HKUST Facts and Figures 2016 (As at Jan 2016)

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Facts And Figures 2016 A FOCUSED ELITE RESEARCH UNIVERSITY FACULTY WITH DOCTORAL DEGREE 1 # 100% PARTNERSHIPS 1 O2VER50 # Global Employability University Ranking 2015 (1st in Greater China) #14 IN ASIA FOR 3 YEARS IN A ROW (2011-2013, QS ASIAN UNIVERSITY RANKINGS) Global EMBA Ranking for 5 years (Financial Times EMBA Ranking 2009-2013) Jun 1987 – The Hong Kong Jockey Club donated HK$1500 million to fund the construction of the HKUST campus Feb 1994 – HKUST was granted its first patent in U.S. for a technique of producing diamond film from polymer sources through laser deposition Dec 1997 – The official launch of the Kellogg-HKUST Executive MBA Program Sep 1999 – “Information Technology” was awarded as HKUST’ s first Area of Excellence by the University Grants Committee Jun 2006 – Prof Stephen Hawking delivered the inaugural lecture for the Institute for Advanced Study Jan 2007 – Opening ceremony of the HKUST Fok Ying Tung Graduate School with its research centers in Nansha Jun 2010 – HKUST’ s first State K e y L a b o r a t o r y o f M o l e c u l a r Neuroscience was established Apr 2011 – HKUST celebrated its 20th Anniversary Jul 2013 – “Photonic and Phononic Advanced Materials Research” and “Signaling Mechanisms Research in Neuro-disorders” were awarded as HKUST’ s Area of Excellence by the University Grants Committee Sep 2013 – Opening ceremony of Lee Shau Kee Campus HKUST - A dynamic, international research university, in relentless pursuit of excellence, leading the advance of science, technology, business and humanities, and educating the new generation of front-runners for Asia and the world. Since its official opening in October 1991, the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology has established itself as an intellectual powerhouse, energizing the community's transformation into a knowledge-based society, and securing a place on the academic world map in record-breaking time. http://www.ust.hk