HKUST Annual Report 2024-2025

19 L E A R N I N G F O R L I F E BUILDING CROSS-CAMPUS SYNERGY, ENERGIZING INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE HKUST and HKUST(GZ) have achieved significant milestones in cross-campus collaboration. The historic first graduation ceremony of HKUST(GZ) in 2024 marked a pivotal moment in our development. Together we launched the joint Redbird Cross Campus Study Program, the Greater Bay Area's first comprehensive initiative integrating online and offline learning across borders and campuses. Complementing this, the Sustainable Design Thinking Certificate Program 2025, supported by the Tung Foundation, brought together cross-campus students to identify sustainability challenges and develop innovative prototypes, creating practical solutions for both campuses. To broaden students’ global horizons, the University has continued to build partnerships with leading universities worldwide. Over the years, we have signed new exchange agreements with institutions such as the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (the Netherlands), Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences (Germany), Huazhong University of Science and Technology (Chinese Mainland), and University of Ottawa (Canada). We extended our ASEAN exchange network by establishing partnerships with Chulalongkorn University (Thailand), Universitas Indonesia (Indonesia) and VinUniversity (Vietnam). These new partnerships bring our total to 259 exchange agreements, covering 30 regions globally. During the year, over 1,300 undergraduates studied abroad, representing 50% of a cohort. Concurrently, HKUST hosted 1,000 inbound exchange students from our overseas partner universities. 1,300+ Outbound Students 1,000 Inbound Students