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Thammasat University from Thailand took home the championship for the Citi International Case Competition 2011 with an innovative long-term growth strategy for one of the world's busiest independent container terminal operators. The university defeated 19 other outstanding teams from top business schools around the world to take the highest honor in the prestigious annual contest.

In view of the 3-3-4 education reform in Hong Kong, HKUST's Center for Enhanced Learning and Teaching and the Hong Kong branch of the Higher Education Research and Development Society in Australasia (HERDSA) co-organized the first local symposium on "Engaging Undergraduates in Research and Inquiry: A Scholarly Dialogue" to promote the creation of knowledge in undergraduate education. Over 70 teaching staff from nine local post-secondary institutions gathered together at HKUST, where faculty members from local universities shared their experience in developing undergraduate research and inquiry-based learning approaches. Prof Mick Healey, a well-known higher education consultant and researcher from the UK, gave an introductory address on "The Nature and Development of Undergraduate Research and Inquiry: Mapping the Territory" to share his insights on advancing undergraduate research and inquiry to promote student learning.

World Class Tests in Mathematics and Problem Solving administered by the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) have found that the highest achievers are those who do well in reasoning and problem solving. This observation was made based on the results of 3,028 students who took part in the November 2010 World Class Tests for the 8-11 age group and the 12-14 age group. These include students from 176 primary schools and 91 secondary schools. Prof Wong Man-Yu of the HKUST Mathematics Department said, "Judging from the performance of Hong Kong students over the years, we have observed that they are in general well trained in finding the right answers, but on the other hand they are relatively weak in explaining their reasoning process. We found that the candidates who do well in explaining the reasoning process also do well in both the Mathematics and Problem Solving."

World Class Tests in Mathematics and Problem Solving administered by the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) have found that Hong Kong students are better at getting the right answers than at explaining the reasoning process.This observation was made based on the results of 2,273 students who took part in the April 2010 World Class Tests for the 8-11 age group and the 12-14 age group. These include 1,529 students from 124 primary schools and 744 students from 73 secondary schools. Among them, 1,504 of these students, or 66%, were boys, while 769, or 34%, were girls. “Over the years, we have observed that Hong Kong students are in general well trained in doing examination papers, especially in answering multiple choice questions that do not require the candidate to explain his reasoning process. The results of the latest Tests further confirmed this observation,” said Prof Wong Man-Yu of the HKUST Mathematics Department.

The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) today (Monday) held its first presentation of the Mr Armin and Mrs Lillian Kitchell Undergraduate Research Award. The six award recipients are hand picked from the 250 participants in the latest Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program. The championship went to Miss Xu Rui of the Business School, the first runners-up were Mr Yang Yang and Miss Liu Yangyang, both from the Engineering School, while the second runners-up were Mr Wu Degang and Mr Li Rui both of the Science School, and Mr Poon Ho Yee of the Engineering School. The Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program is designed to promote research culture at the undergraduate level by giving undergraduate students the opportunity to actively engage in research under the guidance and supervision of professors. The number of participants has grown year by year, from 72 students in 2005 to 250 last year.

University of Melbourne has won the Citi International Case Competition 2009 with an innovative ten-year business plan for the world's leading smartcard company. The university bested 20 outstanding teams from leading business schools around the world to take top honors in the prestigious contest.  Held in Hong Kong from November 2-5, the seventh annual Citi International Case Competition attracted a record 21 teams from ten countries: Australia, Canada, China, Finland, Japan, Korea, the Netherlands, Singapore, Thailand and the U.S. Under a strict time limit, these student teams were challenged to produce and present innovative solutions to the strategic issues and managerial dilemmas facing a real company: Octopus Cards Limited (OCL). 

The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) announced today the launch of the most flexible engineering student admission scheme among Hong Kong's tertiary institutions. The new scheme, incorporating the current "program-based" arrangements and the new "school-based" option, gives students the best of both worlds. The new School-based Admission (SBA) scheme will be available to both Joint University Programmes Admission Scheme (JUPAS) and Early Admission Scheme (EAS) applicants starting from the 2009 to 2010 academic year. In addition to the existing individual 13 programs offered by HKUST School of Engineering, students are given the opportunity to explore their interest further before they select a program under the SBA, adding up a total of 15 programs for students to choose from.

The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology is offering more than 1,000 scholarships amounting to $31 million to outstanding students from across the world, including the Mainland, Taiwan and Macao. "Investing in the younger generation is one of the best investments a community can make. The offer of scholarships is an effective way to ensure that good students would not miss out on university education because of lack of means. Scholarships also enable our students to fully concentrate on their studies and campus life." said Prof Roland Chin, HKUST's Vice-President for Academic Affairs. In the coming academic year, over $10 million of scholarship has been set aside for the new intake of Hong Kong Advanced Level Examination students through JUPAS.