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HKUST Business School students raised over HK$57,000 from a charity run on campus on 18 April to support the Hong Kong Red Cross Japan Earthquake 2011 relief work. The fundraising event was one of the initiatives of the HKUST Service Learning Day held on 14-18 April. It also marked the finale of a series of competitive social activities organized for the year-round Business Cohort Cup Championship. Dubbed the "Turkey Run", the 1.5 km race with three checkpoint challenges attracted business undergraduates from ten Cohort teams to run in colourful turkey costumes of their original creative design. They were joined by a faculty team from the HKUST Business School, led by Dean Leonard Cheng, which also dressed in turkey costumes to participate in the competition. Each team had pledged to raise a minimum of HK$1,000 charity donation.

Over 700 students and staff members of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) will, over the next 4 days, render volunteer service in 40 projects, serving visually and hearing impaired people, underprivileged and sick children, senior citizens who are homeless or living alone, ethnic minority children, and even abandoned animals. The projects also include anti-drug activities, hospital visits, and environmental programs. At today's kick-off ceremony, Hong Kong Spirit Ambassador 2010 Mr Wayne Chau shared his experience of metamorphosis - from a child in a poor village in Guangxi to an entrepreneur. Mr Chau is committed to community service and has founded a charitable organization called The Outstanding Givers. Mr Chau is also an HKUST alumnus graduating from the Computer Science Department.

Hundreds of professors, staff and students at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) observed one minute of silence for the disaster-stricken people of Japan at 1:46 pm today, exactly one week after a massive earthquake hit Japan, followed by tsunami and nuclear power plant leakage. This initiative was made by HKUST staff and students, and included a donation exercise to give relief to the Japanese people. President Tony F Chan and the Vice-Presidents also observed a minute of silence in a lecture theater where a seminar was taking place. For media enquiries, please feel free to contact : Ross Lai Tel: 2358 6306 / 9103 2928 Email: rosslai@ust.hk   Kit Yip Tel: 2358 6313 Email: kityip@ust.hk  

Over 350 students, staff and alumni of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) today took part in "Run for Vision", a meaningful and colorful activity to celebrate the University's 20th Anniversary and to raise funds for Orbis to provide care and treatment for the blind and visually impaired. The event title - "Run for Vision" - has a double meaning - running for HKUST's vision as a world-class research university, and running to restore vision for visually-impaired people. Participants in the Run each made a donation to Orbis to support their charitable cause. As President Chan has been invited to take part in the Leaders Cup in the Standard Chartered Hong Kong Marathon 2011 to be held on 20 February, he will, on behalf of HKUST, donate the amount raised to Orbis, which is the event's beneficiary.

The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) has received a grant of US$150,000 to participate in HP Catalyst Initiative, a global social innovation program designed to develop more effective approaches to worldwide education in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM). HKUST is one of the 35 educational institutions across 11 countries that have been selected by HP to receive the grant in 2010. As a member of the newly established “Measuring Learning Consortium” led by Carnegie Mellon University, HKUST will be collaborating with other partners to explore what the future of STEM learning and teaching can be. With the grant from HP, HKUST is setting up a brand new teaching lab equipped with high-end computers for the use of students from the Computer Science and Engineering Department.

https://bm.hkust.edu.hk/press-releases/2010/09/cohort-community-builds-new-culture-hkust-business-undergraduates

The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) is organizing an Environment Week to raise public awareness of environmental and sustainability issues. As a highlight of the event, Mr Dick Lee Ming-kwai, former Commissioner of Police, and HKUST President Tony F Chan demonstrated low-carbon cooking on campus today. The HKUST Environment Week (18 to 22 April) is organized by the Institute for the Environment and the Health, Safety and Environment Office of HKUST, as well as students. The demonstration on low-carbon cooking aims to raise awareness of the importance of reducing carbon footprint through the consideration of related factors like food production, processing, packaging and transportation. This usually means using local and seasonal food and simple cooking methods to prepare nutritious and environmentally friendly food.

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