HKUST takes pride in being a community that celebrates diversity and values individuals with varying backgrounds and perspectives. To further harness the power of diversity, we plan to widen our efforts to recruit diverse talents and fortify our alumni community worldwide. Given the current geopolitical situation, it is crucial that we create and maintain an inclusive and open environment and expand our partnerships from all over the world in order to ensure our continued success.
From Diversity to Infinity
HKUST values and respects the diversity of people, experiences, and ideas. The strength of different perspectives and open-minded inquiry underpins our academic vigor and creativity. We are expanding our efforts to attract faculty with different backgrounds from around the world to advance scholarship and uncover new discoveries. We celebrate and support students of diverse cultures, abilities and achievements with targeted admission and scholarship schemes, unleashing their boundless potential.
Our alumni are a valuable source of diversity. As the alumni network continues to grow and expand geographically, our alumni bring new perspectives and ideas to the HKUST community, sparking innovation and creativity. We strengthen the relationship between graduates and the alma mater through alumni groups/ associations and university-wide events. We also cultivate a culture of care through alumni mentorship programs and the concept of alumni relocation hosts.
Celebrating Inclusiveness and Openness
Creating and nourishing an inclusive and open environment is a vital component to our commitment to diversity. By promoting diversity and equal opportunities, expanding community engagement initiatives, as well as offering inclusive facilities and services, our members are encouraged to embrace and value differences, to learn from each other, and cultivate a mindset that supports inclusiveness, collegiality, and respect. We also foster open communication through thematic academic events, information sharing, and creative arts.
Global connectivity and Mainland engagement are fundamental to our excellence. The University reaffirms its commitment to being an open academic nexus that appreciates diverse ideas, welcomes competing perspectives, and embraces new opportunities. This will be achieved by overseas thematic research collaboration, international academic alliances, amplified communication of our achievements with the world, and hosting major global academic events. To deepen our collaboration with Mainland partners, we continue to expand our footprint in strategic locations, and leverage our Mainland platforms in Shenzhen, Foshan, Guangzhou, and Beijing as well as our strategic partnership with HKUST(GZ). Additionally, we provide more and more global and Mainland learning opportunities to students to broaden their horizons.