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The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) joins hands with the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) and Hong Kong Applied Science and Technology Research Institute to launch the first IEEE Technology Time Machine (TTM) Symposium for three days from 1 June. Themed "Technologies beyond 2020", the TTM Symposium covers a selected set of potentially high impact emerging technologies as well as their current state of maturity and scenarios for the future.

The Institute for Advanced Study (IAS) of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) holds a three-day "Conference on Cosmology since Einstein" starting from 30 May 2011 at which world top scientists including a Nobel Laureate explore the most up-to-date developments and challenges of cosmology. This conference has brought together 24 top cosmologists and relativists from China, Japan, France, Switzerland, the U.K. and U.S to share as speakers their insights and latest research findings on cosmological theories. Distinguished speakers like Prof David Gross, 2004 Nobel Laureate in Physics and Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics, University of California, Santa Barbara, spoke on "Cosmological Challenges - The View of a String Theorist".

The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) is delighted that the highly reputable Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) Asian University Rankings has rated HKUST the top university in Asia for the first time since the University was established 20 years ago. According to the QS Asian University Rankings released today (23 May 2011), HKUST's ranking in Asia has risen to first place in 2011 while the University ranked second last year. An announcement from QS released today states that "The dynamism of the (Asian) region is confirmed by the fact that 20% of the top 50 universities are less than 50 years old, including HKUST which has just celebrated its twentieth anniversary." Ben Sowter, Head of QS Intelligence Unit, says that HKUST is strong across most of the indicators, with its truly international character setting it apart. HKUST has the edge in research productivity, where the gap has widened in 2011.

The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) launches the first Air Quality Research Supersite to enhance air quality research and to tackle air pollution problems in Hong Kong and the Pearl River Delta. With a HK$9 million Special Equipment Grant from the University Grants Committee and a HK$6 million grant from the Environmental Conservation Fund, the Supersite enables real-time characterization of ambient particulate matter (PM) in the air to strengthen understanding of the nature and sources of fine particles.

The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) announced the winners of the HKUST 2011 Entrepreneurship Competition. Wah Kin Holdings Ltd, with its hair-testing technology, clinched the championship, while LEDoS, Allegro IQ and iFlight Technology won the first, second and third runner-up trophies. The total awards offered by this Competition amounted to HK$1 million.

The School of Engineering at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) has held its first professional development day for secondary school teachers, with the objective of providing teachers with insights into innovative technology. Over 70 science teachers from 6 secondary schools under the English Schools Foundation (ESF), Hong Kong's largest international schools network, participated in this full-day event on HKUST campus. The teachers were first welcomed by Provost Prof Wei Shyy, followed by a presentation on the School of Engineering by Dean Khaled Ben Letaief. Teachers were then divided into two groups - Physical Sciences and Life Sciences - to attend half-hour inspirational talks delivered by faculty members on topics like "The New Mobile Generation", "Terahertz Imaging", "Information Visualization" and "Drug Delivery Technology", "Green Building" "Neuro Network Computing", "Wind Energy" and "Hygiene Monitoring: Smart Coating".

The School of Engineering at The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) and the College of Engineering at Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), Korea, have reached an agreement for academic and research collaborations, under which the two institutions will establish a joint degree PhD program allowing students to conduct academic exchange at both universities. The 4-year program requires students to spend 2 years each at HKUST and POSTECH. Each student will be assigned two faculty advisors, one from each institution, based on their research interests. The advisors and their student will then develop an academic plan together, for approval by the department heads of both institutions, before the student commences his or her study. Graduates of the program will become alumni of both institutions. The first cohort of students is expected to be admitted in Fall 2012 at the earliest.

A group of local and international students at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) have organized a Talent Quest to showcase the multifaceted talents within the student community. This event is one of the five winners in the recently-launched President's 1-HKUST Student Life Awards, aimed to enrich campus life and promote cultural exchange. The nine performances selected for the final round encompassed not only individual and group singing, but also guitar and Chinese classical guzheng recitals as well as ballet. The participants included students from Korea, Taiwan, Malaysia, India and other overseas countries. The championship was captured by Anton Cheung Ho-Yu who staged a breathtaking beat-boxing performance, combining the sounds of Chinese and Western musical instruments with talking and singing. His immaculate skill won rounds of thunderous applause from the audience.