IPO Outstanding Community Service Award 2018-2019
To recognize Interdisciplinary Programs Office (IPO) students who have demonstrated outstanding service to the university community and/or the community beyond the campus and foster students’ commitment in serving the society, IPO Outstanding Community Service Award is given to a maximum of 3 IPO students every year. This year, the Award was presented to 3 students at the Kick-off Ceremony of HKUST Global Days of Changemaking 2019 on 12 April 2019.
Applicants were interviewed and assessed based on the significance and long-term impact of their contributions to the community predominantly during the award year as well as their leadership and organizational abilities.
Awardees of IPO Outstanding Community Service Award 2018/19:
KWOK Ka Hei, Kristie
Year 4, Environmental Management and Technology Program (EVMT)
Kristie devotes herself in local and global education-related voluntary services as a tutor, educator and mentor.
SHAO Che Kee, Koko
Year 2, Environmental Management and Technology Program (EVMT)
Koko is a leader of two uniform groups. She leads the groups to organize service projects, fundraising functions, visits and camps.
YU Pak Wing, Alvin
Year 2, Risk Management & Business Intelligence Program (RMBI)
Alvin joined various local services and co-organized international service trips.
Congratulations to all the awardees! Let’s keep up the good work to serve the community!
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.
