Press Releases and Stories

More than 20 international students clad in different national costumes and folk dresses paraded down the catwalk at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) today (Friday) to celebrate the university's cultural diversity.

A delegation from Wuhan University, led by their President Prof Gu Hailiang, visited the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) today and signed an academic agreement with HKUST President Paul Chu on the exchange of students between the two universities.

The Council of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) today (Monday) approved unanimously the appointment of Prof Tony Chan as the next President with effect from 1 September 2009, succeeding Prof Paul Chu who is retiring from HKUST in August this year.

HKUST Biochemistry Department’s Head and Chair Professor Nancy Ip has been named Leader of the Year 2008 in the Research Category.

A total of 133 students from primary and secondary schools in Hong Kong and the Mainland were presented gold awards in an Elite Competition organized by the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST).

https://bm.hkust.edu.hk/press-releases/2009/03/hkust-mba-students-win-two-major-international-competitions

https://seng.hkust.edu.hk/news/20090318/hkust-engineering-school-kicks-first-community-services-project

The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) today announced the results of the World Class Tests (Mathematics and Problem Solving) held in November 2008 at the HKUST campus and various school test sites in Hong Kong. Over 2,280 youngsters took part in over 4,000 tests.