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In the second episode of the three-part series “Why HKUST?”,  two students from Kazakhstan obtained scholarships to pursue undergraduate studies at HKUST. They have immersed themselves in research projects, internships, and a dynamic campus life, adding up to an outstanding personal profile for future career or further education.

The Founder and President of Yunzhou-Tech tells the story of how he turned his hobby into a unicorn startup focusing on unmanned surface vehicles.The achievements of new inventions came from long journeys of exploration, from research and development to market recognition, that not many people would notice. ZHANG Yunfei, Founder and President of Zhuhai Yunzhou Intelligence Technology Ltd. (Yunzhou), the world-leading unmanned ship corporation, had little clue his interest would shape the unicorn enterprise Yunzhou is today when he first started the business a decade ago. His entrepreneurial journey offers precious lessons for aspiring young entrepreneurs.

Hong Kong may not be the popular choice of higher education for many Malaysian students but Jason and Chu Henn see the competitive advantage of HKUST over many leading universities in the world. In the last of the three-part series, the Malaysian students share how studying at HKUST has enriched their international exposure and networking opportunities in the Greater Bay Area.

An award-winning AI solution company sets out to modernize and automate worksite safety monitoring while improving efficiency.

I was quite a bad student until I found my passion.Having dreamed of working in the gaming industry from a young age, Prof. Kenneth LEUNG, Assistant Professor of Engineering Education at HKUST’s School of Engineering never thought he would become a professor one day, let alone winning a teaching award.  “I was quite a bad student until I went to college,” recounts the winner of the HKUST 2021 Common Core Teaching Excellence Award. “But then I discovered an interest in computer science and continued my studies in the graduate level. Before I realized, I became a teaching assistant (TA), and now, a professor at HKUST where I got my PhD.”  Expectations met Reality 

It is an extended partnership of Hong Kong’s first MBA elective featuring an AI curriculum