HKUST welcomes nearly 100 new scholars to boost strategic development

New recruits include high-profile research leaders, unicorn and company founders, and scholars from universities and public bodies.

The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) has welcomed nearly 100 new scholars since the launch of its global recruitment campaign in October 2022, boosting the university’s efforts in teaching, research, and innovation across different strategic areas.

The new recruits include high-profile research leaders, unicorn and company founders, as well as scholars from top universities and public bodies.

They represent a diverse range of research focuses spanning biomedical science and translational medicine, artificial intelligence (AI), microelectronics, innovation in business management, sustainability and green technology, arts technology, as well as the humanities and social sciences.

In addition, to align with the frontier fields outlined in the 14th Five-Year Plan, the university will expand its strategic research focuses to include quantum information, integrated circuits, brain sciences, gene and biotechnology, clinical science, clinical medicine, new materials, future energy, deep space, deep earth, deep sea, and polar regions.

Prof. Nancy Ip, who assumed the role of HKUST President in tandem, implemented several recruitment measures, including the '30 for 30' talent acquisition campaign to hire renowned academics in strategic research areas.

“I am confident that they will help us realise our strategic priorities, including our aspiration to establish Hong Kong’s third medical school,” Ip said.

“Building on our successful recruitment efforts, we aim to hire another 100 faculty members to further enhance the university’s development,” Provost Prof. Guo Yike added.