HKUST Our Miracle Continues

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[evdate 2011-11-15] In line with our commitment to sustalnablllty, this 20th Anniversary book marks the University's first carbon-neutral publication. Following rigorous life-cycle carbon footprlntlng, based on the British Standards Institution PAS 2060, the album's carbon footprint was neutralized by Gold Standard carbon offsets contributing to a wind power generation project. Other environmental Initiatives in the book's production include the use of Forest Steward Council (FSC) certified materials, recycled paper, soy-based ink and eco-friendly solvent for printing processes. Written by Sally Course Editorial: Public Affairs Office Art Direction and Photography: Publishing Technology Center Graphic Design: Kings Design Printing: Elegance Printing & Book Binding Co Ltd Augmented Reality: Leovation Ltd, Publishing Technology Center Carbon Footprint and Offset Provider. RESET Carbon Ltd Website: http://2Dabook.ust.hk Sincere gratitude to all who have contributed to the production of this commemorative book. A publication of the HKUST 20th Anniversary Organizing Committee Publication Sub-committee. November 2011 Hong Kong © The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology 2011 Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong http://www.ust.hk ISBN 978- 988-15876-1-9

Sir SY Chung Counc11 Chairman (1988-1999) Pro-Chancellor and Honorary Court Chairman ' Throughout my long and full life, nothing has given me greater pride and satisfaction than being head of the team of founding fathers for HKUST, Hong Kong's first university of science and technology. Now 20 years old, HKUST has exceeded the wildest dreams of those who were present at her birth, climbing high in international esteem and reaping numerous awards and accolades. But most of all, it is producing the kind of graduates Hong Kong and our motherland needs - entrepreneurial in spirit, resourceful in problemsolving and caring about the community. Long may this spirit continue, as this University is sure to make even more enduring contributions to science and society. Dr Vincent Lo Council Chairman (1999-2002) Honorary Court Chairman It was my great privilege to have served the University as its second Council Chairman in its formative years. With hard work and total commitment from a dedicated and cohesive team, we produced the University's Mission Statement. I truly believe that HKUST is destined to play a significant role in Hong Kong's economic development, a belief that has been validated by its impact on the local research culture and on Hong Kong business and industry. I am grateful for my association with the University. Its outstanding achievements in such a short period of time are no less than a 'miracle'. " Dr John Chan Council Chairman (2002-2008) Court Chairman " 'It takes 1 0 years for a tree to grow, but 100 years to grow a person.' For a university, 20 years is but the wink of an eye. But it has been long enough for the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology to have developed from scratch into a world-renowned institution. This achievement has been widely acclaimed as a miracle, and everyone associated with HKUST can be justly proud of it - but not complacent, for future challenges are plenty. " Dr Marvin Cheung Council Chairman (2008-) Excellence has been the driver of HKUST's success and will remain the cornerstone of all its endeavors as the University continues its journey. The University strives for excellence in education and research, and in the contribution it makes to society through innovation. With vision and determination, HKUST's team of leaders is set to take the University to even greater heights in the coming years. I am honored to have the opportunity to work with those at HKUST and the community to elevate the University to the next level of greatness. ,, ~~ ~, ' .. ·--~ ..... , I eJ ti -:-fJ lfl Fl ~•--. '·, . ·-- le, ti? '-1"1 tt::a -- - -- - - e :a aa PY=• Contents Visionary Thinkers and Pioneers ................................. 2 Crucible of Knowledge ............................................. 18 Education for a Lifetime ........................................... 38 Enterprise in Action .................................................. 58 Creativity Gateway ............................. ..................... 70 The Miracle Continues ............................................. 82 Appendix ................................................................ 88 ••• ••• ~-- \ ~ I l \ I 1 I I i , \ t t t 1..1 S \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ ,a;a • ll llD o:i ::r:i1 :au •• •• •• •• • • • • ••

Visionary Thinkers and Pioneers , ersity of Science & Technology _, loppingOu re1nony30thMayl990 However, the Planning Committee itself contained a potential candidate in renowned theoretical physicist Professor Chia-Wei Woo. Professor Woo was then President of San Francisco State University and the first person of Chinese descent to lead a major university in the US. He was asked to interview for the job and in November 1987 it was announced he would become the founding President of HKUST (1988-2001). " People said: 'What's the hurry? Good universities take decades or centuries to grow. ' Those were the old days. We needed to build something based on knowledge - the intelligence of the mind - hard work, and heart. Having the bricks and the buildings did not a university make any more. So we absolutely had to go after first-class people, and we were fortunate in our timing as they were willing to come.,, Prof Chia-Wei Woo Founding President 7 I Visionary Thinkers and Pioneers Drivers of change One of the earliest key figures locally was Sir SY Chung, Founding Council Chairman and Pro-Chancellor of HKUST, who played a critical role in the University's development. In the early 1980s, the then Governor of Hong Kong, Sir Edward Youde, and Sir SY, a Senior Member of the Executive Council, realized the changing world economy and the opening up of Mainland China would require a different set of talents to be educated in Hong Kong. As a PhD holder and engineer, Sir SY knew the value of science and technology research and education. Following Sir Edward's unexpected death in 1986, Sir SY as Chairman of the University Planning Committee, together with then Secretary for Transport, Mr Ian Macpherson, who became the Committee's SecretaryGeneral, and other committee members continued to drive the Third University plan forward from initial concept to reality. One crucial task was to find the new University's founding president and an international search revealed the difficulty of identifying the right person. The complex job demanded charisma, dynamism and strong management capabilities to create the institution from the ground up. With Hong Kong returning to China in 1997, language skills were another important factor. The Planning Committee meeting in 1987. 6 I Visionary Thinkers and Pioneers Innovative outlook Everything about HKUST was to be new. The University would offer undergraduate and postgraduate degrees in its Schools of Science, Engineering, and Business and Management, but it would also include humanities and social science subjects in these programs to make sure students received an all-round education. There would be access to a greater range of studies locally, with the setting up of departments fresh to Hong Kong, such as chemical engineering and management information systems. An administrative structure was devised, fusing a North American system on top of the traditional Hong Kong-UK approach while continuous assessment became the route to graduation. HKUST's mission also clearly marked it out from the two universities already established in Hong Kong. "The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Ordinance" in 1988 stated that HKUST would advance knowledge through teaching and research in its key areas of focus and at the postgraduate level. It was further charged with assisting the economic and social development of Hong Kong. The result of founding such a university was that those high-flying Greater China talents who had previously had to go abroad, and stay abroad to develop leading research careers, could at last come home. 5 I Visionary Thinkers and Pioneers Two other eminent scientists have since been drawn to the exciting task of taking the University forward in its first two decades: President Emeritus Professor Paul Ching-wu Chu (2001-2009), a top physicist and world leader in high-temperature super-conductivity research, and current President Professor Tony F Chan (2009-), a leading mathematician previously in charge of the Mathematical and Physical Sciences Directorate at the US National Science Foundation. All three have used their t ime at the top to instill and reinforce the values and outlook that have made HKUST the outstanding institution it is today. " I wanted the University to serve as a meeting point, bringing together the leading minds from around the world as crystallized in the HKUST Institute for Advanced Study. And for the global citizens who would emerge from our beautiful Clear Water Bay campus to take their place as leading contributors to the world of decision makers, creative thinkers and intemat,onal innovators. " Prof Paul Ching-wu Chu President Emeritus 8 I Visionary Thinkers and Pioneers In the beginning there was just an idea and a vision of what might be. It was, however, an extraordinary vision: to establish a world-class, research-focused university devoted to science, technology, business and management, complemented by humanities and social science, and to do so in Asia, a part of the globe where few institutions of this kind had been launched before. What came next has now become part of higher education history. Established in 1991, the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology has risen to global standing in only two decades, an achievement regularly described as a "miracle". And for the centuries-old hallowed halls of the world's great universities to have to make room for an energetic 20-year-old is indeed an unparalleled accomplishment. So HKUST has not only a story but an exceptional tale to tell, one filled with inspirational characters and endeavor. To the exhilarating challenge of starting a university from the ground up, HKUST's founding academics, administrators and community supporters brought together diverse talents and single-minded purpose, brilliance and foresight, national sentiment and boundless enthusiasm. They would transform Hong Kong's higher education landscape, help this young university to soar globally, and they would do it fast. 4 I Visionary Thinkers and Pioneers Dr Lee Shau Kee (middle) officiating at the Lee Shau Kee Gampus Ground-breaking Ceremony. Other major donors have contributed to HKUST's success. The Fok Ying Tung Foundation Ltd supported the building of a new graduate school in Nansha, Guangdong, and the Lee Shau Kee Foundation Ltd has funded the construction of the new campus being added to our Clear Water Bay site. A donation from the Chow Tai Fook Cheng Yu Tung Fund enabled the construction of a new research building and the Lo Ka Chung Charitable Foundation Ltd has supported the HKUST Institute for Advanced Study. Professorships and scholarships have been set up following donations from the Kuok Family and the Joseph Lau Luen Hung Charitable Trust. The late Dr Fok Ying Tung ~eft) The generosity of these and many other donors has made it possible for HKUST to set up pioneering research centers, acquire the hi-tech tools needed to pursue breakthroughs at the far frontiers of knowledge, and attract the brightest minds. 14 I VtSionary Tt.nken and Pioneers Staff input The University has also been helped to its current heights by a dedicated team of administrators, technicians, computer specialists, and clerical and faci lities management staff, who behind the scenes have kept the University running smoothly, to ensure faculty members and students can achieve their goals. Mr Mike Hudson • - Mr Mike Hudson, Director of Facilities Management, was the 48th person to be employed by HKUST when he joined in 1989. "HKUST was a hole in the ground back then. But the chance to build a university from scratch was an once-in-a-lifetime opportunity so it was pretty exciting. And to see it develop over the years was like watching a child grow. It is a unique feeling, really, your attachment to the institution." The loyalty of the University's staff and long-serving faculty members was recognized at a special Long Service Award Ceremony in 201 1. The memoryfilled occasion, the first event marking HKUST's 20th Anniversary, commemorated the great journey that more than 250 members of the campus community had embarked on two decades earlier and who remained part of the HKUST family . 1 5 I VtSionary Thnken and Pionee~ Those contributing to HKUST are increasingly being joined by the first cohorts of HKUST students who along with the faculty took the adventurous step of coming to a new university. These innovative, independent-minded individuals are again making inaugural waves as the first senior executives and entrepreneurs to proudly hail from HKUST. While still small in number compared to those in other institutions with longer history, HKUST's 43,000 alumni, like the institution they graduated from, are rapidly making a powerful impact. They are utilizing their love of high standards, international awareness, and drive, to start up their own commercial and social enterprises, or join top companies, from Google and Microsoft to global financial institutions. They are not only helping financially, but also donating their time, knowledge and experience to foster the next generation and bring the HKUST name and its achievements to a wider audience. Their being located in scores of countries around the world certainly helps with this! r • r To the next level In its 20th year, the University has met its init ial goal to become recognized globally as an elite research institution dedicated to excellence in all it pursues. Now the challenge as it moves out of adolescence is to build on such a foundation to extend HKUST's reach and put the University alongside the handful of other institutions worldwide that require no other introduction than their name. To do this, HKUST will use its strengths as a focused and relatively compact university to act collaboratively, calling on all sections of the University from Council and Court to students, alumni, faculty, staff and supporters, to work together to make a greater impact. As the following sections will show, the University has achieved distinction for its research and is renowned as an international university. It has significant links to thought leaders around the world as well as strong connections with Mainland China. It has promoted interdisciplinary studies and research, and developed well-rounded students who show great entrepreneurial spirit and innovative thinking. This is a source of pride to all who are part of the HKUST community. But the University does not plan to stand still. Building on its 15-year strategic vision, HKUST intends to move forward assisted by its updated Five-Year Strategic Plan (2011-2016). This framework for future achievement reaffirms the vision of excellence that has sustained the University through its first 20 years and which runs throughout this story in research, education, knowledge transfer and entrepreneurial spirit, community engagement, Mainland outlook and internationalization, a vision that will lead the way to the University's next level of development. (from left): Vice-President for lnstitut1onal Advancement Dr Eden Y Woon. Provost Prof Wei Shyy, President Prof Tony F Chan, Vice-President for Research and Graduate Studies Prof Joseph Lee, Vice-President for Administration and Business Prof Yuk-Shan Wong. ____ . . ___.,_,.:_•_ ---- :, ,,., Crucible of Knowledge ~llI IH)' KUST IUSINlSS SCHOOl \~ .,.f~:j:~!f-Q Fueled by curiosity, driven by passion and perseverance, one of the distinguishing characteristics of HKUST since its establishment has been its focus on world-class research. The cuttingedge work carried out at the University has been acknowledged internationally as making impressive contributions to the advancement of knowledge and people's way of life. Locally, HKUST's successful emphasis on both basic and applied research has acted as the catalyst for today's globally recognized research culture in higher education institutions throughout Hong Kong; and for refocusing the city's attention on science and technology's role as an essential driver of the economy. Prof Rolf Lortz The University has been particularly successful in highimpact areas such as biotechnology; neuroscience; nanoscience and technology; environmental research including coastal and atmospheric studies; wireless communication; and business and management. HKUST is also a sought-after partner for leading national and international institutions keen to tackle the major challenges facing the world, including pollution, sustainability, and energy sources. At the same time, HKUST has drawn attention to areas that may not previously have played a major part in the international research agenda. The University's influential involvement in fields such as trad itional Chinese medicine, Asian business and management and South China studies, has given fresh impetus and a higher worldwide profile to research areas of particular significance locally, nationally and regionally. 20 I Crucible of Knowledge ~ ,__ _ __ I (from left) Prof Chris Leung, Prof Moe Cheung, Prof Zongjin LJ, Prof Xiaoping Wang and Prof Zhenyang Un Faculty driving force In their enthusiasm for such front-running research, HKUST's 500-plus faculty members serve as inspiring role models for students, who can learn from the very best. However, it was not always straightforward in the University's opening years. Laboratories had to be set up, management put in place and services organized for the chemicals and materials needed for different areas of research. "Establishing a lab from scratch is never easy anywhere. In our case, it required far more dedication and patience since it took considerable time for equipment and chemicals to be procured, especially during the initial period," says Dean of Science Professor Nancy Ip, who Prof Nancy Ip joined as a junior faculty member in the University's first few years and is recognized globally for her pioneering research in neuroscience. "However, things improved once a dynamic research culture started to take shape both within the labs and at the University as a whole. We have been extremely fortunate to have committed faculty, students, and supportive staff." 21 I Crucible of Knowledge Early hurdles did nothing to dim enthusiasm. With a faculty of nineteen, as many were not yet on board, twenty proposals were put forward in the University's first application to Hong Kong's newly established Research Grants Council (RGC) in the early 1990s. Ninety per cent were accepted. This high-energy approach has become a HKUST characteristic, with the University enjoying ongoing success in securing different types of government and other forms of funding for its many research projects. In the RGC General Research Fund, HKUST has maintained the highest success rate (percentage of number of awards out of number of applications), the highest funding per eligible faculty and the highest participation rate (percentage of eligible faculty funded). Researchers at HKUST are full of dynamism and ideas. When the University recently called for proposals to capture new ideas for inter-disciplinary group research projects and to identify areas of excellence, it intended to fund three or four major initiatives. Forty proposals were received. Such talent and tenacity has created a stimulating hub of intellectual endeavor and achievement at HKUST that can attract other world-class academics and the top global talents among junior faculty and postgraduate students. _,_ 22 I CrudbleofKnowledge " The international higher education landscape is evolving at an extraordinary pace toward the next level of development where universities, faculty members and students around the world work much more closely together to advance knowledge and the way we live. I intend for HK UST to fully use the immense capabilities and vision on which it is built to play a major part m such development. The University is seen by other international universities as East meets West in terms of our students, education and research. We are part of China, and our system is ve,y transparent and familiar to counterparts in the West. Our international approach thus creates fresh opportunities by bnnging together different cultures and views, as well as fields of study. This is the way of making a truly global university and what I seek to do at HKUST. " Prof Tony F Chan President 9 I Visionary Thinkers and Pioneers Prof Joseph Lee Rosette-shaped diffusers Insight and application Professor Joseph Lee, Vice-President for Research and Graduate Studies, describes how research interacts with other areas of life. While academics may sometimes appear to live in a world of erudite papers, conferences and complex language, the goal of all research is to open up new understanding and improve systems and thinking in the future. "For example, if an environmental disaster occurs, it means we must first uncover the crux of the problem," says Professor Lee, who specializes in environmental hydraulics, fluid mechanics, and water quality modeling. "Such real-life challenges encourage researchers to look for answers in basic research, make observations and propose theoretical analysis to try to draw out the fundamental principles behind a particular phenomenon. Basic research moves on to applied research when the findings are used for practical applications. Very often principles may also be tested for use in scenarios other than the one which inspired the original research." As such, throughout the past 20 years, HKUST faculty and their research teams have been proactively discovering, innovating and experimenting, testing and refining revolutionary breakthroughs to advance the frontiers of knowledge. 23 I CrudbleofKnowledge Talents return home In any university, it is the faculty who make up its heart and soul, for they are the ones who pass on their knowledge to students, make the breakthroughs and research achievements, and drive the spirit and atmosphere. Top minds are therefore a must for an institution setting out to have global impact. But persuading these vital individuals to come to Hong Kong was initially not an easy task. There was no campus to weigh up, no labs to examine, no equipment to consider, and no students to meet. Yet through his vision and zeal, the Founding President was able to convince accomplished scholars and younger academics, particularly from Hong Kong and Taiwan, to share in the dream of building a leading university for science and technology in Greater China. The prospect was made even more intriguing by Hong Kong's impending return from British administration to Chinese sovereignty in 1997 under the unprecedented "one country, two systems" concept, which would see Hong Kong become part of China but retain its own way of life. Prof Yuk-Shan Wong "Professor Woo was both visionary and hard-working in drawing such people back," says Professor YukShan Wong, who first joined HKUST in 1990 when the faculty numbered around a dozen. And come back they did, from Harvard, Caltech, UCLA, Stanford, and other top-name universities and research institutions in North America and elsewhere. "It meant that HKUST did not start at zero but at a higher level because of the experience and passion of these people," says Professor Wong, who rejoined HKUST in 2006 as Vice-President for Administration and Business. "Usually you start small, hire a few people, run undergraduate classes for a few years, then after 20 years, start master's and PhDs. We did everything at the same time because people transferred their track record here. I think this is a key reason why HKUST could achieve so much so fast." 1 Q I VtSionary Thnken and Pionee~ Gaining greater understanding of the brain Frontier research in molecular neuroscience has led to the unraveling of novel signaling mechanisms in the brain. Recent discoveries by Professor Nancy Ip, Division of Life Science, include successfully identifying a novel role for a cell surface protein EphA4 in the regulation of brain plasticity, in addition to revealing the molecular control of autophagy, a cellular process that is aberrant in the brain of Parkinson's disease patients. These intriguing findings have been published in the prestigious journals Nature Neuroscience and Nature Cell Biology, and will shed new light on the treatment of neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease. .~ .. ) Prof Guowu Mef'g Prof Mingpe Zh8ng togetner Mth nt!> team Fathoming gene mutations Professor Mingjie Zhang, Division of Life Science, and his team of researchers have made breakthroughs in explaining how genetic mutations of the motor protein myosin VIia lead to hereditary deaf-and-blindness. The advances will assist in the development of preventive and remedial measures. The findings have been published in the top journal Science. Great addition Professor Guowu Meng, Department of Mathematics, has made contributions to the Meng-Taubes Theorem, a mathematical formula named in part for him. The formula provides a fundamental link between a new theory for four-dimensional spaces and an old theory for three-dimensional spaces. The formula was independently discovered by Professor Taubes at Harvard University and Professor Meng at HKUST. 24 I CrudbleofKnowledge - c;:, Prof Vincent Shen Creative communication T he Wireless Research Group, with members from t he Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering and the Department of Computer Science and Engineering including Professors Khaled Ben Letaief, Ross Murch, Vincent Lau, Roger Cheng, and Qian Zhang, is recognized as a leader of its kind worldwide. It is ranked first in terms of the number of papers in the leading journal IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications and has contributed to key wireless standards, including a rural area network system (IEEE 802.22) and a high-speed mobile communication system Mobile WiMAX (IEEE 802.16). HKUST researchers have also worked with Boeing on developing a wireless system for higher maintenance efficiency and on wireless sensor network systems with diverse applications. These include ecological surveillance in forests to collect data and assist forestry observation and a surveillance system to promote safety in coal mines. Driving connectivity Hong Kong SuperNet Ltd, a spin-off company from HKUST's Sino Software Research Center, was founded in 1993 by Professor Vincent Shen, Computer Science and Engineering, and became Hong Kong's fi rst licensed commercial internet service provider. It was the largest internet service provider in the city when the venture was sold three years later. Clean team An interdisciplinary team comprising Professor KingLun Yeung, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Professor Joseph Kwan, Director of Health, Safety and Environment and the Division of Environment, Professor Arthur Lau, Division of Environment, and their research assistants have invented the world's first smart antimicrobial coating. This can disinfect different types of surfaces, killing 99.9% of bacteria within one minute. Transparent, colorless and odorless, the coating is effective for at least 30 days and disinfects practically a full spectrum of microbes in body fluids, including saliva and blood. It can respond to contamination by touch or droplets, automatically releasing a larger amount of disinfectant to inactivate the disease-causing microbes. 26 I CrudbleofKnowledge (from left) Prof Ning Wang, Prof Ping Sheng ;,.nd Prof Zikang Tarig Invisible world HKUST's nanoscience and nanotechnology researchers work toward greater understanding of matter at the atomic level and play a pioneering role internationally. Leading discoveries include fabrication of the world's smallest single-walled carbon nanotubes and the subsequent discovery of their superconductivity by Professors Ning Wang, Zikang Tang, Ping Sheng, Xixiang Zhang, Jiannong Wang, and Che Ting Chan; a new class of electrorheological (ER) fluids that have set a world record for transformation from a liquid to a solid and vice versa within one-hundredth of a second by Professors Weijia Wen, Ping Sheng, and Shihe Yang; and the world's first application of giant ER fluids to microfluidics by Professors Weijia Wen and Ping Sheng. HKUST researchers led by Professor King-Lun Yeung have created microneedle patches using highstrength nanoporous materials, offering a painless way of vaccination. Another significant application developed at HKUST is the use of materials with nanoscale pores that can separate pollutants to produce high-quality drinking water. Light fantastic Discovery of a new natural phenomenon termed "aggregation-induced emission" (AIE) overturns a traditional photophysical law and has great potential for hi-tech innovation. Professor Benzhong Tang, Department of Chemistry, and his research team have since been exploring the use of AIE luminogens for fluorescence sensors, biological probes, monitors for layer-by-layer assembly, and active layers in the fabrication of organic light-emitting diodes, among other applications. I • Prof Benzhong Tang Photon opportunity Professors Shengwang Du, Michael Loy and George Wong, Department of Physics, and their research teams have reported direct observation of the optical precursor of a single photon and proved that single photons cannot travel faster than C, the speed of light in a vacuum. The study reaffirmed Einstein's theory that nothing travels faster than light and closed a tenyear debate about the speed of a single photon. The breakthrough was published in the prestigious journal Physical Review Letters and attracted enormous media attention around the world. The Geotechn,cal Group Sustainable impact The Geotechnical Group, including Professors Charles Ng, Wilson Tang, Limin Zhang, Xiang-Song Li, YuHsing Wang, Jui-Pin Wang, Gang Wang and Jidong Zhao from the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, has achieved top ranking success for its research publications in four leading international geotechnical journals over the past decade, as well as making a significant impact through different geotechnical engineering projects. Achievements include: the development of the world first bi-axial shaking table and four-axis robotic manipulator for the centrifuge; the preliminary field study and schematic centrifuge modeling for the multi-billion North-South Water Transfer Project (middle route) in Mainland China; a reliability-based warning system project for the Sichuan Highway Department after the Wenchuan earthquake; and contributions to the pile load testing program for the West Rail Project in Hong Kong. Advanced packaging Electronic packaging is the midstream process in microelectronics manufacturing. Led by the Department of Mechanical Engineering, with active participation by Professors Ricky Lee, Matthew Yuen, and Jingshen Wu, HKUST has established a global reputation in the development of new packaging materials, innovative packaging processes, and effective reliability testing methods. Signature projects include studies on through-silicon vias for 30 chip stacking, wafer level packaging, LED packaging, solder joint reliability, and thermal interface materials. The Center for Advanced Microsystems Packaging at HKUST has become an internationally renowned research center and is associated with many industrial partners worldwide. Prof Ricky Lee On the move HKUST researchers have provided a new way to capture air monitoring data, with the development of the Mobile Real-time Air Monitoring Platform (MAP), created with the assistance of Professor Chak Chan, Head of Division of Environment and Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering. The van has state-of-theart equipment that enables street-level air pollution to be monitored in real-time, providing a cost-effective way to capture high-quality data that can be analyzed immediately after collection. It can also cover a much larger area in a short time. 27 I CrudbleofKnowledge 29 I Cruc ible of Knowledge Well-planned infrastructure If Hong Kong services and suppliers were initially unprepared for a high-powered science and technology research facility in its midst, HKUST itself was superbly structured to assist the faculty in reaching high levels of achievement, from its mutually supportive areas of science, engineering and business to its carefully designed support systems. Leading facilities and equipment allowed ideas to be tested. Administrative back-up gave academics time to concentrate on research and teaching. Assisted by a start-up allocation from the Hong Kong Government for equipment, the University has continued to resource and fund, through securing donations and grants from foundations, the hi-tech tools its researchers need to carry out pioneering science and technology discovery. A number of facilities were firsts for Hong Kong and some were ground-breaking moves beyond the city as well. HKUST developed the first Nanoelectronics Fabrication Facility at a tertiary institution in Hong Kong. The CLP Power Wind/Wave Tunnel Facility for wind and wave engineering and pollution dispersion was the only one in Asia when launched. With its Geotechnical Centrifuge Facility which simulates earthquake motions with a bi-axial shaking table, the University created another world first. While HKUST faculty members are renowned for their individual drive, the University also championed interdisciplinary work from its initial days. Research Centers and Research Institutes cut across school and departmental boundaries, enabling researchers to develop novel technologies and work together with industry. This gave HKUST an early start in the collaborative trend that has since emerged. HKUST now boasts over sixty Research Institutes and Research Centers in areas ranging from applied genomics and space science to Asian financial markets and Chinese studies. 28 I CrudbleofKnowtedge (From left) Mr Eric Yung, Dr Eden Y Woon, Prof Steven DeKrey, Prof Leonard Cheng, President Tony F Chan, Prof KC Chan, Prof Chia-We, Woo, Prof Yuk-Shee Chan (President of Ungnan Umversity and former Dean of HKUST Business School), Mr Benno Jaegg, Business of success One of the special features of HKUST is that its strengths lie across all its Schools encompassing science, engineering, business and management, and humanities and social science. The School of Business and Management was the first Asian business school to be awarded accreditation by both the US-based Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB International) and the European Quality Improvement System (EQUIS) in 2000, less than 10 years after establishment. And HKUST business research has been consistently top in Asia. The School was No.1 in Asia and No.18 in the world in a global ranking of business school research conducted by the University of Texas at Dallas and released in 2011 . In 2010, it was ranked in the world's top 10, according to the Financial Times. To make their studies and findings accessible to the general community, the School's faculty members run public presentation series on topical issues, offering insights supported by rigorous research and attracting a wide audience. They provide weekly online research publications and regularly contribute to newspapers. 30 I CrudbleofKnowledge - James Ka1-s1ng Kung·s "The Tragedy of the NomenKlatura: career Incentives and Political Rad1ca//sm dunng China's Great Leap Famine", with Shl,o Chen (The American Political Science Review, f-ebruary 2011) - Chang-tat Hung: Mao's New World: Political Culture m the Early People's Republic (Cornell university Press 2011) James Z Lee and Feng Wang: One Quarter of Humanity- Malthusian Mythology and Chmese Reat1t1es 1700-2000 (Harvard University Press, 2010) - Yongshun Cat. Collecttve Resistance in China: Why Popular Protests Succeed or Fail (Stanford UnNersity Press, 2010) - Bozhong l.J: China's Early Modern Economy: A Study of GDP of the Huating-Lou Area in the 1820s (Bei11ng: Zhonghua shuju, 201 0) Meanwhile, the University was ranked No.1 in Greater China in the World's Top 100 Universities in Social Sciences in the academic ranking of world universities by Shanghai Jiao Tong University in 2010. Recent publications by the School of Humanities and Social Science show the depth of its scholars ' understanding of China (see box). Meanwhile, a new an nual two-week partnersh ip program launched by composer and HKUST's Y K Pao Distinguished Visiting Professor Bright Sheng in 2011, and the first of its kind, illustrates the School's breadth of vision in applied activities. Entitled the "Intimacy of Creativity", the partnership promotes dialogue between composers and petiormers with its inaugural theme focused on arts and science. 'I -.-~ .• I '~ - .,,,___I,-- • ,,.:;; .:;_.,' - ::rl I,, ' ~• - t. J":'":'.tI' , -' -- ~ - -~ .'w --:--~-·· ,,, Focus on the future Having established a prominent place in local, national and global research, HKUST is still eager to advance. The University has identified five major areas which it sees as pivotal to social development in the future and where it intends to build on its strengths to create a global impact. These are nanoscience and nanotechnology (NANO); biological sciences and biotechnology (BIO); electronics, wireless and information technology (INFO), environment, energy and sustainable development (ENVIRO); and management education and research (CEO), known at HKUST as the "5 Os". Many of the issues involved in these areas are complex and wide- ranging, and are changing the nature of research opportunities and grants available. As competition for funding becomes fiercer in Hong Kong and globally, and the research challenges grow larger and more complicated in scope, the interdisciplinary approach is taking on fresh importance as a way to address the grand challenges of our time. Prof Wei Shyy "An interdisciplinary approach enables researchers to connect up with each other so they don't remain still. It enables people to do what they could not do by themselves," says Provost Professor Wei Shyy, a leading aeronautical engineer and awardwinning educator. The University is therefore activating plans to power forward from its strong early base in interdisciplinary research by encouraging HKUST researchers to work together internally, and by building strategic alliances and links with other institutions where collaboration can fruitfully be undertaken. "Curiosity-driven, blue-sky research and free thinking are a must as they give the University its intellectual diversity and intensity, which is critical," says Professor Joseph Lee, VicePresident for Research and Graduate Studies. "But to tackle problems such as energy, earthquakes, and c limate change, the complexity means that you are in a better position to solve these problems with a crossdisciplinary team. You need the synergy." An Energy Institute is one exciting plan with as many as forty HKUST researchers from different fields involved. "That is the kind of momentum I am talking about !" Professor Lee adds. 32 I CrudbleofKnowledge E 33 I CrudbleofKnowledge Ceremony to commence construction of the HKUST Fok Ying Tung Graduate School building in Nansha. Expanded scope Another key development is the HKUST Fok Ying Tung Graduate School in Nansha in Guangdong Province. Founded with a donation of HK$800 million from the late Hong Kong businessman and philanthropist Dr Henry Fok, the School gives HKUST researchers a tremendous platform to widen the scope of their work. The Graduate School has many research centers and laboratories, which are organized into four divisions, reflect ing the areas where HKUST has a leading edge. These are Internet of things, advanced manufacturing and automation, advanced engineering materials, and environment and sustainable development. The rapid industrialization of the Pearl River Delta presents many openings for investigations and applications which are unavailable in Hong Kong, the world's most service-based economy. It is not only science and technology that can have a major impact as the Pearl River Delta moves to upgrade. The latest business and management knowledge is keenly sought, while heritage issues brought up by the fastpaced development are creating challenges that need to be addressed. Several research centers have secured funding from industry. In addition, the Graduate School can apply for national funding from the Chinese government. Successful endeavors have included collaborations in the Mainland's prestigious "863", "973" and "NSFC" research schemes. Funding for science and technology research in Mainland China has now reached 1. 7 per cent of GDP and is expected to increase further in the next five years. 34 I Crudble of Knowledge Further nat ional recognition is reflected in the establishment of the State Key Laboratory of Molecular Neuroscience at HKUST. Approved in 2010 by the Ministry of Science and Technology of China, this is the first of its kind at HKUST. As the State Key Laboratory Scheme identifies accomplished scientists undertaking pioneering research to support China's technological development, this national standing also represents the Chinese government's recognition of HKUST's efforts and excellence in neuroscience research and development. The Laboratory is directed by Dean of Science Professor Nancy Ip, a member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and will be developed into one of the world's leading research centers in this discipline - to advance basic research in molecular neuroscience, and to stimulate the formation of new biotechnology ventures in China. Professor Shyy says: "We are not large in size by Chinese standards, but we can take a leadership role in what we do. Energy, environment, biotechnology, financial management, social statistics and quantitative analysis of China in a global context, physics, wireless, computing, we have a lot of front-running areas. We may be a small drop but I hope that it is a very good drop." HKUST /AS Board and Visiting Members (from left to right) Sir Michael Atiyah, Prof Aaron Ciechanover, Prof MaNin Cohen, Prof David Gross, Prof Alan Heeger, Prof Y T Lee, Prof Eric Maskin, Prof Shuji Nakamura, Prof Douglas Osheroff, Prof Eli Yablonovitch, Prof Andrew Yao and Dr Ya-Qin Zhang. Keeping leading minds engaged To support HKUST's research momentum and keep inspiration flowing, the Clear Water Bay campus has seen a highly significant addition since 2006, when the HKUST Institute for Advanced Study was established. The Institute aims to drive HKUST faculty members to further heights by drawing the most renowned minds to the University. It has already attracted an influential International Advisory Board, most of whom are Nobel Prize recipients, and has a group of more than 20 eminent visiting members from around the world. It will focus public attention on the impact of science and technology on people's lives, and on Hong Kong as an intellectual hub, through activities such as distinguished lectures, seminars, conferences and workshops. To provide a home for this generator of ideas, a new building is being constructed on an appropriately lofty spot on the University's campus in Clear Water Bay. "The Institute is one of the first in Asia, and the first of its kind in Hong Kong," says President Chan. "We want to set up this beacon so the world knows we are serious. It is an aspiration, but we are in a good position to achieve this, given our reputation and credibility." Prof Stephen Hawking delivers the !AS inaugural lecture. 36 I CrudbleofKnowledge The opportunity to apply for such funding or take part in national projects opens up new possibilities for HKUST researchers to be involved in "big science", such as satellites, and nuclear energy. "It gives HKUST faculty the chance to engage in large, national-level projects that can get the world's attention," says Dean of HKUST Fok Ying Tung Graduate School Professor Lionel Ni. HKUST researchers have already secured many research achievements through the University's links with Mainland China. Professor Kwing-Lam Chan, Director of the Center for Space Science Research at HKUST and a member of the Department of Mathematics, has achieved breakthrough discoveries through analyzing microwave data collected from the moon by Chang'e-1, China's first lunar probe. Professor Chan was invited to work with experts at the National Observatory of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and became the first Hong Kong scholar to publish Chang'e-1 data analysis results in an international journal. And while Hong Kong has no active coal mines, Professor Yunhao Liu and his PhD student, Li Mo were able to develop a pioneering wireless sensor network surveillance system to promote coal mine safety, by conducting field testing in Mainland China. 35 I CrudbleofKnowledge Much of the lnstitute's work is likely to be long-term, requiring investment in patience as well as resources. But such an investment can be very worthwhile, according to cosmologist Professor Henry Tye, who left Cornell University to become Director of the Institute at the start of 2011. "If you are ahead in science, the economic rewards can be great for a society." The University has also developed the year-long President's 20th Anniversary Challenge donation mat ch ing program , with a focus on Endowed Professorships. This is expected to significantly assist the University over the long term to attract top names in the highly competitive global academic arena, as well as to retain its own distinguished faculty. As these moves show, HKUST continues to recognize the imperative need to attract and retain the best minds, as it has done all along. It is confident it can do so. President Chan explains: "At HKUST, you know if you come here, you are joining a very good group." Prof Henry Tye The Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton Director Prof Peter Goddard, HKUST /AS Chair of International Advisory Board Prof C N Yang and Founding Director President Emeritus Paul Chu at a ceremony to formalize the ties between the two institutes. Education for a Lifetime Fostering an education experience that inspires young people to become engaged citizens as well as productive career people is the philosophy that guides HKUST. "We are not a campus that is 800 years old but as a faculty member at HKUST you feel you can contribute something to the University and the world. This is very satisfying," says Professor Kar-Yan Tam, Dean of Students, who has remained at HKUST since moving from the US in 1992. "If students can feel that too, then the University has done its job." Prof Kar-Yan Tam The University is not large as Hong Kong or global tertiary inst itutions go. It has around 6,000 undergraduates and 3,500 postgraduates and will rise to a total of around 12,000 after Hong Kong moves to a four-year degree system in 2012. This size is seen as bringing many advantages for developing a distinct HKUST learning experience. It means the University can retain its focus on its areas of strength and keep up high standards. There is greater room to get to know, and interact with, people across disciplines and to forge a stronger link between students and faculty members. "Our size means we can do more in many ways," says Provost Professor Wei Shyy. At HKUST, quality, relevance and character development are the words that count, not numbers. 40 I Education for a Lifetime

-- Undergraduate transformation The view that students are more than their majors has been a core belief since the founding of HKUST. Its undergraduate education seeks to develop a balanced view despite the University's specialized focus of science, technology and business. While humanities and social science undergraduate degrees are only now being introduced (postgraduate degrees in humanities and social science areas were available much earlier, in line with the University's mission), such courses have always been part of other Schools' bachelor programs through minors and general education courses. Student exchanges and internships, the challenge of external compet itions, along with an ever-expanding array of social pursuits, make a HKUST education a challenging but stimulating one. The once-in-a-lifetime opportunities offered by the introduction of the four-year degree system as part of the pioneering education reforms in Hong Kong, have therefore been embraced by HKUST. "The main advantage of the new four-year program is having a greater space to deliver whole-person education," says Professor Shyy. To this end, HKUST's Schools have been revamping their curricula not simply to provide an extra year in their own fields, but to broaden and add flexibility to degree programs. Under the new system, students will only decide on their major after their first year of study, or later. In that first year, around 200 University Common Core courses will be available for undergraduates to choose from. Prof James Lee "Historically, in Hong Kong, education has been extremely applied. But people need a broader education that gives more attention to the humanities. Otherwise, we will have a technocratic society that forgets how to live," says Dean of Humanities and Social Science Professor James Lee. Professor Lee took up his post at HKUST in 2009 after more than 20 years at California Institute of Technology, because of the exciting possibilities opened up by the new academic structure. Many of the Common Core units will be provided by the School of Humanities and Social Science. "The University has shown commitment to this perspective. We have the chance to shape one year of our students' lives and if we are successful it gives us a wonderful opportunity to make a difference in Hong Kong and beyond." The University's Language Center will be placed more into the mainstream of academic life as well, enhancing its forward-looking approach to integrating the needs of a multicultural campus learning in English in a Chinese setting. This will see greater credit requirements in English and the introduction of a Chinese requirement. Whether from Hong Kong, Mainland China or overseas, students should gain or improve skills and confidence in two significant languages. For major programs, HKUST course designers have thought hard as to how to allow students to achieve the credits they need while also giving them time to extend their scope through electives and out-of-class learning. Teamwork and projects will play an increasing role. Participation and student-centered are words constantly in use. "We cannot give students a few books and expect them to find their goal in life. We have to provide the opportunities for them to find out for themselves. If we expose them to different settings, cultures, environments, and tasks, hopefully through self-reflection this will lead them to discover what they really want," says Professor Tam. 42 I Education for a Lifetime Enriched education Two key components of this are the University's undergraduate research program and its front-running student exchange arrangements. The Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP), set up in 2005, capitalizes on the University's world-class research strength and first-rate faculty to offer an early and unique opportunity for undergraduate students to experience the life of a researcher at firsthand. The program has proved increasingly popular, with both students and professors, helping to foster the research culture within HKUST and to develop future research talent globally. Those who take part often go on to further studies. Many have received full scholarships from prestigious universities overseas and have been directly accepted on to PhD programs after completing their undergraduate studies. Prof Oscar Au "I took my friends by surprise when I declined a top American university to come to HKUST," says John Ho (Class of 2010, BEng), an American-born Chinese alumnus who grew up in Silicon Valley. "But at HKUST, I had the opportunity to engage in research with professors from my first year. Friends were jealous!" The video compression and encryption project that John worked on with Professor Oscar Au was later recognized as the industry standard by China. It also completely changed John's life. "Originally I planned to become an engineer. But after my research experience, I decided to pursue an academic career." 43 I Education for a Lifetime " UROP 1s uniquely posIt1oned to serve as a platform to help students discover their research passion. Partic,patmg students and faculty supervisors create an effect,ve partnership that further ennches the learning experience of all who 10,n the program." Prof Michelle Vik Division of Social Sm,nce and Program Director of UROP (from left) Knsty Chiu, Sherwin Wong and Pinky Wong, HK UST winners of HSBC Overseas Scholarships to study at Harvard University for one year. WhyHKUST " I am a challenge taker and always want to extend my limits. HKUST is a place that can push me to another level. " Pinky Wong Year 2, BBA Global Business To further broaden students' undergraduate research experiences and to provide opportunit ies for students to conduct research in a different academic environment in a different culture, the University has made an agreement with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) to commence the MIT-HKUST Summer Undergraduate Research Exchange Program in 2012, allowing HKUST undergraduate students to go to MIT, and MIT undergraduates to come to HKUST, to conduct research in the summer. Given that HKUST's faculty have often had experience of time studying in another culture, the University has always been a firm believer in the benefits of the exchange experience as a pivotal part of students' personal development. HKUST began to build up exchange links in its first decade. This early start now sees the University enjoying agreements with over 150 partners overseas and in Mainland China. Some 30 per cent of undergraduates take part in exchanges. At the School of Business and Management, more than 50 per cent already go. The University is targeting a similar figure for all students in the future, an achievement that few universities can match. "We encourage students to go, and it has become part of our culture," says Professor Tam. "Students learn to be more independent, their communication skills improve, and they are exposed to different cultures. It is a very, very important part of their education." Equally important are the exchange students who come to the University from HKUST's partners around the world. These students bring different ideas and approaches to learning, as well as the chance to build cross-cultural friendships. Campus internationalization has noticeably increased as a result of the University's growing exchange network. 44 I Education for a Lifetime Students who care Understanding and concern for others have become an important part of the undergraduate experience at HKUST. Credit-bearing service programs are being integrated into the curricula and students from all Schools encouraged to join community projects. Major University-wide programs are organized under the Student Affairs Office, including HKUST Connect which sets out to mobilize the whole university and to collaborate with the community in a range of programs. Students can act as volunteers, apply for NGO internships, and gain funding for student-initiated projects with positive social impact. Why HKUST " I wanted to do a business degree and HKUST was always first on my list. My favorite teacher at high school m Hong Kong was a graduate of HKUST and it was always in my mind. I never really thought about other universities. " Anuradha Mishra Year 2, BBA Economics Anuradha Mishra Paul Mak (right) Another key opportunity for self-development is the REDbird Award Program, launched in 2008 with the help of the Ors Richard Charles and Esther Yewpick Lee Charitable Foundation. REDbird, named after the iconic sundial in HKUST's piazza, has already ushered 300 students from all Schools through a variety of character-building, action-learning experiences. "We want the students to find out more about themselves and develop positive values, that is, to be Respectful, Energetic, Diverse, bright, innovative, responsive, diligent and dependable," says Dr Grace Au, Director of Student Affairs. "As REDbird is symbolic of the University's identity, we hope the students will carry this HKUST spirit with them when they graduate." Certainly, the impact is often life-changing. Visiting an orphanage in Myanmar and discovering that a hug could be all that a child might need to feel happy indelibly altered the outlook of Paul Mak (Member 2010 Cohort, Biochemistry Year 1). "I was touched because what they wanted was so simple. I now understand that service is not about building things for people or giving them money. It's about genuine care and the happiness that can bring." Dr Grace Au, Director of Student Affairs 46 I Education bra Lifetime Indeed, wider perspectives are an ongoing goal at HKUST. Innovations such as joint degrees and internationalized programs involving tripartite arrangements and two years outside Hong Kong are being explored. The School of Humanities and Social Science started its first full undergraduate degree program in Global China Studies in the University's 20th anniversary year. Meanwhile, high-flying courses such as the elite Global Business Studies and Dual Degree Program in Technology and Management are becoming well known internationally as well as in Hong Kong. Professor Chi-ming Chan is Director of the Interdisciplinary Programs Office, which runs the Dual Degree Program and a select group of other interdisciplinary programs, such as Environmental Management and Technology, and Risk Management and Business Intelligence. These small-intake elite programs have been specially designed to propel top students toward realizing their full potential. They give early exposure to analyzing complex issues from multiple perspectives and provide a wide variety of enrichment programs for personal development. "We are very selective about what is developed and careful to link programs to the needs of society. I don't want to have more programs just to increase the number," says Professor Chan. "I want to provide excellent programs so that students are well educated, expand their soft skills, and develop a sound character. They should be able to get good jobs but also care about society." The impetus for change is apparent at the postgraduate level too. As part of the University's research-focused mission, HKUST has always had a special role in fostering postgraduate education and has done a good job of drawing in top students. One reflection of this is the University's success in attracting applications under the globally recruited Hong Kong PhD Fellowship Scheme, launched in 2009 by the Research Grants Council to promote Hong Kong as an education hub. Many of HKUST's master's and doctoral graduates have gone on to top academic institutions around the world, or remained in Hong Kong to foster the next generation of young minds, including those at their alma mater. Others have successfully entered industry or started their own companies. Being ready to take tough decisions to maintain the quality is one element of HKUST's success at the postgraduate level. For example, in the mid-1990s, a strict admission policy was introduced for the University's MBA program, requiring adequate work experience to ensure students could contribute fully to class dynamics, and after graduation would have better prospects for acquiring good jobs. Initially numbers decreased. But as the value of the policy was realized, they soon went up again. "When the University was 10 years old, we were already the best in Asia," says Dean of Business and Management Professor Leonard Cheng. "We kept on climbing. In 2010, the HKUST MBA became the first in Asia to reach the Financial Times' Top 10 in its world rankings survey. In 2011 we reached No.6." -·- - •• ao: c •• I Iii I (from left) Prof Yuk-Lam Lo, Dr Rocky Law, Dr James Fok, Prof Ali Beba, Prof Wei Shw, Dr the Hon Samson Tam, and Prof Matthew Yuen speak at Entrepreneurship Day, organized to promote entrepreneurship at HKUST and to facilitate networking with seasoned industry professionals. Entrepreneurial spirit As many postgraduates will eventually go on to work outside academia, plans for additional training on top of research work to increase HKUST postgraduates' competitive edge further are in progress. "Research students know the quality, the projects and the faculty supervisors they are looking for," says Professor Joseph Lee, Vice-President for Research and Graduate Studies. "But we want to enhance their experience while they are with us by developing courses that provide training in teaching, ethics, communication and writing skills and, importantly, entrepreneurship." In line with this drive to fully equip more postgraduate entrepreneurs, the Fok Ying Tung Graduate School will be opening up significant new possibilities for HKUST students in the next few years. The School is looking to enroll 1 00 students on interdisciplinary MPhil programs in areas of high impact, such as smart green buildings, advanced industrial automation, and environmental monitoring and modeling - and is aiming for a multicultural mix from Hong Kong, Mainland China and overseas. Students will be admitted to Clear Water Bay and later carry out research in Nansha, where a newly constructed 25,000 square-meter building awaits. "I believe Nansha will help HKUST to attract international students," says Professor Lee. "International students can work with our top researchers on problems relevant to the Pearl River Delta, see the industry there and learn about China. Their network will then be different for the rest of their lives." The Graduate School's programs will be interdisciplinary in nature and the School has been specifically set up to provide the environment for this, the School's Dean, Professor Lionel Ni, says. Research exchange programs are seen as important too. This usually means working inside a partnership or a collaboration that is already underway. Students see how research is done elsewhere and learn to communicate across cultures. They can also build new networks, which could be useful for writing papers in the future, as well as make different friends. "In the old days, you worked in a lab and were technically very good, but now that is not sufficient. You need to have the curiosity about other cultures. Being in another place is important for developing interest in the outside world," says Professor Lee. 4 9 I Education bra Lifetime International appeal The drive for excellence caught the attention of other academics around the world. As they heard from friends and colleagues about the pioneering new university starting up in Hong Kong, and some of the leading names that would be going there, people began to apply. This international mix has remained a characteristic of HKUST. "I had never been to Hong Kong or even Asia before," says Professor Khaled Ben Letaief, who came on board as a junior faculty member of the School of Engineering in 1993 and has gone on to become a worldrecognized researcher in wireless and mobile networks, and the School's Dean. "But I thought the type of faculty being hired sounded exciting. Quite a number of senior academics were attracted here, which gave the University credibility and reassured people it was a serious place. What's more, everyone is treated equally here. The only thing that matters is your capabilities. That's why HKUST is special and why the faculty like it." Prof Khaled Ben Letaief Professor David Zweig, now a Chair Professor of Social Science, recalls: "I knew Hong Kong quite well- I first visited in 1973 and carried out research here in 1980. Hong Kong had always been a key location for China scholars, so when in 1996, a position opened in the Division of Social Science, I jumped at it. At HKUST, readily available research funding and excellent research assistance have enhanced my productivity. Easy access to the Mainland has allowed me to network with academics and government researchers there. HKUST and I have grown together and I have really appreciated the opportunities it has given me." 1 2 I Visionary Tt-.nken and Pioneen Doing something special Founding faculty members recall the early drive and excitement that permeated the campus and remain at its core. Words and phrases that crop up frequently in recollecting that time include "dedicated", "focused", "hard work", "drive", "vision", "passion", "a rare chance", "a wonderful opportunity", "a chance to do something for the place where I was born", and "to help Greater China". Many senior faculty members gave up prestigious positions to join HKUST. Many junior faculty members took a risk by leaving highly promising careers in top international laboratories, companies and universities. Although they brought with them the will to succeed, the outcome was as yet uncertain. "One benefrt of coming from a research culture was our mind-set was different," recalls Professor Chi-Ming Chan, a founding faculty member of the Department of Chemical Engineering (now Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering). "We didn't know how long it would take to achieve what we have achieved but we were ready to be in it for the long term. We really wanted to do something special for Hong Kong at HKUST." Prof Chi-Ming Chan Prof Leonard Cheng For others, it was the fact that HKUST was brand new and therefore could be designed specifically to foster its research mission. Professor Nancy Ip, who arrived in 1993 and is now Dean of Science, says: "I felt that it was a unique opportunity to participate in shaping a university from its infancy. I was excited and inspired by the chance to play such an active role in the education of future generations of scientists, especially in Hong Kong where I was born and grew up. The years at HKUST have been challenging yet stimulating, and I have thoroughly enjoyed working alongside my dedicated colleagues toward building a world-renowned research university." Professor Leonard Cheng joined in 1992 and has gone on to become Dean of Business and Management. "I was attracted to the University's potential as it didn't have any liability of history, and I was driven by the excitement," he says. "We thought we were going to do something different, that Hong Kong had not seen before. And I think that was the case." 11 I VtSionary Thnken and Pionee~ Outcome of a HKUST education " I gained a very good technical foundation and, after four years' hard work, I felt that personally I was tough. I wouldn't give up easily. I was robust!" Prof Sai-kit Yeung BEng in Computer Programming, MPhil in Bionengineering, PhD Electronic and Computer Engineering, HKUST, postdoctoral scholar at UCLA, now founding faculty member at Singapore's University of Technology and Design, describing his undergraduate studies Another key feature of the environment at HKUST is the close ties that develop between professors and their students, which help to build enthusiasm, inspire new ideas, and provide the impetus to develop enquiring minds. From the most eminent researchers to junior members, HKUST's world-class faculty is committed to nurturing the next generation of thought leaders. "I challenge my students and encourage them to ask questions," says Dean of Science Professor Nancy Ip. "The best science is driven by a genuine curiosity for how things work and a natural enthusiasm and passion for the search for knowledge. Making new discoveries is exciting and highly rewarding but research is also filled with many obstacles and setbacks, and thus requires dedication and perseverance. It is my aim as an educator to ensure that my students have the best training to excel in their future careers." . ,:.:A:~ ·"~ ~ (from left) Alumni Sai-kit Yeung, Craig Yu and Prof Tony F Chan Even the President remains involved. Alumnus Sai-kit Yeung undertook pioneering joint post-doctoral studies between HKUST and UCLA, with President Chan acting as a research advisor. The President is also part of the team involved in an innovative software interior design program, which is being developed by Sai-kit and HKUST alumnus Craig Yu, and has extensive potential for other uses. "Tony is constantly giving us ideas," says Craig, a PhD student at UCLA. "He gives us new directions on how to extend the use of the software. And as he is a mathematician, he gives advice on theoretical areas where mathematical techniques can be applied." 48 I Education for a Lifetime Community support Valuable advice and direction have been provided by HKUST's four Council chairmen to date. Sir SY (1988- 1999), Dr Vincent Lo (1999-2002), Dr John Chan (2002- 2008), and Dr Marvin Cheung (2008-), as well as other Court and Council members, who have all contributed their wide-ranging knowledge of industry, business and government and helped to guide the University to its current heights. Another important character in the HKUST story has been the Hong Kong Jockey Club, whose links with the University span its 20 years - and even earlier, through its multi-billion dollar contribution toward the building of the University. The Jockey Club also took on the responsibility of managing the construction of the campus, where it did a masterful job of keeping the project on track. While the init ial target for the University's opening was 1994, HKUST actually admitted its first students three years earlier, another unparalleled achievement. Over HKUST's first two decades, the Hong Kong Jockey Club has continuously supported the University through its Charit ies Trust, including donations to seed research initiatives, fund scholarships and support capital projects. Dr Cheng Yu Tung (in gray jacket) makes a generous donation to HKUST on behalf of the Chow Tai Fook Cheng Yu Tung Fund. Rachel Liwa Ngai Lecturer in Economics London School of Economics and Political Science Encouraged to pursue her academic dreams at HKUST while undertaking a Bachelor of Science in economics, Rachel became a faculty member at the London School of Economics and Political Science at the age of just 27. There, she has been teaching and pursuing her research interests in macroeconomics and structural transformation, the labor market, and housing. Chi On Chui Assistant Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering University of Califomia, Los Angeles Chi On's innovative foundation as an electronic engineering undergraduate at HKUST set him on track for his current career as principal investigator in the Nanostructure Devices and Technology Laboratory at UCLA. He is a named inventor on seven semiconductor device technology patents. Chi On has also authored and co-authored over 95 scientific publications in archival journals and peer-reviewed conferences. Zhixiang Yu Professor, College of Chemistry Peking University After receiving his PhD in computational organic chemistry at HKUST, Zhixiang went overseas to gain further research experience. He then returned to China where he has continued to excel as both a teacher and a researcher, becoming one of the pioneers in combining computational chemistry and experimental organic chemistry to study reaction mechanisms and develop new reactions and catalysts. Vincent Wah Sung Mak Lecturer in Marketing University of Cambridge Following a career in journalism and business case writing, Vincent studied for a PhD in marketing at HKUST. He then took up a faculty position at the University of Cambridge, where he enjoys researching as well as teaching graduate and undergraduate students at the Cambridge Judge Business School. 51 I Crudble of Knowledge One of the ways that HKUST has been contributing over the years to growing the knowledge society is through inspiring students to become researchers and teachers themselves, at HKUST and leading universities around the world. Emily Nason Director, Global Business Program HKUST Emily, who undertook a Bachelor of Business Administration in management of organizations at HKUST in the mid-1990s, has w itnessed firsthand much of the University's amazing journey in establishing itself as one of the world ·s leading universities within 20 years. She rejo ined as a faculty member in 2005, drawn back by HKUST's innovative spirit, the pursuit of excellence, and the determination of its students and faculty to contribute to this part of the world. 50 I CrudbleofKnowledge Pace-setting teaching and learning Supporting such onward momentum at undergraduate and postgraduate levels are units such as the Center for Enhanced Teaching and Learning, set up to provide faculty, students and staff with input on continually improving their teaching and learning in line with HKUST's goal of ongoing improvement. Another recent initiative is the Center for Engineering Education Innovation, or E2 1, which is seeking to bring to the University the latest research on how engineering students learn to encourage researchinformed practice. This is the first center of its kind in Hong Kong. An early focus is helping people in transition, which includes students moving from secondary school to university and from postgraduate or post-doctoral researcher to faculty member. E21 is also expecting to add to the literature through its experiences, with this scholarship-driven approach making it different from other support units. WhyHKUST " After HKUST visited my intemat1onal school in Beijing, I did some research on the University and computer science and found it was very well regarded. I visited Hong Kong and really liked the city. I didn't want to lose my connection with the Mainland by going somewhere completely new and in Hong Kong I could continue that link. " Mothusi Majinda Year 3, BEng Computer Science originally from Botswana "We have a vision that learning and development underpins all that we do and E21 has been established to build that culture of learning," says Director of E21 Professor Edmond Ko, who is both an eminent educationalist and a chemical engineer. "I want people to learn because it is fun. If you enjoy learning you will pursue it throughout your life. That to me is the goal of education: lifelong learning." Technology is also proving a useful way to extend students ' learning experience, inc luding the development of the first university iPhone app in Hong Kong - m.HKUST - and exploration of mobile learning technology. One highly successful move has been the University's home-grown remote video capturing service, which has provided teachers with a problemfree way to record their lectures, and allows students to replay the presentations through the campus network and teachers to review their work at any time. Mothusi Majinda 52 I Education for a Lifetime Starting with seven interested faculty, numbers have grown to over 110, with 150 courses and 2,500 videos produced every semester. "As the University is compact and we are a centralized unit, we can roll it out campuswide," says Thomas Ng, Director of the University's Publishing Technology Center, which designed and runs the service. "As we created it ourselves, the service also fits our faculty's approaches and needs." In earlier moves, the development by Professor Nelson Cue of a Personal Response System to encourage student participation in lectures in 1997 meant that HKUST students gained the benefit of a world first. The founding Head of the Department of Physics created a pocket-sized transmitter for each student and a receiver for the lecturer so questions could be answered privately but responses instantly tabulated and displayed on a screen. Teacher and students could then see if a point had been understood. Mr Thomas Ng Indicating the long-term value of "clic kers", the technology is part of the School of Humanities and Social Science's plans under the new academic structure. One interactive idea is for professors to ask a question every 15 minutes and based on the "clicker" response, reorient the lecture if necessary. Another HKUST characteristic is to encourage students to expand the range of their experience through enterprising learning initiatives. In September 2011 , for example, the first large-scale international conference led by undergraduate students at HKUST was held. Organized by members of the School of Business and Management's BBA in Global Business as part of the University's 20th Anniversary celebrations, the four-day event attracted 100 student delegates from 30 universities in 17 countries to discuss "Emerging Markets' Opportunities". Global Business Conference Prof Leonard Cheng with keynote speakers of the student-led Global Business Conference, Ms Umran Beba, President of PepsiCo Asia Pacific and Ms Amy Fong, Managing Director and Chief Operating Officer of HSBC Global Banking Asia Pacific. 53 I Educationforalifetime Along with the library, other new facilities include more student residences, a dedicated HKUST Business School building, and, in the future, new research laboratories for interdisciplinary work. Time to relax It may all seem go, go, go, due to University's highpowered, energetic approach. But taking time out is also an important part of HKUST life. The University boasts a range of impressive sports facil ities and numerous student-organized clubs, covering sporting activities, interest groups and community endeavors. Among these are over 30 sports clubs affiliated with the Students' Union, featuring pursuits from dragon boat racing and martial arts to rowing, football and track and field. Other societies enable students to pursue their interests in the culinary arts, animation, Chinese and western music, debating, magic, and many others, while those interested in social service can find opportunities to engage in service learning projects in collaboration with community organizations. 55 I Educationforalifetime Ready for life The University sets high goals for itself and those who join it, but the outcome is also clear. An education at HKUST is an education with a difference. It is not only for the career-minded, but for those wanting to learn about the possibilities in themselves and learning to recognize them in other people. "University teaching should not be restricted to the transmission of knowledge. Enlightenment and concern about students' personal development are also important," says Professor Irene Lo of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and a winner of the University's Michael G Gale Medal for Distinguished Teaching. Professor Shyy adds: "We want to develop first-rate minds, build vision and the capacity to adapt to change, and to foster curiosity and a love of lifetime learning. We would like to attract students who are equipped and have an aptitude to be engaged in this way and to build a unique HKUST experience that the most qualified students feel they must try. Optimistic graduates who participate in life and feel empowered to lead. This is what we aim to foster." 57 I EducationforaUfetime The linking of science and art began as soon as the University's iconic redbird sundial was installed on the Piazza 20 years ago. Since then, the establishment of the Center for the Arts has meant cultural pursuits have become a feature of HKUST life . The annual HKUST Arts Festival provides a showcase for faculty and students' musical, theatrical and dance talents to be displayed . Concerts, presentations and exhibitions involving outside artists are also arranged throughout the year. Another more recently added event is the highly popular HKUST Summer Musical Camp, which has produced an annual Broadway musical since 2009. This special feature of HKUST, staged exclusively by members of the University community, has become a must-do, must-see event for studen ts, staff and alumni. The 20th Anniversary celebration production in 2011, Bton John and Tim Rice's Aida, continued the Camp's success story, being the first such show performed in an offcampus venue. Once again, it attrac ted a full house. Campus-wide student events have been encouraged by the launch in 2011 of the President's 1-HKUST Student Life Award, which supports student-initiated projects that foster integration on campus. Events chosen for the award include a HKUST community hike, a multicultu ral talent contest, and a series of activities including a photo contest and food gatherings to connect local, Mainland and international students. In addition, members of the HKUST community can try their hand at growing their own food at the University 's organic farm. They can also chill out with friends at the East and West cafes and restaurants on campus, or just take a turn through the st ri king grounds, where they might come across an armillary sphere, a statue of Chinese hero Sun Vat-sen, or a fel low stroller making the most of the chance simply to enjoy life. Enterprise in Action 111 I As the education approach is becoming more participatory and student numbers are set to rise with the four-year degree system, the University's facilities are also growing. One project is a major library extension, which will allow the centrally located learning hub to rearrange its collection of books, periodicals and advanced digital resources to offer a large Learning Commons. In this 1,800 square-meter area with its wonderful views, faculty, students and other members of the HKUST community will be able to gather, talk and work. "The University library has always had a special role, as Hong Kong students often can't easily work at home due to the cramped living conditions. So many students are looking for a good study environment," says University Librarian Dr Samson Soong. "With the trend toward group learning, it is important for the library to offer facilities to assist this." There will also be a library roof garden for people to get together for events or to enjoy the magnificent view. 54 I Education for a Lifetime In 2006, alumnus Dr Xiao Guowei, with several engineers associated with HKUST, founded Advanced Photoelectronic Technology Limited (APl). APT is the only manufacturing enterprise in the Pearl River Delta with the ability to mass-produce highpower high-brightness LED chips. Its products are widely used in urban, commercial and automobile lighting. The company was awarded the Hong Kong Awards for Industries Technological Achievement Award in 201 1. Unmanned flight • Alumnus Dr Xiao Guowei (2nd from left) New wave Another alumni success story is social gaming company 6waves, started by Arthur Chow (MBA), Chris Lee (MSc), Terry Cheng (BEng, MSc) and another friend. 6waves is now the second largest such company in the world, with 80 million active monthly users. It has a portfolio of more than 30 published games, which include some of the most popular on social networking sites, such as Ravenwood Fair, Mystery Manor, Spartacus and Resort World . 62 I Ente']JriseinAction .,-r-----=-- Prof Tim Woo (5th from right) and his community minded students Studies that make a difference Many other students have taken the initiative to start their own companies. Showing the relevance of what students study at HKUST, engineering graduates have gone on to form businesses related to their Final Year Projects. In 1997, Ken Wong, among the University's first batch of Bachelor of Engineering graduates, cofounded spin-off company Asia Vision Technology Ltd with his final-year project supervisor Dr John Lee. The company has become a world leader in technology and solutions related to license-plate number and container number recognition. A pioneer in optical character recognition, it was granted a US patent in 2000 for its VECON technology. The award-winning Braille printer Others have used the social insights gained at HKUST to design tools to help those in the community facing difficulties. Under the guidance of Professor Tim Woo, who encouraged students entering engineering design competitions to think of ways to assist people's wellbeing, one group developed the E-cube, a rehabilitation tool to delay the onset of Alzheimer's disease. Following graduation, the students convinced a charity fund to invest in their project. Another group designed a costeffective Braille printer for the visually impaired. It went on to win multiple awards. "We want to have diversity in terms of talent, students who can challenge and stimulate each other," says Provost Professor Wei Shyy. "Our students need to have more to them than being good academically." 64 I Enterprise in Action ~• •• •• Creative freedom Thus the creativity of the exceptional is celebrated at HKUST. Alumnus Nelson Chu studied at HKUST from his undergraduate degree to his doctorate, gaining the encouragement, equipment and opportunity to concentrate on developing his dual passion for computers and Chinese calligraphy into MoXi. The digital ink painting software package uses a pressure sensitive pen and tablet device to simulate Chinese calligraphy and ink painting on a computer screen. Nelson now works at Microsoft in the US. Meanwhile, offbeat innovator Chan Yik Hei has been inventing continuously since he arrived at HKUST, after being accepted by the University at the age of just 16. While still a secondary school student, the talented youngster won an award at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his domestic security robot. At HKUST, his inventions have included a smart cup for the blind, and an intelligent sofa - when someone sits on the sofa, it automatically raises a table and switches on the television. Chan Yik He1 Alumni entrepreneurs: (from top) Laura Cozijnsen, James She, Francis Kwok and Irene Cheung Hi-tech entrepreneurs A major part of the HKUST success story is its fostering of a hi-tech start-up culture. As early as 1993, HKUST professors launched Hong Kong SuperNet, the first licensed internet service provider in Hong Kong, to provide low-cost internet services for individuals, organizations, and businesses. The provider was sold in 1996 to a business consortium and the proceeds used to support research and development activities at the University, proving that an academic research project can become commercially successful. The HKUST Entrepreneurship Program, launched in 1999, is an important force that continues to foster the techno-entrepreneur spirit. The program has nurtured over 40 new businesses developed by members of the HKUST community, driving forward the knowledge economy in Hong Kong. One of the largest of these spin-offs is Perception Digital, an electronics company which specializes in technology solutions for consumer electronics and technology commercialization. Set up by HKUST professors and alumni in the year the Program was launched, the company was listed on the stock exchange in Hong Kong in 2009 and gained a main board listing two years later. Its multi-award winning Founder, Chairman and CEO, Professor Jack Lau, was HKUST's first PhD graduate back in 1993, and went on to become a professor at the University. "Perseverance is part of being an entrepreneur," says Professor Lau, who is also an alumnus of the KelloggHKUST Executive MBA program. "The greatest lesson every entrepreneur must understand is always to expect the unexpected. I believe these are qualities I developed as a student at HKUST watching my professors undertake their research." The Entrepreneurship Program also assisted Radica Systems Ltd, founded by marketing graduate Irene Cheung and physics graduate Francis Kwok. Radica is now a leading regional e-marketing solutions provider, with clients ranging from small and medium-sized companies to Hong Kong-listed companies and multinationals. 61 I Enterprise in Action ) ( \ Ust1ng of Perception Digital, founded by Prof Jack Lau (7th from left), on Hong Kong Stock Exchange. At HKUST, it is not just talk that science, technology and business know-how can drive the economy or that studies in social science and humanities can help us understand more about the world. Faculty, students and alumni have been hard at work over the past two decades showing how knowledge gained on campus can be transferred into the community in numerous different ways. HKUST is a hotbed of creativity but does not want to keep this to itself. Through the University's culture of creativity, and more specifically its R and D Corporation Ltd (RDC) and Technology Transfer Center, HKUST builds university and industry collaboration, and research and development partnerships, and assists spin-off companies. HKUST gained its first US patent in 1994, just three years after it had opened. Since then more than 1,500 patents have been filed and close to 280 issued, mainly by the US, Europe, Japan and China, showing how the University is creating change. 60 I Enterprise in Action Innovations for the community and industry In addition to working with students and alumni to turn concepts into entrepreneurial ventures, faculty members have been contributing to the community through other novel applications. Among such ventures, a quick, accurate hair test has been developed to detect drug use and the University has teamed up with community organizations and schools to conduct hair-based tests and help them to implement education and rehabilitation programs. With increasing attention being placed on heart health, given people's stressful lifestyles, a HKUST team has developed CardioSentinal, a 24-hour real-time health care monitoring system based on advanced communication technology. Another potentially lifesaving product is CardioDetect, a point-of-care test for the diagnosis of early acute myocardial infarction. Prof Karl Tsim, Division of Ute Science demonstrating his drug-testing procedures. The enterprising spirit that HKUST fosters also spurs high-end innovation and sustainable development, through its partnerships with industry and work for government departments. Environmentally friendly lighting for Hong Kong's Mass Transit Railway (MTR), dynamic routing for the air cargo terminals' container storage system, and Wclipper, a technology that brings complex webpages onto mobile phones, are just some of the ways that the University's faculty members are helping to put their advanced knowledge to work for companies in the community. Via the HKUST Fok Ying Tung Graduate School in Nansha, the University can help to foster Hong Kong's strong industrial connections with the Pearl River Delta, through innovative applications and upgrading manufacturing processes. Prof Reinhard Renneberg, Department of Chemistry explaining how CardioDetect works. 66 I Enterprise in Action Creativity Gateway 11('J'.,r11'1/ 'ird 'e/,1,r1!t'r 11., ff~ f3l 7'. = T J~J Dr Eden Y Woon TechKnow citizens A vital part of the University engagement with the community is to increase awareness of the importance of science and technology in people's lives. President Chan, for example, regularly gives talks to school students to encourage them to see the wonderful excitement of being involved with the driving forces of change, to recognize the essential role that knowledge of science and technology plays in personal and social decision-making today, and the contributions they could make if they enter these fields. "Science and technology are part of human civilization," says President Chan. "Math, just like music, is part of culture. As a citizen today you need to have some science and technology knowledge to appreciate the world we live in and make independent and informed decisions. We see it as part of HKUST's ro le to raise awareness and in the process help people to understand more about different aspects of life." 69 I EnterpriseinAction

H KUST enjoys an amazing location. It is situated on a spectacular site in cosmopolitan Hong Kong, on the southern tip of booming China, and within the heart of rising Asia. But geography is not the University's only advantage. Through the "one country, two systems" principle under which Hong Kong is run, opportunities unavailable anywhere else abound for a world-class university of science and technology. While a part of China, Hong Kong retains its distinct way of life. This situation gives those with a passion for the fields that HKUST focuses on an unmatched platform from which to make discoveries and drive innovation. "In Hong Kong, we have direct access to Mainland China and we are very international. HKUST's vision is to be an interface," says President Chan. While internationalization has now become a buzz word on campuses worldwide, a vision beyond borders is not new at HKUST. The founding faculty members brought their wide-reaching academic links with them, giving the University an early start in creating ties outside its home ground. There were valuable strategic alliances too, which demonstrated to faculty members the significant benefits that can result from working with other institutions. In the earliest days, Founding President Professor Woo persuaded the University of California at Los Angeles to enter into a partnership. This arrangement provided tremendous assistance in establishing HKUST's School of Business and Management. The older university lent its reputation to the young School to help HKUST draw faculty and students in its opening years. It seconded administrators and a small number of its own academics to teach on HKUST programs and helped to establish departments, including pioneering fields of 72 I C:.-eatMtyGateway Of r ~ HL~\I Student Exchan Signing C HKUST enters into a joint education and research project with UC RUSAL, the world's largest aluminum producer. HKUST Business School signs a student exchange agreement with the University of Virginia. The University makes an agreement with Peking University on student exchange in Humanities and Social Science. Partnerships east and west From this outward-looking start, HKUST has continued to build on its appeal to both East and West. In doing so, the University has developed impressive links around the world, including Mainland China, with leading universities, institutions and industries. A joint five-year project with UC Rusal, the world's largest aluminum producer, is seeking to strengthen scientific research and educational ties between Russia and Hong Kong, while HKUST researchers have worked with US aircraft manufacturer Boeing to build a stateof- the-art wireless communication system to assist on-board entertainment systems and communication among maintenance technicians. The University is involved in collaborative research with major pharmaceutical multinationals, looking into particular neuroscience challenges to lay the foundation for drug development in Hong Kong. An example is the recent strategic alliance established with GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) R&D China, a Chinabased subsidiary of GSK. Through this alliance, both parties aim to identify drug leads for the treatment of neurodegenerative disorders and a joint GSK R&D China-HKUST Neuroscience Laboratory has been established at HKUST for this purpose. HKUST is spearheading the Hong Kong team's participation in the largest-yet International Cancer Genome Consortium, which will decode genomes from 25,000 cancer samples related to 50 types and subtypes of cancer. Among other industrial collaborations the University is also developing a rapid test to check for bacterial food-borne disease. By combining the biomedical expertise in industry with the biological expertise within academia, these projects address emerging areas of science while bringing attention to the high level of research being undertaken at HKUST, thereby placing Hong Kong prominently on the global R&D map. As an example of the innovative arrangements being introduced with prestigious international academic partners, Princeton University has signed a two-way summer research-based exchange arrangement for engineering undergraduates, the first of its kind in Asia. Princeton has fewer than 10 institution partners for reciprocal semester study abroad exchange. "This is a very special arrangement, where our undergraduates can work on research with faculty at Princeton and their undergraduates can come here," says HKUST's Dean of Engineering Professor Khaled Ben Letaeif. "This is a new way for us to integrate education and research, and promote internationalization." 7 4 I Creativity Gateway fji ftltHHi *~ THE HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF I! !I SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ii ii M ft * .. ~~ tJII F ~ iJf * fl -('. JI, , ::. it • M Ii * !J ;Ji! tlll P ~ fiJf * fl g ffl. ~ Opening Ceremony of the HK UST Shenzhen Industry, Education and Research (/ER) Building. Along with two-way partnerships, exciting tripartite links are being explored with highly ranked institutions on different continents or with a HKUST-Mainland-overseas arrangement, to open up additional avenues for students and faculty to build multicultural perspectives, access different ideas, and enhance personal development. A venture between HKUST, Peking University, and the University of Virginia in North America, will set up a joint institute on the Peking University campus. Initially the focus will be on three-way student exchange programs in humanities and social science disciplines, with dual/ joint degrees due to be explored. While arrangements with the Mainland are still evolving in certain areas, there is great scope for other mutually beneficial collaborations, given that HKUST's areas of focus and world-class work in science, technology, business and social science are very much in line with the country's national development plans. The HKUST Fok Ying Tung Graduate School in Nansha is only one of several HKUST platforms in Mainland China. The University formed early links with Shenzhen, one of the fastest growing cities in southern China, through an alliance in 1999 with Peking University and the Shenzhen Municipal Government to create an industrial, educational and research base. A postgraduate and research medical center in Shenzhen was formed two years later, offering pioneering joint PhDs and medical degrees. In 2010, with the support of the Shenzhen Municipal Government, HKUST completed its own base in Shenzhen Virtual University, National University Science and Technology Park, with space and facilities for scientific research, R&D projects, technology transfer and executive training. Private sector support includes the Huawei-HKUST Innovation Lab, funded by world-leading Chinese multinational telecoms solution provider Huawei, headquartered in Shenzhen. The laboratory is focused on researching wireless system technologies, physical layer technologies, and networking and applications. Further afield, the Zhejiang Institute for Advanced Materials of HKUST has been co-established with the Zhejiang Department of Science and Technology and Yuhang District People's Government of Hangzhou City. 7 5 I Creativity Gateway (top) HKUST signing the early partnership agreement with UCLA to assist the HKUST Business School. (bottom) Celebrations as the Kellogg-HKUST EMBA is ranked the world's No. 1 for the third year in a row. business research. "I am forever grateful to UCLA for helping us to set up the School," says Dean of Business and Management Professor Leonard Cheng. From this solid foundat ion, the School powered forward once it was on its own. By 1998, the HKUST Business School was well enough established to attract the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University to run a joint Executive MBA program. The alliance has proved equally successful. The ongoing program was ranked the world's No.1 by the Financial Times in 2009, 2010 and 2011. Research links with Mainland China were also established early, with HKUST gaining the first grant awarded to Hong Kong under the Chinese government's "863" research initiative in 1997. The project involved an offshore environmental monitoring system at the mouth of the Pearl River, under the leadership of Professor Jay-Chung Chen, in collaboration with Zhongshan University. Other multi-million yuan projects with chief scientists appointed from HKUST followed under the "973" research program. 7 3 I Creativity Gateway HKUST's early focus on the environment saw it become the first university in Hong Kong to establish an institute that included sustainable development as well as the environment in its outlook. This later evolved into the current Institute for the Environment, a multidisciplinary research organization that includes input from all of HKUST's areas of expertise - science, engineering, business, social science and the humanities - to provide the first cohesive "think tank" on environmental issues in Hong Kong. Prof Chak Chan introduces facilities of the HKUST Air Quality Research Supersite, the first of its kind ,n Hong Kong, to the Hon Mr Edward Yau, Prof Joseph Lee, Prof Tony F Chan and Dr Eden Y Woon. In this critical aspect of the city's future, HKUST has developed a comprehensive monitoring program of major air and water pollutants, which supports government departments in making policy decisions, along with teaching and research programs to develop the next generation of responsible economic growth. In another area of increasing concern in the community, the University's South China Research Center has been commissioned by the Hong Kong Government to conduct a territory-wide Survey of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Hong Kong to contribute to Hong Kong's application to UNESCO to safeguard its cultural heritage. 6 7 I Enterprise in Action iFlight Technology has rapidly become one of the world's leading developers and manufacturers in helicopter autopilot systems. It is led by Frank Wang (MPhil), an engineering alumnus who turned his unmanned helicopter technology, first developed while at HKUST, into a business. Under the mentorship of Professor Zexiang Li, Frank designed an umanned miniature helicopter that went on to become the first such craft to fly to Mount Everest and later across the Yarlung Zangbo Grand Canyon, the world's deepest canyon, situated in Tibet. The flights showed the use of the helicopter for surveying and monitoring high-altitude environments and those with difficult terrain. Frank Wang (right) and Prof Zexiang Li in Tibet before launching the helicopter test flight. Distinguished lectures by Prof Christopher Pissarides, 2010 Nobel Laureate in Economics (top) and Prof Robert Engle, 2003 Nobel Laureate in Economics (right). Two-way flow The flow between town and gown moves both ways. Sharing knowledge has always been a key component of faculty life at HKUST and academics from different fie lds are frequently to be found engaging in lectures, forums and conferences that allow people outside the campus to benefit from their expertise. They seek to build up awareness of the latest thinking through publications, from books to newspaper articles. The University also hosts many visits from eminent int ernational thinkers, Nobel Laureates and global contributors, who bring their ideas and inspirational perspectives to others through Distinguished Lecture programs. At the same time, members of the Hong Kong community lend their time and expertise to HKUST. This may include sharing knowledge with students as mentors or speakers, sitting on School advisory committees, or supporting the University as a Council or Court member. I I KUST !flit rr /411,/, (From left) Prof Francis Lui, Prof David Li, Prof Justin Lin, Prof Tony F Chan, Prof Yi Gang, Prof KC Chan and Prof Leonard Cheng at the China Economic Development Forum. Showing the increasingly close interchange, in 2007 Professor Steve DeKrey, Director of Masters Programs at HKUST Business School and Senior Associate Dean, became the first academic to be chairman of Hong Kong's American Chamber of Commerce in its 39- year history. In 2010, Dr Eden Y Woon, former Chief Executive Officer of Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce, joined HKUST as Vice-President for Institutional Advancement. After strengthening their capabilities at HKUST, academics may also go on to leading positions elsewhere, including posts at global financial organizations, as president or senior faculty at other universities or as government officials and advisors. Examples include Professor KC Chan, who moved from Dean of Business and Management to become Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury in the Hong Kong Government and Professor Justin Lin from the Department of Economics who became the World Bank's Chief Economist. 68 I Enterprise in Action Multiculturalism on campus Faculty members at HKUST have always been multicultu ral and the student body is rapidly int ernatio na lizi ng thanks to the raising of a government quota on the percentage permitted to be recruited from outside Hong Kong. The quota now stands at 20 per cent and HKUST has embraced this opportunity to increase the international atmosphere on campus t hrough full-time degree enrollment at undergraduate and postgraduate levels. The University's target has been the very best young undergraduates and graduates from the Mainland, Asia and further afield. Drawn by scholarships, innovative programs, and the chance to work with leading researchers on frontier-breaking projects, HKUST's non-local student population has reached 16 per cent. This means there is still room for more, and the University is actively recruiting, including among Hong Kong's own booming international school community. "Right now, we have students from about 56 countries. I feel that is quite impressive," says Provost Professor Wei Shyy. Top Mainland students, in particular, have been enthusiastic, with HKUST attracting students on a par with those entering the Mainland's top universities including Tsinghua and Peking University. Given the Mainland's vast population, HKUST could continue to do so for the remainder of its quota, but the University is keen to keep a balance to make its student experience a truly cosmopolitan one. The aim therefore is for a 50:50 ratio overall between Mainland and overseas students. 7 6 I Creativity Gateway ? Global example Showing how far HKUST has come in just two decades, the University has gone from start-up to exemplar for other ground-breaking institutions. For example, HKUST has joined other leading institutions in providing advice in the establishment of King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), a graduate-level institution which opened in Saudi Arabia in 2009. Pre sid ent Emer it us Paul Chu served on the International Advisory Council when the university was being established. The two institutions formed a long-term collaboration on marine genomic and nano-technology before the new university opened. Another link was created when several HKUST PhD graduates moved to the new university to become faculty members. Delegation from !<AUST, led by its Chairman of the Board and Founding President, visits HKUST and signs an agreement for collaboration between the two institutions. I .... i~~lllOJ.t (C'rc ll(ln\ for J' ;p 80 I Creativity Gateway --I HKUST is making special efforts to ensure that once at Clear Water Bay, students mix with each other, no matter where they are from. One successful way has been through the development of "Living Learning Communities" in student residential halls. These communities place together those who share an interest, such as the arts, the environment, or crosscultural understanding. This common link brings together Hong Kong, Mainland and international students, generating friendships across borders and the collective drive to organize activities, together and campus-wide. Ryo Enda (Year 2, BEng Civil and Environmental Engineering) is interested not only in engineering but also in playing the bass guitar. As part of the Living Learning Community Arts a-LIVE, the Japanese-born, Hong Kong-raised student has formed the Jazz Band with other student musicians. "I believe HKUST has given me a different platform to step outside the academic world and do what I really enjoy," he says. 7 8 I Creativity Gateway A flags hip for internationalization is HKUST's top- 10 ranked MBA program. The full-time class attracts around one quarter of its students from North America and another quarter from Mainland China. Those from Asia and Europe total around two-fifths, split equally between them. "The MBA offers a truly global experience as our students come from a wide spectrum of nationalities," says Director of Masters Programs at HKUST Business School, Professor Steve DeKrey. "In addition, their past experience includes a range of industries and job functions. They are taught by an international faculty. All of which brings together unique and diverse perspectives." With the University looking to recruit more faculty as student numbers grow with the four-year degree system, it is eager that its academics remain as characteristically diverse in cultural background as they have always been. "We are very mindful of maintaining HKUST's international flavor which should be reflected in the faculty composition as well as students," says Professor Shyy. "And we are keen to keep the healthy distribution we have been enjoying." MBA academics (from left) Prof Stephen Nason, Prof Larry Franklin, Prof Caroline Wang and Prof Jaideep Sengupta. 79 I Creativity Gateway r-r,, •••, !:., ..... ,• . ...... .., ..11. m..n ..•.:.J .:J.i.ll ...•. •. . 'IQ ... -·- •m ID• •••• • The Miracle Continues • • • -- World-beating campus And then there is HKUST's wonderful campus, itself a huge attraction as an international meeting point for academics and students, and a venue for conferences, program-running and other intellectual activities. While HKUST is a champion of diversity and different viewpoints, all who come here to study or visit usually agree on one thing: with its sweeping views of Port Shelter across the surrounding island-studded bay, there are few other settings anywhere in the world that are more conducive to inspiration and creativity. "But it is more than just a beauty contest," says President Chan. Specifically designed to make the setting a part of the HKUST experience, the campus gives students and faculty and those on shorter stays, a dramatic and thought-provoking arena from which to explore and grow. "Our campus builds the academic environment, as people don't want to leave it." 81 I Creativity Gateway Looking to the future to extend HKUST's achievements and highlight its distinctive characteristics, the imperative is that the remarkable journey the University set out on 20 years ago must continue to be remarkable as it moves forward. Education, research, community engagement, international and mainland connections, and the support provided by world-class facilities and organizational infrastructure have all been essential elements of HKUST's success up to now, and will continue to be so in the years to come. But in a rapidly changing world, significant new directions within these areas are opening up, which the University is keen to work toward. "As a science and technology leader, HKUST has a special responsibility to generate greater awareness," President Chan explains. "We need to let people know more about the role of science and technology and its importance to the economy. We need to make the most of the immense opportunities that Mainland China can offer our researchers and students, as well as contribute to development there. We also need to look beyond, to the world at large - and teach our students to look beyond. We must encourage them to be outward in their vision, to prepare them to work on the global challenges we face, and to dare to aim high." 84 I The Miracle Continues There will be engagement with Mainland China to widen the scope of HKUST students and faculty in education and research, as the country moves toward its goal of global significance in science and technology; and greater internationalization through the presence of more overseas students, further links with international institutions and industries, and a broader global mind-set. The University will be strengthening links beyond the campus in many other ways, through Dr Eden Y Woon, Vice-President for Institutional Advancement, and members of his office. In this new post, Dr Woon will communicate with, and help to create further connections between, faculty members and the community, assisting them to know more about each other's interests and needs in relation to research and social progress. In addition, he is setting out to make sure that HKUST's strong reputation within academic circles becomes equally well known to parents, students, and the public in Hong Kong and around the world. "When people think about science and engineering, we want them to think about us rather than any other school," Dr Woon says, "and to realize that research and education go hand in hand." He sees the alumni as a key element. Alumni will be able to share their first-hand experiences of HKUST and, through their contributions to the working world and the community, show the impact of a HKUST education. "We have just 43,000 alumni so far but that number will grow. Indeed, every day, the alumni are more important than yesterday and the day before." To build the momentum for moving up and on, the University has adopted the 1-HKUST concept, whereby all members of the University community will work as an integrated team to add to its institutional edge and continue its rapid advance. By celebrating individual creativity and diversity of experience but strengthening the sense of team spirit, HKUST can make an even greater impact. "In the years ahead we intend to sharpen the special role of science and technology in Hong Kong and beyond. Combined with our managerial expert ise and entrepreneurial spirit, with human insight and social understanding, we shall tackle the global grand challenges through our innovative research, and educate a new generation of students equipped to meet these challenges," President Chan says. "These students will be scientifically literate and technically savvy, with a broad understanding of diverse cultures and social issues, and a dedication to the betterment of humankind. "With the support of faculty, staff and members of the community to drive the University to greater heights of achievement, together we will continue to build HKUST into an institution instantly recognized around the world, and of which we and future generations can be immensely proud." This is how HKUST will ensure that Our Miracle Continues. g Ill :J ;:::r -Ill o· ::J Q) ::J 0. :II (t) (/) 0 C -< (") (t) (/) 86 I The Miracle Continues Going forward into its third decade, the University will thus be seeking to magnify the strengths of its individual Schools and disciplines through a cross-over model that can equip students with diverse perspectives and prepare them to take their place in a constantly changing world. It will be promoting a scholar-teacher culture that places emphasis on research, education and cross-disciplinary integration. It will be using its collective strengths to work on innovative research and solutions to major societal problems. To prepare for reaching the next level, the campus will be developing through construction and recapitalizing of buildings and upgrading equipment. 85 I The Miracle Continues Council & Court Students Faculty Staff ✓.- 1 [j{ _.., fT gshan Service Learn· 87 1 The Miracle Continues "We have a highly international orientation in focus, reach and impact," says President Chan. ''This enables us to be a magnet to draw students from East and West. We are popular with students from overseas because we can offer China and Asian insight in a more familiar setting, while we appeal to Mainland students because of our links around the world. What do the young, open-minded and adventurous find when they join the University? "HKUST is demanding, exhausting, stimulating and fun all at the same time!" says Safra Abdeen (Class of 2009, BEng Civil and Environmental Engineering) from Sri Lanka, who became an environmental engineer at AECOM Asia in Hong Kong. Safra Abdeen (top) Gesche Haas (bottom) Gesche Haas (Class of 2008, BBA [Global Business and Operations Management]) from Germany, went on to become a financial analyst in New York. She credits the University with not only giving her a competitive resume but also boosting her personal development as well. "HKUST gave me the special edge to get to where I am right now," she says, "and I had the time of my life in Hong Kong! Even in New York City, I miss Hong Kong's bustling atmosphere." Current students appear to feel the same. Frederica Yin (Year 1, BSc Chemistry) from Mainland China explains her reasons for being drawn to HKUST. "I wanted to come from Beijing to experience a new lifestyle in international Hong Kong. I felt HKUST must have a high standard of activity here as it is only 20 years old yet has achieved so much already. I really wanted to experience such an energetic living environment." Prof Paul Forster, Program Director (Global Learning), at a Exchange-in Student Orientation session. 7 7 I Creativity Gateway Appendix 20th Anniversary Organizing Committee Organizing Committee Chairman: Prof Yuk-Shan WONG, Vice-President for Administration and Business Vice-Chairman: Dr Eden Y WOON, Vice-President for Institutional Advancement Secretary: Ms Emily HUI, Director of Public Affairs Members: Dr Grace AU, Director of Student Affairs Prof Erik BAARK, Professor of Social Science Prof Khaled BEN LET AIEF, Dean of Engineering Prof Che Ting CHAN, Chair Professor of Physics Prof Leonard CHENG, Dean of Business and Management Prof Roger CHENG, Associate Dean of Engineering (Undergraduate Studies and Student Affairs) Prof Shiu Yuen CHENG, Chair Professor of Mathematics Ms Laura Kar Yuk COZIJNSEN, President of Alumni Association Prof Steven DEKREY, Senior Associate Dean of Business and Management Mr Johnny HO, President of Students' Union Ms Yvonne HO, Director of Human Resources Mr Mike HUDSON, Director of Facilities Management Mr Almon KWAN, Alumnus Prof Joseph KWAN, Director of Health, Safety and Environment Prof Yue Kuen KWOK, Professor of Mathematics Mrs Catherine LAI, Director of Court, Council and Senate Secretan'at Prof Chung Yee LEE, Chair Professor of Industrial Engineering and Logistics Management Prof James LEE, Dean of Humanities and Social Science Prof Joseph LEE, Vice-President for Research and Graduate Studies Prof Christopher LEUNG, Head of Civil and Environmental Engineering Prof Jia Tao LI, Head of Management Prof Zhen Yang LIN, Professor of Chemistry Prof Michael LOY, Acting Head of Division of Ufe Science Prof Zong Li LU, Associate Professor of Humanffies Prof Francis LUI, Head of Economics Prof Charles NG, Associate Dean of Engineering Prof Tai Kai NG, Associate Dean of Science Prof Wei SHYY, Provost Mr Derek SIT, Director of Campus Services Dr Samson SOONG, Unrversity Librarian Prof Kar-Yan TAM, Associate Provost and Dean of Students Prof Karl TSIM, Professor of Life Science Mr Phiip WONG, Associate Vice-President for Administration and Business and Director of Anance Prof Yan XU, Assoc,ate Professor of Information Systems, Business Statistics and Operations Management Prof Matthew YUEN, Head of Mechanical Engineering Dr Li Jing ZHU, Chairman of Staff Association Program Sub-Committee Chairman: Prof Yuk-Shan WONG, Vice-President for Administration and Business Secretary: Ms Emily HUI, Director of Public Affairs Members: Dr Grace AU, Director of Student Affairs Prof Che Ting CHAN, Chair Professor of Physics Prof Roger CHENG, Associate Dean of Engineering (Undergraduate Studies and Student Affairs) 88 I Appendix 4.2011-8.201 1 18.4.2011-31 .8.2011 4.2011 -7 .2011 20.4.2011 25.4.2011-8.5.2011 30.4.2011- 8.5.2011 7.5.2011 30.5.2011-1.6.2011 May 9.5.2011 13.5.2011 12.5.2011- 30.11.2011 21.5.2011 28.5.2011 28.5.2011 June 1.6.2011 1-3.6.2011 11.6.2011 24.6.2011 26.6.2011-24.7.2011 "Einstein in Hong Kong" • Albert Einstein (1879-1955) • Science Workshops and 'Letters to Einstein' Writing Competit ion • Einstein in Love: A Scientific Romance - Dialogue with Dennis Overbye • The Intimacy of Creativity -The Bright Sheng Partnership: Composers Meet Performers in Hong Kong Workshop Concerts • Einstein @ HKUST • IAS Conference - Cosmology since Einstein HKUST Alumni Reception in Boston HKUST Alumni Luncheon in New York HKUST 20th Anniversary Exhibition - Our Miracle Continues: A Visual Presentation Alumni Get-together in Switzerland Engineering Alumni Fun Day Class of 2001 Reunion IAS Nobel Lecture Speaker: Prof David Gross - Professor of Physics and Director of the Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics, University of California, Santa Barbara - Nobel Laureate in Physics International Conference on Technologies Beyond 2020 Alumni Night in Shenzhen IAS Nobel Lecture: Global Financial Stability and Long Run Risks Speaker: Prof Robert Engle - Michael Arrnellino Professor of Finance, New York University - Nobel Laureate in Economic Sciences HKUST Summer Musical - Elton John and Tim Rice's Aida (Hong Kong Premiere) Musical Camp 93 I Appendix April 8.4.2011 9.4.2011 13.4.201 1 14-17.4.201 1 17.4.2011 Grand Celebration for the 20th Anniversary of The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Officiating Guests: Prof Han Qide - Vice-Chairman, Standing Committee of the National People's Congress of the People's Republic of China The Hon Donald Tsang, GBM - Chief Executive of HKSAR Mr Peng Qinghua - Director, Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in HKSAR Mr Lu Xinhua - Commissioner, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China in HKSAR Dr the Hon Marvin KT Cheung, GBS, JP - Council Chairman, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Prof Tony F Chan - President, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology HKUST MBA Finance Conference HKUST 20th Anniversary Presidents Dialogue II Speakers: Prof Sir Leszek Borysiewicz - Vice-Chancellor, University of Cambridge Prof Tony F Chan - President, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology UST Service Learning Day 10th Anniversary AIA Quest for the Champion Communicator Competition (Final Round) 201 1 92 I Appendix Ms Laura Kar Yuk COZIJNSEN, President of Alumni Association Mr Johnny HO, President of Students' Union Ms Yvonne HO, Director of Human Resources Mr Mike HUDSON, Director of Facilities Management Mr Almon KWAN, Alumnus Prof Zhen Yang LIN, Professor of Chemistry Prof Michael LOY, Acting Head of Division of Life Science Prof Charles NG, Associate Dean of Engineering Prof Tai Kai NG, Associate Dean of Science Prof Kart TSIM, Professor of Ufe Science Prof Yan XU, Associate Professor of Information Systems, Business Statistics and Operations Management Dr Li Jing ZHU, Chairman of Staff Association Publication Sub-Committee Chairman: Prof Wei SHYY, Provost Secretary: Dr Steven KONG, Senior Manager (lntemal Communication and Outreach}, Public Affairs Office Members: Prof Erik BAARK, Professor of Social Science Prof Shiu Yuen CHENG, Chair Professor of Mathematics Prof Yue Kuen KWOK, Professor of Mathematics Prof Chung Yee LEE, Chair Professor of Industrial Engineering and Logistics Management Prof Christopher LEUNG, Head of Civil and Environmental Engineering Prof Jia Tao LI, Head of Management Prof Zong Li LU, Associate Professor of Humanities Mr Thomas NG, Director of Publishing Technology Center Dr Samson SOONG, University Ubrarian Promotion and PR Sub-Committee Chairman: Prof Joseph LEE, Vice-President for Research and Graduate Studies Secretary: Ms Yvonne LEE, Head of International Affairs and Marketing, Public Affairs Off,ce Members: Prof Steven DEKREY, Senior Associate Dean of Business and Management Prof Joseph KWAN, Director of Health, Safety and Environment Prof Francis LUI, Head of Economics Mr Derek SIT, Director of Campus Services Prof Kar-Yan TAM, Associate Provost and Dean of Students Prof Matthew YUEN, Head of Mechanical Engineering Fund Raising Sub-Committee Chairman: Dr Eden Y WOON, Vice-President for lnstrtut1011al Advancement Secretary: Ms Daisy CHAN, Director of Development and Alumni Office Members: Prof Khaled BEN LET AIEF, Dean of Engineering Prof Leonard CHENG, Dean of Business and Management Prof Shiu Yuen CHENG, Chair Professor of Mathematics Prof James LEE, Dean of Humanities and Social Science 89 I Appendix 21.3.2011 22.3.2011 23.3.2011 3.2011 3.2011 3.2011 3.2011-4.2011 April 1.4.2011 7.4.2011 IAS UC RUSAL President's Forum: Equilibrium in the Labour Market with Search Frictions Speaker: Prof Christopher Pissarides - Norman Sosnow Chair in Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science - Nobel Laureate in Economic Sciences 5th Annual Concert of University Philharmonic Orchestra, HKUSTSU China Economic Development Forum Speakers: Prof Justin Yifu Lin - Senior Vice President and Chief Economist, The World Bank - Former Professor, HKUST Business School Prof David Daokui Li - Director, Center for China in the World Economy, Tsinghua University - Former Professor, HKUST Business School Prof Yi Gang - Deputy Governor, The People's Bank of China - Adjunct Professor, HKUST Business School Prof KC Chan, SBS, JP - Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury, HKSAR Government - Former Dean, HKUST Business School Alumni Birthday Gift to HKUST HKUST Arts Festival 2011 E-month@HKUST Kite Design & Flying Workshop HKUST 20th Anniversary Celebration Program Parade by the School of Engineering HKUST 20th Anniversary Presidents Dialogue I Speakers: Prof Jean-Lou Chameau - President, California Institute of Technology Prof Tony F Chan - President, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology 91 I Appendix Celebratory Events Calendar January 19-22.1.2011 27.1.2011 28.1.2011 1 .2011 February 17.2.201 1 26.2.2011 March 6.3.2011 6.3.2011 8.3.2011 12.3.2011 18-19.3.201 1 21.3.2011 The Second International Workshop on Innovative Engineering Education (IEE 2011) Long Service Award Presentation Ceremony 2011 International Conference on Drug Test and Management of Drug Abuse "Your HKUST Moments" Alumni Photo Bazaar 2011 HKUST Run for Vision Meet Alumni in Shanghai The University Choir, HKUSTSU, 16th Annual Performance: "On Stage: Dream and Imagery" 15th Annual Performance of Shaolin Martial Arts Society, HKUSTSU IAS Distinguished Lecture: New Wave of Computing Speaker: Dr Ya-Qin Zhang - Corporate Vice President, Microsoft Corp - Chairman, Microsoft Asia-Pacific R&D - Visiting Member, HKUST IAS Alumni Reception in Singapore The Making of the World's Largest Digital Photo Workshop School of Engineering/ IAS Joint Distinguished Lecture: Information and Inference in the Wireless Physical Layer Speaker: Prof H Vincent Poor - Michael Henry Strater University Professor of Electrical Engineering - Dean of the School of Engineering and Applied Science, Princeton University 90 I Appendix

November 1.11.201 1 2.11.201 1 2.1 1.201 1 12.11.2011 11.2011 11.2011 25.11.2011 26.11.2011 December 12.201 1 12.2011 20-22.12.2011 HKUST Digital Images Database Institute for Advanced Study/School of Engineering/Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering Joint Distinguished Lecture: Advances in Research and Practice in Underground Construction - The Future of Megacities Speaker: Prof Robert Mair - Head of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Cambridge University IAS Distinguished Lecture: Demystifying the Chinese Economy Speaker: Prof Justin Yifu Lin - Senior Vice President and Chief Economist, The World Bank - Former Professor, HKUST Business School The First International Ecotronics Symposium - Electronics for Energy and the Environment (E3S) HKUST President's Outstanding Service Award 2011 HKUST 20th Anniversary Commemorative Book Launch Celebration Party for the 20th Anniversary of The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Hunger Hunter 12 hours Science and Technology Forum HKUST Engineering Day The 11th AEARU Workshop on Molecular Biology and Biotechnology 95 I Appendix Mission, Vision and Objectives To advance learning and knowledge through teaching and research, particularly: (i) in science. technology, engineering. management and business studies; and 0i) at the postgraduate level; and to assist in the economic and social development of Hong Kong. To be a leading university with significant international impact and strong local commitment. Global - To be a world-class university at the cutting edge internationally in all targeted fields of pursuit. National - To contribute to the economic and social development of the nation as a leading university in China. Local - To play a key role, 1n partnership with government, business, and industry, in the development of Hong Kong as a knowledge-based society. Students · To give all students. undergraduate and postgraduate alike, a broadly based university experience that includes: superior training in their chosen fields of study; a well-rounded education that enhances the development of their creativity, critical thinking. global outlook. and cultural awareness; a campus life that prepares them to be community leaders and lifelong learners. Faculty and Staff - To provide a dynamic and supportive working environment in which faculty and staff may continually develop intellectually and professionally. Research - To be a leading institution for research and postgraduate study, pursuing knowledge in both fundamental and applied areas, and collaborating closely with business and industry in promoting technological innovation and economic development. Campus Culture - To provide an open environment and atmosphere conducive to the exchange of knowledge, views, and innovative ideas among students, faculty, staff, and visiting scholars. Commitment to Hong Kong - To promote and assist in Hong Kong's economic and social development, and to enrich Hong Kong's culture.

July 26-27.7.2011 11 -29.7.201 1 September 2.9.2011 5-18.9.2011 15.9.201 1- 30.10.2011 24.9.2011 27-30.9.2011 October 10-14.10.201 1 14.10.2011 14.10.2011 14-16.10.2011 15.10.2011 17 .1 0.2011-4.1 1.2011 21-30.10.2011 23-30.10.2011 31.1 0.2011 HKUST Summer Musical - Elton John and Tim Rice's Aida (Hong Kong Premiere) Public Performances HKUST-ClY Summer Camp 2011 Performance Day 2011, Dance Society, HKUSTSU The Centenary of the Xinhai Revolution (Chinese Ink Paintings and Woodcut Prints Exhibition by Fong So) "My Story in HKUST" Interview and Exhibition Alumni Get-together in Germany Student Conference on Global Business HKUST 20th Anniversary Glacier Week IAS UC RUSAL President's Forum: The Changing Dynamics of the World Speaker: Dr Jim O'Neill - Chairman, Goldman Sachs Asset Management The HKUST Alumni Association Annual Dinner The International Genetically Engineered Machine Competition 2011 Regional Jamboree-Asia HKUST 20th Anniversary Special 1V Program House One Festival HKUST "Bring Technology to Community" Exhibition The HKUST Alumni European Reunion IAS Nobel Lecture: On Efficiently Financing Retirement Speaker: Prof Edward Prescott -W P Carey Chaired Professor, Arizona State University - Senior Monetary Adviser, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis - Nobel Laureate in Economic Sciences 94 I Appendix