Industrialists Studied Higher Education & Research Development at HKUST
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology welcomed a 15-member delegation from the Hong Kong Young Industrialists Council led by its President Dr Jacky Cheung on 7 June 2016. The delegation visited “Transforming Lives: An Exhibition for HKUST 25th Anniversary” at the Library, the Robotics Institute and attended a welcome lunch hosted by the President Prof Tony F Chan and Vice President (Institutional Advancement) Dr Eden Woon.
Prof Chan remarked, “When the University was founded in 1991, few expected that we would have risen in reputation and rankings in such a fast and rapid manner. With our strong belief in Innovating Today, Imagining Tomorrow, coupled with a can-do attitude, everything is possible and together we shall continue to create more miracles! ”
The University has always held high regards for support from our community and it is the key motivation to make HKUST an even better place for education and research.
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.
