長（環球事務及傳訊）陳佩珠女士頒獎。此外工作時工作、學習時學習、行樂時行樂，再度貫徹今年的「Timeout HKUST」活動，一眾大學管理層在內的數百名師生和校友，一起停一停 、 玩一玩，體驗「古怪冰壺」、「一擊即中」、「節拍變奏」、「乒乓灌籃」等攤位遊戲，以及體驗由科大學生輔導中心和科大深度遊帶來的精彩活動。

The rapid growth in food delivery and takeout thanks to the pandemic has led to more plastic waste being dumped in the city’s landfills. To help reduce single-use plastics, have you ever imagined eating your spoons, forks, and chopsticks after finishing your meal? This is what Aditi DEODHAR, Swapnil MISHRA, and Srijan SAXENA, co-founders of Planeteers, do to fight against plastic pollution.“With social-distancing measures in place, it’s safe to assume a lot more people are taking their food home, and that much more plastic is used in the process,” says Aditi. “All that waste will contribute to the city’s landfills.”Government statistics shows that about 166 tons of plastic tableware were disposed every day in 2018, and the figure is probably on an uptrend under the prolonged uncertainty posed by COVID-19.

HKUST students design future trams to achieve low-carbon transportation