Lord Wilson signs agreement with HKUST on Student Exchange
Lord Wilson, Chancellor of University of Aberdeen and former Governor of Hong Kong, visited HKUST today (Wednesday) to meet with HKUST students and also signed a Memorandum of Understanding on student exchange.
The Memorandum of Understanding was jointly signed by top management of these two top-ranked universities, namely Chancellor of University of Aberdeen Lord Wilson, Principal and Vice-Chancellor of University of Aberdeen Prof Duncan Rice, Acting President of HKUST Prof Roland Chin and Dean of Science of HKUST Prof Shiu Yuen Cheng.
Speaking at the ceremony, Prof Roland Chin welcomed the old friend of HKUST, Lord Wilson who had played a key role in the founding of this university.
Also speaking at the ceremony, Lord Wilson said that he was particularly happy and heartened to see the fast progress that HKUST has achieved in such a short period.
The agreement, effective immediately, for three years, will commit the School of Science and the School of Engineering of HKUST to exchange undergraduate students with the University of Aberdeen. Ordinarily, two students majoring in science or engineering will be selected from both institutions to study at the host institution for one semester each year. Only students with a high standard of academic performance will be considered for the programme.
About University of Aberdeen
Founded in 1495, the University of Aberdeen is Scotland's third oldest and the fifth oldest in the UK. Aberdeen is an international university serving one of the most dynamic regions of Europe. With over 13,000 students, and over 3000 staff members, the University of Aberdeen is at the forefront of teaching and research in medicine, the humanities and the sciences.
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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.
