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.

Division of Environment and Sustainability Chief Development Strategist and Adjunct Prof. Christine LOH wrote an opinion piece on how Hong Kong government, its business sector and citizens can contribute to the city’s carbon neutrality goal by 2050.

Assist. Prof. ZHAO Xiaofan from Division of Public Policy co-authored an opinion piece on on how to improve China’s climate risk governance system, in which she said “Chinese cities must enhance policy learning and experience sharing with each other in the area of disaster risk management.”

In an article on the spread of the new coronavirus variant Omicron in the Asia-Pacific region and the countries’ actions, Division of Public Policy Research Assist. Prof. Dr. Renu SINGH said it’s risky to “hype up a variant overly” to a point that the country may take an unnecessary economic hit, adding that promoting vaccine equity is essential to end border control bans.

Graduate from Environmental Management in Technology and Management (EVMT) Angel OR Ka-Lai, who received the Innovation and Technology Scholarship with her participation in sustainability, shared her insights on advancing eco-sustainability in her career.

Assistant Prof. Benjamin STEUER from Division of Environment and Sustainability shared his insights on Hong Kong’s electronic waste problem in a TV program, where he said the e-waste recycling business in HK has limited potential.

In an article of the government’s study report on the artificial islands in the Central Waters yesterday, Head of Division of Environment and Sustainability Prof. Alexis LAU said while both green roof and the parks mentioned in the report are greening initiatives, they cannot help promote biodiversity.