The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology is a public research university in Sai Kung District, New Territories, Hong Kong. Founded in 1991, it was the territory's third institution to be granted university status, and the first university without any precursory existence upon its formation. It occupies a 60-hectare seaside site in Tai Po Tsai, Clear Water Ba…
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology is a public research university in Sai Kung District, New Territories, Hong Kong. Founded in 1991, it was the territory's third institution to be granted university status, and the first university without any precursory existence upon its formation. It occupies a 60-hectare seaside site in Tai Po Tsai, Clear Water Bay Peninsula, and has established a satellite campus in Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
Established: 2 October 1991
President: Nancy Ip
Other name: HKUST, UST
Academic affiliations: ASAIHL · APRU · Washington University in St. Louis · McDonnell International Scholars Academy · BHUA · GHMUA
Budget: HK$5.13 billion
Chancellor: John Lee Ka-chiu (as Chief Executive of Hong Kong)
Vice-president: Ting Chuen Pong · Tim Kwang Ting Cheng · Yang Wang