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3月12日，國家衛生健康委員會主任雷海潮在北京會見香港科技大學（港科大）校董會主席沈向洋、校長葉玉如一行，就國家衛生健康領域的人才培養、科研創新及成果轉化等進行深入探討。  雷海潮主任在座談會中充分肯定了香港科技大學在人才培養、科技創新、成果轉化及國際合作等方面取得的突出成績。 他表示，希望港科大發揮自身在教育、科研及國際化方面的優勢，一方面加快推進醫學教育的創新發展，探索學科交叉融合，培養面向未來的高層次複合型人才; 另一方面加快科技創新步伐，推動高水平科研成果在臨床上的轉化與應用，裨益社會。 同時，他還期待港科大利用國際化的資源和優勢，為國家培養更多具有國際視野和國際治理能力的國際化人才，為全球健康事業貢獻中國智慧和力量。  沈向洋主席和葉玉如校長對國家衛生健康委員會的支持表示衷心感謝，並表示，港科大將全面加快醫學院建設步伐，持續致力於探索醫學教育的新模式，推動醫學科技領域的新突破，積極響應「健康中國」戰略，為國家醫學事業的發展和社會健康水平的提升貢獻更多力量。  

3月12日下午，中央港澳工作辦公室主任、國務院港澳事務辦公室主任夏寶龍在北京會見香港科技大學（科大）校董會主席沈向洋、校長葉玉如一行。中央港澳工作辦公室、國務院港澳事務辦公室室務會成員向斌参加會見。 夏寶龍主任表示，香港科技大學成立30多年來，堅持立德樹人根本任務，上下團結一心，勇於開拓創新，主動攻堅克難，在培養優秀專業人才、推動產學研協同創新、深化兩地交流合作等方面取得了優異成績。夏主任指出，希望科大大力弘揚愛國愛港光榮傳統，堅定支持行政長官和特區政府依法施政，積極參與北部都會區建設，助力香港高等教育發展不斷創造新輝煌。他表示，高等教育是香港的「金字招牌」，包括香港科技大學在內的香港高校肩負著服務強國建設和民族復興的歷史使命，要充分發揮「一國兩制」制度優勢，主動對接國家發展戰略，積極融入粵港澳大灣區建設，強化教育對科技和人才的支撐作用，著力打造國際高端人才集聚高地，在推動香港由治及興、推進中國式現代化進程中貢獻更大力量。 沈向洋主席感謝夏主任對科大的關心和指導，表示科大將全力以赴落實夏主任的期望和要求。他說：「科大上下團結一心，將充分發揮香港在『一國兩制』制度下『背靠祖國、聯通世界』的優勢，肩負起時代賦予的使命與責任，培養更多具有家國情懷、國際視野和創新精神的優秀人才，成為國家高素質創新型人才的蓄水池，同時在科技創新、產業轉型升級和社會服務等領域發揮更大的作用，為國家和香港發展作出更大貢獻。」 葉玉如校長亦感謝夏主任對科大辦學成就的肯定和支持。她表示：「科大自創校以來以服務國家為使命，不斷開拓創新人才培養模式，吸引匯聚全球優秀人才，打造兼具國際視野和創新能力的學術高地。未來，科大會更積極融入國家發展戰略，拓展辦學布局，推動包括醫學院等重點項目建設，支持北部都會區發展和粵港澳大灣區建設，通過高水平人才培養、前沿技術突破以及卓越成果轉化，為國家和香港發展貢獻所長。」

The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) has established a Medical Education Task Force (Task Force) to help achieve HKUST’s goal of establishing the third medical school in Hong Kong. Operating under the Planning Committee for the New Medical School, the Task Force, comprising veteran scholars and doctors with profound experience in medical education planning and public healthcare, will provide strategic advice to HKUST on planning an innovative medical curriculum. 

The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) announced the launch of a pioneering education technology initiative aimed at revolutionizing English education for secondary school students in Hong Kong during the Opening Ceremony of Learning League 2025. With over HK$30 million in funding from the Quality Education Fund (QEF), the three-year initiative will develop an advanced AI-powered English assessment and learning system, offering free access to all secondary school students in Hong Kong.The project, jointly initiated by HKUST Center for Language Education, HKUST Academy of Interdisciplinary Studies, and Trumptech, a leading education technology company in Hong Kong, addresses two critical goals: promoting “education equity” by supporting students from diverse backgrounds and abilities, and fostering “education equality” by providing every school with equal access to affordable professional English learning resources.

The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) hosted a delegation from UNESCO, led by former Director-General Mrs. Irina BOKOVA, on campus on May 13. HKUST President Prof. Nancy IP met with Mrs. Bokova and her delegation, in attendance of HKUST senior leaders, including Associate Vice-President (Global Engagement & Communications) Ms. Daisy CHAN, Acting Dean of Students Prof. King CHOW, and Acting Head of the Division of Public Policy Prof. Naubahar SHARIF.During the meeting, Mrs. Bokova shared insights about the impacts of climate change on preserving cultural heritage and discussed related challenges. The HKUST team outlined the university’s efforts to foster an inclusive and diverse global community through student internationalization.

A group photo of HKUST Treasurer and Council member Mr. Stephen YIU Kin-Wah (Center), Council members Ms. Edith SHIH (fourth right) and Mr. Ronald THAM Seng-Yum (fourth left), HKUST Vice-President for Research and Development Prof.

With over 17,000 undergraduate and postgraduate students from more than 80 countries or regions at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), we pride ourselves as a true cultural melting pot. In the Global Minds@HKUST series, we’ll take a closer look at the unique experiences of some of our international students.  Embarking on a dual PhD program across two different countries may seem like a daunting task, but for Shabnam TAGHIPOUR, an Iranian student pursuing dual PhD degrees in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology and Civil Engineering at Sharif University of Technology (SUT) in Iran, it’s an opportunity to make a difference. In the third edition of Global Minds@HKUST series, we delve into Shabnam’s story and explore how she balances her academic pursuits with a deep sense of social responsibility for a more inclusive world.

 Following the birth of “AI singers” and “AI weather presenters”, adding to the ever-expanding AI (Artificial Intelligence) family is the inaugural cohort of “AI Lecturers” created by The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) through the utilization of AI-generative tools.