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CityU Tops the List with the Most International Staff

News: Making it to the top 200
Mentioned in Malasia The Star Online on October 30, 2005

In the Times Higher’s 2005 top 200 world universities, the City University of Hong Kong tops the list with the most international staff. The original source of information is: The Times Higher Education Supplement.

October 30th 2005 Posted to City University of Hong Kong

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HKBU Received Five Million Donation

News: Hong Kong tycoon donates 5 million HKD to support tertiary education
Reported in: People’s Daily Online (English Version)

Hong Kong Baptist University received on October 7, 2005 a donation of HKD 5 million from Lee Shau Kee Foundation.

October 29th 2005 Posted to Hong Kong Baptist University

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PolyU Planning a HK$500 million Teaching Hotel

News: Hong Kong Polytechnic University’s School of Hotel & Tourism Management Planning a HK$500 million Teaching Hotel
Reported in: Hospitality Net (October 10, 2005)

According to this article of Hospital Net, the Hong Kong Polytechnic University has a plan to develop dedicated premises for its School of Hotel and Tourism Management. The goals are to further enhance its world leadership position in hospitality and tourism education and to embrace the strong demand for its further contribution to Hong Kong and the region.

October 27th 2005 Posted to Hong Kong Polytechnic University

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HKUST Rank 2nd and CUHK 15th in EMBA Global Ranking

News: Financial Times EMBA 2005 Global Ranking
Source: Financial Times, Businese Education

The Financial Times announced on October 24, 2005 their annual ranking of international executive MBA programs. Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Business School ranked second in the world this year, while the Chinese University of Hong Kong ranked 15th.

October 26th 2005 Posted to Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong University of Science & Technology

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HKUST Student Wins an Award in Open Source Software Competition

News: 2005 Golden Penguin Greater China Open Source Software Competition Ends
Source: LinuxElectrons (October 17, 2005)

A doctoral student from Hong Kong University of Science and Technology won an award of the Open Source Software Product Application in 2005 Golden Penguin Greater China Open Source Software Competition. That student is called Wan Chun Lau and his design is “Network Emulator EMIP-2 I”. The competition is jointly organized by Mainland China, Hong Kong SAR, Taiwan and the Macau SAR. It aims at promoting the research and strategic development of new software, and encouraging the development and establishment of Open Source Software in the Greater China Region.

October 19th 2005 Posted to Hong Kong University of Science & Technology

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October 18th 2005 Posted to University of Hong Kong, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong University of Science & Technology, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong Baptist University, City University of Hong Kong, Lingnan University, Open University of Hong Kong

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