Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Guangzhou)

The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Guangzhou)

香港科技大学(广州)
Other name	HKUST (GZ)
Type	Joint Venture
Established	29 June 2022; 2 years ago (2022-06-29)
Academic affiliations	Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Guangzhou University
President	Lionel Ni
Location	Nansha , Guangzhou , Guangdong, China 22.89420°N 113.47828°E / 22.89420; 113.47828
Campus	Rural, 1,669 acres (675 ha)
Language	English
Colours	Blue & gold
Website	hkust-gz.edu.cn

The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Guangzhou) (or shortly HKUST (GZ)) is a university in Nansha, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China. The university was jointly established by The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) and Guangzhou University. The university officially commenced in the year 2022.

History

Main Entrance

In March 2017 the Mayor of Guangzhou Wen Guohui visited HKUST and invited the university to set up a school in Guangzhou. In August that year HKUST board chairman Andrew Liao and then-HKUST president Wei Shyy visited Guangzhou.^[1]

On 21 December 2018 HKUST announced plans to build a campus in Guangzhou when it signed a tripartite agreement with the Guangzhou Municipal Government and Guangzhou University. A site near Qingsheng railway station was chosen since it took only 30 minutes from it to the Hong Kong West Kowloon railway station.^[1][2][3]

In September 2019 the project received preparatory approval from the Ministry of Education. In the same month, a groundbreaking ceremony was held in Nansha to mark the start of the project's construction. Kohn Pedersen Fox was chosen to design the campus.^[3][4]

On 29 June 2022 the Ministry of Education announced that it had formally approved the establishment of HKUST (GZ).^[3]

On 1 September 2022 HKUST (GZ) official opened. Its opening ceremony was attended by several high level party officials which included Li Xi, Huai Jinpeng, Wang Weizhong. Former Chief Executive of Hong Kong, Leung Chun-ying as well as current Chief Executive, John Lee Ka-chiu gave speeches at the ceremony through video.^[5]

Campus

HKUST and HKUST(GZ) are under "Unified HKUST, Complementary Campuses" framework. Students of HKUST and HKUST(GZ) can take courses offered by both campuses, with credits mutually recognized and automatically transferable.^[6]

See also

• Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
• Guangzhou University

References

1. 新快报 (18 May 2021). "港科大（广州）创校校长倪明选："接下来的30年，我们希望再创造一个新的历史"". k.sina.cn. Archived from the original on 9 June 2024. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
2. "科大建穗分校 獻力兩地創科 – 香港文匯報". paper.wenweipo.com. 22 December 2018. Archived from the original on 22 December 2018. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
3. Deng, Iris (30 June 2022). "HKUST gets greenlight for Guangzhou campus". South China Morning Post. Archived from the original on 9 June 2024. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
4. "科大南沙校園動土 首期工程料2022年完工". on.cc東網 (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). 26 September 2019. Archived from the original on 28 January 2022. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
5. "科大廣州校開學 省委書記李希出席 (17:24)". 明報新聞網 – 即時新聞 instant news (in Traditional Chinese). 1 September 2022. Archived from the original on 10 October 2022. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
6. "HKUST2.0 to Drive Complementary and Collaborative Development of Two Campuses". Mirage News. 15 August 2022. Retrieved 9 June 2024.

External links

• Official website