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Thirteen HKUST students and 11 EdUHK students joined hands to conduct introduction sessions and organized game booths at EdUHK campus to foster participants’ know-how in underwater robotics.
Thirteen HKUST students and 11 EdUHK students joined hands to conduct introduction sessions and organized game booths at EdUHK campus to foster participants’ know-how in underwater robotics.  
Fostering Cross-University STEAM Collaboration
Prof. Robin Ma
Prof. Robin Ma 
Prof. Robin Ma (back row, first right), Dr. Stanley Leung (front row, first right) and seven Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering students who joined the 14th IMechE Greater China Design Competition on April 15 at the HKUST Tsang Shiu Tim Art Hall.
Prof. Robin Ma (back row, first right), Dr. Stanley Leung (front row, first right) and seven Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering students who joined the 14th IMechE Greater China Design Competition on April 15 at the HKUST Tsang Shiu Tim Art Hall. 
Jeanette (right) and Helen’s conversation inspired staff, students, and alumni to strengthen human connections, lead with empathy, and embrace a shared purpose.
Jeanette (right) and Helen’s conversation inspired staff, students, and alumni to strengthen human connections, lead with empathy, and embrace a shared purpose. 
The officiating guests include the Honourable Mrs. Regina Ip Lau Suk-Yee (third left), Convenor of the Non-official Members of the Executive Council of the HKSAR Government; Dr. Stephen Wong Yuen-Shan (third right), Head of the Chief Executive’s Policy Unit of the HKSAR Government; Prof. Wu Ji (second right), President of the Chinese Society of Space Research; Prof. Bernard Foing (second left), Executive Director of the COSPAR International Lunar Exploration Working Group and Chairman of the Lunar Explorers
The officiating guests include the Honourable Mrs. Regina Ip Lau Suk-Yee (third left), Convenor of the Non-official Members of the Executive Council of the HKSAR Government; Dr. Stephen Wong Yuen-Shan (third right), Head of the Chief Executive’s Policy Unit of the HKSAR Government; Prof. Wu Ji (second right), President of the Chinese Society of Space Research; Prof. Bernard Foing (second left), Executive Director of the COSPAR International Lunar Exploration Working Group and Chairman of the Lunar Explorers Society; Prof. Charles Ng Wang-Wai (first left), HKUST Vice-President for Institutional Advancement; and Prof. Gao Yang (first right), Director of HKSREC and Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at HKUST.  
Uniting Beijing-Shanghai-Hong Kong Research Strengths to Launch Space Intelligence Innovation Hub
Connecting Emerging Talent with Opportunity
Ma Yibo (right) received a Best Student Presentation Award at the 29th Annual Conference of the Hong Kong Society of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics.
Ma Yibo (right) received a Best Student Presentation Award at the 29th Annual Conference of the Hong Kong Society of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics. 
Computer Science and Engineering PhD student Shi Yuzhe (center) and his supervisor Prof. Qu Huamin (right), Dean of the Academy of Interdisciplinary Studies and Chair Professor of the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, along with Prof. Law Kam-Tuen (left), Director of the Research Office and Chair Professor of the Department of Physics
Computer Science and Engineering PhD student Shi Yuzhe (center) and his supervisor Prof. Qu Huamin (right), Dean of the Academy of Interdisciplinary Studies and Chair Professor of the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, along with Prof. Law Kam-Tuen (left), Director of the Research Office and Chair Professor of the Department of Physics 
This year’s event attracts over 600 university presidents, policymakers, and industry titans from 25 countries and regions.
This year’s event attracts over 600 university presidents, policymakers, and industry titans from 25 countries and regions. 
Global Leaders Converge to Shape the Future of Higher Education in Asia
Conceptual illustration showing how the “slow-release solvent” strategy repairs buried interfaces in perovskite thin films. This research was published in Nature Synthesis and featured as the journal’s cover article for the April 2026 issue (Volume 5, Issue 4).
Conceptual illustration showing how the “slow-release solvent” strategy repairs buried interfaces in perovskite thin films. This research was published in Nature Synthesis and featured as the journal’s cover article for the April 2026 issue (Volume 5, Issue 4).