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2022

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Partnership, Business, Artificial Intelligence, Research
HKUST and Microsoft Hong Kong Sign MOU for AI Business School 2.0 Strategic Partnership
It is an extended partnership of Hong Kong’s first MBA elective featuring an AI curriculum

2021

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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.
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Chemistry, Chemical and Biological Engineering
HKUST Researchers Find Novel Way to Produce New Kind of Chiral Molecules Bringing New Hope for Drug Development
A research team from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) has discovered a method that would allow the production of a new type of spherical molecules not easily obtainable before. Preliminary testing has also shown that such molecules – chiral tetraarylmethanes (CTAMs), display good deterrent effects against cancer cells such as those of cervical, lung, breast and colorectal, as well as the virus causing the Hand, Foot and Mouth disease (HFMD) and a type of coronavirus.