he Department of Industrial Engineering and Logistics Management decreased paper consumption by an astonishing % over the course of to win the SENG Inter-Departmental Paper Reduction Challenge. The initiative was organized by the University’s Sustainability Unit to encourage the School’s departments to minimize use of paper and printing, raise individual awareness of sustainable practices, and build a greener campus. ..................................................................................................................................... ...................................................................................................................... round students and alumni in over teams from eight local universities took part in Hackathon@HKUST (hackUST) in April. The highly successful student-led event saw the number of participants double from the previous year and served as the grand nale to HKUST’s Entrepreneurship Week, organized by the University’s Entrepreneurship Center. Those taking part could focus on any of four areas: mobile gaming, nancial technology (FinTech), applications for women consumers (WomenTech) and creative. The aim was to identify a problem in a particular area, form a team, and come up with innovative ideas to solve the di culty. Teams had to design and build the so ware and/or hardware prototypes within hours. Prizes totaling HK$ , were shared between winning teams. During the Hackathon, industry experts and entrepreneurs served as mentors to the teams. Time-out activities, such a yoga class and meditation session, were also organized to revitalize participants. Sponsors included Madhead (mobile gaming), which contributed a total of HK$ , , Bank of East Asia (FinTech), Google (WomenTech) and Microso (creative). Madhead was founded by School of Engineering alumni brothers Terry and Terence Tsang. ngineering students demonstrated their award-winning ingenuity in the nals of the Science Toy Design Competition, which calls for knowledge learned in class to be applied to the creation of an educational toy. The contest, organized by the Department of Industrial Engineering and Logistics Management and sponsored by NSI International Inc, a leading designer and manufacturer of educational toys in the US, was open to students from all academic elds at HKUST. The gold award went to Xiaohan Du, Dual Degree Program in Technology and Management, and School of Science student Jie Qi for their Paper Robot. Hiu Ling Cheung, School of Science, Chui Ting Leung, Civil and Environmental Engineering, and Lai Ying Mok, Industrial Engineering and Logistics Management, won the silver award while Luv Kalpesh Sheth, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, took the bronze award with toys titled The Weather Master and Color Mixer respectively. This was the second time the competition had been held at HKUST. The nalists were selected from a pool of high-quality entries by a judging panel comprising design professionals, including Prof Ravindra Goonetilleke, Industrial Engineering and Logistics Management, Mr Brian Waldman, Senior Vice President, NSI, Mr Farra Chan, Director, NSI, and Mr David Chu, President, Tai Nam Industrial Company Ltd. A subsidy was provided to nalists to turn their abstract idea into a physical prototype. A HackUST 24-Hour Challenge Doubles Participants E T Turning Ideas into Educational Toys 30 IN FOCUS Less Paper, Greater Sustainability
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