HKUST Annual Report 2021-2022

2 Only six years after we celebrated the 25th Anniversary of the founding of this University, we are proud to have witnessed the growth of education, research and knowledge transfer endeavours at HKUST. In addition to our faculty’s remarkable efforts and achievements in conducting impactful research, teaching and learning activities, the opening of the Shaw Auditorium provides not only much needed top-class arts and cultural facilities on campus, but a wonderful platform for the pursuit of whole-person education for our present and future generations of students, as well as the development of art tech. This iconic multi-purpose landmark, shining like the Pearl of Clear Water Bay, will enhance the aesthetic horizons, art and cultural experience of the University community as well as our neighbouring communities. The University will continue to upgrade its research and knowledge transfer infrastructure and activities, student residence and sports facilities in its next stage of development. Another highlight after the University’s 30th Anniversary celebration was the official opening of HKUST(GZ). Powered by the innovative “Unified HKUST, Complementary Campuses” concept, the University is set to ascend to its next level of development, both physically and strategically. As a pioneering platform to promote knowledge transfer ventures for the two Campuses, HKUST(GZ) will proactively seek to incubate emerging industries with novel technologies. 2021/22 was a historic year for HKUST. In celebrating the University’s 30th Anniversary, the University community was thrilled to witness the opening of the state-of-the-art Shaw Auditorium on November 17, 2021, followed by the official opening of HKUST(GZ) in Nansha on September 1, 2022, and the installation of Professor Nancy IP as our fifth President at the 30th Congregation on November 26, 2022. All these are important milestones in the history of the University. Chairman’s Foreword