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Over 50 senior high school elite students from 8 local and international schools have just participated in "The Making of the World's Largest Digital Photo Workshop" organized by the School of Engineering of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST). The Workshop was conducted by Prof Pedro Sander, Assistant Professor of the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, who made a global record-breaking achievement in December 2010 when he created the world's largest digital photo depicting his hometown city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. <http://www.gigapan.org/gigapans/58857/>

Hundreds of professors, staff and students at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) observed one minute of silence for the disaster-stricken people of Japan at 1:46 pm today, exactly one week after a massive earthquake hit Japan, followed by tsunami and nuclear power plant leakage. This initiative was made by HKUST staff and students, and included a donation exercise to give relief to the Japanese people. President Tony F Chan and the Vice-Presidents also observed a minute of silence in a lecture theater where a seminar was taking place. For media enquiries, please feel free to contact : Ross Lai Tel: 2358 6306 / 9103 2928 Email: rosslai@ust.hk   Kit Yip Tel: 2358 6313 Email: kityip@ust.hk  

Prof Fugee Tsung, Head of the Department of Industrial Engineering and Logistics Management at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), has been elected Academician to the International Academy for Quality (IAQ), the world's most prestigious global organization in the field of quality. The IAQ comprises peer nominated members and admit academics and professionals identified as global thought leaders in quality-related issues. IAQ has elected Academicians in 25 countries. Prof Tsung is the second IAQ Academician in Hong Kong, after President Way Kuo of City University of Hong Kong, and one of only six Academicians in Greater China.

World Class Tests in Mathematics and Problem Solving administered by the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) have found that the highest achievers are those who do well in reasoning and problem solving. This observation was made based on the results of 3,028 students who took part in the November 2010 World Class Tests for the 8-11 age group and the 12-14 age group. These include students from 176 primary schools and 91 secondary schools. Prof Wong Man-Yu of the HKUST Mathematics Department said, "Judging from the performance of Hong Kong students over the years, we have observed that they are in general well trained in finding the right answers, but on the other hand they are relatively weak in explaining their reasoning process. We found that the candidates who do well in explaining the reasoning process also do well in both the Mathematics and Problem Solving."

As a world-class university dedicated to research and education, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) is always proud of its top-notch faculty’s contribution. To recognize the faculty’s devotion and outstanding achievements, the School of Engineering has established new research excellence awards in 2011, for the first time. They are Distinguished Research Excellence Award, Research Excellence Award and The Young Investigator Research Award. They will be given on an annual basis.  

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Students from Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) have taken part in the annual Asia Pacific Next Generation (APNG) Camp, now in its 13th year but first time in Hong Kong, sharing with youngsters from 16 Asian countries their experiences in helping grassroots and underprivileged people enjoy the benefits of the Internet. The HKUST students were participants in the NetMission Ambassadors Program, aimed to gather the strength of Internet-literate youngsters to bring the benefits of the Internet to the less fortunate people in Hong Kong. Matthew Hui, an HKUST Business School student who is also the Secretariat Director of APNG, said, "It is both an exciting and fruitful experience to meet with, and learn from, likeminded young people from all over Asia who have a common passion for making the Internet accessible to the underprivileged."

The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) today announced the appointment of Prof Lionel Ni as Dean of HKUST Fok Ying Tung Graduate School (FYTGS), with effect from 1 March 2011. Prof Ni has been acting Dean of FYTGS since July 2010. Concurrently he also holds the academic position as Chair Professor of Computer Science and Engineering, and the administrative position of Special Assistant to the President. Professor Ni joined HKUST in 2002 as Professor and Head of the Department of Computer Science (now Department of Computer Science and Engineering). He was the Director of the Digital Life Research Center at FYTGS from 2006 to 2010, and was Senior Advisor to the Dean of FYTGS from 2008 to 2010 before becoming the School's Acting Dean.