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The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology held its annual Spring Media Reception on March 2. Prof. Nancy IP, HKUST President, together with members of the leadership team, including Provost Prof. GUO Yike, Vice-President for Administration and Business Prof. TAM Kar-Yan, Vice-President for Research and Development Prof. Tim CHENG, Vice-President for Institutional Advancement Prof.
Four scholars from The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) have been honored as Fellows of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), the world’s largest professional organization in computer science. ACM has named 71 new Fellows globally this year, and among the 12 Fellows based in Asia, four are from HKUST.
Prof. Nancy IP, President of The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), warmly welcomes the 2026-27 Budget delivered today by the Financial Secretary of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. She said, "2026 marks the outset of the nation's '15th Five-Year Plan'.
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