STEAM Day@HKUST Sparked Inspiration in Future Engineers
The STEAM Day event drew around 2,000 participants over three days (January 16-18, 2025) to the HKUST campus for an engaging and interactive STEAM learning experience across multiple disciplines. Organized by the School of Engineering’s Center for Global & Community Engagement, the second edition of this annual event featured a wide spectrum of activities delivered by various departments/divisions and student teams, designed to ignite curiosity and foster a passion for STEAM subjects among primary and secondary school students. These included lab tours, DIY workshops, project demonstrations and game booths, covering a diverse range of topics such as robots, game development, digital art, electronic circuits, glider, windmills, genetics, VR/AR, and more.
The event was well-received with positive comments from participants, and many teachers expressed their interest in future collaborations to promote STEAM to more students.
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.
