Two Engineering Undergraduates Received Innovation and Technology Scholarship 2024
Two HKUST engineering undergraduate students were awarded the prestigious Innovation and Technology Scholarship 2024, which recognizes outstanding undergraduates from local universities who are passionate about InnoTech. They are:
Rocky LI
BEng in Computer Science with Extended Major in Artificial Intelligence and BBA in Finance
InnoTech Area: Business and Financial Technology
Anson POON Kwan-Hei
BEng in Computer Science with Extended Major in Artificial Intelligence
InnoTech Area: Artificial Intelligence and Robotics
The scholarship has been jointly launched by Innovation and Technology Commission (ITC), HSBC, and The Hong Kong Federation of Youth Groups (HKFYG) since 2011. Every year, 25 outstanding university students are selected to receive a scholarship of up to HKD150,000 which supports their participation in a series of elite-nurturing initiatives, including overseas/Mainland attachment, local internship, mentorship, service project, as well as ideation and achievement showcase programs. The scholarship aims to support the development of the next generation of InnoTech talents in Hong Kong, enabling them to take up leadership roles and inject new impetus into the InnoTech development of the city.
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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.
