HKUST In The Media

HKUST has set a new institutional record by securing over HK$279 million for six research projects across all three flagship schemes under RGC. 

A column article by ECON Prof. Emeritus Francis LUI on how the National Security Law could protect HK from US' covert operations to destabilize the city. 

In the book titled "《香港：走向國際專上教育樞紐──大學校長訪談錄》(HK moving towards an international hub for higher education - interviews with university presidents)" compiled by Master Insight, HKUST President Prof. Nancy IP highlighted HKUST's achievements in industry-academia-research collaboration and technology transfer, noting the University has the highest proportion of international students among local universities.  

HKUST President Prof. Nancy IP and PHYS Chair Prof. CHAN Che-Ting introduced two HKUST projects that were funded by the Research Grants Council (RGC)’s Areas of Excellence Scheme (AoE), namely "Molecular Neuroscience: Basic Research and Drug Discovery" and "Novel Wave Functional Materials for Manipulating Light and Sound" respectively. 

HKUST signed three agreements with Tsinghua University to foster collaboration in research and education. 

LIFS Assoc. Prof. LIANG Chun and his team have developed a gel that targets DNA replication-initiation proteins (DRIPs) to selectively kill cancer cells, having secured funding in the second round of Research, Academic and Industry Sectors One-plus (RAISe+) Scheme launched by the ITC. 

HKUST and BYD Auto Industry Company Limited (BYD) signed a cooperation framework agreement to launch the HKUST-BYD Embodied Al Joint Lab.

Cognitact Managing Director Dr. OUYANG Li introduced the project “multi-center clinical development of blood biomarker panels for detection of prodromal, mild cognitive impairment and early Alzheimer's disease" on an RTHK radio program.

In an interview, EC Director and ISD Adjunct Asst. Prof. Carrie LING said that EC embraces a "people-centered" approach and integrates resources through the IPIC framework. 

HKUST chemists have found an interesting way to use just a flicker of sunlight to split stubborn chemical bonds that previously required intense energy or toxic chemicals.

SBM Acting Dean and ISOM Chair Prof. HUI Kai-Lung said in an interview that he believes that the penetration of stablecoins hinges on the choice of blockchain. 

Provost Prof. GUO Yike introduced the "HK Audio Foundation Model", a project led by him and funded by the Artificial Intelligence Subsidy Scheme, at Cyberport's sharing session on Artificial Intelligence Subsidy Scheme.