Strengthening Connectivity among HKUST Engineering Alumni in Shenzhen
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.
Related Link(s)
Photo Album of HKUST SENG-SRI Forum
Photo Album of HKUST Engineering Alumni Reunion Dinner
Video Highlights of HKUST Engineering Alumni Day 2018 Shenzhen
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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.
