Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) is a public university in Sai Kung District, New Territories, Hong Kong. Founded in 1991, it was the territory's third institution to be granted university status, the first research university and the first university without any precursory existence upon its formation with English as its primary medium of instruction and assessment since its establishment. It occupies a 60-hectare (150-acre) seaside site in Tai Po Tsai, Clear Water Bay Peninsula. The university is organized into six academic schools: School of Science, School of Engineering, School of Business and Management, School of Medicine, School of Humanities and Social Science, and the Academy of Interdisciplinary Studies.

Type

Public research university

Founded

1991

Students

29,927

Also known as

HKUST, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology