Bobo LAI, a 2020 graduate of Environmental Management and Technology (EVMT), has always been passionate about sustainability, and decided from an early age that she wanted her career to be focused on improving the environment.  After graduation, she joins Ampd Energy (Ampd), a construction technology startup company based in Hong Kong that is committed to making the construction industry emission-free, as a Business Development Specialist. 

TEMG4950 series of experiential-learning courses use real-world challenges faced by leading companies to teach consultative problem-solving methods to students. The case challenge we brought to the students at this Corporate Project was how might we help Bayer CropScience improve the effectiveness and efficiency of field services to match the changing needs of Japanese farmers, partners and consumers while protecting the environment. 24 students were divided into 4 teams with focus on either "Rice" or "Plantect" for greenhouse crops. Each team had at least 3 mentors from Bayer, 1 HKUST faculty advisor and 1 IBM design-consultant.

Dual Degree Program in Technology & Management (T&M-DDP) High School Student Dinner was held on 10 June 2021 to gather around 40 prospective high school students and parents. Program directors, faulty advisors, alumni, staff and current students joined the event to mingle and share about program design, learning experience, opportunities and career prospects.

The IPO Best Research Award was established in 2011 with the support of the Provost’s Office to recognize outstanding achievements by research postgraduate students who made the most original and influential research achievements outcome from their study that has been carried out mainly at HKUST. Dr. SUN Li (PhD in Environmental Science, Policy and Management program, Class of 2020) and Mr. MANSOOR, Athar (PhD in Public Policy program, Year 4) were selected as the recipient of the first prize and the runner-up of the PhD category respectively.