HKUST Forges Strategic Partnership with Huawei Technology Investment on Research and Talent Grooming

he Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) and Huawei Technologies (Huawei) have formed a strategic partnership to promote high impact research and strengthen the University’s academic caliber.

Huawei – a leading global provider of information and communications technology infrastructure and smart devices – has multiple partnerships with institutions around the world but it is the first such partnership that focuses on research and talent grooming.  Under this partnership, Huawei will contribute an annual sum of US$3 million for a term of three years to the University for recruiting top-notch visiting researchers from various disciplines and establishing seed funding for high impact research.

The visiting researchers – whom will be recruited globally, are set to reinforce the University’s research competence through academic and research collaborations with HKUST faculty; they will also help nurture research postgraduates of the University.  On the social aspect, they are expected to participate in conferences and activities organized by the University to help raise community interests towards latest scientific and technological discoveries, and to facilitate the region’s socio-economic development with their innovation and research.