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During 2012-13, the School of Business and
Management co-organized a five-city China
Business Forum Series with China Business News,
a leading business media outlet. Each forum
focused on a specific topic, including leadership,
logistics, finance and IT, and was led by a School
faculty member. The series attracted more than
750 managers in total.
EXTENDING INTERNATIONALIZATION
The University’s drive for internationalization
strengthens HKUST’s global presence through
strategic partnerships, academic agreements,
research collaborations, international students
and faculty, overseas alumni connections, and
media relations. HKUST was placed first in 2013
in the QS Top 50 Under 50 and was ranked No.1
in the QS Asian University Rankings for the third
consecutive year.
World Presence
During the year, the University continued to step
up expansion of its global network. HKUST was
the first university in Hong Kong to be invited to
participate in IdeasLab at the World Economic
Forum in Tianjin in September 2012, presenting
on the topic of Sustainability without Borders.
Other institutions taking part included MIT,
University of Oxford, Tsinghua University and
National University of Singapore.
President Chan joined the World Economic Forum
Annual Meeting 2013 in Davos, Switzerland. At
the event, he engaged in discussions with global
political, business and education leaders. He
also participated in the Global University Leaders
Forum (GULF) with over 20 presidents from other
top universities. Topics included the international
outlook for science and technology and trends in
higher education.
Creating Ties
To cement international partnerships, President
Chan led two delegations to Germany, Sweden
and Denmark, Israel and Turkey, visiting presidents
and senior management of 25 universities
in addition to eight science and technology
institutions and organizations. The delegations
successfully created opportunities for research
and academic collaborations, faculty and student
exchange on research and entrepreneurial
experience, and 10 agreements with universities
in Europe and three agreements in Israel and
Turkey were signed.
During the trips, President Chan hosted more
than 20 seminars and student sessions to share
HKUST’s experience of building a world-class
university and inspire faculty members and
postgraduate students to join the University. He
gave talks on science and technology to corporate
and government leaders, and strengthened
connections with the University’s graduates
through alumni gatherings. International media
coverage brought further recognition to HKUST
and its achievements.