Strengthening Connectivity among HKUST Engineering Alumni in Shenzhen

17 July 2018

Over 300 alumni, faculty and staff from both Hong Kong and the Mainland joined the HKUST School of Engineering (SENG) Alumni Day in Shenzhen on July 7, 2018 (Saturday).

Gathered at the HKUST Shenzhen Research Institute (SRI), the alumni day began with the HKUST SENG-SRI Forum with the theme of “Opportunities for the Development of the Greater Bay Area”. Speakers included HKUST President-designate Prof. Wei SHYY, Mr. Albert WONG, Chief Executive Officer of Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation (HKSTP) and Mr. Johnsheen ZHANG, President of Shenzhen Micro & Nano Research Institute of IC and System Applications. Prof. Enboa WU, Associate Vice-President for Knowledge Transfer of HKUST, also shared his views at the panel discussion moderated by Prof. Tim CHENG, Dean of Engineering of HKUST.

This was followed by the highly enjoyable HKUST Engineering Alumni Reunion Dinner with over 280 HKUST and engineering alumni, faculty and staff catching up with each other and building connections.

It was fully supported by seven of the School’s department and program-related alumni groups, including Civil and Environmental Engineering Alumni Association (CEEAA), Civil and Environmental Engineering Postgraduates and Scholars Association (CEE PGSA), Computer Science and Engineering Alumni Association (CSEAA), Mechanical Engineering Graduates' Association (MEGA), Master of Science in Engineering Enterprise Management Alumni Association (EEMAA), Master of Science in Telecommunications Alumni Association (MTelAA) and Master of Technology Management Alumni Association (MTMAA), together with the HKUST Alumni Association and HKUST Mainland Alumni Association.

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Photo Album of HKUST SENG-SRI Forum

Photo Album of HKUST Engineering Alumni Reunion Dinner

Video Highlights of HKUST Engineering Alumni Day 2018 Shenzhen

Prof. Wei Shyy, President-designate of HKUST (2nd from left) and Prof. Tim Cheng, Dean of Engineering of HKUST (2nd from right) present souvenirs to the guest speakers of the Forum, Mr. Albert Wong, CEO of HKSTP (1st from left) and Mr. Johnsheen Zhang, President of Shenzhen Micro & Nano Research Institute of IC and System Applications (1st from right)

Panel discussion with Mr. Albert Wong, Mr. Johnsheen Zhang and Prof. Enboa Wu, and Prof. Tim Cheng hosted the session as the moderator

All the alumni and guests from Hong Kong and Shenzhen at the entrance of the HKUST SZ IER Building

Andy Tam and Songfang Han, postgraduate students of Electronic and Computer Engineering, were the emcees of the Dinner

HKUST Associate Vice-President for Knowledge Transfer Prof. Enboa Wu (10th from left), together with Dean of Engineering, Associate Deans of Engineering, faculty members and presidents/representatives of the multiple alumni associations led the toasting to kick off the Alumni Reunion Dinner

Dance performance by IXColope from HKUST Dance Society lightened up the atmosphere of the Dinner

Lucky draw winners received the grand prize of an autographed edition of Prof Wei Shyy's "Flight InSight"

Faculty members and presidents/representatives of alumni associations celebrated the end of the evening with a singing performance

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Strengthening Connectivity among HKUST Engineering Alumni in Shenzhen

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