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Rebecca Kundrik, Science, Year 1

Be proud. Be very proud. HKUST’s world top-ranked* Executive MBA (EMBA), jointly run with Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management, continues to go from strength to strength. We have been in the top three since 2005 and No.1 globally since 2009. What is fueling this success? More high-powered applicants want to learn about Asia as the importance of the region continues to rise within the global economy and greater knowledge of China becomes a must for those at the top.  And we are able to attract the best from around the globe as the leading program of its kind in the world.

Find out how HKUST propelled a high-flying graduate from the School of Engineering to pursue her dream of becoming a pilot.

Prof Nancy Ip, Dean of Science and Chair Professor of the Division of Life Science, discusses what drives her on in her stellar international research career in neuroscience at HKUST. Editor: You were born and educated in Hong Kong and then went to the US for higher education. What brought you back to Hong Kong? Prof Ip: I joined HKUST in 1993 when the University was still in its very early stages. I had received my PhD in pharmacology from Harvard University, and worked in the biotechnology industry in New York. I was attracted by HKUST’s vision and wanted to contribute what I had learned to train the next generation of scientists in Hong Kong. Editor: As Hong Kong’s first specifically research-oriented university, what do think HKUST has achieved?

Michelle Qin, Business, Year 3 I was honor to be nominated by School of Business and Management (SBM) to represent HKUST (team of 4 students) to join the 2011 Citi International Case Competition ( https://hkicc.hkust.edu.hk/past_competitions_2011.html ). 20 teams of 4 students from all around the world join in the competition, such as UC Berkley and USC from US, UBC from Canada, NUS from Singapore, Thammasat University from Thailand, Tsinghua University from China, etc. The 20 teams are divided into 4 divisions and after the preliminary presentation on Wednesday afternoon, 4 top teams from each division will be selected to join the final presentation on Thursday.

There was something for all connected with HKUST to smile about at the recent 2011 Young Scientists Awards organized by the Hong Kong Institution of Science. Our doctoral students swept ALL the top honors in the annual contest. Chen Jiefei, Department of Physics, received her award in the Physical/Mathematical Science category for a study reaffirming Einstein's theory that nothing travels faster than light in a vacuum. The winners of the Life Science category were Alan Wong Siu-lun and Wu Lin, Division of Life Sciences, for enhancing understanding of Parkinson's disease and deaf-blindness respectively. These three were joined by Li Dong, Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering, who was awarded the main accolade in the Engineering Science category for advancing optical microscopy technology, a driver of major developments in biological science and medicine.

See why NOW TV Principal Anchor Oscar Lee opted for HKUST and its world top 10-ranked MBA Program to add to his career development opportunities.

Vanessa Ng, Business, Year 3 There's a lot more than studying and exams here at HKUST. No doubt, exams and assignments do account for most of our nightmares but sometimes, all we need is just a little stress management. ;) Living in student halls makes it much easier for us to socialise and explore the campus. Our 3-year university life is short and people often graduate without really exploring the full extent of school facilities. Is it really worthwhile to spend hours on end studying under a large pile of books and papers in the library? Personally, I beg to differ.