Empowering Student Leaders: Inspiring Sustainable Fashion Choices on Campus
Last month, the Jockey Club Sustainable Campus Consumer Programme kicked off their Spring 2025 Sustainability Leadership Programme, where eight HKUST students joined students from seven other Hong Kong universities to complete sustainability leadership training and learned about the complexities of sustainability within the clothing industry.
The training workshops took them on eye-opening visits to CHAT (Centre for Heritage, Art and Textile) at The Mills and HKRITA’s Open Lab, where the students learned about the sustainability issues of overproduction and overconsumption in the clothing industry. From understanding the challenges of clothing recycling and discovering the cutting-edge technologies in development, the students delved deep into the topic of sustainable fashion.
With their new insights, the students teamed up in university-based teams to design projects to inspire their campus community to rethink clothing consumption. By empowering students and staff to make conscious choices and changing their perception of clothes, they aim to encourage more sustainable clothing consumption habits.
Introducing USTyle – Bringing Style to U(ST)!
The USTyle team is all set to unveil their exciting project on campus this semester! Get ready for a clothing swap on campus! Discover how you can refresh your wardrobe sustainably by swapping and opting for pre-loved clothes. But that’s not all! Be prepared to learn from the student leaders how to find your personal style and select timeless pieces that can be mixed and matched for different outfits.
We are excited to see the USTyle team bring their project to life! Join us in supporting the students on their project this semester! Stay tuned @HKUST_Sustainability on Instagram for the latest updates. Let’s drive sustainable fashion together!
About The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) (https://hkust.edu.hk/) is a world-class research intensive 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. Over 80% of our research work were rated “Internationally excellent” or “world leading” in the Research Assessment Exercise 2020 of Hong Kong’s University Grants Committee. We were ranked 3rd in Times Higher Education’s Young University Rankings 2022, and our graduates were ranked 23rd worldwide and among the best from universities from Asia in Global Employability University Ranking and Survey 2021.
