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The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) received a HK$100 million donation from Dr Li Dak Sum for the establishment of a research development fund to help drive the University’s high-impact research forward.

The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) and the California Institute of Technology (Caltech), a world-renowned research university, introduce the “Caltech-HKUST Visiting Associates Program” to foster long-term academic collaborations and to encourage the building of professional relationships of faculty members. Prof Tony F Chan, President of HKUST, and Prof Thomas F Rosenbaum, President of Caltech, signed a memorandum of understanding establishing the new program on 19 June.  The partnership, which began in the academic year 2015/ 2016, not only broadens exposure of HKUST's faculty members but also contributes to the development of deep and lasting research collaborations between faculty members of HKUST and Caltech.

The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) today jointly presents with Times Higher Education (THE) the inaugural Asia Universities Summit in its 25th Anniversary year, where global leaders in higher education and other sectors share their insights into nurturing creativity and innovation. The two-day summit – which is held for the first time, and is hosted by HKUST on its Hong Kong campus – features as speakers some 30 presidents, chancellors and rectors from fast-rising and top universities in 15 Asian nations and cities, and other countries, including Mainland China, Singapore, South Korea, Hong Kong, the United States, and the United Kingdom, among others.

As part of the 25th Anniversary celebrations, HKUST has selected 25 innovative ideas from faculty, staff and students. The venture embraces a wide array of topics, but all have in common the desire to improve lives, either for students on campus or in the world at large.  Some have grown out of meticulous University research, while others are simple yet meaningful propositions. These ideas range from developing an “Internet of Things” campus to a mood tracking app to improve student mental health; from an affordable green organic solar cells to replace toxic batteries to an empathetic robot that can have wide applications including assisting elderly or autistic children. The website is now launched at http://hkust25projects.ust.hk, profiling each project in detail.  Why not browse through, watch the videos and learn the benefits of each one –let’s contribute to the society together!

The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) expressed heartfelt gratitude to a HK$150 million donation made by Mr Martin Ka Shing Lee, in support of a new Innovation Building that will take the University’s innovation and entrepreneurship initiatives to the next level. In recognition of the donor’s generosity, the building will be named “Martin Ka Shing Lee Innovation Building” after Mr Martin Ka Shing Lee, Vice-Chairman of Henderson Land Development Company Limited, and the son of The Honorable Lee Shau Kee, GBM, Chairman of Henderson Land.

Nearly 40 high school applicants of the Dual Degree Program in Technology and Management (T&M-DDP) joined the Industry Forum and Dinner on 8 June 2016, and had an insightful exchange with industry leader, faculty, alumni and current students.

The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) held its annual ceremony for the award of Honorary Fellowships today. Officiating at the ceremony were the Honorable Andrew Liao Cheung-sing, Chairman of HKUST Council, and Prof Tony F Chan, President of HKUST. Four distinguished leaders, Mr Ming-Wai Lau, Dr Benjamin Xiao-Yi Li, Mr Maximilian Yung Kit Ma, and Mr Samuel Tat Sum Wong, were conferred Honorary Fellowships today.

The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) hosted the 25th Anniversary Distinguished Speakers Series on 27 May, featuring Dr Randy Schekman, Nobel Laureate in Physiology or Medicine 2013. The event was well received by students, faculty members and guests from HKUST. In the first part of his talk titled “Secretion of Large Particles and miRNA”, Dr Schekman described a recent discovery that provides insights into how a large-sized protein, procollagen, is packaged into COPII vesicles, which is an essential step for secretion of procollagen. Dr Schekman shared with the audience his findings that ubiquitylation of the cage forming subunit of COPII, Sec31, promotes the formation of large COPII structures that speed the transfer of procollagen out of the endoplasmic reticulum (ER).