新闻及香港科大故事

We hear a lot about technological advancements like 'Smart Cities' and the 'Internet of Things', but how will they really improve our lives?  For Chris Tsui, inspired by the commitment to excellence and can-do spirit he learned while studying his Master in Engineering at HKUST, there was only one way to find out....

  One HKUST student has found his  calling promoting sustainability on campus Set amid the captivating scenery of Clear Water Bay, the HKUST campus acts as a buffer between urban development and the natural environment. Yet environmental sustainability is not always on everyone’s minds as they move through our buildings and open spaces. But Ansh Nasta is different. A second-year mechanical engineering student and an Eco-Rep in the Sustainable Campus Leadership Program, Ansh is aware that the campus needs to reduce its ecological footprint. When asked what spurred his commitment to the environment he credited the influence of his mother, who loves to garden, and the experience of growing up in Mumbai as skyscrapers slowly displaced the local sparrow population.

Silicon Valley is the dream destination for every emerging computer engineer, and Year 2 engineering student Jeff Hu made it there through an internship at Augmedix (US). Jeff had his eyes opened and the experience made him feel "reborn". Engineering student reinvents himself during internship in the Silicon Valley Silicon Valley (SV) has been the mecca of startups for quite some time, and an internship in SV is one of the most sought after positions among university students around the world. HKUST sophomore Jeff Hu, who secured an internship at Augmedix, the largest company collaborating with Google Glass, was among the lucky ones last year, and he soon discovered that the experience was life changing.

If you’re willing to try you can always get there”, believes 2015 graduate Michelle Lee. Michelle is participating in the history-making project “Inspiration” featuring Hong Kong’s FIRST homebuilt and locally registered aircraft now flying around the world. Learn more about Michelle’s high flying story here. HKUST graduate helps make Hong Kong aviation history Inspiration, Hong Kong’s first homebuilt and locally registered aircraft, made headlines in August when it took off for a three-month around the world tour. Among the crew that made Hong Kong aviation history was HKUST alumna Michelle Lee, who is now part of the aircraft’s ground support team. A 2015 graduate, Michelle grew up watching movies like Top Gun and was always intrigued by the marvels of flight. Drawn to engineering as a high school student, she enrolled as a mechanical engineering major at HKUST, where she studied subjects related to aeronautical engineering.

Every summer, Dual Degree Program in Technology and Management (T&M-DDP) holds leadership training camp for all new students to unleash and polish their leadership potential. This year in August, over 50 new Year 1 and Year 2 T&M-DDP students admitted respectively from program-based and school-based admissions joined the leadership training camp at Sai Wan, Sai Kung.

Over 130 new students, faculty and staff join the IPO Welcome Party 2016 on 9 Sep 2016 which is the first year that IPO admits both Year 1 students through program-based admission and Year 2 students through major selection exercise.

At HKUST, we encourage our community to care more about the pressing environmental issues, our student Eco-Reps of Sustainable Campus Leadership Program, Rinaldi Gotama took a gap semester and volunteered as a research assistant for Gunung Palung Orangutan Conservation Project in West Indonesian Borneo. He had a wonderful working experience to share regarding his study on Orangutans' social and feeding behaviors, health and metabolism.   Rinaldi Gotama, Research Assistant

In HKUST, many of our students spent a term or more overseas through exchange or internship program, nevertheless, India may not be a popular choice for most students but Homan Yueng, student of Mathematics and Economics chose and got the most out of it. Check out Homan’s story to learn his unique experience in his 9-month internship in India! Homan Yeung BSc (Math and Econ) Can you briefly describe your working holiday experience, and what attracted you to do something different? I spent 9 months working as a Business Development Executive in a software product company in Hyderabad, India. My key responsibility was to expand our business into the Greater China Region. We marketed our mobility solutions to IT specialists or CIOs through conference calls.