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{{Short description|Public research university in New Territories, Hong Kong
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 | president              = [[Nancy Ip]]
 | provost                = [[Yike Guo]]
 | vice_president         = {{ubl|Kar Yan Tam|Tim Kwang-Ting Cheng|Yang Wang|John Kwong}}
 | city                   = [[Tai Po Tsai]], [[Clear Water Bay]], [[Sai Kung District|Sai Kung]]
 | state                  = [[New Territories]]
 | country                = Hong Kong
 | faculty                = 835 (2024)<ref name=facts>{{cite web|url=https://hkust.edu.hk/about/facts-figures|title=FACTS & FIGURES |work=[[The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology]] |access-date=3 November 2024}}</ref>
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The '''Hong Kong University of Science and Technology''' ('''HKUST''') is a [[public university|public]] [[research university]] in [[Sai Kung District]], [[New Territories]], [[Hong Kong]]. Founded in 1991, it was the territory's third institution to be granted university status, and the first university without any precursory existence upon its formation.{{#tag:ref|The [[University of Hong Kong]] has its origins in the [[Hong Kong College of Medicine for Chinese]], and the [[Chinese University of Hong Kong]] was established as a federation of three pre-existing post-secondary colleges.|group=note}} It occupies a {{convert|60|ha|acre|adj=on}} seaside site in [[Tai Po Tsai]], [[Clear Water Bay Peninsula]].

The university is organised into four academic schools focusing on [[Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Business School|business and management]], engineering, humanities and social science, and science. In the 2023-24 academic year, it enrolled around 10,000 undergraduates and 6,800 postgraduates, and employed 835 academic staff.<ref name="factsnfigures" />

==History==
In the late 1980s, the [[Government of Hong Kong|Hong Kong Government]] anticipated a strong demand for university graduates to fuel an economy increasingly based on services. [[Chung Sze-yuen|Sir Sze-Yuen Chung]] and the [[Governor of Hong Kong|territory’s governor]], [[Edward Youde|Sir Edward Youde]], conceived the idea of establishing a third university, in addition to the pre-existing [[University of Hong Kong]] and [[Chinese University of Hong Kong]].<ref name=accelerated>{{cite book |last=Chan |first=Tony F. |author-link=Tony F. Chan |date=2018 |editor-last1=Altbach |editor-first1=Philip G. |editor-last2=Reisberg |editor-first2=Liz |editor-last3=Salmi |editor-first3=Jamil |editor-last4=Froumin |editor-first4=Isak |title=Accelerated Universities: Ideas and Money Combine to Build Academic Excellence |location=Leiden |publisher=Brill |pages=33–46 |chapter=Building and Sustaining Academic Excellence: The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology |isbn=9789004366107}}</ref>

Planning for the “Third University”, as the university was known provisionally, began in 1986. On 8 November 1989, [[Charles III|Charles, Prince of Wales]] (now King Charles III) laid the foundation stone of the campus,<ref>{{cite news |last=Green |first=Shane |date=1989-11-09 |title=Prince recognises '1997 challenges' |work=South China Morning Post |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/1540288278 |id={{ProQuest|1540288278}} |via=ProQuest}}</ref> which was constructed at the [[Kohima Camp|Kohima Barracks]] site in [[Tai Po Tsai]] on the [[Clear Water Bay Peninsula]]. The site was earmarked for the construction of a new British Army garrison to house the [[2nd King Edward VII's Own Gurkha Rifles (The Sirmoor Rifles)|2nd King Edward VII's Own]] and [[7th Duke of Edinburgh's Own Gurkha Rifles|7th Duke of Edinburgh's Own]] Gurkha Rifles,<ref>{{cite news |last=Watson |first=Lynne |date=1982-01-17 |title=Radio spy site to be handed over next year |work=South China Morning Post |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/1536342392 |id={{ProQuest|1536342392}} |via=ProQuest}}</ref> but plans for its construction were shelved after the 1984 signing of the [[Sino-British Joint Declaration]] resulted in the downsizing of army presence in Hong Kong.<ref>{{cite news |last=Choi |first=Frank |date=1986-12-30 |title=Barracks tipped as site for campus |work=South China Morning Post |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/1538190949 |id={{ProQuest|1538190949}} |via=ProQuest}}</ref>

Originally scheduled to finish in 1994, the planning committee for the university decided in 1987 that the new institution should open its doors three years early, in keeping with the community's need and in fulfilment of the wishes of Youde, who died in 1986.<ref name=hkustsoars>{{cite book |date=2001 |title=HKUST Soars: The First Dacade |location=Hong Kong |publisher=The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Murdoch |first=Frank |date=1991-10-10 |title='Dream campus' product of a dedicated team |work=South China Morning Post |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/1753882843 |id={{ProQuest|1753882843}} |via=ProQuest}}</ref> The university was officially opened by Youde's successor as governor, [[David Wilson, Baron Wilson of Tillyorn|Sir David Wilson]], on 10 October 1991.<ref>{{cite magazine |date=October 1991 |url=https://archives.hkust.edu.hk/server/api/core/bitstreams/b2a18a0c-5773-479e-8b30-2634a0aaccb7/content |title=Opening Ceremony |magazine=HKUST Newsletter |location=Hong Kong |publisher=The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology |access-date=2024-09-03}}</ref> Several leading scientists and researchers took up positions at the 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.<ref name="ACAP">{{cite web|title=Leroy Chang|work=Array of Contemporary American Physicists|publisher=American Institute of Physics|url=http://www.aip.org/history/acap/biographies/bio.jsp?changl|access-date=5 January 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130516024713/http://www.aip.org/history/acap/biographies/bio.jsp?changl|archive-date=16 May 2013|df=dmy-all}}</ref> [[Thomas E. Stelson]] was also a founding member of the administration.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ssb.brand.edgar-online.com/EFX_dll/EDGARpro.dll?FetchFilingHTML1?SessionID=_3wqWJgQLs8utBB&ID=1068090 |title=Schedule 14A |publisher=MTS Systems Corporation |date=2 December 1994 |access-date=14 July 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110710170559/http://ssb.brand.edgar-online.com/EFX_dll/EDGARpro.dll?FetchFilingHTML1%3FSessionID=_3wqWJgQLs8utBB&ID=1068090 |archive-date=10 July 2011 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>

The project was criticised for surpassing the budget set forth by the Hong Kong Government and the [[Royal Hong Kong Jockey Club]]. However, under the fund-raising efforts of its president, [[Woo Chia-wei]], the first students enrolled in October 1991.{{Clarify|reason=What is the idea being expressed in the previous two sentences? There does not seem to be a clear cause-and-effect relationship.|date=July 2024}} By 1992, the second phase of HKUST's campus was completed, expanding laboratories, student and staff accommodation, and athletic facilities to support about 7,000 students.<ref>{{cite news |last=Cook |first=Beryl |date=1992-11-17 |title=The appliance of science |work=South China Morning Post |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/1753748773 |id={{ProQuest|1753748773}} |via=ProQuest}}</ref>

[[File:Hong Kong University of Science & Technology (2889127648).jpg|thumb|The "Circle of Time" sculpture (Red Bird) at the entrance Piazza]]

Several more expansion projects such as the construction of the Hong Kong Jockey Club Enterprise Center have since been completed. The library extension building, Lee Shau Kee Business Building (LSK), Lo Ka Chung Building, South Bus Station, Undergraduate Halls VIII and IX, Cheng Yu Tung Building (CYT) and the Conference Lodge, are the latest{{When?|date=July 2024}} additions to the campus.{{Cn|date=July 2024}}

=== "30 for 30" Campaign ===
In February 2023, to coincide with its 30th anniversary, HKUST announced “30 for 30” talent acquisition campaign, a global hunt for 30 leading academics to drive innovation in Hong Kong with 30 major research projects designed to have maximum social impact. The campaign focused on six areas: [[biomedicine]], [[Materials science|material science]] and future energy, [[artificial intelligence]], [[fintech]], green technology, and art technology.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Chan |first=Kahon |date=2023-02-07 |title=HKUST launches plan to attract 30 of best and brightest from around world to Hong Kong for research programmes designed to benefit society |url=https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3209420/hkust-launches-plan-attract-30-best-and-brightest-around-world-hong-kong-research-programmes |access-date=2023-02-22 |website=[[South China Morning Post]] |language=en}}</ref>

==Governance==
Established in 1991 under Chapter 1141 of the [[laws of Hong Kong]] (''The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Ordinance''),<ref name="CAP 1141 The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Ordinance">{{cite web|title=CAP 1141 The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Ordinance|url=http://www.legislation.gov.hk/blis_pdf.nsf/6799165D2FEE3FA94825755E0033E532/F9C9899CBE3E9BB4482575EF00268229?OpenDocument&bt=0|publisher=Department of Justice, HKSAR|access-date=20 July 2014}}</ref> HKUST is one of the [[Universities and colleges in Hong Kong|eight statutory universities in Hong Kong]]. It is an institution funded by the [[University Grants Committee (Hong Kong)|University Grants Committee]] (UGC).<ref>{{cite web|title=UGC-funded Institutions|url=http://www.ugc.edu.hk/eng/ugc/site/fund_inst.htm|publisher=[[University Grants Committee (Hong Kong)|University Grants Committee]]|access-date=30 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160316000841/http://www.ugc.edu.hk/eng/ugc/site/fund_inst.htm|archive-date=16 March 2016|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

As with all other statutory universities in Hong Kong, the [[Chief Executive of Hong Kong|chief executive of HKSAR]] acts as the [[Chancellor (education)|chancellor]] of HKUST. Prior to the [[transfer of sovereignty over Hong Kong]], this was a ceremonial title bestowed upon the [[governor of Hong Kong]].

===Council===
The supreme governing body of the university is its Council, formed by a total of 27 members. Council members include university administrators, the chairperson of the alumni Convocation, an elected staff member, an elected full-time student representative, as well as 17 "lay members" not being employees or students at the university.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ab.ust.hk/ccss/Council.htm|title=Council of the HKUST|publisher=The Court, Council and Senate Secretariat of HKUST|access-date=29 April 2015|archive-date=26 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190426172828/https://www.ab.ust.hk/ccss/Council.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> Under the ''HKUST Ordinance'', the [[Chief Executive of Hong Kong|chief executive of Hong Kong]] possesses the power of directly appointing the chairman and vice-chairman of the council, the treasurer of the university, and not more than 9 of the lay members.

===Senate===
The Senate acts as the university's supreme academic body, responsible for making and reviewing the academic policies of the university. It is composed mostly of academic staff members but also includes the [[Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Students' Union|Students' Union]] president, an elected representative of the undergraduates as well as an elected representative of the postgraduates.<ref name="Senate of the HKUST">{{cite web|url=https://www.ab.ust.hk/ccss/Senate.htm|title=Senate of the HKUST|publisher=The Court, Council and Senate Secretariat of HKUST|access-date=29 April 2015|archive-date=9 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181209054805/https://www.ab.ust.hk/ccss/Senate.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Court===
Being the supreme advisory body of the university, the court is responsible for promoting the university's interests and to raise funds.<ref name="Senate of the HKUST" />

=== School management ===

==== President ====

* [[Nancy Ip]] (2022–)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Neuroscientist Nancy Ip appointed as first female president of HKUST |url=https://www.thestandard.com.hk/breaking-news/section/4/190373/Neuroscientist-Nancy-Ip-appointed-as-first-female-president-of-HKUST |access-date=2023-01-16 |website=The Standard |language=en}}</ref>
* [[Wei Shyy]] (2018–2022)
* [[Tony F. Chan|Tony Fan Cheong Chan]] (2009–2018)
* [[Paul Ching Wu Chu]] (2001–2009)
* [[Woo Chia-wei|Chia Wei Woo]] (1991–2001)

==== Provost ====

* [[Guo Yike]] (2022–)<ref>{{Cite web |title=HKUST appoints Guo Yike as Provost |url=https://www.thestandard.com.hk/breaking-news/section/4/194341/HKUST-appoints-Guo-Yike-as-Provost |access-date=2023-01-16 |website=The Standard |language=en}}</ref>
* [[Lionel Ni]] (2019–2022)
* [[Wei Shyy]] (2010–2018)

==== Vice-President for Administration and Business ====

* Ting Chuen Pong (2021–)

==== Vice-President for Research and Development ====

* Tim Kwang Ting Cheng

==== Vice-President for Institutional Advancement ====

* Yang Wang

==Campus==
[[File:HKUST campus view looking from above.jpg|thumb|[[Bird's-eye view]] of the HKUST campus|alt=]]
The university is largely a [[campus university]], occupying a 60-hectare site at the northern part of [[Clear Water Bay Peninsula]] in [[Sai Kung District]], [[New Territories]], Hong Kong, overlooking [[Port Shelter]] in [[Tai Po Tsai]]. The campus layout and architecture is based on a master plan submitted jointly by Simon Kwan & Associates and [[Percy Thomas Partnership]], the runner-up entry in an architectural competition held before the university was founded.

[[File:UST Beach on 17 February 2021.jpg|thumb|Beach below the promenade of HKUST that leads up to undergraduate residential halls]]
[[File:UST Seafront, 12 November 2020.jpeg|thumb|250px|Western section of the promenade of HKUST]]
[[File:Sunrise at HKUST - panoramio (1).jpg|thumb|250px|Sunrise at HKUST]]

As the campus has a sloped terrain, buildings and facilities are built on separate terraces carved out of the hillside, with the academic facilities occupying the top-level terraces, and undergraduate halls of residence and sporting facilities at the seafront. The terraces are connected by motor roads as well as a network of footbridges and elevators known as Bridge Link.

The countryside setting of the university contributed to the fact that HKUST was once the only public university in Hong Kong not being directly served by an [[MTR]] station, prior to the re-titling of the [[Education University of Hong Kong]]. The university is connected to the metro network through [[Bus services in Hong Kong|public bus]] routes including 91, [[KMB Route 91M|91M]], 91P, 291P and [[NWFB Route 792M|792M]], complemented by a handful of [[public light bus|minibus]] services, with [[Choi Hung station|Choi Hung]] and [[Hang Hau station|Hang Hau]] stations being the major feeder points.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cso.ust.hk/tran/pt|title=Public Transport|publisher=Campus Services Office, HKUST|access-date=2019-07-15}}</ref>

===Academic complexes===
Academic activities are mainly conducted in the Academic Building, which contains 10 lecture theatres (A-H, J-K), a multitude of classrooms, laboratories and administrative offices. The lecture theatres can accommodate classes of up to 450 students and offer audiovisual equipment. In addition, an information center and a souvenir shop can be found at the Piazza.

[[File:HKUST Lee Shau Kee Business Building 201704.jpg|thumb|Lee Shau Kee Business Building houses the [[HKUST Business School]]]]
Prior to 2013, offices and classrooms of all of the four schools were grouped under the same roof in the Academic Building. With the completion of the [[Lee Shau Kee]] Business Building (LSK) in 2013, most facilities for the School of Business and Management have relocated from the Academic Building. Opened in 2015, the [[Cheng Yu Tung]] Building (CYT) afforded the other schools with a lecture theatre (L), additional classrooms and laboratories.

Located at the southern tip of the campus, the Lo Ka Chung Building houses the HKUST Jockey Club Institute of Advanced Study (IAS). The adjacent Conference Lodge, managed by the hotel-operating arm of [[Chinachem Group]] offers on-campus accommodations for conference attendees and official guests of the university.

===Student halls and staff housing===
{{Main|#Students' residence}}

A total of nine undergraduate halls are located at the seafront and mid-rise terraces of the university campus. Also, the university provides 404 Senior Staff Quarters flats and 40 University Apartments flats to its eligible senior staff.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ab.ust.hk/hro/PubDoc/new_staff_guide/resources/housing.html#a|title=New Staff Orientation Guide - Housing in Hong Kong|publisher=Human Resources Office, HKUST|access-date=30 April 2016}}</ref>

===Lee Shau Kee Library===
{{main|Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Library}}

[[File:HKUSTlibraryfront.JPG|thumb|HKUST Library Building]]
The HKUST [[Lee Shau Kee]] 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<ref name="library.ust.hk">{{cite web|url=http://library.ust.hk/info/library.html|title=About the HKUST Library|access-date=25 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090116042619/http://library.ust.hk/info/library.html|archive-date=16 January 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref> of floor space, providing more than 3,674 seats as well as computing facilities. It offers a wide array of information resources, both local and remote. In addition to over 720,000 print and electronic volumes and a large collection of media resources, it provides access to more than 47,000 periodical titles, a large number of e-books, databases, and other digital information resources.<ref name="library.ust.hk" /> 

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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://library.ust.hk/info/exhibit/maps-2002/|title=China in Maps - A Library Special Collection|access-date=25 July 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150121163228/http://library.ust.hk/info/exhibit/maps-2002/|archive-date=21 January 2015|df=dmy-all}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite book|publisher=Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Library |title=China in European Maps|location=Hong Kong|year=2003|isbn=962-86403-9-9}}</ref>
<!--Unlike other university libraries in Hong Kong where access is limited to persons affiliated to the institutions, HKUST Library is open to the public except during examinations. (No longer the case)-->

=== Shaw Auditorium ===
Donated by [[Shaw Foundation]],<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=HKUST Receives HK$150 million Donation from Shaw Foundation And Celebrates Groundbreaking of Shaw Auditorium {{!}} The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology |url=https://hkust.edu.hk/news/institutional-advancement/hkust-receives-hk150-million-donation-shaw-foundation-and-celebrates |access-date=2023-01-12 |website=hkust.edu.hk}}</ref> Shaw Auditorium is a 4-storey multi-purpose [[auditorium]] designed for [[concert]]s, [[lecture]]s, musicals and visual productions. The building consists of three superimposed elliptic rings surrounding a sculptural core. The rings that blend into the architecture provide shade and rain protection around the building.<ref name=":0" /> The auditorium is equipped with modular seating that can be adapted to allow for multiple arrangements, ranging from 850 to up to 1300 seats.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-04-18 |title=Henning Larsen Designs Elliptical Auditorium for Hong Kong University of Science and Technology |url=https://www.archdaily.com/915344/henning-larsen-designs-elliptical-auditorium-for-hong-kong-university |access-date=2023-01-12 |website=ArchDaily |language=en-US}}</ref> Its curved walls can function as a 360-degree projection screen, enabling audio-visual experiences.<ref name="brittney_cutler">{{Cite web |last=brittney_cutler |date=2021-11-22 |title=Hong Kong University's new Shaw Auditorium opens its doors |url=https://www.constructionspecifier.com/hong-kong-universitys-new-shaw-auditorium-opens-its-doors/ |access-date=2023-01-12 |website=Construction Specifier |language=en-US}}</ref>

HKUST opened Shaw Auditorium on 17 November 2021, as part of a celebration of the university’s 30th anniversary.<ref name="brittney_cutler" />

===Ancillary services===
The campus boasts 18 catering outlets including fast food restaurants, a Chinese restaurant as well as a restaurant serving international cuisine; other ancillary facilities in the academic complexes include three banks, a [https://cso.ust.hk/shp/spmk supermarket], clinics (consisting of a medical clinic providing free outpatient service to all full-time students and staff, a student dental clinic, and a staff dental clinic) and Students' Union offices.

=== Sustainable Smart Campus as a Living Lab initiative ===
In 2019, HKUST launched the [[Sustainable Smart Campus as a Living Lab]] initiative. The initiative aims to transform the campus into a testing ground for learning, experimenting, and advancing smart and innovative ideas to address real-life challenges.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-06-22 |title=HKUST Launches First e-Verified Certification Platform in Hong Kong |url=https://www.miragenews.com/hkust-launches-first-e-verified-certification-platform-in-hong-kong/ |access-date=2023-01-10 |website=Mirage News |language=en-AU}}</ref> [[Wei Shyy]], the former President of HKUST, said the initiative is to ''"nurture a new generation who can produce original solutions with a sustainability mindset."''<ref>{{Cite web |title=HKUST president Shyy Wei to leave a year early |url=https://www.thestandard.com.hk/breaking-news/section/4/182638/HKUST-president-Shyy-Wei-to-leave-a-year-early |access-date=2023-01-09 |website=The Standard |language=en}}</ref> As of 2021, around 30 sustainability-related projects have been launched.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Universities can be 'living labs' for sustainability |url=https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2021/07/universities-sustainability-hong-kong/ |access-date=2023-01-09 |website=World Economic Forum |language=en}}</ref> HKUST launched “Blockcerts” platform in 2020 which is a blockchain-based degree authentication system to verify the documents such as graduation diplomas and academic transcripts. HKUST is the first university in Hong Kong to launch a similar system.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-06-22 |title=HKUST Launches First e-Verified Certification Platform in Hong Kong |url=https://www.miragenews.com/hkust-launches-first-e-verified-certification-platform-in-hong-kong/ |access-date=2023-01-11 |website=Mirage News |language=en-AU}}</ref><!--
=== Safety and environment===
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 realisation of this commitment.<ref>{{cite web|title= Health, Safety & Environment Office|url=http://www.ab.ust.hk/hseo/aboutus.htm}}</ref>-->

=== HKUST (Guangzhou) ===
{{Main|Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Guangzhou)}}

In 2018, HKUST signed collaboration agreements with [[Guangzhou]] Government and [[Guangzhou University]] to establish The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Guangzhou) (HKUST(GZ)) in [[Nansha, Guangzhou|Nansha]], Guangzhou.<ref>{{Cite web |title=HKUST Signs Collaboration Agreements with Guangzhou Government and Guangzhou University to Establish HKUST (GZ) {{!}} The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology |url=https://hkust.edu.hk/news/greater-bay-development/hkust-signs-collaboration-agreements-guangzhou-government-and |access-date=2023-01-10 |website=hkust.edu.hk}}</ref> On 29 June 2022, [[Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China]] approved the establishment of HKUST(GZ), which is the third university co-managed by mainland China and Hong Kong.<ref>{{Cite web |last=黃金棋 |date=2022-06-29 |title=國家教育部准設香港科技大學（廣州） 為第3間內地香港合作大學 |url=https://www.hk01.com/社會新聞/786791/國家教育部准設香港科技大學-廣州-為第3間內地香港合作大學 |access-date=2023-01-13 |website=香港01 |language=zh-HK}}</ref> HKUST(GZ) officially opened on 1 September 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |title=HKUST(GZ) Celebrates its Opening Today {{!}} The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology |url=https://hkust.edu.hk/news/greater-bay-development/hkustgz-celebrates-its-opening-today |access-date=2023-01-10 |website=hkust.edu.hk}}</ref>

==Reputation and rankings==
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{{Infobox university rankings
| ARWU_W = 201-300 | ARWU_W_year =2024 | ARWU_W_ref = <ref name=arwu_2024>{{cite web|url=https://www.shanghairanking.com/rankings/arwu/2024|title=2024 Academic Ranking of World Universities|publisher=Academic Ranking of World Universities|access-date=2024-09-03}}</ref>
| THE_W = 64 | THE_W_year = 2024 | THE_W_ref = <ref name=the_world_2024>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/hong-kong-university-science-and-technology|title=World University Rankings 2024|magazine=Times Higher Education|access-date=2024-07-05}}</ref>
| QS_W = 47 | QS_W_year = 2025 | QS_W_ref = <ref name=qs_world_2025>{{cite web|url=https://www.topuniversities.com/world-university-rankings?page=3|title=QS World University Rankings 2025|publisher=QS|access-date=2024-06-05|date=}}</ref>
| USNWR_W = 105 | USNWR_W_year = 2024| USNWR_W_ref = <ref name=US_News>{{cite web| title=Hong Kong University of Science & Technology |url=https://www.usnews.com/education/best-global-universities/hong-kong-university-of-science-technology-503260 |website=U.S.News |access-date=2024-07-05}}</ref>

| THE_Asia = 12 | THE_Asia_year =2024 | THE_Asia_ref = <ref name=the_asia_2024>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/2024/regional-ranking|title=Asia University Rankings 2024|magazine=Times Higher Education|access-date=2024-09-03}}</ref>
| QS_Asia = 14 | QS_Asia_year =2023 | QS_Asia_ref = <ref name=qs_asia_2023>{{cite web|url=https://www.topuniversities.com/asia-university-rankings/2023|title=QS University Rankings: Asia 2023|publisher=QS|access-date=2024-09-03|date=}}</ref>

| THE_W_Young = 3 | THE_W_Young_year =2024 | THE_W_Young_ref = <ref name=the_young_2024>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/2024/young-university-rankings|title=Young University Rankings 2024|magazine=Times Higher Education|access-date=2024-09-03}}</ref>
| QS_W_Under50 = 2 | QS_W_Under50_year =2021 | QS_W_Under50_ref = <ref name=qs_under50_2021>{{cite web|url=https://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings-articles/top-50-under-50-next-50-under-50/qs-top-50-under-50-2021|title=QS Top 50 Under 50 2021|publisher=QS|access-date=2022-02-08|date=}}</ref>
|THE_W_Reputation=91-100|THE_W_Reputation_ref=<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/2022/reputation-ranking|title=THE World Reputation Rankings 2022|publisher=THE|access-date=2023-06-28|date=6 October 2022}}</ref>|THE_W_Reputation_year=2022}}

=== Overall Rankings ===
Globally, HKUST is #47 in QSWUR 2025, #64 in THE 2024.

HKUST was ranked 23rd worldwide in the latest Nature Index's normalized leading academic institutions ranking<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Leading academic institutions (normalized) {{!}} Nature Index 2019 Annual Tables {{!}} Annual Tables {{!}} Nature Index |url=https://www.nature.com/nature-index/annual-tables/2019/academic-normalized |access-date=2023-09-07 |website=www.nature.com |language=en}}</ref> published in 2019.

HKUST has previously been ranked Asia's No.1 by the independent regional ''QS University Rankings: Asia'' for three consecutive years between 2011 and 2013.<ref>{{cite web|title= QS Asian University Rankings (2011)|url=http://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings/asian-university-rankings/2011|date=February 2017}}</ref><ref name="QSA">{{cite web|title= QS Asian University Rankings (2012)|url=http://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings/asian-university-rankings/2012|date=February 2017}}</ref> HKUST was ranked 27th in the world and second in Hong Kong by QS 2021.

The ''THE'''s ''[[World Reputation Rankings]]'' of 2018 considered it the second reputable in the territory,<ref name="THE_R_2017">{{cite magazine |title=THE World Reputation Rankings (2018) |url=https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/2018/reputation-ranking#!/page/0/length/25/sort_by/rank/sort_order/asc/cols/stats |magazine=Times Higher Education |access-date=2019-07-15}}</ref> while it was first in the ''HKU Public Opinion Programme'' survey (2016).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Summary of Findings |url=https://www.hkupop.hku.hk/chinese/header.html |website=www.hkupop.hku.hk |access-date=7 January 2022 |archive-date=7 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190707033407/https://www.hkupop.hku.hk/chinese/header.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>

=== Young University Rankings ===
One of the world's fastest growing institutions, HKUST ranked 1st in ''[[Times Higher Education World University Rankings|Times Higher Education Young University Rankings]]'' in 2019 and 2nd by ''[[QS Top 50 under 50|QS world's under-50 universities]]'' in 2020.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-07-15 |title=Young University Rankings |url=https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/2019/young-university-rankings#!/page/0/length/25/sort_by/rank/sort_order/asc/cols/stats |access-date=2019-07-15 |website=Times Higher Education (THE) |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web |date=2019-07-15 |title=QS University Rankings: Top 50 Under 50 2020 |url=https://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings-articles/top-50-under-50-next-50-under-50/qs-top-50-under-50-2020 |access-date=2019-07-15 |website=Top Universities |language=en}}</ref>

=== Subject Rankings ===
QS World University Rankings by Broad Subject Area 2023:
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible"
!Broad Subject Area
!'''HKUST's world rank'''
|-
|Engineering & Technology
|43
|-
|Social Sciences & Management
|55
|-
|Natural Sciences
|92
|-
|Arts and Humanities
|327
|-
|Life Sciences & Medicine
|401–450
|}
THE rankings by subjects 2023:
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Subject
!HKUST's world rank
|-
|Engineering & Technology
|26
|-
|Business & Economics
|29
|-
|Physical Sciences
|58
|-
|Life Sciences
|100
|-
|Social Sciences
|101–125
|}
2022 Global Ranking of Academic Subjects (GRAS) by ShanghaiRanking:
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Subject <small>(only subjects ranked within world's top 50 are shown)</small>
!HKUST's world rank
|-
|Transportation Science & Technology
|8
|-
|Energy Science & Engineering
|26
|-
|Telecommunication Engineering
|29
|-
|Management
|33
|-
|Finance
|38
|-
|Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
|43
|-
|Computer Science & Engineering
|47
|-
|Materials Science & Engineering
|47
|-
|Automation & Control
|50
|}

=== Graduate Employability Rankings ===
According to THE's ''Global University Employability Ranking'' 2018, the university's graduates have the highest employment rate among universities in [[Greater China]] for 6 years in a row, ranked 16th worldwide.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Global University Employability Ranking 2018 results|url=https://www.timeshighereducation.com/student/best-universities/best-universities-graduate-jobs-global-university-employability-ranking|magazine=Times Higher Education}}</ref>

=== MBA Ranking ===
According to Bloomberg Businessweek Best Business School Ranking, HKUST's MBA program is #1 in Asia-Pacific.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Hong Kong (HKUST) |language=en |work=Bloomberg.com |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/business-schools/hong-kong-hkust/ |access-date=2023-11-09}}</ref>

==Academic organisation==
{{overly detailed|time=April 2015|date=April 2015}}

=== School of Science ===

Within the School of Science are the Division of Life Science, the Department of Chemistry, the Department of Mathematics, the Department of Physics, and the Department of Ocean Science.<ref>HKUST, School of Science website. http://science.ust.hk/academic.html</ref> The School of Science emphasises the whole-person development and international exposure of students. Its undergraduate exchange program provides science students with international learning opportunities throughout their studies. The school has teamed up with over 60 exchange partners<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://advise.science.ust.hk/sfs/exchange|title=Exchange Programs &#124; HKUST School of Science Office of Academic Advising and Support|website=advise.science.ust.hk}}</ref> from regions including Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom, the United States, Mainland China, and Japan.

===School of Engineering===
The School of Engineering (SENG)<ref>{{cite web|title=Introducing SENG|url=http://www.seng.ust.hk/web/eng/cat.php?catid=1/}}</ref> is the largest of the 4 Schools within HKUST. It has 7 departments / divisions: Chemical and Biological Engineering,<ref>{{cite web|title=Introducing Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering|url=https://www.seng.ust.hk/web/mobile/subcat.php?catid=5&subid=20}}</ref> Civil and Environmental Engineering,<ref>{{cite web|title=Introducing Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering|url=http://www.seng.ust.hk/web/eng/subcat.php?catid=5&subid=21/}}</ref> Computer Science and Engineering,<ref>{{cite web|title=Introducing Department of Computer Science and Engineering|url=http://www.seng.ust.hk/web/eng/subcat.php?catid=5&subid=22/}}</ref> Electronic and Computer Engineering,<ref>{{cite web|title=Introducing Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering|url=http://www.seng.ust.hk/web/eng/subcat.php?catid=5&subid=23/}}</ref> Industrial Engineering and Decision Analytics,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.seng.ust.hk/web/eng/subcat.php?catid=5&subid=24/|title=Introducing Department of Industrial Engineering and Decision Analytics}}</ref> and Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering,<ref>{{cite web|title=Introducing Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering|url=http://www.seng.ust.hk/web/eng/subcat.php?catid=5&subid=25/}}</ref> It is the only education provider on chemical engineering in Hong Kong. The school provides more than 40 degree programs at the bachelor's, master's and doctoral levels.

In 2019, Times Higher Education World University Rankings in Engineering and Technology<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/2019/subject-ranking/engineering-and-it|title=World University Rankings 2019 by subject: engineering and technology|date=8 October 2018|website=Times Higher Education (THE)}}</ref> placed HKUST Engineering No.23 globally, the best ever position achieved by any local university since the establishment of this league table in 2010. QS World University Rankings by Subject 2019 - Engineering and Technology<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings/university-subject-rankings/2019/engineering-technology|title=QS World University Rankings by Subject 2019 - Engineering and Technology|date=15 February 2019}}</ref> ranked HKUST No.18 globally which made SENG No. 1 in Hong Kong for nine consecutive years. SENG has over 100 exchange partner universities<ref>{{cite web|title=Exchange Programs|url=http://www.seng.ust.hk/web/eng/subcat.php?catid=2&subid=42/}}</ref> in 28 countries/regions in the world.

====Centre for Global & Community Engagement====
The Centre for Global & Community Engagement<ref>{{cite web|title=Introducing SENG|url=http://www.seng.ust.hk/web/eng/subcat.php?catid=5&subid=44|website=HKUST School of Engineering|access-date=29 December 2014}}</ref> (GCE) is established as co-curricular program under the School of Engineering,<ref>{{cite web|title=Center for Global & Community Engagement|url=http://www.seng.ust.hk/web/eng/subcat.php?catid=5&subid=44|website=HKUST School of Engineering|access-date=29 December 2014}}</ref> engaging students to make contributions to the community and to broaden their international exposure. GCE supports individuals and student teams such as the HKUST Robotics Team<ref>{{cite web|title=Local and International Competitions|url=http://www.seng.ust.hk/web/eng/thirdcat.php?samepage=yes&catid=5&subid=44&thirdid=75|website=HKUST School of Engineering|access-date=29 December 2014}}</ref> to participate in international competitions.

===School of Business and Management===
{{main|HKUST Business School}}

HKUST's School of Business and Management (SBM) is branded the HKUST Business School.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://143.89.8.89/|title=HKUST Business School|website=143.89.8.89}}</ref>

There are over 140 faculty personnel. The school offers degree programs– undergraduate, MBA, EMBA, MSc and PhD – and a range of executive education. 7 research centres<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bm.ust.hk/en-us/research/research-centers|title=HKUST Business School: Research Centers|date=2019-07-15|access-date=2019-07-15}}</ref> are assigned to areas from business case studies and investing to Asian Financial Markets and China Business & Management. A new purpose-built campus is in place to enable the school to develop further.

=== School of Humanities and Social Science ===
The School of Humanities and Social Science supports interdisciplinary academic training and research in fields including [[anthropology]], creative writing, economics, history, innovation studies, [[linguistics]], literature, music, philosophy, [[political science]], sociology.

=== Academy of Interdisciplinary Studies ===
The interdisciplinary programs bring together two or more different fields of study, offering a great opportunity for students with more than one interest to integrate their abilities. Programs are referenced to Hong Kong's needs and global trends to ensure relevance, with strong input from business and industry to keep training and skills in line with market demand.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ipo.ust.hk/about_interdisciplinary_ed.html|title=Interdisciplinary Education}}</ref> Research projects in partnership with industry and the community are encouraged through the Dual Degree Program in Technology and Management, Environmental Management and Technology program, Individualized Interdisciplinary Major program and Integrative Systems and Design<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.seng.ust.hk/web/eng/subcat.php?catid=5&subid=69|title=Introducing Division of Integrative Systems and Design}}</ref> to allow full engagement of the students with the community.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ipo.ust.hk/about_message.html|title=A New Dimension of University Education and Research}}</ref> Two extended majors, artificial intelligence and digital media & creative arts, are provided by its Division of Emerging Interdisciplinary Areas.

The academy offers postgraduate programs on environmental science, policy and management, atmospheric environmental science, environmental science and management, technology leadership and entrepreneurship, individualised   interdisciplinary program (research area), integrative systems and design, public policy, and public management.

===Research Institutes and Centres===

====Nansha graduate school ====
On 25 January 2007, the HKUST officially named its graduate school in Nansha as HKUST Fok Ying Tung Graduate School/ Guangzhou HKUST Fok Ying Tung Research Institute<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://fytgs.ust.hk/en/index|title=Guangzhou HKUST Fok Ying Tung Research Institute}}</ref> in a ceremony that combined the official opening of the graduate school and the ground-breaking of its Nansha campus.

====Jockey Club Institute for Advanced Study====
The HKUST Jockey Club Institute for Advanced Study (IAS)<ref>{{cite web|title= The Institute for Advanced Study|url=http://ias.ust.hk/eng/index.html}}</ref> at HKUST champions collaborative projects across disciplines and institutions. It forges relationships with academic, business, community, and government leaders. The inaugural lecture of the IAS organised was given by the noted physicist Prof. [[Stephen Hawking]] in June 2006.

==Student life==
===Student body===
For year 2022–23, HKUST enrolled 10,455 undergraduates and 6,810 postgraduates,<ref name="ar2223">{{cite book |url=https://publications.hkust.edu.hk/Annual_Report/2022-2023/eng/HKUST_AR2022-23-EN.pdf |title=HKUST Annual Report 2022-2023 |publisher=The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology |year=2024 |location=Hong Kong}}</ref> with over 40% (~2,000 undergraduates & ~5,000 postgraduates) of the total enrolment being non-local (not holding Hong Kong citizenship). In terms of student population, the School of Engineering is the largest among the university's four schools, hosting 34% and 36% of HKUST's undergraduates and postgraduates respectively; this was followed by the schools of Business and Management (34%/24%), Science (21%/20%), and Humanities and Social Science (3%/8%).<ref name="factsnfigures">{{cite web|url=http://www.ust.hk/about/facts-figures|title=Facts & Figures|publisher=The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology|access-date=2024-02-26}}</ref>

A total of 2,129 local students were admitted to undergraduate programs offered by the university in 2018/19. The university saw the graduation of 2,317 undergraduate students, 506 research postgraduates and 2,224 taught postgraduates in the same academic year, amounting to a total of 5,047 degrees being conferred.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://publications.ust.hk/Annual_Report/2017-2018/eng/files/assets/common/downloads/HKUST_AR2017-18EN.pdf|title=HKUST Annual Report 2017/18|publisher=The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology|access-date=2019-07-15}}</ref>

===Students' residence===
[[File:Hall 8 of Hong Kong University of Science and Technology.JPG|thumb|Undergraduate Hall VIII of HKUST]]
All full-time registered UG students and in-time{{#tag:ref|Definition for in-time RPgs:<br>- 2 years for MPhil;<br>- 3 years for PhDs who have obtained an MPhil degree;<br>- 4 years for PhDs who do not have an MPhil degree before joining the program.<br>RPgs who will be studying beyond the above period in the academic year are regarded as out-time RPg|group=note}} full-time HKUST research postgraduate students (RPgs) of the university are eligible to apply for student housing. Under the current policy, all local UG students are guaranteed at least one semester of hall residence in their first year of study upon application, whilst their non-local counterparts are provided at least two years of residency.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://shrl.ust.hk/eng/detail.php?catid=3&sid=18&tid=31|title=Hall Allocation Policy for Undergraduate Students (for Residential Year residences)}}</ref>

The nine on-campus undergraduate halls provide a total of 146 bed places in single rooms, 3,094 in double rooms (twin + bunk) and 792 in triple rooms. Another 512 bed spaces in double rooms at the off-campus HKUST Jockey Club Hall in [[Tseung Kwan O New Town]] are also provided for undergraduates. For research postgraduates students and visiting interns, 1080 on-campus residential places in single or double rooms are available.

{| class="wikitable" align="center" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! Name<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sao.ust.hk/studentlife/hall_edu_teams.html|title=HKUST SAO Hall Life: Hall Education Teams}}</ref>!! [[HKUST Students' Union#Affiliated societies|House Students' Association]] or equivalent system !! Notes
|-
| Lee Yin Yee Hall (UG Hall I) <br />{{lang|zh-HK|李賢義樓（學生宿舍一座）}} || <span style="color:black;">█</span> The Undergraduate House One Students' Association, HKUSTSU (社一) ||  First student residence in HKUST
|-
| UG Hall II<br />{{lang|zh-HK|學生宿舍二座}} || <span style="color:red;">█</span> Vertex, House II Students' Association, HKUSTSU (翱峰) ||
|-
| UG Hall III<br />學生宿舍三座 || <span style="color:blue;">█</span> Glacier, House III Students' Association, HKUSTSU (冰川) ||
|-
| UG Hall IV<br />{{lang|zh-HK|學生宿舍四座}} || <span style="color:green;">█</span> Vista, House IV Students' Association, HKUSTSU (嶄越) ||
|-
| UG Hall V<br />{{lang|zh-HK|學生宿舍五座}}|| <span style="color:yellow;">█</span> Endeavour, House V Students' Association, HKUSTSU ({{lang|zh-HK|卓毅}}) ||
|-
| S.H.Ho Tower & Jockey Club Tower (UG Hall VI)<br />{{lang|zh-HK|何善衡樓及賽馬會樓（學生宿舍六座）}} ||"Living Learning Communities" (LLCs) system, implementation by the "Connection Team" formed by student residents <ref>{{Cite web|url = http://shrl.ust.hk/eng/hall_detail.php?cid=34|title = Living Learning Communities|website = Student Housing & Residential Life}}</ref>|| opened in 2004 as "New Hall"
|-
| Chan Sui Kau and Chan Lam Moon Chun Hall (UG Hall VII)<br />{{lang|zh-HK|陳瑞球林滿珍伉儷樓（學生宿舍七座）}}
|"Living Learning Communities" (LLCs) system, implementation by the "Leadership Team"<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://shrl.ust.hk/eng/hall_detail.php?cid=53|title = 	Hall VII Association|website = Student Housing & Residential Life}}</ref> of student residents|| opened in 2009<br />donated by industrialist Dr Chan Sui-kau
|-
| UG Hall VIII<br />{{lang|zh-HK|學生宿舍八座}} || rowspan="2" |No House SA formed, events organised by the Organizing Team formed by student residents <ref>{{Cite web|url = http://shrl.ust.hk/eng/hall_detail.php?cid=63|title = Organizing Team at UG Halls VIII & IX|website = Student Housing & Residential Life}}</ref>|| rowspan="2" |opened in 2013
|-
| UG Hall IX<br />{{lang|zh-HK|學生宿舍九座}}
|-
| Jockey Club Hall<br />{{lang|zh-HK|賽馬會大樓}} || || HKUST's first off-campus hall, opened in 2016
|}

There are also off-campus accommodations available. 15 apartments in [[Tai Po Tsai|Tai Po Tsai Village]] (TPT308 and Wan's Lodge) are rented by the university to accommodate 90 TPgs.

On 27 April 2012, research postgraduate students organised a sit-down strike to raise the voice of the voiceless and reiterate the concerns of the research postgraduate students about the serious housing issue.<ref>{{cite web|title=HKUST RPG Students: Sit-Down Strike for PG Housing Issue!|url=https://www.ericzma.com/blog/3697/hkust-rpg-students-sit-down-strike-for-pg-housing-issue/|date=24 April 2012}}</ref>

===Students' union===
{{main|HKUST Students' Union}}

Formed in 1992, the [[Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Students' Union]] (HKUSTSU) is an organisation independent from but recognised by the university administration.<ref>{{cite web|title=Student Organizations|url=https://sao.ust.hk/studentlife/organization.html|publisher=HKUST Student Affairs Office|access-date=2015-10-06}}</ref> The union is governed by four independent statutory bodies, namely the executive committee, the council, the editorial board and the court. All undergraduates and postgraduates are eligible for membership in the union, although this is not compulsory.

The students' union oversees over 100 affiliated [[student society|societies]] catering to students engaged in different academic disciplines, residential halls, sports and interests.

==Notable alumni==
{{main|List of Hong Kong University of Science and Technology people}}

==See also==
* [[Education in Hong Kong]]
* [[Higher education in Hong Kong]]
* [[List of universities in Hong Kong]]
* [[Hong Kong Virtual University]] - a collaboration project initiated by HKUST

==Notes==
{{Reflist|group=note}}

==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

==External links==
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20090218115051/http://globalfinance.bm.ust.hk/ Master of Science in Global Finance] – partnership between [[NYU]] [[Stern School of Business]] and HKUST
*[http://www.ust.hk/itsc Information Technology Service Centre (ITSC)]
**[http://pathadvisor.ust.hk/ HKUST Path Advisor]

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