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The Center for Demography and Sustainable Development (CDSD) of Fok Ying Tung Graduate School at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) recently completed a special training on Census Data Analyses for selected officials from the Central Bureau of Statistics, Pyongyang, Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea (DPRK). The training was under the direction of Professor John Ma, Associate Professor and Director of the Center and Dr. Yun Kim, Professor of Sociology Emeritus at Utah State University, USA, and Senior Population Scientist at the Center and it was fully financed by the United Nations Fund for Population Activities (UNFPA).

HKUST’s Chair Professor in Electronic and Computer Engineering Xiren Cao has been named a fellow of the International Federation of Automatic Control (IFAC), making him the first-ever Hong Kong scholar to become an IFAC Fellow since the Federation’s inception in 1957. According to the Assessment Committee, Prof Cao was conferred this exceptional honor for his “contributions to the analysis of discrete event systems, stochastic learning and optimization theory, and their application.” IFAC is an international professional organization consisting of 48 national member organizations (NMOs), which include most industrialized countries; China and Hong Kong are two of the NMOs. This year, only 16 fellowships were conferred including two Mainland scholars and one Hong Kong scholar. Prof Cao will deliver a plenary presentation at IFAC’s 17th triennial World Congress at Seoul, Korea, in July 2008.

A wide range of scholarships have been awarded to outstanding students at HKUST through the generous donations of public-spirited individuals, caring alumni, philanthropic foundations, and corporations. In the 2007/08 academic year, over 980 scholarships and prizes were awarded through HKUST to 675 outstanding students, with the total scholarships value amounting to approximately HK$29.76 million. In recognition of the donors' generosity, scholarship recipients today (Wednesday) expressed their personal warm regards to the generous donors in a tea reception at HKUST. Some awardees went on stage to share their happiness and exciting experience in overseas exchange activities sponsored by scholarship programs.

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HKUST President Prof Paul Chu today (Friday) welcomes the appointment of Dr the Hon Marvin Cheung Kin-tung, SBS, JP, as Chairman of the HKUST Council and Dr Michael Mak, JP, as Vice-Chairman of the Council. Prof Chu also expresses his heart-felt gratitude to Dr John Chan who steps down today from the Council Chairmanship after completing six years of distinguished service. "During his six years of Chairmanship, Dr Chan had always been there when the University needed him, whether it was a fund-raising event, a celebratory function, or a crisis, not to mention lengthy council meetings that would tax human endurance. He gave wholeheartedly of himself to advance the cause of this University. Our performance and progress over the last six years are in no small measure a reflection of his leadership and vision. We could not have asked for a more dedicated Chairman," Prof Chu said.

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Two distinguished scholars from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) are today (Thursday) awarded the prestigious Senior Research Fellowship by the Croucher Foundation in recognition of their breakthrough research in compound semiconductors and fuel cells. Prof Kei May Lau, Chair Professor of Electronic and Computer Engineering and Director of Photonics Technology Center, and Prof Tianshou Zhao, Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Associate Director of the Center for Sustainable Energy Technology, are among the five scholars in Hong Kong to receive this distinguished honor.

Hong Kong University of Science and Technology's Associate Professor in Industrial Engineering and Logistics Management Fugee Tsung was elected Regional Vice-president (Asia) of the Institute of Industrial Engineers (IIE) headquartered in Metro Atlanta, USA. His appointment will be effective starting 1 April, 2008 and for a term of two years. In his capacity as Regional Vice President for Asia, Dr Tsung will become the voice of all Asia chapters and members, representing them at the local level in the IIE leadership, and will encourage growth and development of the IE profession in this region.