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HKUST 2015-2016
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HKUST’s MBA Program was
ranked first in Asia Pacific
and 14th globally in the 2016
Financial Times Global MBA
Ranking survey.
JANUARY
The University held an opening
ceremony for the Cheng Yu Tung
Building, which adds a new state-
of-the-art research and academic
building to the campus. The facility
houses multidisciplinary laboratories,
teaching and research facilities.
HKUST held its third inauguration
ceremony for the Named Professorship
Programtohonor eight outstanding faculty
members and their donors.
MARCH
HKUST presented The Intimacy
of Creativity (IC) World Premiere
Concert in collaboration with
the Hong Kong Philharmonic
Orchestra, which served as 2016
IC ensemble-in-residence.
APRIL
HKUST hosted the 17th Asian Physics
Olympiad, bringing the large-scale
annual event to Hong Kong for the
first time. Almost 200 students from
26 countries and regions took part
in the competition.
MAY
The University received a donation from
industrialist Mr Raymond Chu, enabling
the establishment of the HKUST Big
Data for Bio-Intelligence Laboratory.
JUNE
HKUST conferred Honorary Fellowships
on four distinguished leaders.
The University received a donation
of HK$150 million from Mr Martin
Ka Shing Lee, Vice-Chairman of
Henderson Land Development
Company Limited, in support of a
new Innovation Building that will
help take HKUST to the next level
of achievement.
HKUSTandTimesHigherEducation(THE)
jointly presented the inaugural two-day
Asia Universities Summit. The gathering,
part of the University’s 25th Anniversary
events, brought together global leaders
in higher education and other sectors
to share their insights on nurturing
creativity and innovation.
The University received a HK$100 million
donation from Dr Li Dak Sum to establish
a research development fund to drive
forward high-impact discoveries.
2016
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