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The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) School of Engineering and International Business Machines (IBM) is launching the Technology Exploration Camp 2010 this week for 800 students from 40 secondary schools in Hong Kong. Hosted at the HKUST campus from 5 to 16 July, the HKUST-IBM Technology Exploration Camp is a series of one-day camps aiming to kindle students’ interest and enthusiasm towards technology and engineering, and pursue their studies and career in these fields. Through hands-on sessions in laboratories and exposure to latest technology, the participating students gain valuable insights into technology and engineering, and the study and career opportunities that are available to them.

Prof Charles WW Ng, Associate Dean of Engineering at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) recently became the first Hong Kong academic to be appointed one of the 12 Board Members of the International Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (ISSMGE). He is also the third Chinese to be appointed to the Board since the Society’s establishment in 1936. The first and second Chinese Board Members were Professor Moh Zachieh from Taipei and Professor Chen Zuyu, a Chinese Academician of Sciences from Beijing, respectively. Prof Ng, HKUST’s Associate Dean of Engineering, Director of Geotechnical Centrifuge Facility, and Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, was appointed by the ISSMGE President as a Board Member during a board meeting held in Moscow in June 2010. Board Members of ISSMGE are elected and appointed once every four years.

The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) announces the appointment of Mr WANG Shi, Chairman of the Board of Directors, China Vanke Co Ltd, as an Adjunct Professor in the School of Business and Management with effect from 21 June 2010, to teach in the HKUST EMBA for Chinese Executives program.

The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) today received a $90 million donation from the Chow Tai Fook Cheng Yu Tung Fund for the construction of a Research and Academic Building. It will be named in honor of Dr Cheng Yu Tung in appreciation of his generosity. As a world-class research university, HKUST seeks innovation and excellence by providing first-class research and teaching facilities so that teachers and students may enjoy a more stimulating environment. To prepare for the introduction of the new 334 education system, HKUST is actively seeking to strengthen its teaching and research facilities. To this end, the University has taken special care to visit the world’s leading research universities to study the design of their facilities, so as to provide a research environment second to none.

The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Ministry of Higher Education in Kuwait, to strengthen the relationship between both parties in education and scientific research. The MOU was signed between HKUST President Tony F Chan and Director of Kuwait Cultural Office Dr Ahmad Alathari. Also present at the signing ceremony was His Excellency Bader Al-Tunaib, Consul General, Consulate General of the State of Kuwait. Under the MOU, both parties will encourage the exchange of scholarships in both technical and professional education. Both parties will also encourage mutual visits of higher education officials, academics and researchers, as well as the interflow of delegations of university students to take part in educational, cultural and sports activities in both countries.

CN Innovations Ltd (CN Innovations), a member of Chung Nam Corporation Ltd, today donated HK$5 million to the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) in support of the University’s research and development efforts, particularly in the field of nanoscience. HKUST President Tony F Chan said, “We are immensely grateful to CN Innovations for their generous donation to HKUST. Indeed, CN Innovations is taking the lead among local industries to support research and development at local universities and I believe this exemplary initiative will inspire other local industries to contribute to academia for the benefit of Hong Kong and beyond.”

Over 60 students and alumni of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) demonstrated to full-house audiences that science, engineering and business students can shine bright on the musical stage – not just in their laboratory. After no more than 19 days of preparation, the students and alumni staged a 3-hour award-winning Broadway musical “How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying”. Said Prof Oliver Lo of HKUST’s Division of Humanities, who directed the production, “I am truly amazed at the talent and commitment that these youngsters had shown. They started from zero three weeks ago, and now they know their dialogue and stage movement by heart. And don’t forget this is all in theatrical English. Yet our students and alumni were not daunted by the enormity of the challenge. This is nothing short of a miracle!”

The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) officially opens its first national-level laboratory on campus today, to advance the research frontier on molecular neuroscience. The Ministry of Science and Technology of China has approved the establishment of the State Key Laboratory of Molecular Neuroscience at HKUST, to build on the existing foundation of excellence in molecular neuroscience at the University. Professor Nancy Ip, Chair Professor of Biochemistry at HKUST and Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, has been appointed Director of the State Key Laboratory. She will steer the research strategy of the State Key Laboratory, coordinate research projects and oversee its operations.