| The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology | |
|---|---|
| Motto | 求進，求新，創未來。(Chinese) |
| Motto in English | Hands on the present and eyes for the future |
| Established | 1991 |
| Type | Public |
| Chancellor | Donald Tsang |
| President | Tony F. Chan |
| Academic staff | 453[1] |
| Undergraduates | 5,772[1] |
| Postgraduates | 3,228[1] |
| Location | Clear Water Bay, NT, Hong Kong |
| Campus | Urban, 60 hectares (0.60 km2) |
| Affiliations | ASAIHL, APRU |
| Website | www.ust.hk |
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (often abbreviated HKUST) is a public university located in Hong Kong. Established in 1991 under Hong Kong Law Chapter 1141 (The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Ordinance), it is one of the nine universities in Hong Kong.
Professor Tony F. Chan is the president of HKUST. The campus is located in Sai Kung District in the New Territories of Hong Kong. Overlooking Clear Water Bay, the school is home to 9,000 students and more than 450 faculty.
It was ranked the best university in Asia according to QS Asian University Rankings department (2011).[2] Yet, the QS World University Rankings(2011/12) ranked it as 40th in the world, 6th in Asia and 3rd in Hong Kong (after The University of Hong Kong and The Chinese University of Hong Kong).[3] The Times Higher Education World University Rankings(2011-12) regarded the HKUST as 62th in the world, 7th in Asia and 2nd in Hong Kong (after The University of Hong Kong).[4]
The HKUST Business School’s MBA program is ranked 52nd worldwide by the EIU[5]and 6th worldwide by the Financial Times.[6] The school's Executive MBA program is run in partnership with Kellogg School of Management and is ranked number one worldwide by FT.[7] HKUST also has a partnership with NYU's Stern School of Business for a Master of Science in Global Finance (MSGF) program.[8]
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In the late 1980s the Hong Kong Government anticipated a strong demand for university graduates to fuel an economy increasingly based on services. Sir Chung Sze Yuen and the Governor of Hong Kong, Sir Edward Youde, conceived the idea of another university in Hong Kong. Planning for the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology began in 1986. Construction began at the former British garrison Kohima Camp in Tai Po Tsai on the Clear Water Bay Peninsula.
Originally scheduled to finish in 1994,[9] the death of Sir Edward in 1986 led to increased effort and allowed for UST to open its doors early - in 1991. Thomas E. Stelson was also a founding member of the administration.[10]
The project was criticized for surpassing the budget set forth by the Hong Kong Government and Royal Hong Kong Jockey Club. However, under the fund raising efforts of its Vice-Chancellor at the time, Woo Chia-wei, the first students enrolled in October 1991. By 1992, accommodation as well as athletic facilities were expanded to support about 7,000 students. Several more expansion projects such as the construction of the HKUST Enterprise Centre have since been completed and current efforts include the expansion of housing facilities scheduled for completion for 2009.
The university campus (layout) occupies a 60 hectares (0.60 km2) site which is divided into a several sections: the Academic Building, S.H. Ho Sports Hall, student halls, outdoor sports facilities, the University Centre, apartments, staff quarters and the President's Lodge. Being constructed along the slope of the surrounding hills, Port Shelter is visible from virtually every building on campus. Arranged in cascades, the buildings are connected by walkways and several balconies thus offer a spectacular view of the South China Sea.
The Academic Building contains 10086 lecture theatres, classrooms, laboratories and administrative offices. There are 10 lecture theaters (A-H, J-K) as well as a multitude of classrooms and labs. They accommodate classes of up to 450 students and offer audiovisual equipment.
The HKUST Library, part of the Hong Kong Academic Library Link (HKALL), occupies a central location of the campus. Connected to the Academic Building, it is accessible directly from the Hong Kong Jockey Club Atrium. It spans five floors with over 10,550 sqm.[11] of floor space, providing 1,950 seats as well as computing facilities. It offers a wide array of information resources, both local and remote. In addition to over 650,000 print volumes and a large collection of media resources, it provides access to more than 25,000 electronic and print journals, a large number of e-books, databases, and other digital information resources.[11]
The library owns a collection of old maps of China and the rest of Asia, produced by Chinese and Western cartographers over the last 500 years. [12] A selection of these maps, providing an insight into the history of international geographic knowledge, has been published by the library in a limited-edition (1000 copies) volume in 2003.[13]
On-campus housing is available for undergraduate as well as postgraduate students. However, there are insufficient places available for the entire student population. While international as well as exchange students are generally guaranteed on-campus housing, spaces are appropriated on a competitive basis to the remainder of mostly local applicants.
Housing fees are low relative to off-campus accommodation and there are several halls. Generally, a room is shared between two or three students.
Located on LG1, next to the Sports Hall entrance, the Health Center consists of a Medical Clinic, a Student Dental Clinic as well as a Staff Dental Clinic. The Medical Clinic provides free out-patient service to full-time students. Specialist services in Allergy, Dermatology, ENT, Internal Medicine, Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Ophthalmology, Pulmonology, Surgery and Physiotherapy are also available subject to a charge.
In 2011 QS World University Rankings[14] ranked HKUST 40th in the world, making it the third highest ranked university in Hong Kong, after HKU and CUHK. However, in the QS Asian University Rankings for 2011, which employ a different methodology, HKUST came 1st.[15] In the 2010 global rankings the university dropped down 5 places from its position of 35th in the 2009 THE-QS World University Rankings (in 2010 Times Higher Education World University Rankings and QS World University Rankings parted ways to produce separate rankings).
School of Business and Management
School of Engineering The School of Engineering provides exchange programs with many US universities and a few universities in Europe such as University of Illinois, University of Pennsylvania, Cornell University, Rice University, Georgia Institute of Technology, University of California Berkeley, Tulane University, University College London, Warwick University, TU Dortmund, etc. The program is usually one-year long. The school also provide exchange programs in mainland China which is more popular among local Hong Kong students while full time mainland China based students accounts more for the participants in oversea exchange-out program.
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Students' Union (HKUSTSU) consists of four independent bodies, the Executive Committee, the Council, the Editorial Board and the Court. All students' societies are affiliated under the Students' Union.
The Executive Committee is the executive branch of the S.U. It consists of standing committees to take care of issues regarding the Union and its members such as Academic Affairs, External and Current Affairs, International Affairs, Public Relations, Publication, Social Activities, Orientation Affairs, University Affairs, and Welfare Matters.
The Council acts as the legislature branch, which is responsible for legislation and regulation of finance and operations of Union. Its duties include:
In order to practice the above duties, the Council has four standing committees. They are Affiliated Societies Committee, Constitution Committee, Election Committee and Finance Committee.
The Editorial Board (EB) maintains the official publication of Union. Its main functions are:
It is the judiciary body of HKUSTSU. Its main duties are:
The application of Students' Societies in HKUST are approved by the Students' Union Council. They are the affiliated societies of the Students' Union. There are five types of affiliated societies of Students' Union in HKUST:
Independent Clubs Association and Independent Clubs are the interest club for the students, such as the Yo-hoo Club, AIESEC-LC-HKUST, the Band Society, the Drama Society , the Magic Club and People's Campus Radio. There are over 30 independent clubs.
Sports Association and Sports Clubs are the students' societies that promote sports activities to students.
House Association is the students' society of the undergraduate student hall. Each undergraduate student hall would have its own House which is responsible to organize extra-circular activities for the House Association's members. Since the New Hall is the newly built undergraduate student hall, it does not have its own house for organizing activities.
Each department in HKUST would have its own departmental society. The departmental societies would organize different activities to their departments' students.
Providing activities to students, departmental societies are also responsible for promoting their corresponding department on outreach day which is for giving information of the university to high school students.
Minimum entrance requirements are:
A-Level results with B average or above in three subjects, one of which must be A-Level Pure Mathematics. Early admission students or students who have completed Year 0 with at least a CGA of B+, obtained a grade of B+ or above in both Mathematics courses. Students in the Honors Track are required to maintain a cumulative grade average (CGA) of A- or above every semester. Students with lower CGA will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Current students with good academic results will also be invited to join the honors study track halfway.
January 25, 2007, the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) officially named its Graduate School in Nansha as HKUST Fok Ying Tung Graduate School in a ceremony that combined the official opening of the Graduate School and the ground breaking of its Nansha campus. HKUST Fok Ying Tung Graduate School
The Institute for Advanced Study (IAS) at HKUST champions collaborative projects across disciplines and institutions. It forges relationships with academic, business, community, and government leaders. The IAS organised its inaugural lecture by noted scientist Prof. Stephen Hawking in June 2006.
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