Member organizations of the Asian Deans’ Forum collaborating in the event together with HKUST included National Taiwan University, National University of Singapore, Seoul National University, and the University of Tokyo. The workshop was co-sponsored by the University of New South Wales. Guest of honor at the opening ceremony was Hong Kong principal o cial Ms. Teresa CHENG, Secretary for Justice, who o ciated with HKUST President Prof. Wei SHYY, Dean of Engineering Prof. Tim CHENG, and other Asian Deans’ Forum representatives. In her plenary remarks, Ms. Cheng, a senior counsel and also a chartered engineer, noted the under-representation of women in engineering in many areas of Asia and praised the workshop for drawing attention to the openings that existed in the region for top young female engineering academics. Keynote speeches by established women engineers in academia encouraged female scholars to pursue engineering research and teaching careers, discussing how to optimize life in academia, build a strong research group, and become a faculty member, along with knowledge transfer and work-life balance. Panel discussions, mentoring, and meetings with deans and department heads of participating universities also formed part of the line-up. 19 IN FOCUS Meeting of minds: the Asian Deans’ Forum is a gathering of engineering heads of member institutions to share experiences and foster development of leading engineering knowledge, research, and academic human resources in Asia. Rising Star participant Dr. Sisi Jian is set to join the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at HKUST following the workshop. Workshop participants enjoy HKUST life. Visionary nanotechnologist Prof. Evelyn Hu (Harvard). Career mentoring… … and being enthused about engineering opportunities.
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