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Dr. Jason CHAN Kwan-Kit, Lecturer at the Department of Chemistry of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), received the University Grants Committee (UGC) Teaching Award 2018 under the category of Early Career Faculty Members today, in recognition of his outstanding teaching performance and achievements. HKUST President Prof. Wei SHYY congratulated Dr. Chan on winning the award, “HKUST is committed to fostering innovation, open-mindedness, and a can-do spirit.  We strive to nurture a diverse and conducive culture to allow all our members to reach their full potential and achieve their aspirations, so that they can contribute to the society by conquering challenges that matter.  I am very proud of Dr. Chan, whose innovation and dedication to teaching excellence earned him not only the recognition from his students and peers, but also this great honor at such a young age.  I congratulate him sincerely for his outstanding accomplishments.”

Risk Management and Business Intelligence Program (RMBI) students are required to complete a capstone project in group in their final study year. Capstone Projects are sponsored by companies which offer real business cases for students to apply their knowledge to analyze the problems and provide solutions. Best 5 Capstone Projects are awarded to recognize students' efforts and achievements.

Two PhD students of Environmental Science, Policy and Management Program (ESPM) won the first prize of the IPO Best Research Award 2017/18 which recognizes the outstanding achievements of research students and fosters the overall quality of research education in the University.

When you think big, you achieve even bigger success. Little wonder then, that HKUST has just been crowned the world’s best young university in a new THE ranking. For the first time, we have reached the top of the rankings that include only universities under 50 years old. Acting President of HKUST, Prof Wei Shyy says the recognition results from a clear positioning of the research spectrums encompassing artificial intelligence, data science, life science, public policy and sustainability, among others. This allows us, despite limited manpower and resources, to produce a high volume of research with major impact, in the likes of Alzheimer’s disease and HIV. HKUST was praised for excellence in teaching, research, citation impact and international outlook. "We have been steering our curriculum towards a multidisciplinary, highly individualised and student-driven direction over the past decade”, says Shyy.

Four distinguished individuals, Dr Aron Harilela, Ms Catherine Leung, Prof Francis Lui and Mr Michael Wu were conferred Honorary Fellowships by the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST). Officiating at the ceremony were Mr Andrew Liao Cheung-sing, Chairman of HKUST Council and Prof Wei Shyy, Acting President of HKUST.

Lilian TSANG, Year 4 student of Environmental Management & Technology Program, was crowned the Hong Kong District's National Winner of the James Dyson Award 2017 with a product to monitors children's real-time body temperatures.

President Chan, we are fortunate to have you these years! Your footprints in the Library may not be visible any more, but they are in our hearts, and in students? memory.

The MBA Program, offered by the School of Business and Management at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST Business School), has been ranked No.14 in the world by the Financial Times. This is the ninth consecutive year that the Program has been ranked in the top 15 globally. The HKUST MBA Program has constantly achieved positive results throughout the years. The newly released Financial Times Global MBA Ranking once again reflects the joint efforts made by the Program and the surveyed alumni who graduated in 2014 (i.e. intake of 2012) to understand the business talent that the changing market needs.