Contents [hide]
1 History
2 Campus
2.1 Academic Building
2.2 The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Library
2.3 Health services
2.4 Safety and Environment
3 Reputation and rankings
4 Academic organisation
4.1 School of Science
4.2 School of Engineering
4.2.1 Center for Global & Community Engagement
4.3 School of Business and Management
4.4 School of Humanities and Social Science
4.5 Research Studies
4.5.1 HKUST Fok Ying Tung Graduate School/ HKUST Fok Ying Tung Research Institute
4.5.2 HKUST Jockey Club Institute for Advanced Study
4.6 Research Institutes and Centers
5 Student life
5.1 Students' residence
5.2 Students' Union
5.2.1 Executive Committee
5.2.2 Council
5.2.3 Editorial Board
5.2.4 Court
5.2.5 Affiliated societies
5.2.5.1 Independent Clubs Association and Independent Clubs
5.2.5.2 Sports Association and Sports Clubs
5.2.5.3 House Students' Association
5.2.5.4 School Societies
5.2.5.5 Departmental Societies
6 See also
7 Notes
8 References
9 External links
History[edit]
Established in 1991 under Chapter 1141 of the Laws of Hong Kong (The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Ordinance), HKUST is one of the eight statutory universities in Hong Kong.
In the late 1980s the Hong Kong Government anticipated a strong demand for university graduates to fuel an economy increasingly based on services. Sir Chung Sze Yuen and the then Governor of Hong Kong, Sir Edward Youde, conceived the idea of another university in addition to the pre-existing two universities (HKU and CUHK).
Planning for the Third University, named The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology later, began in 1986. Construction began at the Kohima Camp site in Tai Po Tsai on the Clear Water Bay Peninsula. The site was earmarked for the construction of a new British Army garrison, but plans for the construction of the garrison were shelved after the Sino-British Joint Declaration was signed in 1984.
Originally scheduled to finish in 1994, the death of Sir Edward in 1986 led to increased effort and allowed UST to open its doors early – in 1991. Several leading scientists and researchers took up positions at the new university in its early years, including physicist Leroy Chang who arrived in 1993 as Dean of Science and went on to become Vice-President for Academic Affairs. Thomas E. Stelson was also a founding member of the administration.
The project was criticised for surpassing the budget set forth by the Hong Kong Government and Royal Hong Kong Jockey Club. However, under the fund-raising efforts of its President, Woo Chia-wei, the first students enrolled in October 1991. By 1992, accommodation and athletic facilities were expanded to support about 7,000 students.
Several more expansion projects such as the construction of The Hong Kong Jockey Club Enterprise Center have since been completed. The library extension building, Lee Shau Kee Business Building (LSK), South Bus Station and Undergraduate Halls VIII and IX are the latest additions to the campus.
Campus[edit]
Bird's-eye view of the HKUST campus
The university is situated at the northern part of Clear Water Bay Peninsula in Sai Kung District, New Territories, Hong Kong, occupying a site overlooking Port Shelter in Tai Po Tsai. The campus occupies a 58-hectare site which is divided into a several sections: the Academic Building, S.H. Ho Sports Hall, student halls, outdoor sports facilities, the University Centre, apartments, staff quarters and the President's Lodge.
Academic Building[edit]
The Academic Building contains 10 lecture theatres (A-H, J-K) as well as a multitude of classrooms, laboratories and administrative offices. The lecture theatres can accommodate classes of up to 450 students and offer audiovisual equipment.
Lee Shau Kee Business Building (LSK), completed in 2013 and named after entrepreneur Lee Shau Kee, houses offices and classrooms of the School of Business and Management (SBM). Before LSK went into operation, offices and classrooms used by all of the 4 schools were grouped under the same roof in the Academic Building.
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Library[edit]
The HKUST Library, part of the Hong Kong Academic Library Link (HKALL), occupies a central location of the campus. Connected to the Academic Building, it is accessible directly from the Hong Kong Jockey Club Atrium. It spans five floors with over 12,350 sq m[8] of floor space, providing 3,100 seats as well as computing facilities. It offers a wide array of information resources, both local and remote. In addition to over 700,000 print volumes and a large collection of media resources, it provides access to more than 34,000 periodical titles, a large number of e-books, databases, and other digital information resources.
The library owns a collection of old maps of China and the rest of Asia, produced by Chinese and Western cartographers over the last 500 years. A selection of these maps, providing an insight into the history of international geographic knowledge, was published by the library in a limited-edition (1000 copies) volume in 2003.
Unlike other university libraries in Hong Kong where access is limited to persons affiliated to the institutions, HKUST Library is open to the public except during examinations.
Health services[edit]
Located on LG1, next to the Sports Hall entrance, the Health Center consists of a medical clinic, a student dental clinic as well as a staff dental clinic. The medical clinic provides free outpatient service to all full-time students and staff. Specialist services in Allergy, Dermatology, ENT, Internal Medicine, Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Ophthalmology, Pulmonology, Surgery and Physiotherapy are available subject to a charge.
Safety and Environment[edit]
The Health, Safety and Environment Office (HSEO) was established to develop and help implement safety and environmental policies and procedures, and to provide necessary services to facilitate the realisation of this commitment.
Reputation and rankings[edit]
University rankings
Global
ARWU 201–300
Times 51
QS 40
Asia
ARWU[15] 27-42
Times 7
QS (Global version)
QS (Regional version)
HKUST had been previously ranked Asia's No.1 by the independent regional QS Asian University Rankings for three consecutive years from 2011 to 2013. It's one of the fastest growing institutions as ranked #2 and #4 by QS world's under-50 universities and Times 100 under 50 universities respectively in 2014. The THE's World Reputation Rankings of 2015 considered it the second reputable in the territory, while it was third in the HKU Public Opinion Programme survey (2012). According to Global Employability University Ranking 2014, the University's graduates have the most employment rate among Greater China, ranked 16th worldwide.[25]
Academic organisation[edit]
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The overall academic organisation structure is as follows:
School of Science (SSCI) School of Engineering (SENG) School of Business and Management (SBM) School of Humanities and Social Science (SHSS) Interdisciplinary Programs Office (IPO) Dean of Students
Division of Life Science
Department of Chemistry
Department of Mathematics
Department of Physics
Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Department of Computer Science and Engineering
Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering
Department of Industrial Engineering and Logistics Management
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Department of Accounting
Department of Economics
Department of Finance
Department of Information Systems, Business Statistics and Operations Management
Department of Marketing
Department of Management
Division of Humanities
Division of Social Science
Center for Language Education
Division of Biomedical Engineering
Division of Environment
Office of Undergraduate Recruitment and Admission
Student Affairs Office
Moreover, in 2012, there is also a collaboration and consultation effort between Xi’an Jiaotong University (XJTU) and the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) in establishing a School of Sustainable Development, namely “XJTU-HKUST Joint School of Sustainable Development (JSSD)”.
School of Science[edit]
The School of Science emphasises the whole-person development and international exposure of students. Its undergraduate exchange program provides science students with as many international learning opportunities as it can throughout their studies. The School has teamed up with over 60 exchange partners from regions including Australia, United Kingdom, United States, Mainland China, and Japan.
School of Engineering[edit]
Computer science, industrial engineering, logistics management, mechanical engineering, civil and environmental engineering, electronic and computer engineering, and Hong Kong's only chemical engineering department are all undertaken at HKUST.
Notable facilities include the world's first Geotechnical Centrifuge Facility equipped with biaxial shaking table and a Huawei-HKUST Innovative Laboratory established to explore telecom networks, wireless technologies and other relevant emerging technologies. The School is also home to the Ministry of Education/Microsoft Research Asia Information Technology Key Laboratory, a model for collaboration between university, industry, and government.
The School of Engineering has student exchange programs with over 90 reputable overseas and Mainland China universities, including Cornell University, Georgia Institute of Technology, University of Michigan, ETH Zurich, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Purdue University, University of Pennsylvania, University College London, University of Bristol, Technical University of Munich, University of California, etc. The School also offers summer study programs as an alternative to the exchange programs in regular semesters.
Center for Global & Community Engagement[edit]
The Center for Global & Community Engagement (GCE) is established as co-curricular program under the School of Engineering, engaging students to make contributions to the community and to broaden their international exposure. GCE supports individuals and student teams such as the HKUST Robotics Team to participate in international competitions.
School of Business and Management[edit]
HKUST's School of Business and Management (SBM) is branded HKUST Business School. Global perspectives are assisted by the School's 140 faculties. The School offers degree programs– undergraduate, MBA, EMBA, and PhD – and range of executive education. 12 research centers are assigned to areas from business case studies and investing to Asian Financial Markets and China Business & Management, the School is also superbly placed to leverage its international and regional knowledge base as Asia rises in significance in the global economy. A new purpose-built campus at HKUST is set to enable the School to develop further.
The School of Business and Management partners with around 110 schools worldwide. Its partners consist of universities in Asia, New Zealand, Australia, Europe, North America and South America. Every year close to 400 undergraduates, over half of the School's BBA/BSc student population, spend a semester at business schools overseas. Some students can be selected for two semester exchanges at different universities in two continents.
School of Humanities and Social Science[edit]
The School of Humanities and Social Science supports interdisciplinary academic training and research in fields including anthropology, economics, geography, history, innovation studies, languages, linguistics, literature, music, philosophy, political science, psychology, sociology, and visual art..
Research Studies[edit]
HKUST Fok Ying Tung Graduate School/ HKUST Fok Ying Tung Research Institute[edit]
On 25 January 2007, the HKUST officially named its graduate school in Nansha as HKUST Fok Ying Tung Graduate School/ HKUST Fok Ying Tung Research Institute[35] in a ceremony that combined the official opening of the graduate school and the ground-breaking of its Nansha campus.
HKUST Jockey Club Institute for Advanced Study[edit]
HKUST Jockey Club Institute for Advanced Study (IAS) at HKUST champions collaborative projects across disciplines and institutions. It forges relationships with academic, business, community, and government leaders. The IAS organised its inaugural lecture by noted scientist Prof. Stephen Hawking in June 2006
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