Press Releases and Stories

2015

Press Releases
Education, Teaching and Learning
HKUST's International, Research-rich, Creative and Broad-based Teaching Commended by Quality Assurance Council
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) welcomes the report from the Quality Assurance Council (QAC), which concluded that “in its short history, HKUST has advanced to become a leading international university”, with “strong grounds for being proud of its achievements to date”.
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Sustainability, International
Schneider Electric Chairman and CEO Mr Jean-Pascal Tricoire Shares Insights on The New Energy World at HKUST 25th Anniversary Distinguished Speakers Series
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) hosted the 25th Anniversary Distinguished Speakers Series yesterday, featuring Mr Jean-Pascal Tricoire, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Schneider Electric.
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Arts and Creativity
“Natural World, Cultural Elegance” Science Meets Photography in HKUST exhibition
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Library holds an exhibition to display the artworks of a world-renowned photographer Dr Tin Man Lee, who was awarded the Grand Prize in the highly prestigious Nature's Best Photography Windland Smith Rice International Competition in 2013, o
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Sustainability, International
Former US Secretary of Energy Prof Steven Chu Shares Insights on Climate Change and Renewable Energy at HKUST 25th Anniversary Distinguished Speakers Series
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) hosted the first talk of its 25th Anniversary Distinguished Speakers Series yesterday, featuring Prof Steven Chu, Nobel Laureate in Physics in 1997 and former US Secretary of Energy.  The event was well received by students, faculty
News
International
HKUST surges to no. 28 worldwide and no.1 in Hong Kong in QS World University Rankings 2015-16
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Press Releases
Big Data
HKUST Signed Framework Agreement with Digital China to Build Smart City Research Institute
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) and China's largest integrated IT service provider Digital China Holdings Limited (Digital China) signed a framework agreement to build the Smart City (Hong Kong) Research Institute with an aim to foster the development of smart city in H
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Award, Teaching and Learning, Education
HKUST professor won the UGC teaching award 2015
Prof Kam-Tim Woo, Associate Professor of Engineering Education of the Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), received the 2015 University Grants Committee (UGC) Teachi
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Sustainability, International
Former US Secretary of Energy Prof Steven Chu to Speak at Inaugural HKUST 25th Anniversary Distinguished Speakers Series
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) is set to launch a Distinguished Speakers Series to mark its 25th anniversary.