HKUST 2008-2009 Annual Report
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Campus Development
T
he year saw the completion of the university’s newest
student residential hall – The Chan Sui Kau and Chan
Lam Moon Chun Hall — which provides accommodation
for 363 students. Construction has also started for the
extension to the existing Academic Building, which would
provide an additional 3,000 square meters of floor area
for learning and study facilities, library facilities, and
student amenities.
These two are part of the University’s Master Development
Plan that has been prepared based on the “Expansion for
Excellence: HKUST’s 2020 Campus” document.
The expansion of our stunning bay-shore campus is needed
to meet two major challenges — the surge in student
numbers with the implementation of four-year degree by
2012, and the educational and research goals outlined in
the University’s Strategic Plan.
Other milestones achieved during the year included:
•
Having appointed world-renowned architects Wood
Bagot, in partnership with local architects DLN, to
design the Lee Shau Kee Business Building and the
Institute for Advanced Study, the projects are now at
tender stage and are seeking Government approval.
•
To meet growing demand, another two halls to
take 700 students are now in the design phase and
scheduled for completion ahead of the 2012 deadline.
•
A proposal to provide a 10,000 square meters
extension to the existing academic building to increase
teaching and research laboratory accommodation has
been supported by the UGC.
•
With Government support, the University has
proposed the construction of off-campus student
accommodation to be shared with other universities
and capable of accommodating over 2,300 students
on sites in Ma On Shan and Tseung Kwan O.
Our Green Campus
Sustainability is central to the design of our new buildings.
Green campus initiatives are in fact not new to HKUST
— since its inception, the University has adopted policies
conducive to environmental protection, including
initiatives in energy conservation, indoor air quality, waste
management, recycling, and enhancing the natural beauty
of the campus.
The University has on-going efforts in promoting
sustainability and an assessment exercise on the
University’s carbon footprints has been conducted.
