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2025

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Director of Hong Kong and Macao Work Office of CPC Central Committee and Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of State Council Meets HKUST Delegation (Chinese Version Only)
3月12日下午，中央港澳工作辦公室主任、國務院港澳事務辦公室主任夏寶龍在北京會見香港科技大學（科大）校董會主席沈向洋、校長葉玉如一行。中央港澳工作辦公室、國務院港澳事務辦公室室務會成員向斌参加會見。
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HKUST Develops World’s First Kilowatt-Scale Elastocaloric Green Cooling Device
Researchers at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) have developed the world’s first kilowatt-scale elastocaloric cooling device.
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Medical Education
HKUST Forges Partnerships with Local Top Medical Institutions Charting Path for the City’s Third Medical School
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) today announced partnerships with HKSH Medical Group (HKSH) and Hong Kong Adventist Hospital (HKAH), two leading private medical institutions which have served the city for over a century.
The research team comprised Prof. YU Jianzhen, Chair Professor of the Department of Chemistry and the Division of Environment and Sustainability at HKUST(left) and Prof. FU Tzung-May, Professor of the School of Environmental Science and Engineering at SUSTech and NCAMS (right), both corresponding authors, and Dr. Li Yumin, the first author of the study and a PhD graduate in Environmental Science, Policy and Management from the HKUST-SUSTech joint PhD program (center).
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Research
HKUST, SUSTech, and NCAMS Researchers Reveal Nitrogen’s Dominant Role in Global Organic Aerosol Absorption
A collaborative research team led by the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), the Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech), and the National Center for Applied Mathematics Shenzhen (NCAMS) has introduced a nitrogen-centric framework that explains the light-absorb
Bridging Global Expertise and Local Insight: HKUST Hosts Dual Meetings to Propel Medical School Vision
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Medical Education
Bridging Global Expertise and Local Insight: HKUST Hosts Dual Meetings to Propel Medical School Vision
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HKUST Mourns the Passing of Founding President Prof. Chia-Wei WOO
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) is deeply saddened to announce the passing of its founding president, Prof. Chia-Wei WOO, who passed away on Sunday at the age of 87. Prof.
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Research, Research and Technology, Sustainability, Advanced Materials, Materials Science
HKUST Unveils Critical Nanoscale Phenomena
In a significant advancement for boosting renewable energy generation development, the School of Engineering of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) has taken the lead in breaking through studies of the nanoscale properties of perovskite solar cells (PSCs).
HKUST and CEDD Sign MoU on Research Studies
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Internationalization and Partnership, Partnership, Civil and Environmental Engineering
HKUST and CEDD Sign MoU on Research Studies
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) and The Civil Engineering and Development Department (CEDD) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) today (February 28) to set out the framework of collaboration on research studies related to sustainable infrastructure development and