Nurturing Best Talent

The University launched the Early Admission Program this year and accepted 56 gifted Form Six students. This initiative is a great tribute to our faculty, staff and Council members who have dedicated themselves to the important task of identifying and nurturing Hong Kong's young talent. I am also delighted to report that of the first batch of 19 mainland undergraduates admitted to HKUST in 1998, 17 completed their studies, 14 of them graduating with first class honors. As a world-class university, HKUST has a wide international focus. Plans are in place to recruit more international students to our campus in the coming years.