News & Stories

2019

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Social Science, Public Policy, Elderly-Friendly
Sense of Community Central Elderly Focus
By Miao Jia, Research Assistant Professor of Division of Social Science, HKUST By 2064, Hong Kong's number of elderly (aged 65 and older) will reach 2.58 million, accounting for 36 percent of the population.
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Announcements
Statement by University Presidents Who are Concerned about Society
We are gravely concerned about the intensifying conflicts and tension in the community. We plead for calmness from all sectors of the community, and appeal to all to consider their own safety and that of others.
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Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Prof. Ricky LEE Received Outstanding Sustained Technical Contribution Award
Prof. Ricky Lee Received Outstanding Sustained Technical Contribution Award of IEEE Electronics Packaging Society
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Greater Bay Area, Donation
HKUST Receives HK$100 Million Donation from Yuexiu for the University’s Development and Sponsorship on HKUST’s One Million Dollar Entrepreneurship Competition National Grand Final
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) held the “Yuexiu Group Donation Presentation cum HKUST-Yuexiu Group One Million Dollar International Entrepreneurship Competition Grand Final Sponsorship Ceremony” today, to express its gratitude for a HK$100 million donation made by Yuex
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Life Science
Testing Times in Era of DNA Mapping
By Dr. Zhao Yongqian, Research Assistant Professor of Division of Life Science, HKUST
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Public Policy
Belt Allies Owed a Clear Road Ahead
By Donald Low, Professor of Practice in Public Policy and Chen Kejun, master of public policy student Leaders from more than 30 countries gathered in Beijing late last month for a forum on the Belt and Road Initiative.
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Geotechnical Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, Research
HKUST to lead Hong Kong’s Largest Research Project on Extreme Weather Prediction and Landslide Early Warning System by Using Artificial Intelligence
An international and multidisciplinary research team led by the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) was recently granted a research fund of HK$91.85 million by the University Grants Committee (UGC). Under the leadership of Prof.
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Award, Electronic and Computer Engineering, Research
Prof. KWOK Hoi-Sing Awarded Prestigious Jan Rajchman Prize
Prof. Kwok Hoi-Sing, who has spent over a quarter of a century researching on display technology, said he felt tremendously honored to receive the prestigious Jan Rajchman Prize.