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Education Development
campuses. Students are expected to work closely
on group projects during the program. More
activities of this kind are planned.
Student Exchange
Student exchange for one semester or more is a
signature program at HKUST. In the year under
review, the number of exchange-out students
reached 761, representing 36% of graduates with
exchange-out experience in 2012-13.
The program enables students to experience life
in a different cultural and social environment.
International exchange is ranked by alumni as
one of HKUST’s most valuable experiences. It is
the University’s goal for 50% of undergraduates
to have had an exchange-out experience by the
time they graduate.
Leadership and Community Service
The REDbird Award program fosters student
leadership and personal development. In 2012-
13, its 235 members and 14 student leaders
(coaches) participated in 90 service learning
projects. Five students received financial
sponsorship from SAE Magnetics (HK) Ltd’s TDK-
SAE CSR Fund to join overseas service learning
programs and trips, and a total of five REDbird
gold awards, 25 silver awards and 88 bronze
awards were granted.
growth in 2012-13. Over the past two years,
international research experience at MIT, CERN,
University of Cambridge, and Tokyo Institute of
Technology has also been available.
Theme-based Joint Summer Programs
In 2013, HKUST piloted two theme-based
summer programs with Xi’an Jiaotong University
and China Academy of Art. Students from both
institutions enrolled in a customized, credit-
bearing course, with classes held at both
Non-local Undergraduate Enrollment of UGC-funded Programs by Institution
- Breakdown of Non-local UG Enrolled Students by Origin, 2012-13-