Press Releases

Prof. Pong Ting-Chuen
Prof. Pong Ting-Chuen 
University Leadership
HKUST Announces Appointment of Prof. PONG Ting-Chuen as Vice-President for Administration and Business
Prof. Pong Ting-Chuen (left), Chairman of the Undergraduate Admissions Subcommittee and Prof. Emily Nason, Director of Undergraduate Recruitment & Admissions Office explain the benefits of the new “Major + X” framework.
Prof. Pong Ting-Chuen (left), Chairman of the Undergraduate Admissions Subcommittee and Prof. Emily Nason, Director of Undergraduate Recruitment & Admissions Office explain the benefits of the new “Major + X” framework. 
Engineering + AI
HKUST Launches HK’s First Degree Programs with Extended Major
Prof. Wang Jiguang (second right) and his research team members
Prof. Wang Jiguang (second right) and his research team members 
Early Detection of Drug Resistance
HKUST Researchers Uncover Chemo-resistance Mechanism in Glioma Patients
Intelligent transportation is one of the key research thrust areas of the proposed HKUST Guangzhou campus. The photo is an impression of the Guangzhou campus.
Intelligent transportation is one of the key research thrust areas of the proposed HKUST Guangzhou campus. The photo is an impression of the Guangzhou campus. 
Broadening Insights on GBA Transport Technologies
HKUST Signs Cooperative Agreement with Guangzhou Metro to Nurture Talents in Intelligent Transportation
(From right) Prof. Chen Qifeng, Assistant Professor of the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at HKUST; Mr. James Prince, Academic Registrar, HKUST; Mr. Davis Bookhart, Senior Manager and Head, HKUST Sustainability Unit; and Prof. Lo Hong-Kam, Director of HKUST’s GREAT Smart Cities Institute demonstrate how different HKUST documents can be verified using different devices.
(From right) Prof. Chen Qifeng, Assistant Professor of the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at HKUST; Mr. James Prince, Academic Registrar, HKUST; Mr. Davis Bookhart, Senior Manager and Head, HKUST Sustainability Unit; and Prof. Lo Hong-Kam, Director of HKUST’s GREAT Smart Cities Institute demonstrate how different HKUST documents can be verified using different devices. 
Blockchain-based Degree Authentication System
HKUST Launches First e-Verified Certification Platform in Hong Kong
(From left) Agnes Chan, EY Managing Partner – Hong Kong & Macau; Prof. Tam Kar-Yan, Dean of HKUST Business School; Albert Lee, EY Global Tax Technology and Transformation Co-Leader and Asia-Pacific Tax Technology and Transformation Leader; and Ian MCNEILL, EY Asia Pacific Tax Deputy Leader.
(From left) Agnes Chan, EY Managing Partner – Hong Kong & Macau; Prof. Tam Kar-Yan, Dean of HKUST Business School; Albert Lee, EY Global Tax Technology and Transformation Co-Leader and Asia-Pacific Tax Technology and Transformation Leader; and Ian MCNEILL, EY Asia Pacific Tax Deputy Leader. 
Advanced Tech to Solve Complex Tax Issues
HKUST Becomes the First University in Asia-Pacific Associated with EY Tax Lab
De Kai, Professor of Computer Science and Engineering, demonstrates how the interactive visualization of the simulation works.
De Kai, Professor of Computer Science and Engineering, demonstrates how the interactive visualization of the simulation works. 
A Key Non-Pharmaceutical Intervention
HKUST Co-led Study Suggests Universal Face Mask Wearing is Urgent Against Second Wave of COVID-19 Outbreak as Social Distancing Lifts
Fight Against COVID-19
HKUST Researchers Develop a Smart Fever Screening System Offering a More Efficient Solution to Safeguard Public Health
All people entering the city from abroad who have to undergo quarantine will download the mobile app StayHomeSafe from March 14, 2020.
All people entering the city from abroad who have to undergo quarantine will download the mobile app StayHomeSafe from March 14, 2020. 
Safeguarding Public Health
HKUST Researchers Develop Smart Geo-Fencing Technology for Home Quarantine amid COVID-19 Pandemic
(From left) Prof. Joseph Kwan, Adjunct Professor from the Division of Environment & Sustainability; Prof. Yeung King-Lun from the Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering, and Mr. Hamilton Hung, Chief Marketing Officer of HKUST’s industrial partner Chiaphua Industries Ltd, present the multiple opportunities in applications of the new coating formula MAP-1.
(From left) Prof. Joseph Kwan, Adjunct Professor from the Division of Environment & Sustainability; Prof. Yeung King-Lun from the Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering, and Mr. Hamilton Hung, Chief Marketing Officer of HKUST’s industrial partner Chiaphua Industries Ltd, present the multiple opportunities in applications of the new coating formula MAP-1. 
Killing Highly-Infectious Viruses for 90 Days up to 99.9%
HKUST Develops New Smart Antimicrobial Coating in Fight Against COVID-19
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