About

The Heart of the Bay Area, the Epicenter of Knowledge

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HKUST(GZ)

Established in June 2022, HKUST(GZ) is located in Nansha, Guangzhou, the geometric center of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area. It is ideally placed for geographical convenience and forms part of an axis for technological progress. They call it the new Silicon Valley of the East.

It is the world’s first university to experiment with an innovative academic structure. With Hubs and Thrusts instead of Schools and Departments, it is geared to promoting interdisciplinary learning in a restless search for creative solutions to humanity’s significant challenges.

Our esteemed academic staff is recruited from the world's most prestigious institutions. English is the primary medium of instruction, and innovation is our common language.

The Office of Knowledge Transfer

The Office of Knowledge Transfer of HKUST(GZ) was established in April 2023, under Professor Hui XIONG, the Associate Vice President (Knowledge Transfer) of HKUST(GZ). The office consists of the Industry Collaboration Department, Intellectual Property Department, Entrepreneurship Center, and Training Center. It is responsible for planning, implementing, operating, and regulating knowledge transfer-related issues at all stages.

The Training Center

The Training Center at HKUST (GZ) is committed to providing a platform for lifelong learning. We coordinate and oversee all training and continuing professional development opportunities and activities for the university. We collaborate with individuals, teams, and businesses to build capacity, develop capability, and create opportunities that promote innovation. We curate comprehensive programs, provide access to specialized infrastructure and workspace, and convene the ecosystem necessary to build transformative technologies from idea to impact.

Educator Spotlight

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Through the Training Center, you can learn from HKUST(GZ)’s faculty and experienced industry experts, who work together to create learning experiences that truly make a difference in learners’ lives and careers.

Hui XIONG Professor

Associate Vice-President(Knowledge Transfer), Chair Professor of Artificial Intelligence Thrust

  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Business Intelligence

Jingshen WU Professor

Vice-President(Teaching & Learning), Professor, Thrust of Smart Manufacturing

  • Innovation in Teaching
  • Smart Manufacturing

Ye QI Professor

Acting Dean of Society Hub, Acting Thrust Head,Thrust of Carbon Neutrality and Climate Change, Chair Professor of Thrust of Innovation, Policy and Entrepreneurship and Thrust of Carbon Neutrality and Climate Change

  • Sustainability
  • Environmental Policy and Governance

Quanke SU Professor

Chief Engineer of The Institute for Cross-sea Engineering and Integrated Transportation Marine Hydrodynamic Research Facility,Trade Union Office,Professor of Practice of Thrust of Intelligent Transportation

  • Cross-sea Engineering
  • Intelligent Transportation

Ricky Shi-Wei LEE Professor

Dean of Systems Hub, Acting Thrust Head,Thrust of Robotics and Autonomous Systems, Chair Professor of Thrust of Bioscience and Biomedical Engineering and Thrust of Smart Manufacturing

  • Smart Manufacturing
  • IC Industry

Weijia WEN Professor

Dean of Function Hub,Chair Professor of Thrust of Advanced Materials and Thrust of Bioscience and Biomedical Engineering

  • Advanced Materials
  • Condensed Matter Physics

Lei CHEN Professor

Dean of Information Hub, Acting Thrust Head, Thrust of Artificial Intelligence,Chair Professor of Thrust of Data Science and Analytics

  • Data Science
  • Block Chain

Kang ZHANG Professor

Thrust Head, Thrust of Computational Media and Arts, Professor of Thrust of Computational Media and Arts and Academy of Interdisciplinary Studies

  • Visual languages
  • Aesthetic computing

Liuqing YANG Professor

Thrust Head,Thrust of Intelligent Transportation, Chair Professor of Thrust of Intelligent Transportation and Thrust of Internet of Things

  • Intelligent Transportation

GBA AND NANSHA

China's Greater Bay Area - The next Silicon Valley

The Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (Greater Bay Area) comprises the two Special Administrative Regions of Hong Kong and Macao, and the nine municipalities of Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Zhuhai, Foshan, Huizhou, Dongguan, Zhongshan, Jiangmen and Zhaoqing in Guangdong Province. the GBA will be comparable to the San Francisco Bay Area, Greater Tokyo Area and New York Metropolitan Area and will represent one of the largest urban areas both in size and population. It represents 15% of China’s national economy, generated by only 5% of the country's population. the GBA economy is expected to reach US$3.6 trillion by 2030. Among others, trade and logistics, financial services and R&D in innovative technologies will most likely benefit from the GBA ecosystem.

Nansha district is located in the southern part of Guangzhou right at the geometric center of the Greater Bay Area formed by Guangzhou, Hong Kong and Macao, Nansha is the hub connecting the city groups on the banks of the Pearl River Estuary.

The district has the world's top 12 ports and shipping hubs and top three shipbuilding bases, as well as China's leading automobile and parts manufacturing and export bases and advanced equipment industry, while focusing on the development of shipping logistics, international finance, international trade, science and technology innovation, marine economy and high-end manufacturing industries.

Nansha is also known for its scenic nature, with China’s first wetland forest park, now called "the kidney of Guangzhou", covered with mangrove forest and is home to more than 20,000 migratory birds in both autumn and winter.

 

 

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