Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
香港科技大學 | |||||||||||||||
Other name | HKUST, UST | ||||||||||||||
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| Type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 2 October 1991 | ||||||||||||||
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| Budget | HK$5.13 billion | ||||||||||||||
| Chancellor | John Lee Ka-chiu | ||||||||||||||
| President | Nancy Ip | ||||||||||||||
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| Provost | Yike Guo | ||||||||||||||
Academic staff | 903 (2024) | ||||||||||||||
| Students | 17,189 (2024) | ||||||||||||||
| Undergraduates | 10,347 (60.2%) (2024) | ||||||||||||||
| Postgraduates | 6,842 (39.8%) (2024) | ||||||||||||||
| Local students | 9,798 (57.0%) (2024) | ||||||||||||||
| Non-local students | 7,391 (43.0%) (2024) | ||||||||||||||
| Location | , , Hong Kong 22°20′17″N 114°15′47″E / 22.338°N 114.263°E | ||||||||||||||
| Campus | Rural, 60 hectares (0.60 km2) | ||||||||||||||
| Language | English | ||||||||||||||
| Colours | Blue & gold | ||||||||||||||
Sporting affiliations | USFHK | ||||||||||||||
| Mascot | The Red Bird | ||||||||||||||
| Website | hkust | ||||||||||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 香港科技大学 | ||||||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 香港科技大學 | ||||||||||||||
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The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) is a public research university in Sai Kung District, New Territories, Hong Kong. Founded in 1991, it was the territory's third institution to be granted university status, and the first university without any precursory existence upon its formation. It occupies a 60-hectare (150-acre) seaside site in Tai Po Tsai, Clear Water Bay Peninsula.
The university is organised into five academic schools: School of Engineering, School of Business and Management, School of Science, School of Humanities and Social Science, and the Academy of Interdisciplinary Studies. In the 2023–24 academic year, it enrolled around 10,000 undergraduates and 6,800 postgraduates, and employed 903 academic staff.