LibFest HK 2019
The Hong Kong Public Libraries joined hands with the eight JULAC Libraries and other partners in hosting the first library festival (LibFest HK) in 2019 fall, aiming to encourage creativity and inspiration in the community through diverse talks and exhibitions.
HKUST Library is delighted to be one of the partnering organizations in the LibFest HK exhibition. Two extraordinary maps Secunda etas mundi and Chinae, olim sinarum regionis, nova description from the Antique Maps of China Collection will be showcased, which vividly recording the long history of cross-cultural exchanges between China and the West.
LibFest HK will be held at the Exhibition Gallery of Hong Kong Central Library from October 24 to November 6.
About The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) (www.ust.hk) is a world-class research university that focuses on science, technology and business as well as humanities and social science. HKUST offers an international campus, and a holistic and interdisciplinary pedagogy to nurture well-rounded graduates with global vision, a strong entrepreneurial spirit and innovative thinking. HKUST attained the highest proportion of internationally excellent research work in the Research Assessment Exercise 2014 of Hong Kong’s University Grants Committee, and is ranked as the world’s best young university in Times Higher Education’s Young University Rankings 2019. Its graduates were ranked 16th worldwide and top in Greater China in Global University Employability Survey 2018.
