News & Stories

2016

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workshop, Student Development
Bloomberg Terminal Training for RMBI Students
Around 25 Risk Management & Business Intelligence (RMBI) Program students attended a training workshop at Bloomberg to acquire skills in using The Bloomberg Terminal which is a popular financial tool to provide real-time financial information.
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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.
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Award, Physics, Research
HKUST Physicist Prof Gyu Boong Jo Wins Croucher Innovation Award 2016
Prof Gyu Boong Jo, Assistant Professor of the Department of Physics at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), was honored with the prestigious Croucher Innovation Award 2016 by the Croucher Foundation for his distinguished scientific research achievements. The award carries a value of HK$5 million over a span of five years. Prof Rosie Young, GBS, JP, officiated at the award presentation ceremony yesterday.
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Book Talk, Youth Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurship
夢想 X 熱情 — 青年創業家的路
作者在座談會中,分享《夢想 X 熱情 -- 青年創業家的路》一書中科大十多位校友的創業故事。
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Biomedical Science, International
CRISPR-Cas9 Genome Engineering Technology Inventor Prof Emmanuelle Charpentier Explores New Opportunities in Biomedical Gene Therapies at HKUST 25th Anniversary Distinguished Speakers Series
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) hosted the 25th Anniversary Distinguished Speakers Series on 11 April, featuring Prof Emmanuelle Charpentier, inventor and co-owner of seminal intellectual property comprising the CRISPR-Cas9 technology that is revolutionizing life sciences research. In her talk titled “The Transformative CRISPR-Cas9 Technology in Genome Engineering: Lessons Learned from Bacteria”, Prof Charpentier, Director of Department of Regulation in Infection Biology at the Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology, told the audience the latest development of her discoveries.  She said the RNA-programmable CRISPR-Cas9 system had recently emerged as a transformative technology in biological sciences, allowing rapid and efficient targeted genome editing, chromosomal marking and gene regulation.
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HKUST rises to no. 3 worldwide in Times Higher Education’s 150 World’s Best Young Universities 2016
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Bonding
T&M-DDP Annual Party 2016
Dual Degree Program in Technology and Management (T&M-DDP) Reunion Party is held annually to strengthen connections between students, alumni, staff and faculty. This year, around 130 students, alumni, faculty and staff joined the Annual Party on 12 March 2016.
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On campus, Student Development, Sustainability
Staying Green. Joining Hands with the Societies
The Green Society Promotion Awards aimed at rewarding student societies who demonstrated outperforming sustainable actions during the promotion period.