lumni brothers and entrepreneurs Terry Tsang, BEng in Civil and Structural Engineering and MPhil in Civil Engineering, and Terence Tsang, BEng in Computer Science (Information Engineering), have donated HK$ million to establish a Student Emergency Fund. The generous gi will provide nancial assistance for HKUST students facing unforeseen nancial emergencies that could disrupt their studies. The two brothers know at rst hand how unexpected personal tragedy can impose nancial di culties. Their father, the sole breadwinner of the family, passed away while they were studying at HKUST. Despite immediate nancial hardship, they were able to continue their university education through the assistance of the Student A airs O ce emergency fund, and have been keen to support other students in need since nding success in the business world. Terry is the Co-Founder and CEO of mobile game developer Madhead while Terence is Co-Founder and Chief Technology O cer of the same company. The contribution, made to the HKUST Alumni Endowment Fund, brings the brothers’ accumulated donations to HK$ million. Alumni Brothers Contribute HK$2 Million to Establish Emergency Fund A he Dual Degree Program in Technology and Management Executive Forum, held in March , was delighted to welcome Mr Bin Lin, Co-Founder and President of Xiaomi Corporation as its guest speaker. Over students listened to Mr Lin’s remarkable entrepreneurial story that saw him rise from Microso so ware engineer to leader of his own multibillion-dollar hi-tech company. Since Mr Lin founded Xiaomi in together with angel investor Mr Jun Lei, the company has taken the world by storm through its innovative low-cost, high-spec approach to smartphone technology and consumer electronics. In keeping with his dynamic outlook, Mr Lin came out on stage on a Ninebot Segway! The Executive Forum series is an enrichment activity held exclusively for students of the Dual Degree Program in Technology and Management to enable them to learn from business leaders and entrepreneurs and hear rst-hand accounts of the impact of successfully combining technology and management in the marketplace. T wenty Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering (CBME) undergraduates, led by Prof Marshal Liu, undertook an eye-opening two-week summer internship in June-July at a Towngas-owned coal liquefaction plant in Inner Mongolia. Coal liquefaction entails the conversion of coal to liquid chemicals (methanol) or hydrocarbons (gasoline), a relatively clean and green process that has drawn great attention, especially in China. The placement enabled participants to gain in-depth understanding of the production process and major facilities involved, receiving positive feedback from both students and senior management at the plant. Students also had the opportunity to see the local sights and learn more about the culture and history of Inner Mongolia. Given the internship’s valuable outcomes, Towngas and the CBME Department have agreed to continue organizing the program. T 17 IN FOCUS Xiaomi President Shares Entrepreneurial Vision Green Way to Utilize Coal
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