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HKUST Physics Professor Wen Weijia and his research team have pioneered the development of foldable paper-like electronic displays. The device can be bent or wrapped around a column like a piece of paper for a wide range of commercial or industrial applications. Measuring about one sixth of the thickness of a credit card, the break-through device is made by embedding conductive wiring patterns into thermochromic composite films. With its thermochromic quality, the images produced are clear and the color displayed can be tuned, reversed or repeated by varying the temperature. Speaking at a press conference today (November 2), Prof Wen remarked, "Light weight and portable display technologies have been developed and applied to electronic gadgets including mobile phones and digital cameras, but most of them use LCD technology which can become very expensive as the size of the display increases."

Thammasat University from Thailand has emerged the winner of the Citi International Case Competition 2007, beating 17 other outstanding teams from leading business schools around the world. The theme for this year's competition was environmental protection to reduce the impact of climate change in business. Held in Hong Kong from October 22 to 25, 2007, the fifth Citi International Case Competition attracted 18 teams from Canada, Denmark, Finland, Hong Kong, Mainland China, Mexico, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Singapore, Spain, Thailand and the USA.

The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology's Executive MBA Program, taught in conjunction with the Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University, ranks No.1 in the world in this year's Financial Times EMBA global rankings. This is the first time a Hong Kong-based program has topped an international rankings chart. In addition, the program is listed No.1 for "work experience" of its participants, No.2 in "international faculty" and No.3 in "international students". There are 17 nationalities represented in the current class of the Kellogg-HKUST EMBA program. Over 50% of the students are based outside of Hong Kong. The partnership EMBA program has won a place in the top 10 in the Financial Times' annual survey since it entered the rankings in 2003.

HKUST’s Visiting Professor in Marketing Robert Wyer was bestowed the Distinguished Scientist Award by the US-based Society for Experimental Social Psychology (SESP). The Society is a scientific organization dedicated to the advancement of social psychology, with a membership of 700 from all over the world. It is based in Buffalo, New York. Wyer’s award honors individuals who have made significant contributions to experimental social psychology. Prof Wyer’s research and theoretical interests focus on the cognitive processes that underlie beliefs and judgments about people, objects and events. It cuts across various aspects of social cognition, including the factors that influence how information is comprehended at the time it is first received, the organization and storage of knowledge in memory, and its subsequent retrieval and use in computing judgments and behavioral decisions.

HKUST has become the first and only university in Hong Kong chosen to develop a wireless communication system for Boeing’s commercial planes, including its latest Boeing 787 Dreamliner. Two other universities on the mainland identified to be Boeings new collaborative research partners are Tsinghua University in Beijing and Southeast University in Nanjing, both renowned for their technological and academic excellence. Each of the three universities will work separately and on a different facet of the wireless communications system. HKUST will develop the wireless communication system for Boeing’s commercial planes to facilitate onboard entertainment and communication among maintenance technicians. It will focus on the problem of seamless connectivity among different networks used by aircraft line maintenance technicians at airports.

Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) today signed an agreement with the Belarusian State University of Informatics and Radioelectronics (BSUIR), a premier university in the Republic of Belarus famous for its expertise in computer science, radioelectronics and telecommunications. The agreement is to develop cooperation and academic contacts between the two universities. The agreement was jointly signed at a ceremony today, with Chair Professor Hoi Sing KWOK, Director of the Center for Display Research, representing HKUST, and Rector Mikhail Batura for BSUIR. In 2002, Prof KWOK had signed an agreement with the Rector of BSUIR over a joint research activity.

The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) will showcase its latest technologies and products at the 9th Annual China Hi-Tech Fair (CHTF) which opens today (Friday 12 October) in Shenzhen, Held at the Shenzhen Convention and Exhibition Centre, the 9th Annual China Hi-Tech Fair features 14 technologies and products developed by HKUST’s academics and member companies of the HKUST Entrepreneurs Program, including: Real-time Video Quality Enhancement System for Advanced Mobile Communications: this technology boosts the effective utilization of the 3G video bandwidth, and at the same time improve the picture quality of video call through an automatic exposure and backlight correction system.

At the 15th Congregation of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) to be held on 9 November, three pre-eminent leaders will be conferred honorary doctorates in recognition of their outstanding achievements and contributions. The three recipients and the respective honorary degrees to be conferred on them are: Prof the Hon Louis Cha, GBM, influential author and co-founder of Ming Pao: Doctor of Letters honoris causa Dr William M W Mong, GBS, celebrated philanthropist and Chairman & Senior Managing Director of Shun Hing Group: Doctor of Business Administration honoris causa Prof K Barry Sharpless, Nobel Laureate in Chemistry: Doctor of Science honoris causa   Chief Executive of HKSARG and HKUST Chancellor, the Hon Donald Tsang, will officiate at the conferment ceremony on 9 November. Brief biography of the three recipients: