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Pioneering Professor Tony Eastham Heads West
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Pioneering Professor Tony Eastham
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Professor James Z Lee Assumes Deanship
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Breathing New Life into
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President Paul Chu, flanked by Vice-Presidents Roland Chin and Yuk-Shan Wong, matching into the stadium to start the run
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By Ross Lai
n Sunday 31 May, right after the students have finished their exams and before a good portion of the HKUST community took their summer break, a moving farewell event was held in honor of our departing President Paul Chu.
The event was moving not just in the physical sense of 380 relay-runners circumventing the 400-meter track in colorful and fancy costumes for an hour, but it was also a moving moment where the HKUST community – students, alumni, faculty and staff – expressed their fond wishes and parting sentiments for their beloved head of the University for the past eight years.
There was also a fund-raising element to the run with all members of the HKUST family
contributing to the setting up of a fund for the development of sports in the University. Over $500,000 was raised in total (including
contributions after the event) by the participating teams, Court and Council members, and not the least, the President himself and his wife.
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Team 27, named Ice Cream Makers, comprising the President, Vice-Presidents, Dean of Undergraduate Education Prof Kar-Yan Tam and members of the Office of University Development and Public Affairs, is impartially elected by media representatives attending the event as the Best Dressed Team. The costume and props are reminiscent of one of the highlights of creativity at the University’s 15th Anniversary in 2006 where the President made ice cream for the HKUST community using liquid nitrogen from the laboratory as coolant
The Team from the Facilities Management Office is the best fund raisers
A group of fans – students and alumni – present the President with well-wishing cards The Fok Ying Tung Graduate School, cheered on by its Dean Prof Tongxi Yu, fields one of the most eye-cataching teams
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Media representatives are quick to capture this warm moment of friendship and adoration
When it comes to color and charm, no one can beat the Engineered QQ Not all participants are human – this panda-eyed runner catches many eyeballs as he takes to the track.
Another team mimics both the President’s phantom-of-the-opera look in his epic TV appearance, and his short but much televised run a year ago as an Olympic Torch Bearer
President Chu with his team of super loyal supporters
The Fastest Team, comprising no other than HKUST Athletic Team members, completes a stunning 53 laps, or slightly over a half-marathon, within just an hour. Their strategy is for the runners to take frequent turns to do short sprints
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For the first time in years, HKUST students made a clean sweep of all Croucher Studentships. The higher honor
Butterfield-Croucher Studentship went to Year 2 Biochemistry doctorate student Alan Wong Siu Lun and the Croucher Studentship was won by another Year 2 Biochemistry doctorate student Jacque Ip Pak Kan. Genesis-HKUST Newsletter talks to the winners.
alcolm Gladwell, a writer with the New Yorker, claims in his book Outliers : The Story of
Success that success hinges on opportunity
and the time you have spent on honing your skills in a particular field. Citing the examples of the Beatles, Bill Gates, and ”The Father of the Atomic Bomb” J Robert Oppenheimer, Gladwell posits that the key to success in any field is simply a matter of practicing a specific task for a total of 10,000 hours.
While HKUST Biochemistry doctorate student and recipient of the 2009 Butterfield-Croucher Studentship Alan Wong has yet to attain the full-blown success of these top-notch leaders of different professions, his story strikes a remarkable resemblance to Gladwell’s profiles.
At the outbreak of SARS in Hong Kong in November 2002 that claimed 299 lives in the territory, Alan Wong, then a final year undergraduate student in Biochemistry at the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK), had the rare honor of participating in a research project to decode a SARS viral protein, which they called “3a”. This important mission was spearheaded by CUHK’s two research teams which worked closely together and in collaboration with the Prince of Wales Hospital. Alan’s team was headed by CUHK’s Biochemistry Professor Edwin H Y Chan and another by Professor Stephen K W Tsui. As a core member of his team, Alan was closely involved in mapping out the research design and conducting the experiments.
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The epidemic was finally contained in July 2003 but their work continued until the team came to an important discovery months later — that this SARS viral protein “3a” is a very malignant protein which will trigger cell death.
The research teams decided to document their research process and outcome in an academic paper entitled “In vivo functional characterization of the
SARS-Conronavirus 3a protein in Drosophila”. Released in 2005, the paper
carried 10 researchers’ names with Alan as the first contributor.
At the age of 22, Alan has already been through some substantial research experiences. Yet his participation in the project was not due to luck. By the time he progressed into his third year of studies, the amount of time he has spent on laboratory research was so impressive that he was enlisted to take part in the project.
Before he took on the SARS project in 2002, he had clocked up more than 1,800
hours of laboratory work, more than four times the average of 400 hours by his CUHK peers.
He built up this astounding track record through working part-time at a
Biochemistry laboratory at CUHK during his first two years of study, and working at a laboratory at the University of
Cambridge for two months in the summer of 2004.
“By the time I was admitted to CUHK’s Biochemistry Department, I wasn’t sure if Biochemistry was right for me. So I said yes to an invitation from a Biochemistry senior to help out in his supervisor’s laboratory while still being a CUHK freshman.
“At Cambridge, I was working with a multinational team comprising some of the brightest talents in neuroscience and sharing their insights and approaches to work. My stay at Cambridge was an eye opener to me and one of the most precious experiences in my life, “ said Alan.
To extend this piece of remarkable experience, Alan joined HKUST for his doctorate program in Biochemistry after completing an MPhil program in the same subject with CUHK in 2007.
Opportunities may knock but once or twice in our life. When they catch us unprepared, they will slip through our fingers.
For Alan, when the chances came, he seized them tight. It is no surprise that Alan, as an undergraduate was involved in an important SARS research project and survived the most rigorous competition to become the winner of the prestigious Butterfield-Croucher Studentship.
When Hard Work
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By May Cheung
Picture shows Alan with his supervisor Prof Nancy Ip (right) and HKSAR Government’s Secretary for Justice Wong Yan-lung at the Croucher Foundation Award Presentation Ceremony
Robert Oppenheimer, Bill Gates and the Beatles are the “outliers” portrayed by Malcolm Gladwell
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Alan (2nd from left) with his colleagues at HKUST’s Biochemistry laboratory
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The latest Croucher Studentship Awardee Jacque Ip Pak Kan is a HKUST Year 2 doctorate student in Biochemistry. Armed with a bachelor’s degree in Biochemistry from the University of Sydney, he is one of the three doctorate students studying neuroscience under the supervision of Biochemistry Department’s Prof Nancy Ip.
hen Jacque Ip Pak Kan first started to do research work full time in September 2007, it has never occurred to him that the life of a researcher is that of riding on a roller-coaster – the twists and turns involved can be as elating as it is disconcerting.
At one moment you are trapped in total darkness inside a tunnel, and then you daylight at the end of the tunnel and are carried to the top of the world where roses and stars are within reach.
In late 2007 when Jacque was first admitted to HKUST, what he has planned to launch was a basic research project on the molecular mechanism in our brain. Specifically he wanted to find out the molecular mechanism of genes and proteins in guiding the growth of an axon (a nerve fiber). Axon is a long,
slender projection of a nerve cell which serves as the transmission lines of the nervous system. It can grow and elongate to over a meter in length and can be found in most parts of our body.
Yet his first year project was wrought primarily with frustrations and disappointments.
“Toiling for 10 months on a grueling schedule of 12-hour days and 7-day weeks, we could not collect any data revealing to us,” remarked Jacque. This is possibly a severe setback to someone with a sterling academic record from the University of Sydney. As a first-class-honor graduate and a recipient of University medal, he was always on the Dean’s List and the nominee list for the University’s Talented Programs. But basic research, according to a paper “What is
basic research” released by USA’s National Science
Foundation, is essentially “a game of chance”:
The essential difference between basic and applied research lies in the freedom permitted the scientist. In applied work the problem is defined and he looks for the best possible solution meeting these conditions. In basic research he is released of such restrictions; he is confined only by his own imagination and creative ability.
For all its flexibility and creativity, basic research can be disheartening in its lack of precise directives or road map.
In June 2008, after about 10 months’ trial and error, Jacque decided to explore the research question in a different way and shifted his research focus to studying the mechanism of neuronal (nerve cell) migration. Neuronal migration is a field with enormous potential. To prepare himself for this change, he embarked on an intensive 2-week study program at
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As an undergraduate Jacque (2nd from left) joins a gathering with University of Sydney’s faculty members, sitting next to him (1st from left) is University of Sydney’s Prof Iain Campbell, an expert in Molecular Biology
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“When life is still at its embryonic stage, nerve cells first appear in the lower and inner part of the cortex of the brain called ventricular zone. As they grow and mature, they would move to the upper part of the cortex. Any mishap that occurs in the migration process will result in neuronal migration disorder, a disease named
lissencephaly which causes mental retardation
and other brain malfunctions,” said Jacque. Working with apprehension and the awareness that this redirection might lead him to nowhere, Jacque labored non-stopped for two months. With the guidance from Prof Nancy Ip, Jacque finally arrived at a surprising discovery. He has identified a gene which plays a vital role in neuronal
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migration in rodents —it seems he has ventured to the end of the dark corridor where the first gleam of light appeared almost palpable !
This astounding discovery was made just within a few months’ time, shortly after Jacque was back from his Tokyo trip.
According to the Human Genome Project, there are as many as 35,000 genes in the human body, the features and functions of many of these genes have yet to be ascertained. “This is an interesting finding because the causes of human neuronal migration disorders remain largely unknown. Not many genes are known to be involved in this complicated migration process during development. “It was sort of striking to me that I have found something novel. This discovery will definitely open up new possibilities and might drastically change the course of my research project,” said Jacque.
Despite the elation Jacque enjoyed over this novel finding, he said he is far from being at the summit of a mountain. He knows too well that this finding marks the beginning of yet another arduous journey and the most critical trial is still ahead. Dendrites Nucleus Cell body Mycin sheath Direction of impulse Nerve impulse Axon Axon serminals Axon Synapse Dendrite of receiving neuron Vesicle Receptor molecules Neuro-transmitters
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Teaching is another source of joy for Jacque. Picture shows him (3rd from right) with his year 2 students at a laboratory
11 ࣦཔ在2007年加入科大，準備ԑఐظϢॊुߞȂ ҁЂݯٟգྍਫ਼ۖȂ১ڽॊुߞӠ౾බՀᄊױჅЋژ ϘዹȂێКߞༀᱸԄȂᅁЙږऎҳϠႽșഺϘےְ݂ ڗ൝གࣽȂ؆ԑऻЙڍҍႮȇڤϘےְࡒ݂၉ڗݺ༳ᇑȂࠅ ઔ࣐ޫៈјҞфȄ ࣦཔঋुٿߞ࣏Ϙ༵ᚂुٿ༵ӫșЂၝߞжЄᑟۘȄҁঋ ϞႋകӨᎳ۶ԯߞжЄۘԴ༄ॎߞࠜКݙطᆊߞڎ֒Ȅ ༄ॎ࣏ૠ၃४ߞܼ֩ߏȂ࣏Ϡᢜૠ၃ڀߞཇᓮ።Ȅ༄ॎҞ ѽࠜϘռѽϯȂڭܼ֩ۖԴᢜаЙԢൊ֜Ȅ ࣦ֭པϘՐߞुٿȂࡒ҇ᆕϞҵౕሃضȄġ ҁᐸȈȶԴ൵ࠐϩৎѡȂڹاُ۹Ѝ֯ϛчȂُчIJijЈ Ȃ㤯ଢ๑ᔝᇰȂ๑ޱرۖԇ֣ۍుݑߞዴᑂȄȷᅆݺϘ ৎಲݺఉҺЂᐯȂᅡࡄ๑ዴߞЂᐯӠڽሲȂഺ࣏ϘৎЙضЙ ՙߞీȄၧࣦཔߞԩՄᗁԴఉҺЂᐯᔹٽᐯӠԩඏКҍȂ Ӥݺᐯᖻ൰ҍȂԺըᖔ੭ўయᚧணҐЂᐯߞႤᔹȄҁ ѽϘૺᅷ᠖ಲȂᖔЂᐯߞ൵ᅷ᠖ġșġЂᐯጨൢȄ ੲᑂग़ਛॊᐯࠛྻϘԊԩऎȮ֣ᓜᚂुٿȯߞћൢȂ ᚂुٿ࣏ϘඞȶলᔍतߞႼᕚȷȄћൢሲȈ ȶᚂुٿሃᕕӡुٿߞ൵Ђ־Ȃ࣏ुٿ৶ݙᐾգߞӤ࢘Ȅ ᕕӡुٿ༵ӫߞயᛟ՝ЏፁܠȂुٿ৶ݙ༷இߞබ࣏رҍႋٙய ᛟߞ൵ڸў੯ȄంڰᚂुٿߞϠࡒҞѽч֖ߩȂЙۦনۘ ˕ġறϘߞفᒨȂݏ࣏ुٿ৶ӎڗߞ൹ྲࢥᇯሃྐᄊϧȄȷ ᚂुٿכєϠߞԳўȂ࣏ҹঋِुٿ৶ݺ൹ྲȂᐽݺᕕ ᢏȄ֭ᚂुٿ૿ѻ౻ႮԨȂ㤯݀݀҄Ϡ๑ݙᏋంȄ ၃Ⴥϩৎѡߞض១ȂࣦཔٙܠؼᢏўԨȂुٿૠ၃ЮЂၝૠ၃ ४ߞೊஜᑟۘȄૠ၃Юೊ֖࣏Ϙৎ࿂ऎদঋߞुٿፑඛȂ֭ ϠেᅆթݙߢЙԺȄऎϞ෪ुٿૠ၃Юೊ֖ݙ༷ۍ൯ߞߢᝊ ۶ثങȂࣦཔԴॊЂӠߏмᐯڀߞՉవ۶ׄϭȂપԳۖџ ӎތڴЂᐯߞӠмᅁᢚ࢈֯Ϟی࣐งߞണயȄ ȶညӠۻЪԴॣ३ਣ༥ࣱȂЂၝ४൵ࠐҍݺЂၝөኸஐ ϢфஐֲȂġϘৎاেᇍऎȺ࢈Ȼߞൊ֜ȄᔌЂၝ४ ࠜਣȂҹেබྻᅙᅙหೊۖЂၝөኸႵߞ֜၉Ȅഺৎೊஜ Ⴥॶգԇ֣୯ҵȂබྻҍၝૠ၃Юೊ֖ಳ௱փєၝઽȄ ഺৎ࠸ᇍȺԍߞၝЄȻߞၝઽሃԧขϧਣᓵ፤фЂၝҵ Ꭰգзᝯ࠼ȂȷࣦཔሲȄ ࣦཔݱᐼᐼᄏᄏߞѕఐ༟ਣྲߞुٿȂġԴၧӜՂిఱߞࢽ ᐱϭॴᐼϞවৎѡȂೣݺంᅁᢚցᄂڗϯϞϘৎԴၝૠ၃ Юೊ֖ჅКᝯᘣ֯ӡߞԯȄഺৎȂ҄ϘߡԴᆗགߞ ᔋႽКᄥᄥᚼߞࣦཔȂೣݺرۖҍϾȂᕨԍԓȄӤҁٙܠؼ ᢏўԨۖތڴȶᐯȷȂۖഺৎ҄ϠᢘඈߞȂЙჅ࣏වৎ ѡߞԍȄ ੲᑂϠԯೡᄑȂϠᢜКգĴĶĭıııৎԯȂ֭Ђൊж ԯߞપݑሃ֯ӡȂاেЪ࣏ݙߢЙԺȄ ȶॊᐯਛЪӏرۖၝૠ၃Юೊ֖ಳ௱ߞԯȂϵӏፁܠഺ ৎჅݙಝઘߞԯԩᇍфێዴӫȂݙѽഺৎࠐَȂᅁԴ ҄ϠᄁህȄاߞॊुႽႮॎ๒ᢏఀኵዃڽȂփഺৎӺҞ କྻᅔܺؼᢏاߞुٿႮԨȂȷࣦཔࠑӯȄ ऎϞྲփᡌޟᄁህߞࣦཔȂݡທᢰЏྏۖᆕșࠜႮ ᆝᆝȂҁߢႽ൵ᗞһߞࣄᐼᘘԴࡈব۸ġĢ
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Picture shows Jacque (4th from right) at the Novartis International Biotech Leadership Camp 2008, another rare learning opportunity
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graduating this year, Cho Sheung Yu is a Science graduate from Singapore. To fulfill her dream of setting up her own social enterprise, she will embark on a Master’s degree program in Management Research at the University of Oxford this September. She relates to us how she came to this career aspiration.
indy (not her real name) was a bright young girl and was always at the top in her class until she came down with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, a crippling mental disorder that left her trapped in the bathroom for 5 hours every day washing herself until her hands turned white and wrinkled from the soap. However, she dared not tell even her best friend about it, fearing that people would turn against her once they knew that she was different.
Cindy opened my eyes to a sector of society whose existence I had previously been unaware of, a group of marginalized people suffering in silence, especially in East Asia, where discrimination against such people is prevalent. After interacting with more people like Cindy as well as their families, I realized how desperate these people feel, and how much they want to be accepted by the community, to be given help, acceptance, and support. This was when I decided to be the one who helps in Hong Kong.
I realized that to better understand the plight of people with mental disorders, I have to first know more about the nature of the mental disorders themselves: their causes, their signs and symptoms, and their treatments. Hence, I enrolled in an undergraduate Biochemistry degree program at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), and in these three years I have learnt about the biological bases of mental disorders as well as their treatments.
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In my previous school, I actively took part in the activities of Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE). This included developing business plans and offering business advice to single mothers trying to support their families through making and selling handicraft. Another project was teaching ex-convicts how to set up small businesses to make a living for themselves as it was difficult for them to gain employment. From there, my interest in social enterprise turned into a full-fledged passion, and this goes well with my academic interest in Management Studies.
After completing the MSc in Management Research at the University of Oxford and returning to Hong Kong, I would like to immerse myself in social enterprise projects, to apply business principles that I’ve learnt to help develop
community projects, especially for the marginalized and for those who are less fortunate, so that I can make a difference to my community. Recently, ex-mental patients appealed to the government for greater support during their re-integration back into
society. In the future, I would like to use my knowledge and experience to help develop business plans, set up businesses, and teach these people to support themselves through managing their own businesses.
My long-term goal is to set up a social enterprise aimed at providing consulting services to the marginalized sectors of society, especially those with mental disorders. I would also like to educate the public about mental disorders, through giving talks at schools and universities and setting up student societies dedicated to social enterprise. I wish that by increasing public awareness of the nature of mental disorders and those suffering from these disorders, we can reduce the discrimination and social stigma attached to these people. I understand that achieving all these will be an enormous undertaking, but I will persevere and do my best.
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Sheung Yu on her exchange program. In Japanese traditional yukata, Sheung Yu (right) and her Japanese friend from Sophia University pose for a photo in the Tokyo Disney Sea
Sheung Yu volunteering in a Japanese school for the mentally and physically disabled
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ix months ago I returned from Germany, fresh from the most fabulous exchange adventure! It was November 2007 when I decided to go on exchange. Being a second year university student, I felt a strong need to further develop myself in all aspects before pursuing my work life. AIESEC’s Internship Exchange Program was definitely the best life-changing opportunity for me. After passing the Student Review Board, I was matched to a telecommunication company in Germany as a marketing trainee in April 2008, which started a new page in my story.Working in the Marketing Department of TynTec Limited with eight people from seven countries, I have plenty of
opportunities to interact with each of them. Apart from discussing about our daily work in the office, we sometimes spent our lunchtime together and talked about the unique cultures of our own countries. As a marketing trainee, my main duties involved conducting market research, coordinating advertising and promotion campaigns, contributing ideas to the Asia Pacific Marketing Plan and also sharing marketing intelligence with other departments. From this internship experience, I learnt and experienced the practical workflow of real life marketing. This learning-by-doing approach provided me with a lot of insights on how to cope with the turbulent environment and work with a diversified work force. On the other hand, interacting closely with my international teammates also enhanced my interpersonal and communication skills.
Besides my fruitful working experience in TynTec Limited, the time I spent with AIESEC Munich is also unforgettable. Every
Tuesday, members of AIESEC Munich and interns would gather together in the Local Committee(LC) meeting. Very often we would have cultural sharing or country presentation, while sometimes we would have discussions on world issues or other learning activities. And of course, we always had time for fun and relaxation! Every time after an LC meeting, all AIESECers would go to a nearby restaurant or bar for a drink or simply chit chat. It is a unique culture of AIESEC Munich called “Stammtisch”! Interesting, right?
Before I went to Munich, the word “Germany” to me was only associated with “Beer, Soccer and Sausage”. But during my stay in Munich, I explored a lot of the beautiful aspects of Germany. You won’t understand how lovely a country is unless you go and experience it yourself! So what are you waiting for? Let’s start a new page of your story with an internship or exchange program!
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3rd year (2009-2010) student, School of Business and Management
University life extends far beyond lectures and homework. Earlier this year four HKUST students went overseas for internships and exchanges. Here they relate to us how such experiences have tremendously enriched their lives and helped them further grow and develop. As said by one of the students Liz Lo, “You can never imagine how your life can be changed by taking one step forward.”
Kayley (2nd from right) with her colleagues in Germany A festive parade in Germany
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All the local AIESECers are soooo sweet. We were hanging out almost everyday! They love to talk to foreigners and do cultural sharing with interns! As Local Committee - Istanbul is listed as the 4th biggest LC in the world, you will find AIESEC experiences really intensive there.
IZEV (Istanbul Foundation of Education and Support for Mentally Challenged People) is one of the best schools for mentally disabled people in Turkey. The “kids” I taught were 20-30 years old already but they acted like kids. Every week they had art, yoga, sports, Math, English and cooking classes. They loved foreign volunteers a lot. Sometimes, sipping a cup of Turkish tea and looking at the kids' faces, you will find the sweetest smiles in the world.
Ernst and Young. I even had a chance to work in a renowned marketing firm as a helper. As a business student, it is important to network, and AIESEC provides me with the opportunities to meet with business leaders.
Working in a foreign country is very different from local internship. As a trainee in Malaysia, I worked in a team with people from very diverse cultural backgrounds. This helped me understand the working habits and cultures of people worldwide. My international friends told me a lot about their cultures, experiences and their countries’ business opportunities. I learnt that Malaysians are more like Chinese; Indonesians are usually conservative; Germans speak in a very straight-forward way while Iranians are more
Western-minded.
If I had chosen to do an internship in Hong Kong instead, I would not have enjoyed such a great experience that combines:
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y internship abroad provides me with an invaluable experience that I hadn’t thought of before. You can never imagine how your life can be changed by taking one step forward.
As an HKUST student, I believe that university life should be more than just studying, so I chose to join the AIESEC organizing committee, thereby gaining the chance to visit Malaysia as a development trainee, for two months.
During my internship, I volunteered to serve in a home for people with disabilities. I needed to plan, design and organize voluntary functions and activities and hold school road shows and presentations about the disability issue.
I was given a greater challenge than I had anticipated —— I had to co-organize functions with large corporations, such as
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3rd Year (2009-2010)) student, School of Business and Administration
By Susanna Yu Shuhui Graduate (2008-2009) in Mechanical Engineering
Liz serving at a home for people with disabilities in Malaysia Susanna (4th from left) learns a lot from her interaction with AIESEC’s local committee members in Istanbul
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With one foot in Europe and the other across the Bosphorus in Asia, Istanbul is the heart of different cultures and religions. Istanbul, in its long history, served as the capital city of the Roman Empire (330–395), the East Roman (Byzantine) Empire (395–1204 and 1261–1453), the Latin Empire (1204–1261), and the Ottoman Empire (1453–1922). You can find mosques, churches and synagogues side by side in Istanbul and see how Muslims, Christians, Jews and others live in harmony there. Turkey boasts a rich culture that throughout the centuries has made a lasting impression on modern civilization. Ancient sites and ruins found in every corner of the country are testimony of individual civilizations’ unique distinction. You may walk along the Silk Road, climb up to the cave settlements in Cappadocia, visit the ancient Greek cities/temples, or get sun tanned at fabulous beaches.
Can't wait to go to Turkey now?
In Malaysia, HIV/AIDS is taboo. It is very sad to know it is the first time some students learnt about HIV, which we consider to be common sense in Hong Kong! But this makes my job all the more meaningful. During this internship, I learnt a lot about HIV and the current situation in Malaysia. I had a diversified team experience on local HIV education.
Come and challenge your world view! became an AIESEC member in
HIV/AIDS Project Team in October last year. As a result, I had a chance to go to Malaysia for eight weeks.
The exchange experience is definitely more than traveling.
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2nd Year (2009-2010) student, School of Business and Management
AIESEC’s local committee members in Istanbul Victor on an 8-week exchange program to Malaysia. Pictures show Victor giving lectures on HIV/AIDS
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t is an evening of performances that transcended national and ethnical boundaries, that celebrated cultural diversity and integration at HKUST. Primarily intended as a cultural evening featuring an international fashion show, UST in Style held in April on the Campus turned out to be a grand parade of international cultures, costumes, singing, dance and drama performances! It involved international students under the Swire International Young Fellows Program and many other local as well as non-local students. Take Kim Minji (1st year student in Mathematics), aninternational student from Korea as an example. She has volunteered to help out in the event as an usher. As all volunteer ushers were required to put on a national costume of their choice, Kim asked for a “Han Bok” (The Korean national costume for ladies) from her mum in Korea and eventually got a brand new costume flown in from her native country. On that day she has spent more than an hour just to re-do her hair to match her national attire.
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The performance of “The Philippines” Team, winner of the Best Presentation Award combines dances, singing and drama
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The winning team from the Philippines presented a dancing performance. While the story was apparently no more than an ordinary folk tale of courtship it actually traced the progress of the Philippines. To the Team, the country’s latest developmental option became clear when the courted lady eventually accepted the love of a youngster who broke dance onto the stage in his modern gear.
When people tend to equate Ikea with Scandinavia, Tim Alvner, a member of the Northern European team and the new Chairperson of HKUST’s International Students Association, capitalized on this notion and paraded down the cat-walk wearing an Ikea wardrobe as a “national costume”! Such daring innovation has won Tim the Best Model Award.
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The Overall Champion South Asia
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(The Philippines through the Ages) Best Model Award Tim Alvner, member
of Northern Europe (House Party) Other participating teams Germany (Team Apollonian)
Indonesia and Malaysia (Tropical Potpourri) Eastern Asia (UST Martial Unity)
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Tim Alvner from the Northern European team is named the Best Model of the evening
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he voices of the 400-plus international and exchange students at HKUST can now be more clearly represented and heard – through the setting up of the International Students Association in May 2009. The Association will help
international students adjust to life in Hong Kong, promote international culture on campus, and forge a multicultural environment at HKUST. According to the Association’s Vice Internal Chairperson Timon Lentz, cultural differences and language barriers are an impediment to integration between international and local students, but the latter can be
easily bridged by a couple of handy measures — as suggested by Timon, “We suggest making foreign language courses mandatory for all students. Right now only students from the School of Business can enjoy this ‘benefit’.”
The Association’s Executive Committee would also help international students get the most out of their stay at HKUST and in Hong Kong. Resolving small troubles can have big benefits, leading to the enjoyment of life on the campus. “We change residence once a year and accordingly we have to keep our family and friends informed about such changes,” said the Association’s Chairperson Tim Alvner. “As a result we are constantly told to grab mail items sent to our old addresses.” The Association will launch a membership drive starting in the fall semester when they will join hands with other student groups to organize an international evening with cultural performances, food booths plus loads of fun. For information and membership details about ISA, please click to http://ihome.ust.hk/~isaexco/about.html ॊЂߞቫᐯӠྻݺЫՐĶѡӒՑӲȂॊЂ੭ཀྵ аĵııԺ֜ቫфӹӠȂೣݺգϞϘৎᗏߞӀҭȄ ႍྻྻ७ϧׄॊЂߞቫᐯӠᏋᕕॊЂߞӠࣿȂԴॊ Ђ੭ཀྵయዃԺЮቫћмȄ ྻߞаசྻࠜġŕŪŮŰůġōŦůŵŻࠑӯȈћмфሬڏߞਮಳȂ ࣏؛ᇌუ፯ߞیৎѹঋԯȂփঋႋٙሬڏቪᜣȂێ ᅁڭࠧڰȄŕŪŮŰůġࠑӯȈȶاেҞѽᐯ೫ዃތ႖ߞ ัႽЙԺȂݙѽ࢙៉ॊЂدҳሬԕऎӅȄҪգ ᐯ୰գഺ༵ࣆຉȄȷ ྅ڰྻӒׅϧऎቫӠႋٙӠࣿϯߞᇌᇌЙȂڹҁে ـҐේأԳԴॊЂӠࣿȄȶاেُՐྦྷϘը߽Ȃփُը ൌঋԨਛϠވуদྲ഼ඡྲԳȂࠧ௱ЙȂȷྻѹਯġ ŕŪŮġłŭŷůŦųġࠑӯȄȶݙѽاে၃௱ঋ՜༰ۖԳߞ༎ ԆȄȷ ऎϞ҄ྻـԺЮмȂྻྻԴྲᐯง་֖ྻ৶ݢདྷȂ ڭሃێҁᐯӠᄥᢜԪ֯యҍ༰ћмࠑᆊ۶ԧग़ᡊᕫݺ ϘឤߞཀރᄜՐົȄգᒸᎷҐϢྻऎྻ৶ߞӎԳȃК аԳфቫᐯӠȂணᏦѽϭᇨȓ http://ihome.ust.hk/~isaexco/about.html
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he HKUST Arts Festival brought to the campus community an unparalleled feast of music, visual arts, and performing arts. The 22-day celebration of the university’s artistic richness includes Chinese and western music, classical and pop music, photography, painting, workshops with prominent artists, dancing, and even Kung Fu performances. Students and staff from diverse ethnic and cultural backgrounds took part in the events to savor a truly multi-national artistic experience. The Festival ended on the high note—a opera performance by Prof Oliver Lo and his team of students.
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KUST students’ intellect is known to all. But not too many realize that they are all athletes—that is from February through to April every year. During these three months, the whole university is turned into a sporting community. Not a single day will pass without a sports event or competition going on. Name any sports, and you’ll see it on the action-packed campus. For those not taking part in the day’s sports, they all joined in with an athlete’s vigor to cheer on their friends and
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1. What is the Students’ Union’s stance on the June 4 Incident? Will SU organize any event to mark the 20th anniversary of June 4?
(student Vincent Lai)
We oppose the government’s attitude toward June 4 Incident and support vindication of this movement. For the 20th anniversar y, Students’ Union organized “Political Series” in late April to introduce the June 4 Movement and to promote democ-racy to the students of HKUST. The“Political Series” included an open forum on democracy at the Atrium on 27 April about democracy , an information board exhibition at LG1 and an on-campus screening of the documentar y “Tiananmen” . These activities were well received by the students and had effectively achieved its objectives. The memo-riam of June 4 is a symbol of the people's eagerness for Democracy and Freedom. I sincerely hope that HKUST students can keep the histor y in mind and shoulder the younger generation's responsibility of fighting for democracy.
2. What do you think is the status of post-graduate students in SU? Are there any plans to encourage their participation in the activities of SU? (student Zhang Mengying)
PG students are the senior role model for UG students to follow. To ease their stressful academic life, we plan to organize some interesting and interactive activities such as two exchange trips this year, one in mid June and the other in late December. In addition, we are going to have a Joint-University Christmas Ball. We look for ward to PG students’ partici-pation..
3. How would you improve the relationship between non-local students, especially Mainland students, and local students, and encourage non-local students to integrate more into the HKUST community? (student Michael Li
Maocheng)
I think participation in interesting functions can contribute to better communication amongst students of different backgrounds. Apart from exchange groups and the Joint-U Christmas Ball, a charity concert is planned for early October. I hope these functions can bridge the gap between students.
In regard to integration into the HKUST community, I think that joining the executive committee of a society is a good method. Being an Executive Committee member brings opportunities to learn about local lifestyle, working strategy and especially Cantonese.
4. What is your view on university students’ civic responsibilities, and how would you promote them? (a
faculty member)
To improve the students’ civic responsibilities is one of the elemen-tar y components of tertiar y educa-tion, as well as one of the Students’ Union’s objectives. To achieve this goal, we are planning to have a social charity series this year.
We organized Charity Fund raising in May to help the children in Sichuan after the earthquake. This fundraising campaign was ver y successful. With the assistance of the organization “Sowers Action”, we plan to use this fund together with the income of some other functions, such as the charity concert, to build a primar y
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school in Sichuan. In early October we will hold a Charity Series and invite some charity organizations to come and recruit volunteers.
5. The atrium is incredibly noisy during the promotion period of various student societies in February-March. Does the simulta-neous shouting serve any meaning-ful purpose? (a faculty member)
The university has already set regula-tions to limit the shouting period to be within 12:45-14:00. The shouting period is of critical importance to HKUSTSU affiliated societies, as the nominated cabinets are able to build up their team spirit, demonstrate their characteristics, and strengthen their sense of belonging. This is also part of our university culture. Nevertheless, I hope that all the nominated cabinets will also be considerate to others.
6. Do you see the views of UST students as largely homogenous or interestingly diverse? (a staff
member)
When it comes to students’ daily affairs, we tend to come to a consensus easily. However, regarding hot political or religious topics, students of different backgrounds may have diverse views. Maybe that is Unity without Uniformity.
7. Some student orientation activi-ties among local universiactivi-ties have been regarded as bordering on indecency. What do you think? (a
staff member)
Orientation activities should aim to give a chance for freshmen to meet new friends, to know more about our university and to adapt to their coming university life. Indecent activities will undoubtedly mislead the freshmen. At HKUST, there is an Orientation Affairs Committee that coordinates and supervises the orientation affairs including orientation camps. As the chairperson of the Orientation Affairs Committee, I will try my very best to lead all the affiliated societies to more proper styles.
8. How would you describe the relationship between students and the HKUST management? What role do you see yourself play in this relationship? (a staff member)
HKUST management and students have been able to come to a consen-sus on many issues, such as to guarantee better development of our university and to make our students more competitive. However, friction occasionally appears because of poor communication. When the university has important issues closely related to us, students sometimes feel that their opinions are not given enough consid-eration. My role is to lead the whole Students’ Union to amplify students’ voice and to convey the university’s information to fellow students promptly.
9. It seems that local students seldom extend their hand of friend-ship to non-locals. Why is that? (a
staff member)
I think that to some extent, this may be due to the timing of the orientation affairs. Most of the freshmen at HKUST start to know their new friends in orientation camps in mid August. However, because of accommodation, most non-local students come to HKUST in late August, missing the chance to play with local students. In reality, friendship exists among many local and non-local students.
10. What do you do on a typical day? How much of what you do is related to HKUSTSU affairs? (a staff
member)
The very first thing for me every day is to check the Students’ Union email from students, school and outsiders and reply as soon as possible. I also need to coordinate the work of the executive committee, to allocate, supervise, and monitor the work of each executive committee. Besides that, I attend numerous meetings to negotiate with university administra-tion and to fight for students’ benefits. Sometimes I face reporters and state SU’s point of view clearly as well as promote our University. When there come some sudden incidences, we will prepare X-press overnight to keep the students informed.
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On the 20th anniversary of the June 4 Movement, HKUST’s Students Union shows their stance through an information board exhibition
An open forum was held in late April at the Atrium to promote awareness of democracy among HKUST students A fundraising campaign
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ا ϵ Й త ۖ ୃ ߰ ߞ ც ႖ Ȃ Ꭲ গ ӎ ྻ Ӳ ඞ ȃ ᇐ ϧ ࢆ ཇ ॊ Ђ ȇ ՜ ༰ ᐯ Ӡ ភ ྍ ڍ Ȃ ا ྻ ᒕ ࿂ ᚬ ༎ Ԇ Ȃ ᅆ ҁ ে ߞ ୨ Ԫ ࠑ ӯ ྏ ᘁ ȇ ੭ а ҳ գ দ Ђ ڰ Ԇ Ӡ Ȃ ا ঋ Ӳ ௲ ታ ྅ ڰ ྻ ാ ܆ ൯ ၳ ҳ Ȃ ا ۶ ྅ ڰ ে ᘘ ঋ Ϙ Ԣ ం ՝ ϣ ᙇ ҽ Ҡ ༟ ܕ ᑋ ᑋ Ϙ ч ߞ ँ Ѝ ֯ ȄOn the few days that HKUST’s student societies launch their annual promotion campaigns in February and March, the Atrium will turn into a sea of colorful banners and costumes, spectacular displays, rhythmic shouts, chanting, physical movements and loads of giveaways..
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rof Tony Eastham, Acting Vice President for Research and Development until March of this year, joined HKUST in September 1996, when the University was still in its swaddling clothes. He was part of the team that built this University’s research muscles and turned it into an intellectual powerhouse in Asia in record time. During this past decade or so, Tony was Director of the Office of Contract and Grant Administration, Professor in Civil & Environmental Engineering and in Electronic & Computer Engineering and was part of the driving force behind the innovative joint business and engineering program.Among his successes here, he helped develop a closer relationship between industry and our R and D Corporation. His presence was also felt in the Logistics and Supply Chain Management Institute. Tony was instrumental in setting up the Nano & Advanced Materials Institute, and played an important part in shaping this University’s strategic planning by narrowing its research focus down to five key areas.
All these achievements must have caught the eye of the decision-makers at the world’s newest and highly ambitious research university, the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) in Saudi Arabia, where he now occupies the pivotal role as Director of Core Labs and Major Facilities.
There are striking parallels between HKUST and KAUST. Both are research universities with an impatient agenda
driven by a sense of mission to assist the regional economy and make a global impact, although Tony is quick to point out that KAUST is not out to copy blindly what HKUST has done. Knowing what is achievable here is already inspiration enough.
Tony is both a dreamer and a realist. He knows that it takes top-notch facilities and top-notch people to establish institutional reputation in research. In his British-Canadian dry wit, he says that “Vision without resources is hallucination.” Considering his
destination, we might say that “mission without muscles is just a mirage.” This wholly residential graduate university has the full backing of the Kingdom. In fact, its Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources chairs the new university’s Board of Trustees.
Tony will be kept very busy with a slew of projects that he may oversee,
including studies in solar energy in preparation for the days when oil no longer flows, how to extend the zones of agriculture, and more intriguingly, knowing what is beneath the biblical Red Sea. So, it looks like his plate will be full, both in the micro and macro sense.
As a parting message to Hong Kong, this usually quiet-spoken scholar allows himself a trace of emotion. Hong Kong, he says, has yet to convince itself that technology drives prosperity. It lags behind Taiwan and Singapore technologically because our government is insufficiently savvy about technology issues. He hopes that in his absence, this city will become more accommodating to technology, and that its leaders will be more receptive to the diversification of economic development through technology.
