Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) is a public research university in Clear Water Bay Peninsula, New Territories, Hong Kong. Founded in 1991 by the British Hong Kong Government, it was the territory's third institution to be granted university status. Today, the university consists of four main academic schools, offering programmes in science, engineering, business and management, humanities and social science, along with the Academy of Interdisciplinary Studies, HKUST Fok Ying Tung Graduate School, Guangzhou HKUST Fok Ying Tung Research Institute, HKUST Jockey Club Institute for Advanced Study and HKUST Institute for Public Policy. HKUST is commonly regarded as one of the fastest growing universities in the world, and has consistently been ranked among the top 50 or top 100 universities worldwide. History In the late 1980s the Hong Kong Government anticipated a strong demand for university graduates to fuel an economy increasingly based on services. Sir Sze-Yuen Chung and Sir Edward Youde, the then Governor of Hong Kong, conceived the idea of another university in addition to the pre-existing two universities, The University of Hong Kong and The Chinese University of Hong Kong.