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The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) warmly welcomed VinUniversity Vice Provost Prof. Laurent EL GHAOUI for a productive visit to the HKUST campus on September 24. 

The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) joined forces with the Consulate General of the Federal Republic of Germany to host the "Energy in Transition - Powering Tomorrow" exhibition from September 16-19. The exhibition was graced by the presence of Stefan BREDOHL, Consul General of Germany to Hong Kong and Macau, who gave a special sharing session on campus. HKUST Vice President for Institutional Advancement, Prof. WANG Yang, and Prof. SHAO Minhua, Director of HKUST Energy Institute warmly welcomed Consul General Bredohl and his delegation. CG Bredohl delivered a special sharing on Germany’s roadmap of energy transition in Germany, the challenges and the significant role of research and innovation, followed with an engaging discussion with over 60 students.

The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) recently welcomed delegations from two leading European institutions, further expanding strategic partnerships on a global scale.

HKUST Vice-President for Institutional Advancement, Prof. WANG Yang, led a delegation to Paris last week to share his profound insights into the revolutionary era of digital learning in education at the UNESCO Digital Learning Week 2024.    Prof. Wang and Prof. Kani CHEN, Program Director of MSc in Financial Mathematics and Co-Director of Risk Management and Business Intelligence Program, participated in a breakout session titled “Leveraging Digital Transformation for Green Skills, Green Jobs, and Youth Climate Action” on September 5, discussing how blockchain, AI and green transformation of education industry could shape our sustainable future.  

The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) hosted the 2024 AUA-HKUST Overseas Study Program Entrepreneurship Bootcamp from July 2 – 8, 2024. The 7-day program brought together 44 aspiring students from 14 universities across Asia at HKUST campus. Organized by HKUST's Entrepreneurship Center, the comprehensive program provided participants with invaluable insights into Hong Kong's thriving entrepreneurial ecosystem, essential pitching skills, and practical guidance on launching startups. Through a week-long program of hands-on activities including design thinking, market research, business planning, financial management, real-world business case studies and networking, the Bootcamp equipped students with critical skills for launching a startup and becoming capable and innovative business leaders in future.

(Originally written and published by Times Higher Education) The era of smart cities requires practical innovations at scale to maximise the quality of living and create a sustainable model for 21st-century urbanisation Urbanisation is one of the trends shaping Asia in the 21st century. The United Nations forecasts that Asia’s urban population will grow by 50 per cent by 2050. This requires 21st-century responses from policymakers, industry and higher education to manage this growth and create liveable, sustainable cities for its populations. 

(Originally written and published by Times Higher Education) During the 2024 THE Global Sustainable Development Congress, experts discussed a holistic approach to climate change early-warning systems The record heatwave taking place in Thailand has already killed more than 60 people since the start of 2024. The climate emergency in the country, and elsewhere, is increasingly severe and pressing. During a recent discussion at the 2024 THE Global Sustainable Development Congress in Bangkok, representatives from international organisations, academia and community-based social support groups came together to examine the creation of early-warning systems to alleviate climate and health crises.

The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Alibaba Group (Alibaba) today, outlying their plans to establish the “HKUST-Alibaba Joint Laboratory on Big Data and Artificial Intelligence”, with an aim to fostering forward-looking research in emerging technologies including generative AI and big data. Signing the MoU on campus today were Prof. Tim CHENG, HKUST Vice-President (Research & Development) and WU Zeming, Chief Technology Officer of Alibaba Group. Under the agreement, Alibaba and HKUST plan to jointly establish the lab over the next three years, researching on frontier areas including AI, data science, language models, multimodal training and inference, computational infrastructure and system software. The joint lab and its research projects will be managed, coordinated and planned by committees formed by experts from both parties.