The University celebrated the groundbreaking of its new research building, an eight-storey new landmark with a net operational floor area of approximately 5,100 square meters which will provide much-needed additional facilities for multiple disciplines in science and engineering, seeking to bring our research, industrial collaboration and translational activities to the next level.

HKUST celebrated the opening of Shaw Auditorium - a new landmark set to create an arts and culture hub on campus. The opening ceremony comprised a series of vocal and instrumental performances by our students and alumni, and an opening concert by the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra. Designed by Danish architect Claude Bøjer Godefroy, the four-storey elliptical building promotes urban ventilation and sun-shading that bring significant energy savings, with BEAM Plus Platinum Rating.