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Research Institutes and Centers
A centrally located Academic Building facilitates natural and frequent interaction among faculty members from different fields.
The establishment of research institutes and centers, now numbering 12 and 37 respectively, fosters cooperation across
traditional boundaries. Key research institutes are:
• Biotechnology Research Institute
• Big Data Institute
• Energy Institute
• Institute for Emerging Market Studies
• Institute for the Environment
• Robotics Institute
• William Mong Institute of
Nano Science and Technology
One of the distinctive features of HKUST’s founding vision was to encourage interdisciplinary research from the University’s
earliest days. Recognizing the complexity of a globalized world and the cross-field challenges, such as climate change
and sustainability, the University made key infrastructural provisions to assist top minds in working together to build solutions.
Research Infrastructure
Institute for the Environment
Institute for Emerging Market Studies
WilliamMong Institute of Nano Science and Technology
Big Data Institute
Biotechnology Research Institute
Energy Institute
Robotics Institute
