新聞及香港科大故事

IPO Industrial Fellowship "Career Insider Series" is held regularly to provide insights and insider tips of different industries to IPO students. On 21 September 2017, our inspirational fellow, Mr Raymond NGAI, Head of IT Infrastructure and Operation Services of The Hong Kong Jockey Club presented his insider tips of Information Technology industry.

Running a start-up has never been an easy task. IPO Industrial Fellows, Mr Francis LO, Director, Talentum International Limited and Mr Rex MA, Co-founder & Managing Director, iGen6 shared their valuable experiences of establishing successful business with IPO students.

The Division of Environment & Sustainability and Business Environment Council organized the seminar "Merging Science, Policy, & Business Building a Network of Sustainable Cities" to present and discuss how the urban complexes of Los Angeles, Hong Kong and the Pearl River Delta are interconnected through the global trade in goods and resources and the environmental and societal challenges the cities face on 11 September 2017.

With the generous sponsorship of Wong Chak Chui International Enrichment Scholarship 2016/17, four IPO students went aboard to take up internships and earned eye-opening working experiences in different industries.

Internships are an important part of university life to gain real world working experience as well as discovering and understanding yourself. As Pishun (T&M-DDP) said, "whatever you do, do not restrict yourself by what you study, because the future is full of possibilities."

In the past 2016/17 academic year, Dual Degree Program in Technology & Management (T&M-DDP) students joined various competitions and demonstrated their outstanding abilities and potentials of future consultants and engineers.

IPO Student Ambassadors gathered at year-end dinner to share their outreach experience.

The Summer Internship Closing Ceremony, organized by the Airport Authority Hong Kong (AAHK) was held successfully on 11 August 2017, indicating that the AA Summer Internship Program 2017 finally came to an end. Three IPO students from the Risk Management and Business Intelligence Program (RMBI) and the Environmental Management and Technology Program (EVMT), together with four other HKUST students selected for the Program had a fruitful experience in this eight-week internship and gave their project presentation in the ceremony.