With HKUST’s new BEng in Energy and Environmental Engineering program launching in Fall 2025, students will learn to design eco-friendly, economically viable, and socially responsible solutions to tackle grand challenges on creating clean water and clean energy.
HKUST announces today five new programs for the 2025/26 academic year, ahead of its Information Day for Undergraduate Admissions on November 2. (From left) Prof. Henry Lam Hei-Ning, Director of the Center for Engineering Education Innovation of the School of Engineering; Prof. Mak Ho-Yi, Associate Dean (Student Recruitment) of the School of Science; Prof. Emily Nason, Director of Undergraduate Recruitment and Admissions Office at HKUST; and Mr. Jimmy Wu Chun-Ming, Integrative Systems and Design student at the Academy of Interdisciplinary Studies, introduce the new programs, latest admissions information, and learning experiences.
Over 100 members of the University’s senior management, engineering faculty, students and staff congregated at the grand opening of the newly renovated Engineering Commons on October 17, 2024.
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Prof. Ben Chan is a member of a cross-university team to cultivate students’ holistic competencies through innovative and experiential learning approaches.
The robotic coffee machine was officially unveiled today by senior management of HKUST School of Engineering and Pacific Coffee Company Limited: Prof. Hong K. Lo, Dean of Engineering, HKUST (3rd right); Prof. Henry Lam, Director of Center for Engineering Education Innovation, HKUST (2nd right); Prof. Ben Chan, Associate Director of Center for Engineering Education Innovation, HKUST (1st right); Mr. Li Nan, Vice President of CR Enterprise and Chairman & Chief Executive Officer of Pacific Coffee (Hong Kong and Overseas) (3rd left); Mr. Leo Zhu, General Manager of Smart and Digitalization Department of CR Enterprise (2nd left); and Mr. Roy Keung, Associate Director, Retail Operations and Marketing, Pacific Coffee (1st left).
Prof. Kenneth Leung Wai-Ting is a three-time recipient of the Common Core Teaching Excellence Award, winning the Award in 2021 and 2023, and Honorary Mention in 2019.
President Prof. Nancy Ip (fourth left), Provost Prof. Guo Yike (fourth right), Dean of Engineering Prof. Hong K. Lo (second right), Prof. Zhou Xiaofang (first right), Head of Computer Science and Engineering Department, Prof. Percy Dias (third right), Chair of Committee on Undergraduate Core Education, Prof. Nam Sai-Lok (first left), Academic Director (Undergraduate Core Education), Prof. Kenneth Leung (center), Prof. Ben Chan (third left), and Mr. Paul Lavigne (second left)
