To increase participation and activities related to
knowledge transfer and to raise the profile of the
University’s enterprise culture, a new post of Associate
Provost for Knowledge Transfer was instituted, with
Prof Patrick Yue, Electronic and Computer Engineering,
Founding Direc tor of the Center for I ndus tr y
Engagement and Internship and an experienced start-
up entrepreneur, appointed to the post.
THRIVING INDUSTRY PARTNERSHIPS
Open innovation events such as workshops, networking
sessions, open days and others were successfully
organized, including the HKUST-Lenovo Joint Workshop
on Microelectronics and Integrated Circuits, HKUST-GE
China Technology Center Workshop on Big Data, and
Biomedical Engineering Industry Day.
Strategic industrial partnerships also flourished. At
the HKUST-Huawei Joint Innovation Laboratory,
research covers big data and analytics, wireless
networks cloud computing architecture, and related
areas. In 2013-14, 16 frontier research initiatives were
identified, with total funding of close to $30 million
provided by Huawei. Other partnerships involve Thales
and Chiaphua Industries. Of the Top 100 Global
Innovators 2013, as selected by Thomson Reuters,
41% have undertaken collaborations and partnerships
with HKUST.
The University boosted awareness of its technologies
through participation in international and national
exhibitions. The International Conference & Exhibition
of the Modernization of Chinese Medicine & Health,
Eco Expo Asia, China Hi-Tech Fair, and BIO International
Convention 2014 were among the showcases joined.
FOSTERING AN ENTREPRENEURIAL
ECOSYSTEM
E-Academy, a student-led unit of the University’s
Entrepreneurship Center, successfully completed its
pilot phase. In 2013-14, E-Academy hosted six activities
involving about 700 students, including the first
Hackathon@HKUST and Entrepreneurship Week.
The HKUST Entrepreneurship Startup Workshop Series,
a 64-hour training course, was offered to the University
community, attracting total attendance of over 400
students and alumni. A similar workshop series was
offered to 15 small and medium-sized enterprises
in Foshan, in partnership with the HKUST LED-FPD
Technology R&D Center at Foshan. In addition, the
Entrepreneurship Center offered seven Build Your Own
Business (BYOB) seminars, with over 700 participants.
Start-up support for faculty, staff and students at the
University continued under the HKUST Entrepreneurship
Program. During 2013-14, there are a total of 35
companies nurtured by the program who are financially
active, comprising 26 spin-offs and 9 start-ups currently
being incubated. The fourth annual HKUST Million
Dollar Business Plan Competition in June 2014 saw
117 teams participating. The President’s Prize Winner
was m-Care Technology Limited, which proposed
commercializing an innovative heart arrhythmia
monitoring product.
HKUST Venture Entrepreneurship Network, a student-
run cross-disciplinary organization, held a Venture
Entrepreneurship Festival in May 2014. The festival
included a Technology & Idea Showcase for faculty,
students, alumni, and industry. The flagship programs,
Venture Mentor Service, Venture Link, Tech Link, and
Ideation Lab, were also launched.
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