The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
| 香港科技大學 | |
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| Type | Public |
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| Established | 1991 |
| Chancellor |
Chief Executive of Hong Kong (Current officeholder: Leung Chun-ying) |
| President | Tony F. Chan |
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Academic staff
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531 |
| Undergraduates | 8,981 |
| Postgraduates |
4,475 |
| Local students | 9,630 |
| Non-local students | 3,826 |
| Location |
Clear Water Bay, New Territories, Hong Kong 22°20′15″N 114°15′47″E / 22.3375°N 114.263°ECoordinates: 22°20′15″N 114°15′47″E / 22.3375°N 114.263°E |
| Campus | Rural, 60 hectares (0.60 km2) |
| Colours | Blue & gold |
| Affiliations | ASAIHL, APRU |
| Website | Official website |
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| Hong Kong University of Science and Technology | |||||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 香港科技大學 | ||||||||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 香港科技大学 | ||||||||||||
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| Transcriptions | |
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| Standard Mandarin | |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Xiānggǎng Kējì Dàxué |
| Yue: Cantonese | |
| Yale Romanization | Hēunggóng Fōgeih Daaihhohk |
| Jyutping | Hoeng1 gong2 fo1 gei6 daai6 hok6 |
| University rankings | |
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| Global | |
| ARWU | 201–300 |
| Times | 49 |
| QS | 36 |
| Asia | |
| ARWU | 27-42 |
| Times | 6 |
| QS | 4 4 |
4,475
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) is a public research university in Clear Water Bay Peninsula, Hong Kong. Established in 1991, it is the territory's youngest higher learning institution with no precursory existence.
The university consists of four disciplinary schools, which offer degrees in business and management, engineering, science, and humanities and social science, alongside the Interdisciplinary Programs Office, which provides cross-disciplinary programs, and Fok Ying Tung Graduate School/Fok Ying Tung Research Institute, which promotes technology transfer and commercialisation. HKUST has been continuously viewed as one of the top three higher education institutions 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.
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