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'''The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology''' ('''HKUST''') is a public university established in 1991 under [[Hong Kong Law]] Chapter 1141 (The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Ordinance) with professor [[Tony F. Chan]] as the current President. HKUST is consistently viewed as one of the top three research universities in Hong Kong, the other two being the [[University of Hong Kong]] and the [[Chinese University of Hong Kong]].<ref>{{cite book |last=Postiglione |first=Gerard A. |editor1-first=Philip G. |editor1-last=Altbach | editor2-first=Jamil | editor2-last=Salmi |title=The Road to Academic Excellence: The making of World-Class Research Universities |publisher=The World Bank |date=2011 |pages=63–100 |chapter=Chapter 3: The Rise of Research Universities: The Case of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology |isbn=978-0821388051|url=http://siteresources.worldbank.org/EDUCATION/Resources/278200-1099079877269/547664-1099079956815/547670-1317659123740/Chapter3.pdf}}
'''The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology''' ('''HKUST''') is a public university established in 1991 under [[Hong Kong Law]] Chapter 1141 (The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Ordinance). Since its establishment, HKUST has been consistently viewed as one of the top three research universities in Hong Kong, the other two being the [[University of Hong Kong]] and the [[Chinese University of Hong Kong]].<ref>{{cite book |last=Postiglione |first=Gerard A. |editor1-first=Philip G. |editor1-last=Altbach | editor2-first=Jamil | editor2-last=Salmi |title=The Road to Academic Excellence: The making of World-Class Research Universities |publisher=The World Bank |date=2011 |pages=63–100 |chapter=Chapter 3: The Rise of Research Universities: The Case of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology |isbn=978-0821388051|url=http://siteresources.worldbank.org/EDUCATION/Resources/278200-1099079877269/547664-1099079956815/547670-1317659123740/Chapter3.pdf}}
</ref> According to US News and World Report, HKUST is the No. 1 University in Asia.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.usnews.com/education/worlds-best-universities-rankings/best-universities-in-asia |title= World's Best Universities: Asia|last1= |first1= |last2= |first2= |date= 2012 |work= The U.S. News World's Best Universities | editor-last = | editor-first = |publisher=U.S.News & World Report LP. |location= | accessdate=31 December 2012}} </ref>
</ref> According to US News and World Report, HKUST is the No. 1 University in Asia.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.usnews.com/education/worlds-best-universities-rankings/best-universities-in-asia |title= World's Best Universities: Asia|last1= |first1= |last2= |first2= |date= 2012 |work= The U.S. News World's Best Universities | editor-last = | editor-first = |publisher=U.S.News & World Report LP. |location= | accessdate=31 December 2012}} </ref>



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The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
TypePublic
Established1991
ChancellorCY Leung,
PresidentTony F. Chan
Academic staff
537 [1]
Undergraduates8,699[1]
Postgraduates3,904[1]
Local students9,011[1]
Non-local students3,592[1]
Location, ,
22°20′15″N 114°15′47″E / 22.3375°N 114.263°E / 22.3375; 114.263
CampusUrban, 60 hectares (0.60 km2)
AffiliationsASAIHL, APRU
Websitewww.ust.hk
File:Hkust logo.gif
The Sundial
The main gate on the Clear Water Bay Road


The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) is a public university established in 1991 under Hong Kong Law Chapter 1141 (The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Ordinance). Since its establishment, HKUST has been consistently viewed as one of the top three research universities in Hong Kong, the other two being the University of Hong Kong and the Chinese University of Hong Kong.[2] According to US News and World Report, HKUST is the No. 1 University in Asia.[3]

HKUST is a research university with five Schools, including the School of Business & Management, Sciences, Humanities & Social Science, Engineering, and the HKUST Fok Ying Tung Graduate School with 8,699 undergraduates and 3,904 postgraduate students.[4]

History

Main entrance of HKUST with the red sundial

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 governor of Hong Kong, Sir Edward Youde, conceived the idea of another university. Planning for the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology began in 1986. Construction began at the former British garrison Kohima Camp in Tai Po Tsai on the Clear Water Bay Peninsula.

Originally scheduled to finish in 1994,[5] the death of Sir Edward in 1986 led to increased effort and allowed for UST to open its doors early — in 1991. Thomas E. Stelson was also a founding member of the administration.[6]

The project was criticized for surpassing the budget set forth by the Hong Kong Government and Royal Hong Kong Jockey Club. However, under the fund-raising efforts of its vice-chancellor, Woo Chia-wei, the first students enrolled in October 1991. By 1992, accommodation and athletic facilities were expanded to support about 7,000 students. Several more expansion projects such as the construction of the HKUST Enterprise Centre have since been completed and efforts included the expansion of housing facilities scheduled for completion for 2009.

Campus

HKUST campus view looking from above

The university campus (layout) occupies a 60 hectares (0.60 km2) site which is divided into a several sections: the Academic Building, S.H. Ho Sports Hall, student halls, outdoor sports facilities, the University Centre, apartments, staff quarters and the President's Lodge. Constructed along the slope of the surrounding hills, Port Shelter is visible from virtually every building on campus. Arranged in cascades, the buildings are connected by walkways and balconies that offer a spectacular view of the South China Sea.

The Academic Building

The Academic Building contains 10 lecture theaters (A-H, J-K) as well as a multitude of classrooms, laboratories and administrative offices. The lecture theaters accommodate classes of up to 450 students and offer audiovisual equipment.

The University Library

The Lee Shau Kee Library
The Lee Shau Kee Library in a rare moment, when the sunset landscape reflects onto it
Computers in the library
Bookcases in the library

The HKUST Library, part of the Hong Kong Academic Library Link (HKALL), occupies a central location of the campus. Connected to the Academic Building, it is accessible directly from the Hong Kong Jockey Club Atrium. It spans five floors with over 12,350 sq m[7] of floor space, providing 3,100 seats as well as computing facilities. It offers a wide array of information resources, both local and remote. In addition to over 700,000 print volumes and a large collection of media resources, it provides access to more than 34,000 periodical titles, a large number of e-books, databases, and other digital information resources.[7]

The library owns a collection of old maps of China and the rest of Asia, produced by Chinese and Western cartographers over the last 500 years.[8] A selection of these maps, providing an insight into the history of international geographic knowledge, was published by the library in a limited-edition (1000 copies) volume in 2003.[9]

Student housing

All full-time registered UG students, in-time^ full-time HKUST research postgraduate students (RPgs) and full time HKUST taught postgraduate students (TPgs) of the University are eligible to apply for student housing. International as well as exchange students are generally guaranteed on-campus housing. The on-campus residential halls provide a total of 2,976 places in double or triple rooms for UG students and 356 places in single or double rooms for UG students. There will be 701 places scheduled to be completed by Spring 2013. 120 places in single rooms for Taught Postgraduate Students (TPgs) and Visiting Interns. 854 places in single or double rooms for Research Postgraduate Students (RPgs). Two more undergraduate halls are under construction. They are expected to be completed by 2013, providing another 700 hall places.

There are also off-campus accommodations available. 20 apartments in Tai Po Tsai (Royal Garden and Wan's Lodge) and 6 apartments in Sam Long (SL Apartments) are rented by the University to accommodate 156 TPgs. In 2012/2013, 232 bed spaces in Hong Kong Adventist College (HKAC) are arranged for UGs. Housing fees are relatively low to off-campus accommodation and there are several halls.[10]

^Definition for in-time RPgs: - 2 years for MPhil; - 3 years for PhDs who have obtained an MPhil degree; - 4 years for PhDs who do not have an MPhil degree before joining the program. RPgs who will be studying beyond the above period in the academic year are regarded as out-time RPg.

On April 27, 2012, research post graduate students organized a sit-down strike to raise the voice of the voiceless and reiterate the concerns of the RPg[who?] students about the serious housing issue.[11]

Health services

Located on LG1, next to the Sports Hall entrance, the Health Center consists of a medical clinic, a student dental clinic as well as a staff dental clinic. The medical clinic provides free outpatient service to full-time students and staff. Specialist services in Allergy, Dermatology, ENT, Internal Medicine, Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Ophthalmology, Pulmonology, Surgery and Physiotherapy are available subject to a charge.

Safety and Environment

It is important that a research university be in compliance with relevant safety and environmentally friendly manner to conduct all its teaching, research and other operations. Heads of all campus units have the responsibility to implement the University safety policy and to ensure a safe and environmentally healthy workplace. All members of the campus community must follow safety and environmental procedures and watch out for the safety and health of one another. The Health, Safety and Environment Office (HSEO) was established to develop and help implement safety and environmental policies and procedures, and to provide necessary services to facilitate the realization of this commitment. The Office also provides leadership in the promotion of safety and environmental protection culture and awareness.[12]

Rankings

The positions of HKUST in major updated university rankings are as follows:

QS World University Rankings (2012): 33rd in the world; 4th in Asia and 2nd in Hong Kong[13]
QS Asian University Rankings (2012): 1st in both Asia and Hong Kong[14]
Times Higher Education World University Rankings (2012-13): 65th in the world; 9th in Asia and 2nd in Hong Kong[15]
ARWU (2012): 201-300th in the world and 3-5th in Hong Kong[16]

The university was also placed at 2nd in the QS rankings of top 50 universities under 50[17] and 3rd in the Times rankings of top 100 under 50 universities[18].

Moreover, HKUST is particularly famous for its education in business field: the Kellogg-HKUST Executive MBA (EMBA) program has topped the Financial Times EMBA rankings for four consecutive years (2009, 2010, 2011, 2012).[19] HKUST’s School of Business Management MBA program ranked 10th in Global MBA Rankings and the best in Asia by the Financial Times.[20]

Exchange programs

School of Business and Management

The School of Business and Management has one of the largest undergraduate exchange programs in Asia, with more than 110 partner schools worldwide. Its partners consist of universities in Asia, Australia, Europe, North and South America. Every year close to 400 undergraduates, over half of the School’s BBA/BSc student population, spend a semester at business schools overseas. To allow for greater global exposure, some students can be selected for two semester exchanges at different universities in two continents.

School of Engineering

To enhance the international exposure of engineering students and their competitive advantage in future career development, the School of Engineering actively develops its student exchange programs with over 90 reputable overseas and Mainland China universities, including Cornell University, Georgia Institute of Technology, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Purdue University, University of Pennsylvania, University College London, University of Bristol, Technical University of Munich, etc. The School also offers summer study programs as an alternative to the exchange programs in regular semesters. The study programs enable the students to be exposed to a foreign culture while studying in a new learning environment.

Students' Union

Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Students' Union (HKUSTSU) consists of four independent bodies, the Executive Committee, the Council, the Editorial Board and the Court. All student societies are affiliated under the Students' Union.[citation needed]

The Executive Committee

The Executive Committee is the executive branch of the S.U. It consists of standing committees to take care of issues regarding the Union and its members such as Academic Affairs, External and Current Affairs, International Affairs, Public Relations, Publication, Social Activities, Orientation Affairs, University Affairs, and Welfare Matters.[citation needed]

The Council

The Council acts as the legislature branch, which is responsible for legislation and regulation of finance and operations of Union. Its duties include:

  • Hold all elections regarding Students' Union
  • Consideration and approval of applications for affiliation to the Union
  • Supervision, advice, proposing and passing rules and regulations on all sub-organizations
  • Interpretation of and proposing amendment to the Constitution of Union
  • Consideration and approval of Master Budget of the Union
  • Consideration and approval of application of Union subsidies

To practice the above duties, the Council has four standing committees: Affiliated Societies Committee, Constitution Committee, Election Committee and Finance Committee.[citation needed]

The Editorial Board

The Editorial Board maintains the official publication of Union. Its main functions are:

  • Promotion of the objects of the Union
  • Providing chances for and encourage free expressions of opinion by and among the student body

The Court

It is the judiciary body of HKUSTSU. Its main duties are:

  • Settle disputes within the Union
  • Provide interpretation to the Constitution

Affiliated societies

The application of Students' Societies in HKUST are approved by the Students' Union Council. They are the affiliated societies of the Students' Union. There are five types of affiliated societies of Students' Union in HKUST:

  • Independent Clubs Association and Independent Clubs
  • Sports Association and Sports Clubs
  • House Associations
  • Departmental Societies
  • School Societies

Independent Clubs Association and Independent Clubs

Independent Clubs Association and Independent Clubs are the interest club for the students, such as the Yo-hoo Club, AIESEC-LC-HKUST, the Band Society, the Film Society, the Drama Society, the Magic Club and People's Campus Radio. There are around 48 independent clubs.

Sports Association and Sports Clubs

Sports Association and Sports Clubs are the students' societies that promote sports activities to students.

House Association

House Association is the students' society of the undergraduate student hall. Each undergraduate student hall would have its own House which is responsible to organize extra-circular activities for the House Association's members. Since the New Hall is the newly built undergraduate student hall, it does not have its own house for organizing activities.

School Societies

School societies are the students' societies of the different schools, which are School of Science(SSCI), School of Engineering(SENG), School of Business and Management(SBM) and School of Humanities and Social Science(SHSS). The school unions would be responsible to serve all students in the school and organize extra-circular activities for them.

Departmental Societies

Each department in HKUST would have its own departmental society. The departmental societies would organize different activities to their departments' students.

Providing activities to students, departmental societies are also responsible for promoting their corresponding department on information day which is for giving information of the university to high school students. [citation needed]

HKUST Fok Ying Tung Graduate School

On January 25, 2007, the HKUST officially named its graduate school in Nansha as HKUST Fok Ying Tung Graduate School[21] in a ceremony that combined the official opening of the graduate school and the ground-breaking of its Nansha campus.

Institute for Advanced Study

The Institute for Advanced Study (IAS)[22] at HKUST champions collaborative projects across disciplines and institutions. It forges relationships with academic, business, community, and government leaders. The IAS organised its inaugural lecture by noted scientist Prof. Stephen Hawking in June 2006.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e The Hong Kong University of Science & Technology
  2. ^ Postiglione, Gerard A. (2011). "Chapter 3: The Rise of Research Universities: The Case of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology". In Altbach, Philip G.; Salmi, Jamil (eds.). The Road to Academic Excellence: The making of World-Class Research Universities (PDF). The World Bank. pp. 63–100. ISBN 978-0821388051.
  3. ^ "World's Best Universities: Asia". The U.S. News World's Best Universities. U.S.News & World Report LP. 2012. Retrieved 31 December 2012.
  4. ^ "The Hong Kong University of Sciences and Technology: Facts and History".
  5. ^ The Hong Kong University of Science & Technology
  6. ^ "Schedule 14A". MTS Systems Corporation. 1994-12-02. Retrieved 2010-07-14.
  7. ^ a b Introduction to the HKUST Lee Shau Kee Library
  8. ^ Special Collection "China in Maps"
  9. ^ China in European Maps. Hong Kong: Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Library. 2003. ISBN 962-86403-9-9.
  10. ^ "HKUST Student Affairs Office, Housing and Accommodation".
  11. ^ "HKUST RPG Students: Sit-Down Strike for PG Housing Issue!".
  12. ^ "Health, Safety & Environment Office".
  13. ^ "QS World University Rankings (2013)".
  14. ^ "QS Asian University Rankings (2011 & 2012)".
  15. ^ "Times Higher Education University Rankings (2012-13)".
  16. ^ "ARWU 2012".
  17. ^ "QS Top 50 under 50".
  18. ^ "Times Top 100 under 50 universities".
  19. ^ "Financial Times EMBA Rankings 2012".
  20. ^ "Financial Times MBA Rankings 2012".
  21. ^ "HKUST Fok Ying Tung Graduate School".
  22. ^ "The Institute for Advanced Study".