An exclusive interview with Division of Public Policy Prof. Edwin LAI, in which he shared his insights on RMB’s internationalization and his recent publication of a book on such a topic.

Division of Public Policy Senior Lecturer Prof. Donald LOW wrote an article on Mainland’s and Hong Kong’s zero-COVID approach, in which he said the current outbreak in Hong Kong is an opportunity for finding a more sustainable approach to deal with COVID.

Prof. Christine LOH, Chief Development Strategist of Division of Environment & Sustainability wrote a column article on the three challenges – namely sustainability, digitalization, and common prosperity – that candidates running for the coming chief executive election must meet.

When talked about HKUST’s curiosity driven curriculum, opportunities, scholarships, and other admission information for Malaysian students in a virtual press conference, IPO alumnus from Dual Degree Program in Technology & Management (T&M-DDP) CHONG Bor-Hung also shared their study experiences, career aspirations, and how HKUST has empowered them with opportunities that help build their entrepreneurial careers.

Division of Public Policy Senior Lecturer Prof. Donald LOW wrote an article on China’s economic policies and its pursuit of “common prosperity”.

In an article on the Chinese authorities’ mishandling of the pandemic situation in Xi’an, Senior Lecturer of Division of Public Policy (PPOL) Prof. Donald LOW said a few local officials have set ambitious goals of being Covid-free, but they received very few resources from the central government and do not have much power to take actions.

HKUST’s sustainable and green finance program was said to be “a sexy career option for a new generation of engineers” in a column article on how business knowledge is important for engineers to grasp the opportunities brought by the growing investment in sustainability.

The second part of a feature interview with Department of Information Systems, Business Statistics and Operations Management (ISOM) Chair Prof. HUI Kai-Lung and Affiliated Faculty of the Individualized Interdisciplinary Major (IIM) Program Prof. HUI Pan on the idea of metaverse – a digital reality combining social media, online gaming, AR, VR, and cryptocurrencies which allows users to interact virtually.

In an article on the likelihood that nearly half of the South Korea’s universities may close down in the next 25 years due to its shrinking population, Prof. Stuart GIETEL-BASTEN from Division of Public Policy said many universities in the country, particularly regional ones, would not be able to avoid closure.

In a report about US’ evolvement of “bioeconomy” — economic activity driven by research and innovation in life sciences and biotechnology, Acting Head of Division of Public Policy Prof. Naubahar SHARIF’s quoted that State Key Laboratories are the main vehicles that the Chinese authorities employ to direct resources towards advancing basic research capacity and capabilities, is cited.