Press Releases and Stories

2019

News
Announcements
Updates on Campus Access Controls
The University will continue to operate manual campus access controls until further notice.  Holders of a valid university card (i.e. a student, staff, family, resident, temporary card or alumni Ecard) must show the card to security at North and South Gates before entering the campus.
Press Releases
Recognition
Kellogg-HKUST EMBA Program Ranks Among the Top for the Tenth Time
The Kellogg-HKUST Executive MBA (EMBA) Program has stayed among the top and claimed No.2 in this year’s Financial Times EMBA Ranking.
News
Materials Science, Materials
Cracking the Code of Materials
Prof. MAI Yiu-Wing shares with us his four decades of research on fracture and composite mechanics.
Press Releases
Announcements
Statement by Heads of Universities on Current Situation in Hong Kong
Hong Kong society is currently fractured, with deep divisions across social groups, political parties, and even amongst family and friends.
News
Announcements, Congregation
Session 4 of 27th Congregation Canceled
HKUST is grieving the loss of a student and has decided to cancel the Congregation
Press Releases
Fintech, Business, Hackathon, Blockchain, Virtual Banking
HKUST Satellite Activities in Support of HK Fintech Week
The School of Business and Management of The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST Business School) has unveiled a series of activities for students and the industry to show its full support for Hong Kong Fintech Week which started today.
Press Releases
Artificial Intelligence, Business, Business Management, Big Data
HKUST and Microsoft Introduce First AI-Centric MBA Elective in Hong Kong
November 1, 2019, Hong Kong –– Microsoft Hong Kong and The School of Business and Management of The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST Business School) introduced today Hong Kong’s first MBA elective featuring an AI (Artificial Intelligence) curriculum.
News
Physics, STEM Education
Igniting Passion for Physics
Effective STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) education is a major challenge in Hong Kong’s schools and institutions, which have struggled with a lack of talent, time, and tools to support teaching, resulting from an exam-oriented culture and a staid system of learning.