News & Stories

2021

News
Chemistry, Chemical and Biological Engineering
HKUST Researchers Find Novel Way to Produce New Kind of Chiral Molecules Bringing New Hope for Drug Development
HKUST researchers have discovered a method that would allow the production of a new type of spherical molecules which display good deterrent effects against cancer cells.
News
Student Ambassadors, Student Development and Bonding, Student Exchange, Campus Life
Why HKUST? Eyeing GBA Opportunities
Hong Kong may not be the popular choice of higher education for many Malaysian students but Jason and Chu Henn see the competitive advantage of HKUST over many leading universities in the world. In the last of the three-part series, the Malaysian students share how studying at HKUST has enriched their international exposure and networking opportunities in the Greater Bay Area.

2022

Stories
Entrepreneurship, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Artificial Intelligence
AI on the Watch for Worksite Safety 
An award-winning AI solution company sets out to modernize and automate worksite safety monitoring while improving efficiency.
Stories
WHY HKUST? Using Tech to Make a Difference
A university education is sure to help pave the way for your future success by taking your interests to ever-higher levels. In the third part of this year’s Why HKUST? Series, two Malaysians detail how their HKUST courses have enabled them to transform their academic interests into meaningful professional achievements.Bor  Hung CHONG first became interested in entrepreneurship while still at high school. Though he had never previously studied commerce, he elected to write a business plan for his grade-10 personal project. “I asked a business teacher to mentor me on my project which involved pitching the opening of a suit store in a nearby shopping mall,” says Bor Hung. His teacher was subsequently amazed by the in-depth and articulate nature of his research and strategic thinking.
Stories
It’s a Numbers Game
I was quite a bad student until I found my passion.Having dreamed of working in the gaming industry from a young age, Prof. Kenneth LEUNG, Assistant Professor of Engineering Education at HKUST’s School of Engineering never thought he would become a professor one day, let alone winning a teaching award.  “I was quite a bad student until I went to college,” recounts the winner of the HKUST 2021 Common Core Teaching Excellence Award. “But then I discovered an interest in computer science and continued my studies in the graduate level. Before I realized, I became a teaching assistant (TA), and now, a professor at HKUST where I got my PhD.”  Expectations met Reality 

2020

News
Research, Advanced Materials, Innovation, Chemical and Biological Engineering
HKUST Researchers Develop the World’s Strongest Polymer Nanomembrane
The Importance of Sustainable Polymer Materials