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Supported by Sustainability Unit, Campus Services Office and Facilities Management Office, the student initiated Take-away Box Circular Program that grabbed multiple media?s attention successfully launched last month and engaged more than 400 students and staff to get involved.

HKUST has proudly phased out sale of plastic bottled water under 1 Litre on campus from 22 March 2018.

LOVE1010 is a brand new initiative by the Counseling and Wellness Center this year and will be made available annually with different essential topics that students would need in developing intimate relationships, which is often not covered in school curriculum.

Three budding photographers balance studies with their love of documenting life. Life at HKUST involves juggling studies with work, and for three students, being on campus offers the chance to do that. ” To me, photography is about using scientific equipment and knowledge to capture an object and expressing it with an artistic soul. In other words, photography is literally a combination between science and arts,” says Joe Traipattanakul (Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, PhD, Year 4). Work life balance is something that Aaron Gao (Electronic & Computer Engineering, PhD, Year 4) values deeply. “It is a great pleasure to help my friends who need some portrait photos for graduation or capturing their memorable university life moments,” he says.

Mindfulness mediation helps improving concentration, boosting immune system and reducing stress. Mindfulness interventions have been widely practiced on the globe, including Oxford Mindfulness Center and UCLA Mindful Awareness Research Center.

In addition to government assurances, HKUST carries out different measures to deliver the best quality water for the HKUST community. Each campus water fountain is installed with filter and UV disinfection that removes particulates and kills bacteria.

Miles from friends and family, exchange students often have a difficult time adjusting to local life. The “One More Pair of Chopsticks” program initiated by School of Science is changing all that with help from Hong Kong students. With markets, lanterns, gatherings, mooncakes and joy, Hong Kong people love the Mid-Autumn Festival. But often times exchange students can feel home sick and left out. To change all that, the One More Pair of Chopsticks program is pairing international scholars with local students to discover authentic local experiences. “I really had a great time with the international students and they both enjoyed the meal prepared by me and my family,” says Sara Man, a local undergraduate student who hosted Paula Grossman from Germany, and Angelica Intan from Indonesia.

Two new recycling programs were launched in the fall semester, Styrofoam and electronic and electrical waste recycling on campus.