HKUST 29th Congregation at Shaw Auditorium
Over 100 graduates from Interdisciplinary Programs Office (IPO) and their guests attended the IPO session of HKUST 29th Congregation , the first in-person congregation ceremony since the COVID-19 outbreak, on 5 December 2021 at the brand-new Shaw Auditorium.
The Congregation is a memorable occasion for our graduates to celebrate the completion of studies with families and friends. It is also the first time that the congregation to be held at Shaw Auditorium, a brand new hall with state-of-the-art facilities. IPO graduates from BSc in Risk Management & Business Intelligence Program (RMBI), BSc in Environmental Management and Technology Program (EVMT), MPhil in Atmospheric Environmental Science (AES), MPhil in Environmental Science, Policy and Management (ESPM), MPhil in Individualized Interdisciplinary Program (IIP), Master of Public Policy (MPP), MSc in Environmental Science and Management (EVSM), attended the physical congregation in the afternoon with excitement.
Prof. Huamin QU, Director of IPO, congratulated the graduates for their remarkable accomplishments and encouraged the graduates to serve the society with what they leant in HKUST in his address. “You are about to turn a new page in life. I hope you will remember and carry out the core values of HKUST which are Inclusiveness, Diversity, Respect and the “Can-do” spirit. And that you can apply what you have learned here to serve the society and to cope with present challenges facing by human beings with your mindset, skillset, and team-spirit.”
At the end of the ceremony, Justin NG, graduate from Master of Public Policy (MPP), and Vanessa CHAN, graduate from BSc in Risk Management & Business Intelligence Program (RMBI), spoke on stage as the student representatives to share their interdisciplinary study journeys and wish all graduates a bright future.
Congratulations to the Class of 2021!
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.
