The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology [As at Sep 2017]

We are an institution that constantly seeks to advance the world and ourselves:

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Global Employability University Ranking 2016 (No.1 in Greater China)

PARTNERSHIPS

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FACULTY PROFILE

100% with doctorate degree Majority from the following universities: • Brown • Cambridge

• Carnegie-Mellon • Chicago • Columbia • Cornell • Duke • Harvard • Illinois • London • Maryland • Michigan • MIT • New York • Northwestern • Oxford • Pennsylvania • Princeton • Purdue • Southern California • Stanford • Toronto • UBC • UC Berkeley • UCLA • Washington • Wisconsin • Yale

No. of New Research Projects

Sponsor Project Commencement Year

06-07 07-08 08-09 09-10 10-11 11-12 12-13 13-14 14-15 15-16 HKSAR Govt (UGC / RGC) 379 377 414 373 418 509 467 527 575 624 Others 220 207 236 246 230 242 311 349 349 369 Total 599 584 650 619 648 751 753 855 901 969* New Research Funding

Funding (in HK$M) 324.2 369.6 447 432.6 409.3 444.1 548.4 485.2 521.8 578.4** * No. of projects does not add up due to projects with multiple sponsors. ** Includes R&D projects administrated by R and D Corporation and Mainland platforms. Excludes R-portion i.e. on-costs, PI costs and HSS Premium provided by RGC for ERG projects.

RESEARCH

HKUST’S STRATEGIC VISION

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RANKINGS 

(AS AT SEP 2017)

HKUST #1 Asian Top 200 Young Universities (No.2 in the world) Times Higher Education Young University Rankings 2017 #2 World's Top 50 Universities Under 50 (4 years in a row) QS Top 50 Under 50 2014 - 2018

#30 World's Top 1000 Universities QS World University Rankings 2018

#44 World's Top 1000 Universities Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2017 - 2018 School of

Science #27 #23 World’s Top 500 Universities in Chemistry World’s Top 300 Universities in Materials Sciences (No. 1 in Hong Kong) (No. 1 in Hong Kong) QS World University Rankings 2017QS World University Rankings 2017 #43 World’s Top 400 Universities in Mathematics QS World University Rankings 2017 School of

Engineering

#15 World’s Top 500 Universities in Engineering and Technology (No. 2 in Greater China)QS World University Rankings 2017

#19 World’s Top 100 Universities in Engineering and Technology (No. 2 in Greater China)Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2016-2017 #14 World’s Top 100 Universities in Computer Science (No. 2 in Asia) Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2016-2017 #1

#1

Global EMBA Ranking - for the School’s Kellogg-HKUST Executive MBA Program

(For 7 times in the past ten years)

#15 Global MBA Ranking - for the School’s Full-Time MBA Program (No. 1 in Asia)

#26 Top 100 Business School Research Rankings (No.1 in Asia)

Financial Times Global EMBA Rankings 2007, 2009-2013, 2016 Global EMBA Ranking - for the School’s Kellogg-HKUST Executive MBA Program QS Global Joint EMBA Rankings 2017

Financial Times Global MBA Rankings 2017

University of Texas at Dallas (UTD) Business School Research Rankings 2017 School of Business and Management School of Humanities & Social Science

#27 World’s Top 500 Universities in Social Sciences & Management (No. 3 in Hong Kong)QS World University Rankings 2017

#80 World's Top 100 Universities in Social Sciences (No. 2 in Hong Kong) Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2016 - 2017 #10 Asian Top 100 Universities in Social Sciences & Management QS University Rankings : Asia 2015

#37 Asian Top 100 Universities in Arts & Humanities QS University Rankings : Asia 2015

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* Undergraduate Postgraduate

4,874

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HKUST FACTS AND FIGURES 2016

FIGURES AT A GLANCE

Opening • October 1991

Faculty Members (Regular) • 641 Academic Departments and Divisions • 20 Research Institutes • 13 Research Centers • 54

Schools, Programs Offices, Institutes • School of Science

• School of Engineering

• School of Business and Management • School of Humanities and Social Science

• HKUST Fok Ying Tung Graduate School • Interdisciplinary Programs Office

• HKUST Jockey Club Institute for Advanced Study • HKUST Institute for Public Policy

Student Enrollment Total 14,208*

*Data as of Dec 2016

Science Engineering

Business & Management Humanities & Social Science HKUST Fok Ying Tung Graduate School Interdisciplinary Programs

NON-LOCAL STUDENT NUMBERS

Non-Local Local-HK Undergraduate and Postgraduate  Academic Year

STUDENT NUMBERS 

(AS AT DEC 2016)

Undergraduate Postgraduate Total 08-09 09-10 10-11 11-12 12-13 13-14 14-15 7,134 _7,120 7,204 7,224 9,454 9,630 _9,026 2,137 2,395 2,677 3,012 3,625 3,826 4,715 15-16 16-17 9,480 9,148 4,730 5,060 2,867 857 5,391 2,119 4,742 3,277 1,465 221 234 1 1 752 554 198 2,010 3,272 455

Global EMBA Ranking for 7 times in the past ten years (Financial Times Global EMBA Rankings 2007, 2009-2013, 2016)

HKUST’s holistic approach provides an all-round student experience. Opportunities include interdisciplinary courses, student exchanges, early research experience, internships, and a co-op program.

EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT

Fully 100% of our faculty team holds doctorates, mostly from leading institutions around the globe. We are looking to keep a diverse international mix of motivated, high-achieving educators and researchers.

FACULTY DEVELOPMENT

Students and faculty are encouraged to reach out to society via community service programs such as HKUST Connect and the REDbird Award Program. We are also expanding links with our global alumni communities.

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

The University undertakes proactive recruitment of top global researchers. State-of-the-art equipment and funding support are available. Areas of focus include nano-science and nano-technology; life science and biotechnology; electronics, wireless and information technology; environment and sustainable development; energy; and management education and research. Collaborative activities with government and industry help to develop science and technology in Hong Kong while

international and Mainland China partnerships extend HKUST’s research reach.

RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT

Straddling East and West, HKUST is well connected with Mainland China universities and enterprises while academically aligned with the West. The Fok Ying Tung Graduate School in Nansha and IER centers in Shenzhen are helping to build ties in different regions of China.

Strategic partnerships with top global universities are boosting education and research opportunities for HKUST students and academics.

INTERNATIONAL AND MAINLAND STRATEGY

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Times Higher Education Young University Rankings 2017

HKUST IN THE GLOBAL CONTEXT

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Founded in 1991, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) is dedicated to fostering global leaders, critical thinkers, and new knowledge. In more than two decades after establishment, we t were ranked the No.1 university in Asia.* Our pursuit of excellence centers on our uncompromising effort to hire the best educators and researchers from around the world, and to serve as a holistic learning arena through a wide range of academic and personal development opportunities and a lively mix of local and international students, vibrant campus life, and East-West perspectives.

*Times Higher Education Young University Rankings 2017

Hong Kong is one of the world’s most cosmopolitan cities, holding a distinctive status within China under the unique “one country, two systems” concept. The city is a global hub for financial services and business, and a top tourist destination. Hong Kong enjoys free flow of information and academic freedom. It also serves as a gateway to and from Mainland China and the international community.

Working individually and together across disciplines in education and research to fuel innovation and creative minds.

WHO WE ARE

THE HONG KONG ADVANTAGE

SCHOOL OF SCIENCE

The most comprehensive engineering school in Hong Kong. Includes all-round research opportunities and education programs in computer science, industrial engineering, logistics management, mechanical and aerospace engineering, civil and environmental engineering, electronic and computer engineering; and Hong Kong’s only chemical engineering department.

SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING

SCHOOL OF BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT

SCHOOL OF HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCE 

INTERDISCIPLINARY PROGRAMS OFFICE

High-flying undergraduate programs in areas such as technology and management, risk management and business intelligence, environmental management and technology and individualized interdisciplinary major.

HKUST FOK YING TUNG GRADUATE SCHOOL

The HKUST Fok Ying Tung Graduate School (FYTGS) was established in 2007. The School oversees the University’s knowledge transfer endeavors in HKUST’s Mainland platforms, including Guangzhou HKUST Fok Ying Tung Research Institute (FYTRI), HKUST Shenzhen Research Institute (SRI), HKUST R and D Corporation (Shenzhen) Limited (RDCSZ) and HKUST LED-FPD Technology R&D Center at Foshan (FSC). The School’s mission is to ensure that the University’s efforts to advance innovation and entrepreneurship in Mainland China are integrated and coordinated in a coherent manner.

HKUST JOCKEY CLUB INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED STUDY

More than 50 Visiting Professors and International Advisory Board Members, including some of the world’s leading academics. More than 950 distinguished lectures, seminars, conferences and workshops have been held since the founding of the Institute in 2006.

The School’s programs are consistently ranked among the best in the world.

Network of around 130 undergraduate exchange partners and around 80 postgraduate exchange partners with leading business schools.

Largest interdisciplinary program in humanities and social science in Greater China.

Multi-perspective training and research in fields encompassing anthropology, economics, innovation studies, linguistics, music, philosophy, political science, sociology, literature, history, and creative writing.

THE HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF 

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

An with strong ties to global

thought leaders, and wide-ranging connections with Mainland China

A university with an

which seeks to become a global premier knowledge hub and incubator of top scientific leaders

Comprised of one division and three departments in life science, chemistry, mathematics and physics, the School offers a wide spectrum of programs with special emphasis on developing innovative curricula in areas of technological importance. The School is home to two national research facilities, the State Key Laboratory of Molecular Neuroscience and the Hong Kong Branch of Chinese National Engineering Research Centers (CNERC) for Tissue Restoration and Reconstruction.

• Excellence, Integrity, and Academic Freedom • Global Vision and Local Commitment

• Can-do Spirit

• Inclusiveness, Diversity, and Respect • 1-HKUST

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dedicated to educating well-rounded students with a and

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A university with a

conducive to the pursuit of intellectual and academic excellence

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Our core values support the University and provide the guiding principles that advance us toward our mission and vision:

The Division of Environment and Sustainability and the Division of Public Policy leverage HKUST’s cross-disciplinary research strengths.

An elite research university with a global reputation for excelling in science, technology and business, complemented by humanities and social science