HKUST Annual Report 2017-18

A N N U A L R E P O R T 2 0 1 7 - 1 8 63 HKUST HKUST announced a partnership with the International Committee of the Red Cross to facilitate humanitarian work and students’ global vision through experiential learning. MAY The University’s GREAT Smart Cities Center hosted its inaugural symposium, gathering experts from Hong Kong, Mainland China, and around the world to share information and ideas on smart city development. MAY The annual Intimacy of Creativity 2018 festival drew nearly 3,500 music lovers to open discussions and lunchtime lectures and close to 1,500 people to concerts held at HKUST and in downtown Hong Kong. MAY The University conferred Honorary Fellowships on four distinguished leaders. JUN Hong Kong Jockey Club Scholarships celebrated their 20th anniversary. Some 500 young people, including students from HKUST, have benefited from HK$400 million in scholarships since 1998. APR HKUST Energy Institute held its first Energy Day to discuss the future of clean energy and exchange ideas on how policy, innovation, and applied technology can foster green growth and sustainable development. APR Prestigious Gordon Research Conferences on solar energy and nasopharyngeal carcinoma were held at the HKUST Jockey Club Institute for Advanced Study. JUN HKUST and Peking University steered the official launch of the Beijing-Hong Kong Universities Alliance. APR