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The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) is pleased to join the X University Consortium of edX (xConsortium), the not-for-profit online learning initiative comprised of leading global institutions founded by Harvard University and MIT. The University is one of the first Asian institutions to join the xConsortium to deliver the next generation of online and blended courses. HKUST President Prof Tony F Chan said, "We at HKUST are delighted to join the xConsortium, the international online learning enterprise to provide world-class courses and a superior educational experience to anyone who is eager to learn. Further to our partnership with Coursera's online education platform last year as one of its first Asian partners, we are once again demonstrating our commitment to contributing to the global development of online learning as an international research university dedicated to excellence in education and research."

Prof Reinhard Renneberg, Professor of Department of Chemistry at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) was newly elected Academician of Leibniz-Sozietät. This is the first time such an honor was bestowed on a Hong Kong-based scholar.

Three pioneering research projects at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) have won Awards for Research Excellence in Natural Sciences 2012 presented by the Ministry of Education, with two in First-Class and one in Second. Prof Joseph Hun-wei Lee, Vice-President for Research and Graduate Studies offered his heartfelt congratulations to the award-winning research teams. He reiterated the University's ongoing mission to drive socio-economic development through excellence in education, research and innovation for the purpose of making greater contributions to Hong Kong and Mainland China. The Awards received by HKUST research teams attest to the University's strength in research and give a big boost to the conscientious researchers, not to mention deepening ties between local and Mainland scientists in resolving central issues and enhancing research capabilities.

The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) last Friday presented its first Common Core Course Excellence Award to courses which demonstrate the University's efforts to enhance balanced and holistic education in view of the four-year undergraduate reform. HKUST's Common Core Program, with more than 260 courses, encompasses humanities, social analysis, science and technology, quantitative reasoning, arts, English communication, Chinese communication, and healthy lifestyle. It comprises 36 credits out of a total of 120 to 126 credits of the four-year degree program.

A team of students studying for the Master of Business Administration (MBA) program at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) clinched first place in the CEIBS-Beijing Benz INNOVATEChina 2013 Entrepreneurship Challenge for its business plan to commercialize HKUST technologies, beating contestants from the Columbia University Business School, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Sloan School of Management, China Europe International Business School (CEIBS), University of California at Berkeley, Tsinghua University and others. Immediately after the victory, the team was capped with another honor at the University of Oregon's New Venture Championship, where it took the Best Trade Show Award.

The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) today announced the recipients of the School of Engineering (SENG) Research Excellence Awards 2013. The recipients are outstanding scholars who have made significant discoveries at the forefront of engineering research. The annual SENG Research Excellence Awards were launched in 2011 to recognize the impact and contributions of the School's faculty members. The awards are classified into different types to encompass faculty members who are in different stages of their academic life. The School currently has about 160 faculty members across its six departments.

The School of Engineering (SENG) of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology today inaugurated its state-of-the-art Engineering Commons, a student-centered space to promote total learning experience. Dean of Engineering Prof Khaled Ben Letaief said, "The opening of the Engineering Commons marks an important milestone for the School of Engineering in our continuous effort to nurture and empower our students. This custom-designed space will not only serve as a hub for student advising, collaborative learning and knowledge exchange, but also as a platform to inspire creative ideas as well as showcase the School's latest inventions and technologies."

The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) and Stanford University have jointly organized a Global Manufacturing course, for which exceptional students from Hong Kong and the US come under the tutelage of professors and entrepreneurial veterans in tackling real-life issues in logistics and supply chain management. The course presents a valuable opportunity for our next generation of leaders to develop global vision and enrich their portfolio in cross-cultural cooperation.