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香港科技大學(科大)與滴滴出行宣佈達成合作夥伴關係，雙方將在前沿技術研發、人才培養、學術交流、創業專案孵化等領域展開深入合作，優勢互補，共同推動智慧交通系統研究和科技成果轉化，協助智慧城市建設。 根據協定，科大和滴滴出行將在智慧交通系統前沿技術、創新技術等領域展開研究，包括但不限於機器學習、智慧交通、資料採擷、運籌學、自然語言處理、電腦視覺、機械人等方向。同時，雙方將充分發揮自身科研技術實力，聯合申請各類政府研發項目及重大專項，攜手進行創新科技成果轉化，不斷突破創新前沿。 除此之外，科大還將與滴滴在人才培養、學術交流、創業孵化專案上達成合作，共同探索人才培養的新模式與新機制，聯合進行課題研究及業界最新前沿動態研討，助力創新創業。 科大是國際知名的研究型大學，致力於發展尖端科研，在科學和工程學範疇成就輝煌。其專業研發領域涉及人工智能、數據科學、資訊技術、智慧城市諮詢規劃等，且彙聚了領域內多位頂級專家。 作為全球領先的一站式出行平台，滴滴出行不僅依靠產品、技術創新顯著提高了用戶的出行體驗，還積極以人工智能、大數據技術支援整體優化交通管理體系，用新技術、新業態來改進傳統行業，解決交通堵塞、污染和安全問題。 科大校長陳繁昌教授表示，科大一直致力通過產學研合作促進智慧城市的發展，推動香港發展成為創新及科技樞紐。滴滴在大數據與技術方面的積累已經全球領先，相信與滴滴的合作能助力大數據時代的交通創新科技研究，共同培養全球化的科技創新人才。 滴滴出行CTO張博表示，依託於在城市交通領域累積的豐富經驗，滴滴正在支援城市管理者建設一體化、可持續的智慧交通解決方案，並取得了積極的成效。目前滴滴已和武漢、濟南、深圳、貴陽等20多個城市展開智慧交通合作，內容涵蓋智慧信號燈、智慧誘導屏、智慧公交、智慧代駕熱力圖、智慧交通運行報告等多個方面，「此次和香港科技大學展開合作也將能提速智慧交通領域的科研發展，為用戶提供更加優質的出行服務，為更多城市創造更多價值。」

The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) and leading genomics organization BGI Group will establish a joint research center that will set the stage for the next-generation sequencing platform and research efforts that produce novel medical diagnosis and treatments with transformative impact. Witnessed by HKUST President Prof Tony F Chan and BGI Group President and Co-founder Prof Wang Jian, the memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed by Prof Nancy Ip, HKUST Vice-President for Research and Graduate Studies and Mr Duncan Yu, BGI Group Vice President at the ceremony held on 27 July. The MoU underlines the commitment of establishing a HKUST-BGI Joint Research Center. The center aims to promote mutually beneficial cooperation in biotechnological science and engineering, and benefit mankind by solving problems in areas such as healthcare, conservation and environment.

Co-hosted by HKUST’s Institute for Public Policy and Hong Kong Academy of Engineering Sciences, the Chinese Academy of Engineering-Hong Kong Academy of Engineering Sciences (CAE-HKAES) Forum on Integrative Development of Innovation and Technology in Hong Kong and the Pearl River Delta was held on 24 May. The Forum provided a platform for attendees to exchange views upon the findings of an eight-month study of the innovation and technology policy in the region.

The Inter-Varsity Entrepreneurship Challenge 2017, held at Shanghai from 28 May to 4 June 2017, gathered students from Dual Degree Program in Technology & Management (T&M-DDP), Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) and ShanghaiTech University (SHTECH). Students teamed up with peers from different universities were challenged to create a new smart home product/ service to solve a particular social problem in China.

The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) becomes a founding member of the newly established Asian Universities Alliance (AUA) on April 29 in Beijing. Originated by Tsinghua University, AUA consists of 15 Asian universities, aiming to enhance cooperation and communication among universities in the region, and play a role in solving regional and global issues. The AUA pledges to promote mobility of students, scholars and staff among all members, to strengthen research collaboration and joint innovation, to establish high-level dialogues and forums to discuss higher education strategies and policies, and to compile and publish annual reports on Asian higher education.

The Consulate General of France in Hong Kong & Macau and the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) are joining hands to establish the France-HKUST Innovation Hub. Mr Eric BERTI, Consul General of France, and Prof Tony F CHAN, President of HKUST, attended the inauguration ceremony on 24 March 2017 at the HKUST Lee Shau Kee Campus.

21 students of the MSc Program in Environmental Science, Policy and Management and BSc Program in Environmental Management and Technology, led by Prof. Arthur LAU and Dr. N. T. LAU of the Division of Environment, visited Beijing from 8 to 13 January 2017 to get first-hand experience and understand the approaches that various public and private sectors are adapting to handle the environmental problems in Beijing.

2017 Winter International Technology & Management Business Plan Competition on "Health Tech for Seniors" was hosted by HKUST in January 2017. 34 students from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (USA), University of Bayreuth (Germany), and University of Sao Paulo (Brazil) flew to Hong Kong to join 14 students of HKUST Dual Degree Program in Technology & Management and form mixed teams in competing for the best business plan in health-tech services and products for seniors.