香港科技大學
2009-2010
年報
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HKUST 2009-2010 Annual Report
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本地夥伴
LOCAL SUPPORT
校友關係
陳繁昌校長於2009年9月出任科大校長後，已立刻爭取每個機會與科大
校友會面。本校眾多年輕畢業生在事業上取得成就及貢獻社會，令陳校
長留下深刻印象。除本地校友聚會外，陳校長亦有參與內地及美國的校
友聚會。
除向母校認捐及捐款外，科大校友親自回校成為學弟學妹的良師益友，
與同學分享生活及工作經驗。
科大37,000多名校友遍佈世界各地，校友事務組採用電子通訊方式，與
他們建立更緊密關係。科大利用有效、環保及個人化的通訊渠道，讓校
友緊貼本校的最新發展。
校友組織是讓科大與畢業生保持緊密聯繫的重要渠道。科大校友會及所
有校友會及團體一直鼎力支持大學。
六個新成立的校友會分別是：電訊理學碩士校友會、工程企業管理理學
碩士校友會、土木及環境工程研究生與學者聯會、校友演講會及校友網
球會。
社區服務
科大一直鼓勵學生參與社區活動，回饋社會。工商管理學院於2007年推
出社會責任計劃，於2009年被科大採納，發展成科大侍學行。科大鼓
勵各學院學生參與、策劃及執行服務計劃，運用學術知識貢獻社會。學
生還可參加一個學分的服務學習實習課程，在教職員輔助下推行自己的
計劃。
紅鳥計劃旨在培育學生成為負責任的公民，獲超過200名學生以成員或
導師的身份參加。科大 — 恒生銀行環保大使計劃則培育學生對可持續發
展的關注。
電子及計算機工程學系的本科生運
用工程學的知識，為長者及視障人
士設計復康工具，幫助有需要的人
士。在胡錦添教授的帶領下，學生
參與不同的設計比賽，發展出各種
創意設計，例如幫助長者增強認知
能力且易用價廉的盲人凸字打印機
及裝置。他們為本校贏得了多個獎
項，包括泛珠三角安利盃大學生計
算機作品賽金獎，以及全港青少年
科技設計比賽中的長者生活輔助器
具組別與優化生活創新意念設計組
別的冠軍殊榮。
student scholarship and exchange award program, as
well as an environmental research project.
Other new major donations include:
•
The Jessie & George Ho Charitable Foundation
donated $5 million for establishing the Commercial
Radio 50th Anniversary Scholarship.
•
CN Innovations Ltd donated $5 million in support of
the University’s research in the field of nanoscience.
•
The Fong Shu Fook Tong Foundation donated $1.5
million for student internship on the Mainland.
•
Hong Kong Chiu Chow Chamber of Commerce
Ltd donated $1.5 million to launch an academic
exchange program with a Chiu Chow institution.
•
Larry Franklin, Mei Kwong Franklin and Sterling
Franklin, Trustees of the Morris S Smith Foundation,
donated US$130,000 for establishing an endowment
to support undergraduate Business students to enrich
their international business education experiences.
Alumni
Shortly after President Tony F Chan began his presidency
at HKUST in September 2009, he took every opportunity
to meet with HKUST alumni. He was impressed by the
career achievements of many of our young graduates
and their contributions to society. In addition to joining
local alumni reunions, President Chan met alumni on the
Mainland and in the United States.
Apart from making pledges and donations, many of our
alumni have returned to help our students. In addition to
acting as their mentors, many have shared their life and
career experiences by speaking to classes of students.
With over 37,000 alumni residing in all corners of
the world, the Alumni Relations Team adopts an
e-communication strategy to foster closer relationship
with the community. The number of reachable
ema i l cont ac t s has reached 80% of the tot a l
alumni population. With personalized and targeted
communication channels which are effective and
eco-friendly, alumni are kept informed of the latest
developments at the University.
Alumni organizations are some of the vital channels
through which the University maintains close contacts
with its graduates. The HKUST Alumni Association
and all alumni associations and groups have rendered
continuous support.
Six new alumni associations have been established: they
are the Master of Science in Telecommunication Alumni
Association, the Master of Science in Engineering
Enterprise Management Alumni Association, the Civil
and Environmental Engineering Postgraduates and
Scholars Association, HKUST Alumni Toastmasters Club
and Alumni Tennis Club.
Community Projects
HKUST has been encouraging students to take part in
community projects to enhance societal involvement
and to give back to society. The School of Business and
Management introduced the Social Responsibilities
Project in 2007, which was later adopted by the
University in 2009 to launch HKUST Connect. HKUST
students from all schools were encouraged to apply their
academic knowledge to contribute to society through
participating, planning and executing service projects. A
one-credit Service Learning Practicum was offered to help
students implement their projects with guidance from
faculty members.
Over 200 students have joined the REDbird Award
Program aimed at fostering responsible citizenship by
encouraging them to become members or coaches. The
HKUST-Hang Seng Bank Green Ambassador Program has
cultivated students’ concern for sustainability.
Electronic and Computer Engineering undergraduates
have made use of their engineering expertise to help the
needy by designing rehabilitation tools for the elderly
and the visually impaired. Led by Prof Tim Woo, the
students have taken part in design competitions with
innovative designs such as an easy-to-use and affordable
Braille printer and devices which helped enhance the
elderly’s cognitive power. They brought home an array
of awards including the Gold Award in the Amway
Pan-Pearl River Delta Region Universities IT Project, and
championships in the categories of Elderly Support
Devices and Better Life, and Innovative Designs in the
Hong Kong Youth Technology Design Competition.
