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the percentage of four-star plus three-star results, Civil
Engineering, Computer Studies/Science, Electronic Engineering
and Mechanical Engineering achieved the best performance
among all universities in Hong Kong.
The School also received the largest amount of Research
Grants Council’s General Research Fund grants (27%, $49.18
million) among all engineering schools in Hong Kong. The
Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering formed
a new research laboratory known as the IC Design Village,
creating a permanent home for the Integrated Circuit and
Systems research group and fostering interdisciplinary
cooperation. In further interdisciplinary moves, the HKUST
Robotics Institute, set up by the University and involving
many of the School’s departments, encouraged education,
research and knowledge transfer in areas such as human-
robot interaction and autonomous systems.
In January 2015, four of the School’s academics, including
Dean of Engineering Prof Khaled Ben Letaief, hosted HKUST’s
NO.1
Times Higher Education
Engineering and
Technology Ranking
2014-15 (Greater China)
first IdeasLab at the World Economic Forum’s “Winter
Davos” in Switzerland. The IdeasLab focused on physical
and cyber world integration and the impact on society. Four
engineering professors also presented their breakthrough
ideas at the HKUST IdeasLab at the “Summer Davos”
2014 in Tianjin.
COMPETITIONS AND INDUSTRIAL LINKS
In the Google Solve For X Competition at HKUST, the winning
project was developed by Prof Michael Sung (Electronic and
Computer Engineering) and his team, becoming the first
Hong Kong and Mainland China “moonshot” accepted by
Google for its Solve For X platform. The first Aero Day was
organized by the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace
Engineering and the Student Branch of the American
Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics at HKUST to build
students’ knowledge of the aviation industry, both locally
and internationally, and showcase career opportunities.
Many related industrial partners took part.
