The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST, or UST) was established in
1991 under
Hong Kong Law Cap. 1141 (The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Ordinance), as one of eight universities in
Hong Kong. The current president is Professor
Paul Ching-wu Chu.Academically, the university has been ranked as among the top three universities in
Hong Kong and one of the most prestigious
universities in
Asia. In 2005, the Times Higher Education Supplement ranked it 43rd in the world.
[1] Many of its programs rank among the top in terms of admission scores for local applicants through
JUPAS. Recently,the university is attracting more and more international students from different continents. In last two years, HKUST became famous among high schools in mainland China, and attracted a lot of outstanding students to HKUST.
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