HKUST Presents Long Service Awards 2016
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) held its annual Long Service Award Presentation Ceremony to honor faculty and staff members who have served the University for 20 years.
HKUST established the Long Service Award to express appreciation and recognition to long-serving faculty and staff members whose dedication and hard work have contributed to the University’s rapid rise over the past 25 years. This year, HKUST presented awards to 89 colleagues with 20 years of service at the University.
HKUST President Prof Tony F Chan, together with the vice-presidents, deans, heads and directors of departments and offices joined the presentation ceremony. The awardees’ families and friends were also invited by the University to attend the event and share the happiness at the celebration.
Officiating at the Long Service Award Presentation Ceremony, Prof Chan said, “HKUST’s achievements are vastly built on the dedication of our long-serving faculty and staff members. I am very grateful that they never spare themselves in the pursuit of excellence. I would like to express my heartfelt gratitude and appreciation to thank them for all their unparalleled efforts that contribute to the success of HKUST today.”
The award recognizes the unfailing contribution of faculty and staff members and fosters their sense of belonging.
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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.
