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Being a gifted person means you should become an inspiration for others, and trailblaze a path to success for them. Kathy Cheung is only 20 years old, but is already a graduate of the International Research Enrichment Program and was once a student of the Center for the Development of the Gifted and Talented run by HKUST, and now she wants to inspire others. Skipping both secondary 6 and her senior year at university, Kathy is somewhat of a prodigy, yet is still friendly and breezy. However, Kathy’s achievements are anything but casual, especially after joining a coveted position with HKUST’s Vice-President for Research & Development Prof Nancy Ip. The professor has been bestowed the National Natural Science Awards for her work on the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s.

IPO Industrial Fellowship "Career Insider Series" is held regularly to provide insights and insider tips of different industries to IPO students. On 26 April 2018, we were pleased to have Dr Zhi-Xiong CAI, Managing Director and Head of Risk Management in Huatai Financial Holdings (Hong Kong) Limited, to share his professional knowledge and experience in risk management and the development of the financial industry.

The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) announced its partnership with the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), covering research collaboration and a range of activities which include workshops and an exclusive traineeship program, to facilitate humanitarian work at the global arena and enhance HKUST students’ global vision through experiential learning. Under the partnership, HKUST faculty and students will work with a new department at ICRC – set up specifically to facilitate research cooperation with external organizations like HKUST, on a research project to quantify the economic impact of humanitarian intervention in developing countries.  A trainee position will also be designated exclusively to HKUST students – a popular position usually open for global competition, at ICRC’s Geneva headquarters for the first time.

Staying ahead in an increasingly hyper-competitive global playing field requires sharp observation and analytical thinking, and with that, the ability to think critically and execute an experiment is equally important. To encourage Hong Kong’s budding science student to go beyond their textbooks and demonstrate their mastery of the biology concepts via their problem-solving skills, HKUST is hosting Hong Kong’s first biology competition for senior secondary students: The Hong Kong Joint-School Biology Olympiad (HKJSBO).

The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) is pushing forward its public policy research and education as the Institute for Public Policy (IPP) published today the first report on the integrative development of innovation and technology (I&T) in the Greater Bay Area, and the University’s Division of Public Policy (PPOL) under Interdisciplinary Programs Office(IPO) is set to launch the city’s first two-year full-time taught postgraduate public policy program specialized in science, technology and environmental policy.

The GREAT Smart Cities Center of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) hosted its Inaugural Symposium of GREAT Smart Cities today (Friday), providing a distinguished platform for experts from Mainland China, Hong Kong and the rest of the world to share information and ideas on the development of smart cities. GREAT is an acronym for Green, Resilient, Empowering, Adaptable, and Transformative. The opening ceremony was officiated by Prof Wei Shyy, Acting President, HKUST; Prof Tim Cheng, Dean of Engineering, HKUST; and Prof Christine Loh, former Under Secretary for the Environment of HKSAR Government, and Chief Development Strategist of the Division of Environment and Sustainability, HKUST. Prof Hong K Lo, Director of GREAT Smart Cities Center, introduced the Center to the audience.

Time files, here come the final exams of year 2017/18. Daily selected fresh fruits will be distributed in IPO Learning Commons A (RM4380, Lift 17/18) for all IPO students to provide them with sweet energy.

It's no doubt that innovation is the key to success in future. To provide students with hands-on experience in generating innovative ideas and design to solve real life problems, IPO brings in a new course "What is Design and How to Design".