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HKUST 2011-2012 Annual Report
diversity on campus and promote the many international
opportunities available to students.
Student development
The President’s 1-HKUST Life Award and the Student
Enrichment Activities Fund are two major ways that
the University encourages student-led initiatives to
boost HKUST’s active campus atmosphere and wider
community engagement. During 2011-12, the two
endeavors sponsored a total of 37 projects. One example
was TEDxHKUST led by Year 1 Civil and Environmental
Engineering student Avni Jain, winner of the President’s
1-HKUST Student Life Award. This marked the first
time that TEDx had been organized by a university in
Hong Kong.
Other programs included:
•
First Year Success @ HKUST:
this helped new
students to adjust to campus life. The program got
underway with orientation and the New Student
Convocation. Seminars, personal development
workshops and student-organized activities were also
organized throughout the academic year.
•
Living Learning Communities:
the initiative was
extended to UG Hall IV during the year, with 100
more students joining the program. A total of 157
activities were offered to 3,500 residents and non-LLC
participants, including freshmen.
•
The Healthy Living Festival:
this helped to raise
students’ awareness of psychological heath. A series
of talks, workshops, exhibitions and sharing sessions
were organized under the themes of “Love, Live, Learn
Well” and “Offer My Gratitude”, attracting over 600
students and other members of the University.
•
The HKUST-Hang Seng Green Ambassador
Program:
the environmental group continued to
promote eco-friendly activities and extend students’
horizons on issues related to sustainability.
In addition, the Graduate Student Life Fund was piloted
to encourage research postgraduate students to become
more engaged in campus life and to promote a balanced
graduate experience.
The Students’ Union and other student societies gained
a new 2,100 sq m home following the completion of
the LG5 Extension, making organization of events more
efficient. LG5 is conveniently located for indoor/outdoor
sports, catering and library facilities.
Arts and sports
The HKUST Center for the Arts organized the HKUST Arts
Festival with the theme “Contemporary Culture and me”
and a series of workshops, field trips, exhibitions, film
screenings and performances. Over 100 students, staff
and alumni also took part in the Center’s annual summer
musical, performing the Broadway hit show
Guys and
Dolls
. In sports activities, HKUST took part in intervarsity,
local and international sports competitions. The Sports
and Wellness team worked with the Sports Association to
organize intramural sports competitions.
Career building
To assist students in planning their post-graduation future,
the Career Center organized 147 career development
programs involving over 4,500 participants. Close to 200
recruitment talks were conducted by 180 companies and
attended by over 14,000 students. The Career Center
arranged two biannual job fairs, with 68 participating
companies. The Internship Learning Scheme continued
to offer pre-internship training and coaching and summer
internship placements in Hong Kong, Mainland China
and the US, with 250 undergraduates taking part. Career
Building courses and a Career Accelerator Program were
offered by the Student Affairs Office.
