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2024

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Interdisciplinary, Innovation, Education
Rebar Tying Robot – A Knowledge Transfer Odyssey from HKUST to the GBA
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The Baker’s Winning Recipe for Preserving Intangible Cultural Heritage
If you have celebrated Cheung Chau Bun Festival, chances are you have had the pleasure of savoring one of Kwok Kam Kee’s lucky buns. This year, its famed cake shop - a quaint bakery with more than 50 years of history – sold a whopping 60,000 fortunate buns in just one week.
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International, Innovation
HKUST Cohort Inspires Awe with Game-changing Innovations at WEF Summer Davos 2024
AI technologies are poised to become more humanized in the art scene, according to Professor GUO Yike, HKUST Provost and world-renowned scholar on Artificial Intelligence (AI) and machine learning, who shared his thought leadership on the interplay of Generative AI and art at the
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Life Science
HKUST Identifies Novel Host Factors that Facilitates SARS-CoV-2 Entry
A research team led by Prof.
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HKUST President Attends APRU Meeting to Strengthen Sustainability Collaboration Between Universities
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) President Prof. Nancy IP attended the Association of Pacific Rim Universities (APRU) Annual Presidents’ Meeting at the University of Auckland from June 24-26.
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Major Events (On Campus)
HKUST Holds Flag-raising Ceremony
為慶祝香港回歸祖國二十七周年,香港科技大學(科大)今早於校園舉行升旗儀式,近二百名嘉賓冒雨觀禮,包括中華人民共和國外交部駐港特派員公署一等秘書周武先生、科大副監督陳祖澤博士、校董會主席沈向洋教授、顧問委員會主席廖長城博士與榮譽主席羅康瑞博士、校長葉玉如教授、校董會副主席楊佳錩教授、司庫姚建華先生,以及其他科大校董會和顧問委員會成員、高層管理人員、師生、校友、教職員及其家屬等。另外,逾3,700名觀眾於網上收看直播。是次典禮繼續由香港輔助警察隊會操及升旗隊負責,並首度由輔警樂隊作即場演奏。升旗儀式過後,一眾來賓一同頌唱科大校歌,凝聚大學社群,並祝願香港於祖國的支持下繼續繁榮昌盛。
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HKUST Honors Exceptional Student Scholars
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) has recently admitted over 60 students with diverse talents for the 2024/25 academic year intake through two direct admission schemes – the School Nominations Direct Admission Scheme (SNDAS) and the Student-Athlete Learning Support and Ad
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HKUST Scholar Prof. DAI Xi Wins Tan Kah Kee Science Award and Highest Honor of State Natural Science Award
Prof. DAI Xi, Dr William M W Mong Professor of Nanoscience and Chair Professor of Physics at The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), received the Tan Kah Kee Science Award in Mathematics & Physics today (June 25) for his achievements in topological electronic states.