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The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) held its 25th Congregation today (17 November) and conferred honorary doctorates on four eminent academics and community leaders.  The Honorable Mrs Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor, Chief Executive of the HKSAR government and Chancellor of the University, GBM, GBS, presided over today’s ceremony.  HKUST honorary doctorates were awarded to four outstanding individuals in recognition of their distinguished achievements and contributions.  This year’s recipients were (in alphabetical order): Prof Emmanuelle Charpentier, Director of the Department of Infection Biology at the Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology – Doctor of Science honoris causa Mr Ian Fok Chun-Wan, Chief Executive Officer of Fok Ying Tung Group – Doctor of Social Sciences honoris causa

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The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) has risen one place to rank 12th worldwide and No. 1 in Greater China in the high-profile annual Global Employability University Ranking this year.  HKUST graduates have been ranked the world’s top 20 most employable and the most employable in Greater China five years in a roll. HKUST President Prof Tony F Chan is glad to see the ascent.  “I am very proud of our graduates who continue to be ranked amongst the most competitive and desirable employees in the global job market.  It attests to their personal quality and the high regard that their employers have placed on them. Being one of the top universities in Asia, HKUST provides an innovative, holistic and multi-cultural learning environment, which helps groom our students into not only experts of their fields, but also versatile leaders with a global mindset and problem solving skills,” Prof Chan said.

Two new recycling programs were launched in the fall semester, Styrofoam and electronic and electrical waste recycling on campus.

Nearly 50 new students of T&M-DDP survived and felt accomplished in the survival camp held on 8-10 September 2017 at Sai Wan, Sai Kung, by completing various leadership training tasks in the wilderness.

Now rated the number one university in Hong Kong by the latest QS Asia University Rankings 2018, HKUST’s star continues to rise. A key factor determining these rankings is, of course, the quality of a university’s faculty. Attracting and recognizing the very best academic talent is one of the key objectives of HKUST’s five-year strategic plan, and this latest QS accolade is yet another confirmation that this goal is being realized.

Risk Management & Business Intelligence Program (RMBI) arranged a training workshop on Tableau, a business intelligence system, for RMBI students on 26 September 2017.

Around 60 mentors and students attended the Risk Management and Business Intelligence Program (RMBI) Mentoring Dinner to kick-start the Mentorship Program on 11 October 2017.