I was there
I was there when she was born. I saw her take her first hesitant steps. I tried to provide some help along the way and now she is mature and has a great future ahead of her. Her name is HKUST. I joined the University in 1989.
We nurtured them, guided them and loved them. They are now mature young women with a great future ahead of them. They are our daughters, born in 1989.
Growing children and a growing University have lots in common, if you think about it. HKUST is my third child. I have seen it grow, from a hole in the ground - no buildings, few professors and no students - into a top University.
Proud family members fill the atrium every year at the congregation. Proud parents attend their children's weddings. Both events make way for the next generation.
Sentimental, I know but ………..
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.
