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Worldwide Recognition

We take pride in our institution not only because of our rankings, but we are also a university that cares about our people. Your ideas, your dreams and your well-being matter to us.

 

1ST

World Leading or Internationally Excellent Research Work among Universities in Hong Kong1

1ST

World's Top Executive MBA Program2

2ND

World's Top Young University3

7TH

Top Asian University4

29TH

Global University Employability5

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  1. Research Assessment Exercise 2020, University Grants Committee

  2. Financial Times’ World Best Executive MBA Programs, 2023 

  3. THE Young University Rankings, 2023

  4. THE Asia University Rankings, 2023

  5. Global University Employability Ranking, 2024

Truly Global, Proudly Diverse Student Community

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Brilliant Minds

Be inspired by our outstanding faculty who are distinguished scholars, dedicated teachers and passionate life explorers.

Faculty
100%
with PHD Degrees

Boston

Brown

Cambridge

Carnegie-Mellon

Chicago

Columbia

Cornell

Duke

Harvard

Illinois

London

Maryland

Michigan

MIT

New York

Northwestern

Oxford

Pennsylvania

Princeton

Purdue

Southern California

Stanford

Toronto

UBC

UC Berkeley

UCLA

Washington

Yale

Including HKUST

*Tenure-track faculty (Assistant Professor or above) and research-track faculty

740+
Faculty from
40
Countries and Regions
13.9%
North America
0.3%
Central &
South
America
8.8%
Europe
0.4%
Africa
9.4%
Other
Asian
Countries
41.4%
Mainland
24.3%
Hong Kong
1.6%
Australia &
New
Zealand
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Research Excellence

HKUST provides strong infrastructural support for faculty and students to overcome traditional boundaries and cross-field challenges in their research. It creates an interdisciplinary environment that fosters cooperation, helps generate groundbreaking ideas, and allows these ideas to be tested and realized.

 

Strong Entrepreneurial Support and Network

HKUST is the place to nurture your entrepreneurial spirit and let it come alive. Transform your idea into action with state-of-the-art facilities and ample resources here. Be ready to impact the world.

HKUST Entrepreneurship Center