Alumni
More than 98% of students who received undergraduate degrees
in the year 2000 were successfully employed, started businesses,
or continued with further studies by the end of the year, according
to the Graduate Employment Survey conducted by HKUST's Career
Center. In addition, their mean gross monthly income increased
by 10% from the previous year, to HK$12,553.
For full-time postgraduate degree recipients, nearly 99%
found full-time jobs, were pursuing further studies, or returned
to their country of origin by the end of 2000. Among those
advanced degree graduates who found jobs, 48% entered the
commerce and business sector, 29% were employed in the education
sector, and 17% found work in manufacturing and industry.
Entrepreneurial endeavors continued to gain ground with HKUST
alumni. A number of this year's graduates founded new technology
companies, and made contributions to the development of information
technology and Internet applications. Tobby Chun TO, MPhil
graduate in computer science, established Radica Systems Ltd
with 1998 graduates Francis KWOK (Physics) and Irene CHEUNG
(Marketing). The intelligent personalization server they developed
will help e-commerce sites boost sales revenues.
Aided by a grant from the Information Technology Entrepreneur
Program, information systems graduate Bryan KAM and five other
alumni started "Dreamunity", a virtual student community
project, in February 2001. Economic and finance graduate Shing
Put LEE founded business ventures which now enjoy an annual
turnover of more than HK$8 million, including Shenzhen Xinyi
Computer Co, which he started after joining HKUST in 1997,
and Xinyi Networks, established two years later.
The year 2000/01 saw membership in the HKUST Alumni Association
grow to more than 2,700. Working to forge stronger connections
among alumni, the Office of University Development and Public
Affairs created a revamped alumni website in early 2001, which
allows HKUST alumni to register their personal data. Contact
information for other alumni can also be accessed more easily
with the new design. The School of Business and Management
launched their new Business School alumni website in 2001.
In addition to encouraging closer links between the School
and its alumni, the site allows alumni to post job vacancies
and other career information.
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