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A research team led by Prof Mingjie Zhang, Kerry Holdings Professor of Science in the Division of Life Scienceat The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), has employed a novel biochemical reconstitution approach to show how proteins in postsynaptic density (PSD) are regulated in synapses to process and transmit brain signals, which may provide insights into further research on early detection and intervention of mental disorders such as autism and schizophrenia.

Nearly 40 distinguished scholars from Hong Kong, Macau and the Mainland attended the two-day Xiangshan Science Conference hosted by The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) yesterday. The Honourable Mrs Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor, Chief Executive of HKSAR, Mr Chen Dong and Dr Tan Tieniu, Deputy Directors of the Liaison Office of the Central People’s Government in HKSAR officiated at the closing ceremony of this high-profile conference today, which was founded by the State Science and Technology Commission (now the Ministry of Science and Technology of the People’s Republic of China, PRC) and the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

The International Student Innovation Competition 2018, held at Shanghai from 6 to 15 July 2018, gathered students from Dual Degree Program in Technology & Management (T&M-DDP), University of Applied Sciences and Arts Western Switzerland (HESSO) and ShanghaiTech University (SHTECH). Students teamed up with peers from different universities were challenged to create a new product/ service to solve a health problem in China.

With IPO’s new branding theme “Leading Without Boundaries” being launched in the coming academic year, we are excited to share our new branding videos with all of you!  Let our students introduce IPO by taking you around the campus and be inspired by the sharing from our faculty and students!

Cells propagate by making copies of themselves through replicating their DNA genome, which are blueprints of their identities.  Every full grown human came from a single fertilized egg cell whose genome is replicated approximately 10 million-billion times.  What does the molecular machine that carries out this Herculean task look like?  A research team led by scientists from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) have determined the three dimensional structure of the DNA replication machinery at atomic resolution for the first time in history. When DNA replication was first proposed based on its double helix structure over half a century ago, many believed that deciphering the machine that separates the two strands of DNA for replication is near to come.  However, it turns out to be a much complicated task due to the large size, multi-partite nature (made up of three engines) and its flexibility of the machine.

Forty-one students from five local secondary schools recently spent an unforgettable four days learning about electric vehicles (EV) and actually building and driving them! This was made possible through the four-day EV Summer Program co-organized by the Academy for Bright Future Young Engineers of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) and CLP Holdings Limited (CLP). The Academy is funded by a donation from the Bright Future Charitable Foundation, which is founded and chaired by Prof Roy Chung. The 41 participants came from five local secondary schools – Queen’s College, Tseung Kwan O Government Secondary School, Immaculate Heart of Mary College, St Mary’s Canossian College, and HKTA Tang Hin Memorial Secondary School. They were formed into four teams, each building a drivable car which competed with the others on aesthetics, engineering, and overall performance.

Sometimes you discover your passion in life entirely by chance. Inspiration is all around us, and finding your ideal career can be as simple as solving a common problem. For Zachary Lo, Co-founder of USThing, the issue he had was gaining access to HKUST services on his mobile during university life. Discovering vital information for students was difficult to find on smart phone, so he and a friend set about creating USThing. The solution is an all-in-one app for students at HKUST that offers information on everything from bookings, to directories, timetables, grades, and events. For Zachary, a business student, the endeavour meant creating an app from scratch having no knowledge of coding or UX. Taking on the challenge, Zachary and a small group of students worked on the side of their study commitments to create the first prototype, making for a strenous working environment at first.

The typical Hong Kong student might be exceptional in academia, but how much do they know about the plight of refugees in a war zone? It’s a central reason why diplomatic and humanitarian ideals are being combined with HKUST’s traditional engineering, business and science strengths in a new collaboration with the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). The alliance is the latest initiative by HKUST Connect to deepen student learning and raise civil awareness by linking up the wider community. With humanitarian and aid policies studies among the relatively less popular disciplines for Asian students, creating a bridge with the ICRC, a neutral and independent humanitarian organization, is a firm step giving our students an opportunity to practice empathy. It also places a public spotlight on the plight of victims in armed conflicts globally.