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Hong Kong University of Science and Technology's Associate Professor in Industrial Engineering and Logistics Management Fugee Tsung was elected Regional Vice-president (Asia) of the Institute of Industrial Engineers (IIE) headquartered in Metro Atlanta, USA. His appointment will be effective starting 1 April, 2008 and for a term of two years. In his capacity as Regional Vice President for Asia, Dr Tsung will become the voice of all Asia chapters and members, representing them at the local level in the IIE leadership, and will encourage growth and development of the IE profession in this region.

HKUST is to become the Asian center for a British Government initiative to conduct World Class Tests in mathematics and problem-solving for youngsters from more than 20 countries and regions. Under an agreement signed today (Monday 18 February) with Trumptech (Hong Kong) Limited, HKUST will run a test center in Asia for identifying young talents. Speaking at the contract signing ceremony today, HKUST's Deputy to the President Prof Roland Chin said, "It is our mission to help build a talent pool for Hong Kong and Asia. From as early as 2001, we have been running a full array of programs for the gifted in collaboration with Education Bureau's and the University Grants Committee. "The signing of this contract with Trumptech is a strategic move for the University. It will get us closer to our dream of building Hong Kong into an Asia education hub through identifying and grooming young talents in science and technology."

Once again, HKUST is reaping a harvest of academic honours. This time, two of its faculty members have been elected fellows of IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) and a third has been made a fellow of SID (Society for Information Display). The only Russian faculty member at HKUST, Associate Professor in Electronic and Computer Engineering V G Chigrinov has been named an SID fellow. Born and educated in Moscow, Prof Chigrinov joined HKUST in 1999 as an Associate Professor. He obtained his PhD degree in Solid State Physics (Liquid Crystals) in the Institute of Crystallography, the USSR Academy of Sciences and was subsequently appointed Chief of Department in Moscow's Organic Intermediates & Dyes Institute (NIOPIK). He was also a Leading Scientist in the Institute of Crystallography, Russian Academy of Sciences.

In response to media enquiries regarding former HKUST Prof Justin Lin's appointment to the World Bank, a spokesman for HKUST said that Prof Lin joined the University as a Reader in 1995 and then a Professor of Economics from 1997 while also steering the work of Peking University's China Centre for Economic Research (CCEC). In June 2005, he left HKUST to work full-time for CCEC. During Prof Lin's 10 years of service at HKUST, his research interest included Chinese economy, economic development, agricultural economics and economic history. HKUST President Paul Chu was elated at Prof Lin's remarkable achievement. "We feel great pride that one of our former faculty members has been chosen for this key post to contribute to the improvement of the world's economies."

The Chief Executive of Hong Kong SAR Government, the Honorable Donald Tsang, along with other top officials and prominent community leaders, today joined the HKUST to celebrate the world No.1 ranking for the Kellogg-HKUST EMBA program. The Kellogg-HKUST Executive MBA Program is a partnership between the HKUST Business School and the Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University. Established a decade ago and well recognized ever since, the program ranks No.1 in the world in this year's Financial Times EMBA global rankings. This is the first time a Hong Kong-based program has topped an international rankings chart.

The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology's Executive MBA Program, taught in conjunction with the Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University, ranks No.1 in the world in this year's Financial Times EMBA global rankings. This is the first time a Hong Kong-based program has topped an international rankings chart. In addition, the program is listed No.1 for "work experience" of its participants, No.2 in "international faculty" and No.3 in "international students". There are 17 nationalities represented in the current class of the Kellogg-HKUST EMBA program. Over 50% of the students are based outside of Hong Kong. The partnership EMBA program has won a place in the top 10 in the Financial Times' annual survey since it entered the rankings in 2003.

https://bm.hkust.edu.hk/press-releases/2007/09/hkust-again-no-1-asia-and-australia-eiu-mba-rankings

A professor at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) has earned global recognition in the field of water engineering and environmental fluid mechanics. Prof Mohamed S Ghidaoui of the HKUST's Department of Civil Engineering has been selected the winner of 2007 Arthur Thomas Ippen Award by the International Association of Hydraulic Engineering & Research (IAHR). The award will be presented next month at the IAHR Congress in Venice, where Prof Ghidaoui will also deliver the Ippen Award Lecture. The lecture will then be published in the Journal of Hydraulic Research of IAHR. The award is the most prestigious prize that the association bestows on a member of the water engineering and science community. This is also only the second time the award has been won by an Asia-based researcher since the prize was established in 1977.