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About the Talk:“Education is not the learning of facts, but the training of the mind to think”- Albert EinsteinThe world is in a constant state of change, with multidisciplinary innovations now common in engineering. In the fast-changing areas of science and technology, we need to strike a balance between learning current state-of-the-art (which is always heading to obsolescence) and strengthening our understanding of the scientific principles behind technological breakthroughs.In this talk, Prof. Rhea P. Liem (MAE) will share her insights on the university as a place to learn how to learn, and a platform for students’ self-discovery activities, which are timeless.Speaker: Professor Rhea LiemRhea Liem is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST). During her academic career at HKUST, she has been twice awarded the School of Engineering Teaching Excellence Appreciation Awards (in 2018 and 2021). She is also the 2021 UGC Teaching Awardee for the Early Career Faculty Members category. Her research and teaching are focused on aeronautical engineering and aerospace computation, particularly in aircraft design and air transportation. She is also a 2012 Amelia Earhart Fellow, which is awarded to women in aerospace research.Registration: https://lbcube.ust.hk/ce/event/8662Related news:University Grants Committee (UGC) Teaching AwardWomen in Engineering – meet Prof Rhea LiemThe talk will be recorded and photos will be taken during the talk.Students may attain 1 hour credit for the HLTH1010 Healthy Lifestyle Course "Wellness and Personal Enrichment" moduleZoom meeting ID and passcode will be sent to registrants at 5pm, 1 day before the talk.
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簡介佘焯成是2011年科大數學理學士畢業生,畢業後成為數學科補習名師並創立自己的補習社。 因工作壓力大令腸胃出現問題,經朋友介紹服用天然原蜜調理身體效果良好,引發他對蜜糖和蜜蜂的興趣,2017年更與兩位科大校友合作創辦「香港原蜜」。這次講座會介紹bees importance to biodiversity 蜜蜂對生物多樣性的重要bees impact to human 蜜蜂對人類的影響beekeeping in HK 香港的城市養蜂情況introduction of types of bees 蜜蜂的種類講者: Mr. Lancelot Shir 佘焯成香港科技大學2011年數學理學士畢業生, Knight Mathematics 騎士數學創辦人,「香港原蜜」創辦人. 備註座談會將使用視頻和攝影記錄.出席此座談會的同學可獲HLTH1010課程中“Activities”單元的“Wellness and Personal Enrichment”1.0小時學習時數報名請往 https://lbcube.ust.hk/ce/index.php/event/8508/Zoom meeting ID and passcode will be sent to registrants at 5pm, 1 day before the talk.如有查詢,請聯絡 lbeunice@ust.hk 相關資料應對全球危機的甜蜜方案Alumni Profiles - Lancelot Shir
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座談會簡介圖書館十一月的iTalk,將請來著名作家及財金專家艾雲豪主講,新常態下如何在職業生涯中提煉跨能技藝。講座中艾雲豪將以體育和娛樂界巨星的成就,和諾貝爾經濟學和文學獎得主的研究,加上作者的meme,把著名的成就公程式「成就 = 運氣+ 技藝」逐格分解。他會以足球等運動作為場景,透視背後的行為邏輯;借C朗拿度、美斯、老虎活士、費達拿等的故事,透視天皇巨星怎樣憑天賦努力,鍛煉超凡技藝,名利雙收;而從行為科學和複雜網絡科學中,窺探「我們」如何能以想像做到絕處逢生。艾雲豪同時會以流行歌曲、電影、百老匯經典歌劇,引導大家進入一個眩目但陰暗的世界。備註出席此座談會的同學可獲HLTH1010課程中“Activities”單元的“Wellness and Personal Enrichment”1.5小時學習時數。座談會將使用視頻和攝影記錄。報名請往 https://lbcube.ust.hk/ce/event/8342座談會投影片 (PDF)如有查詢,請聯絡 library@ust.hk或致電23586710。 講者簡介艾雲豪,原名何敏,是私募股權投資人,任職投資機構的董事總經理,專注私募股權、公司融資、IPO和業務重組。何先生除了曾擔任包括房地產、生命服務、工業設備及物流、醫療服務、工業印刷和在香港聯交所主板上市公司的董事外,還是多間投資機構的投資委員會成員。他亦是香港特許金融分析師學會的副會長。除此以外,他更以筆名艾雲豪在灼見名家、足球周刊、《信報》和《明報》等先後開闢専欄,並撰寫了《誰偷走了紅魔?》和《超級巨星經濟學》等暢銷書。 何先生是清華大學EMBA碩士、英國倫敦商學院金融科學碩士、香港中文大學社會科學學士、註冊會計師(CPA) 、特許金融分析師(CFA),現正攻讀科大的環球中國研究碩士課程。
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座談會簡介講者李根興博士會和大家分享他多年的營商智慧,包括:創業心路歷程創業故事商業理論李博士的著作包括《李根興的生意哲學》、《買舖,要買得PRO》等。備註出席此座談會的同學可獲HLTH1010課程中“Activities”單元的“Wellness and Personal Enrichment”1.5小時學習時數。座談會將使用視頻和攝影記錄。Zoom meeting ID 和 passcode會在座談會前1天下午5點電郵通知已報名的同學和同事 。報名請往 https://lbcube.ust.hk/ce/index.php/event/8067/香港科技大學校友如欲參與,請電郵至lbcelia@ust.hk。如有查詢,請聯絡 Ms. Celia Cheung (lbcelia@ust.hk)。 講者簡介李根興博士是盛滙商舖基金管理有限公司創辦人及行政總裁,持有香港理工大學工商管理博士學位,美國南加州大學(University of Southern California)金融理學士學位及會計理碩士學位,在哈佛大學商學院(Harvard Business School)完成修讀為期三年的東主/總裁管理課程。李博士持有美國註冊會計師(CPA)、特許金融財務分析師(CFA)、皇家特許測量師學會(RICS)專業會員及特許生意轉讓經紀(CBI)等專業資格。李博士於29歲(2010年)成為國際企業經紀協會(IBBA)內最年輕及首位亞洲人主席,同年獲得DHL /南華早報所頒發的香港商業奬:青年企業家,並被國際青年商會(香港)評為2011年十大傑出青年之一。他與盛滙集團曾兩次被香港大學選中作個案研究,亦被哈佛商業評論於2010年及2012年佈導。李博士一直專注商舖發展,以創造共同價值為目標,致力達成商舖基金投資者、業主、租客及買家多贏局面。他於2001年創立「盛滙商機」(原稱「香港商機」),曾成交過千宗生意買賣,並於2015年成功將盛滙轉型為全香港第一間商舖基金投資公司,為香港證監會註冊第1類(證券交易)、第4類(就證券提供意見)及第9類(提供資產管理)牌照的持牌機構。商舖基金成立以來,直至2019年底,盛滙成功買賣街舖獲利的香港市佔率達52.5%(按宗數),期間升值幅度也較市場高出4成。
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About this iTalkMr. Dixon Ip, the Co-founder and Chief Coffee Officer of sensory ZERO, will share with us his experience and insights on:his startup journey;how he combines art, design and IT for the coffee industry;how he sustains and expands his business; and what are the difficulties and how did overcome these challenges.Registration: Zoom (https://lbcube.ust.hk/ce/index.php/event/8137/)Face-to-Face (https://lbcube.ust.hk/ce/index.php/event/8138/)For HKUST alumni registration, please send email to library@ust.hkNotes:The talk will be recorded and photos will be taken during the talk.Students may attain 1.5 hour credit for the HLTH1010 Healthy Lifestyle Course "Wellness and Personal Enrichment" moduleThe Zoom meeting ID and passcode will be sent to registrants one day before the iTalk via emailEnquiries: Alice Ho (lbalice@ust.hk) About the SpeakerA coffee connoisseur and coffee maestro, Dixon Ip is a HKUST MSc graduate in computer science. Dixon started his first siphon coffee bar, Xen Coffee, in 2008. Since then, Dixon has co-founded an education division, COFFEE Lab Asia; a roastery, Sensory Artisan; and a specialty coffee shop, sensory ZERO (one of the most successful independent coffee shops in Hong Kong that has eight branches to date).Dixon is a certified CQI Q Arabica InstructorⓇ, an Authorized SCA Trainer & Certifier, a World Coffee Events (WCE) Representative & Certified Judge in World Barista Championship (WBC), World Brewers Cup (WBrC), World Latte Art Championship (WLAC), World Coffee in Good Spirits Championship (WCIGS) & World Coffee Roasting Championship (WCRC), Dixon is also a Certified Judge in World Siphonist Championship 2013-2016 and Voluntary Advisor to the Hong Kong Professional Coffee Association (HKPCA).More about Dixon: https://alum.hkust.edu.hk/alumni-kaleidoscope/2378/dixon-ip
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