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R E S E A R C H @ H K U S
postgraduate education and research opportunities enable
graduates and fellows to contribute further creative input to
the wider community as academics, hi-tech entrepreneurs,
and industry and institutional dynamos. The HKUST Jockey
Club Institute for Advanced Study, which draws world-leading
thinkers and academic pioneers to our campus and Hong Kong,
fosters the University’s aspiration to be a knowledge leader and
trendsetter in society.
Our research impact and global presence are reinforced
through participation in prominent international leadership
events, including World Economic Forum (WEF) meetings at
Davos and in Mainland China. Invitations to serve as discussion
leaders at WEF IdeasLab sessions that propose cutting-edge
innovations and explore the challenges and opportunities
in implementing these ideas are a great way to extend the
footprint of our discoveries. HKUST is also honored to be one
of 26 members of the Global University Leaders Forum (GULF)
where subjects for discussions range from new paradigms
for universities of the future to how collaborations with
universities can spur innovation. At home, we frequently host
eminent academic gatherings, such as the Gordon Research
Conferences. Such engagement alerts more researchers and
scholars to our work, encourages diversity of perspectives and
future eureka moments, and foster new initiatives with other
thought leaders.
Meanwhile, alumni serve as valuable ambassadors of the
unique HKUST core values that underpin the University’s rapid
rise and achievements: leadership through excellence, integrity
and academic freedom; global vision and local commitment;
can-do spirit; inclusiveness, diversity and respect; and
1-HKUST campus integration. Such values reflect our honor
code, character, DNA, and unique East-West outlook, and serve
as our guiding aspiration alongside our mission and vision.
The University’s 25
th
Anniversary theme –
Innovating Today,
Imagining Tomorrow
– encapsulates our research goal to drive
forward understanding and capabilities, and raise greater
awareness of academic endeavor in shaping the future. Through
Research@HKUST
, we look forward to showing and sharing the
power of innovation and imagination.
Top: IdeasLab, World Economic Forum (WEF), Davos, Switzerland, 2015.
Above: Prof Tony F Chan speaking to University leaders.
Prof Tony F Chan,
JP
President
We continue to
build on our existing
strengths to generate
new knowledge
and push forward
research frontiers,
to deepen our
contribution and
impact to society
