News & Events

Prof. Chengxing ZHAI (Associate Professor of the Division of Emerging Interdisciplinary Areas) was invited to speak at an aerospace field on-campus public lecture on October 14, 2023, following the successful launch of “HKUST-FYBB#1” Satellite. Read more

On 27-29 Jun 2023, The World Economic Forum's three-day "Summer Davos" has seen over 1,500 global leaders discuss topics centered around "Entrepreneurship: The driving force of the global economy." While HKUST has the honour to be the only university in Hong Kong invited to attend the Forum, Prof. Pan HUI, Chair Professor of the Division of Emerging Interdisciplinary Areas (EMIA), served as the moderator of the Betazone session “Healing in the Digital Realm” and led a discussion on the integration of traditional healing practices with emerging technologies to find solutions for health and well-being in the metaverse. Read more

The HKUST President's Outstanding Service Award aims to recognize the exceptional contributions of non-teaching staff members who have gone above and beyond their duties to benefit the University and the community. Read more

Congratulations to Gabby FUNG, PhD in Individualized Interdisciplinary Program (Human Computer Interaction), for receiving the following awards with her team’s AI Dyslexia Pre-screening System Read more

Nathan Nan XU, PhD Candidate from Individualized Interdisciplinary Program, won the Second Place together with his team at the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Technologies for Sustainability (SusTech) Conference Student Poster Contest held on 21 April 2022. A total of eleven posters were presented online. The research topic they presented was “Smart Tracking Tray System for A Smart and Sustainable Wet Lab Community”, which is part of the HKUST Sustainable Smart Campus (SSC) As Living Lab project outcome. Read more

IPO Student Ambassador (SA) Award Ceremony and Appreciation Gathering was held on 30 September 2021. Prof. Huamin QU, Director of IPO, thanked the Student Ambassadors for their contributions  and presented certificates to all the recognized Student Ambassadors of 2020/21. Students then joined a nice dinner and shared the SA and outreach experience of the past year. Read more

Yash AGRAWAL, a Year 3 student of Individualized Interdisciplinary Major Program (IIM), created his own major “Environmental Geoscience” to study the mechanisms and interactions of the various earth systems, such as the atmosphere, hydrosphere, and biosphere, and the impact of human activity on the environment. Read more