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2025

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HKUST Develops World’s First Kilowatt-Scale Elastocaloric Green Cooling Device
Researchers at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) have developed the world’s first kilowatt-scale elastocaloric cooling device.
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Medical Education
HKUST Forges Partnerships with Local Top Medical Institutions Charting Path for the City’s Third Medical School
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) today announced partnerships with HKSH Medical Group (HKSH) and Hong Kong Adventist Hospital (HKAH), two leading private medical institutions which have served the city for over a century.
The research team comprised Prof. YU Jianzhen, Chair Professor of the Department of Chemistry and the Division of Environment and Sustainability at HKUST(left) and Prof. FU Tzung-May, Professor of the School of Environmental Science and Engineering at SUSTech and NCAMS (right), both corresponding authors, and Dr. Li Yumin, the first author of the study and a PhD graduate in Environmental Science, Policy and Management from the HKUST-SUSTech joint PhD program (center).
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Research
HKUST, SUSTech, and NCAMS Researchers Reveal Nitrogen’s Dominant Role in Global Organic Aerosol Absorption
A collaborative research team led by the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), the Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech), and the National Center for Applied Mathematics Shenzhen (NCAMS) has introduced a nitrogen-centric framework that explains the light-absorb
Bridging Global Expertise and Local Insight: HKUST Hosts Dual Meetings to Propel Medical School Vision
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Medical Education
Bridging Global Expertise and Local Insight: HKUST Hosts Dual Meetings to Propel Medical School Vision
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HKUST Mourns the Passing of Founding President Prof. Chia-Wei WOO
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) is deeply saddened to announce the passing of its founding president, Prof. Chia-Wei WOO, who passed away on Sunday at the age of 87. Prof.
HKUST and CEDD Sign MoU on Research Studies
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Internationalization and Partnership, Partnership, Civil and Environmental Engineering
HKUST and CEDD Sign MoU on Research Studies
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) and The Civil Engineering and Development Department (CEDD) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) today (February 28) to set out the framework of collaboration on research studies related to sustainable infrastructure development and
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HKUST President Prof. Nancy IP Responds to 2025 - 2026 Budget
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) welcomes the array of measures introduced by Financial Secretary Mr. Paul CHAN to advance HK’s innovation and technology (I&T) development in his Budget announcement today (February 26).
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Research, Research and Technology, Competition, Student Competition
HKUST, CAS-TECSU and EDB hold kick-off ceremony and experiment proposal design briefing session for Hong Kong Secondary Student Space Station Popular Science Payload and Science Experiment Design Challenge
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), the Education Bureau (EDB) and the Technology and Engineering Center for Space Utilization of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS-TECSU) are jointly organizing the Hong Kong Secondary Student Space Station Popular Science Payload and Sc