Press Releases and Stories

2015

Press Releases
Robotics, Engineering, Technology
Empathetic Robots Built to Detect Human Emotions HKUST Professor on Human-Machine Interactions Elected as ISCA Fellow
What would happen to our lives if robots could read our emotions and act like a friend?  It may sound like some plots in science fiction movies, but Prof Pascale Fung from the Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering at the Hong Ko
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Global Employability
HKUST Moves Up to 14th Worldwide, Tops Greater China In Global Employability University Survey and Ranking
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) has risen two places to rank #14 in the high-profile annual Global Employability University Survey and Ranking this year.  HKUST graduates have been ranked the world’s top 20 most employable and the most employable in Greater China o
News
Student Development, Community
Make A Big Difference with Simple Technology
HKUST students’ innovative solutions seek to improve healthcare services for the impoverished in Cambodia.
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International, Education
HKUST Signs Hosting Agreement with The International Mathematical Olympiad Hong Kong Committee Limited on the 57th International Mathematical Olympiad 2016
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) signed a Hosting Agreement with The International Mathematical Olympiad Hong Kong Committee Limited (IMOHKCL) to be the Host University of the 57th International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO).
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Engineering
Hightower Chair in Materials Science and Engineering and Regents' Professor at Georgia Institute of Technology Prof Zhong Lin Wang Speaks on Nanogenerators for Self-powered Systems and Piezotronics for Smart Devices at HKUST 25th Anniversary
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) hosted the 25th Anniversary Distinguished Speakers Series yesterday, featuring Prof Zhong Lin Wang, Hightower Chair in Materials Science and Engineering and Regents’ Professor at Georgia Institute of Technology, and Chief Scientist and Di
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Technology, Entrepreneurship, Business
Nobel Laureate Professor Dan Shechtman Speaks on How Technological Entrepreneurship Can Be Nurtured at UC RUSAL President's Forum and HKUST 25th Anniversary Distinguished Speakers Series
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) and UC RUSAL (SEHK: 486, Euronext: RUSAL/RUAL, Moscow Exchange: RUAL/RUALR), a leading global aluminum producer, announce that Prof Dan Shechtman, Nobel Laureate in Chemistry in 2
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Entrepreneurship
China Vanke Founder and Chairman Mr Wang Shi Shares Insights at HKUST 25th Anniversary Distinguished Speakers Series
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) hosted the 25th Anniversary Distinguished Speakers Series today, featuring Mr Wang Shi, Founder and Chairman of China Vanke Co., Ltd. The event was well received by students, faculty members and guests from HKUST.
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Entrepreneurship, Business
Nobel Laureate Prof Dan Shechtman to Speak on Technological Entrepreneurship at UC RUSAL President’s Forum and HKUST 25th Anniversary Distinguished Speakers Series
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) and UC RUSAL (SEHK: 486, Euronext: RUSAL/RUAL, Moscow Exchange: RUAL/RUALR), a leading global aluminum producer, have invited Prof Dan Shechtman,