Press Releases and Stories

2009

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HKUST President-Designate Prof Tony Chan Conferred Honorary Professorship by Xian Jiaotong University
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) President Designate Prof Tony Chan was today (28 August 2009) appointed Honorary Professor by Xian Jiaotong University. 
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HKUST Putonghua Proficiency Test to be Extended to the Public (Chinese only)
香 港 科 技 大 學 ( 科 大 ) 與 國 家 語 言 文 字 工 作 委 員 會 ( 國 家 語 委 ) 普 通 話 培 訓 測 試 中 心 今 日 ( 星 期 四 ) 簽 訂 了 第 二 次 合 作 協 議 , 為 期 三 年 。 在 這 次 協 議 下 , 科 大 的 普 通 話 培 訓 和 測 試 除 服 務 校 內 人 士 外 , 更 歡 迎 香 港 社 會 各 界 人 士 申 請 參 加 。
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HKUST Appoints Prof Khaled Ben Letaief as Dean of Engineering
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) announced today (Thursday, 20 August 2009) the appointment of Prof Khaled Ben Letaief as Dean of Engineering with effect from 1 September 2009.
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HKUST Professor Elected Vice-President of IEEE Communications Society
Prof Khaled BEN LETAIEF, Chair Professor of Electronic and Computer Engineering at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), has been elected Vice-President of the Communications Society of the IEEE – the worldwide professional association for electronic and electrical engineers
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Ground-breaking Discovery Made on How Motor Proteins Move in Human Cells
Prof Mingjie ZHANG, Chair Professor of Biochemistry at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, and his team of researchers, including Dr Cong YU, Dr Wei FENG and Dr Zhiyi WEI, have made breakthrough discovery on how motor proteins like myosin VI behave.
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HKUST-trained Form 6 Students Score Unprecedented Good Results at International Physics Olympiad in Mexico
Five Form 6 students trained by the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) have scored the best results ever for Hong Kong at the 40th International Physics Olympiad in Mexico from 12 to 19 July 2009, netting one gold, two silver and three bronze medals.
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New Dean to Bring HKUST's School of Humanities and Social Science to New Heights
The School of Humanities and Social Science at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) will enhance its scope of international collaboration by forming functional ties with University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA), University of Virginia, and six top universities in Beiji
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HKUST Recruits Quality Students from Mainland (Chinese only)
香 港 科 技 大 學 ( 科 大 ) 本 年 度 內 地 本 科 生 招 生 計 劃 已 經 圓 滿 結 束 。 今 年 共 有 3,215 人 報 考 , 其 中 1,019 人 獲 邀 參 加 入 學 面 試 , 最 後 共 有 149 人 確 認 接 受 錄 取 。