A new era for HKUST The new campus, which is a 30-minute train ride from the Hong Kong West Kowloon railway station, is close to the University's already well-established research platforms in Nansha and Shenzhen, as well as its Research & Development Center in Foshan. The Clear Water Bay campus will continue to support applied science, basic science and research with Schools of Engineering, Science, Business and Management, and Humanities and Social Science. The campus in Guangzhou offers cross-disciplinary active learning with a non-conventional structure incorporating four interconnected academic hubs — Function, Information, Systems and Society. Central Hub University Activities Center Learning for the digital age Ushering in the "HKUST 2.0" vision, the two campuses will further advance the HKUST leadership as an international research university and offer the same high academic standards in both locations. The design of the research and learning campus in Guangzhou also allows for a 54% reduction in carbon emissions from day one and a goal of achieving carbon neutrality before 2060, with an additional goal of zero water waste. The two campuses will form the world's first physical-digital twin campuses in the metaverse, called MetaHKUST, with a mixed virtual reality classroom enabling students from different places to attend classes like they were in the same class. Students can create their own avatars, NFTs, tokens or virtual art work – some of which may be used on physical campuses with augmented reality (AR) technology. The ceremony was staged simultaneously in HKUST’s Guangzhou and Clear Water Bay campuses. Communist Party Secretary of Guangdong Province Mr. Li Xi, Minister of Education Dr. Huai Jinpeng, Governor of Guangdong Province Mr. Wang Weizhong, Secretary of the Communist Party Guangzhou Municipal Committee Mr. Lin Keqing and HKUST(GZ) President Prof. Lionel Ni, jointly announced the official opening of the Guangzhou campus, while Vice-Chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) and former Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Mr. Leung Chun-Ying, as well as HKSAR Chief Executive Mr. John Lee Ka-Chiu spoke on screen at the event. Know more about HKUST(GZ) ➜ HKUST Guangzhou sees highly anticipated opening The long-awaited opening of HKUST (Guangzhou) (HKUST(GZ)) happened on September 1, 2022, with attendees both in-person and online including Central Government, mainland and Hong Kong officials, along with presidents and senior management of top universities around the world, business leaders, long-term partners, and HKUST founding members. HKUST Alumni | 13 12 | HKUST Alumni HKUST Guangzhou
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