HKUST In The Media
In an exclusive interview with China Daily, Provost Prof. Yike GUO and YANG Hongxia, discussed their roles in shaping AI evolution. Prof. GUO expressed his appreciation for the government’s leadership in HK's AI development, describing the approach as "the best, most cost-effective, most goal-oriented, and fastest" path to achieve the city's technology-driven ambitions.
In an article on more and more mainland students deciding to pursue further studies in Hong Kong, URAO Director Prof. Emily M. NASON said that the University has received nearly 15,000 UG applications from Gaokao candidates and plans to expand its admission quota for mainland candidates to 250.
HKUST has been appointed by the Asia Pacific Observatory on Health Systems and Policies (APO), a collaborative partnership hosted by the World Health Organization (WHO)'s Regional Office for the Western Pacific, to spearhead a regional research consortium focused on digital health innovation.
A research team led by CIVL Assoc. Prof. LU Mengqian and Dr. CHENG Tat-Fan reveals a looming climate crisis: the world could face heightened risks of “precipitation whiplashes” – violent swings between extreme droughts and floods – as early as 2028.