Campus in the Community

Community support for the University was reciprocated in a number of ways that have added to Hong Kong's resources and heightened awareness of HKUST's role in boosting development.

The University established its first downtown Learning Center at Admiralty, giving HKUST's College of Lifelong Learning (CL3) an easily accessible presence in the heart of the city. CL3 now offers 300 programs for working professionals, ranging from business to language to design. Over 3,500 students have already benefited as a result. Classrooms in the Admiralty Learning Center include the University's proprietary Personal Response System to promote interactive teaching and learning.

Connections with the younger generation were expanded through a series of events that introduced school students to both the fields of research and the teaching and learning that take place at HKUST.

Outreach Day saw 15,000 secondary school students explore campus and attend a range of over 60 seminars, giving our visitors an idea of what life at HKUST is about.

A 'Symposium on Environmental Issues for Schools — Air Quality' showcased research results obtained by 11 local secondary schools as part of a program launched by HKUST's Institute for Environment and Sustainable Development.

In addition, the Center for Enhanced Learning and Teaching organized the Hong Kong CyberFair for Schools, together with the Education and Manpower Bureau and HKEdCity. This localized version of the award-winning International CyberFair for Schools saw 33 schools, 149 teams and 856 students using the Internet to create projects.

Schools were also on the program with more than 50 principals from the Sheng Kung Hui Primary Schools Council and 23 principals, consultants and staff from the Kwun Tong Schools Liaison Committee visiting the campus.

In the economic and social arenas, HKUST's Center for Economic Development continued its Macroeconomic Forecast for Hong Kong series, commissioned by the Better Hong Kong Foundation, while the past was brought into the present with the publication of Sai Kung History, Customs and Relics, co-authored by core members of HKUST's South China Research Center. Commissioned by the Sai Kung District Council, the book explores the cultural forces and events that lie at the heart of this colorful area in the New Territories.

The HKUST spirit was at work further afield as well when the University's first International EMBA graduates, comprising outstanding senior executives from both private and public institutions, combined their academic success with practical assistance to younger students in Mainland China by donating more than HK$200,000 to renovate and expand a primary school in Guilin, Guangxi.