Posted in Hong Kong, Student Life, tagged HKUST, international students, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Pakistan, Karachi, Halal food, Muslim on December 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Assalam-o-Alikum!
I am from Karachi, and did my A-levels from The City School,
Gulshan Campus.
Students and faculty in HKUST are very friendly and cooperative
irrespective of religion/faith or ethnicity.
Hong Kong is a small city as compared to Karachi. Karachi, Pakistan (Population: 11.9 million)
Hong Kong (Population 6.9 million)
According to statistics, it has around 80,000 Muslims. There are [...]
Posted in HKUST, Hong Kong, Student Life on September 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
29/8 was a remarkable day for all international peer mentors and mentees. It was not only the day for the newcomers to sightsee around the south of Hong Kong Island but also to experience the heat of the city! The temperature was like 34 degrees and we had our City Exploration outdoor… Though we sweated [...]
Posted in HKUST, Hong Kong, Student Life, tagged "Orientation week", "University of Stress and Tension", Avenue of Stars, HKUST, international students, Kowloon, sightseeing, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology on September 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Summer is almost over and students began to arrive with their luggage and excited looks. During the first few days of the orientation, new students were busy doing registration and getting their life settled while the current ones were helping them out to experience the beginning of the UST life.
Lots of outings and events were [...]
Posted in HKUST, Hong Kong, Student Life, tagged HKUST, Hong Kong, International Students Association, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, university on April 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Location: Academic Concourse
April 29 2009
2:30pm
Random Person (RP): Hey what are you guys doing?
Viola (from Indonesia, ISA General Secretary): We’re promoting our upcoming beach party. It’s by the ISA.
RP: ISA?
Viola: “International Students Association”. We’re a newly formed group to promote internationalization on campus.
RP: So why did you join?
Omair (from Pakistan, ISA General Member): Oh, [...]
Posted in Exchange Students, Hong Kong, Student Life, tagged Exchange Students, Guilin, HKUST, international students, The Hong Kong Unviersity of Science and Technology, travel on February 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
It was so beautiful! At the end of the past semester, I went on a trip with my marketing group mate and 5 other exchange students to Guilin. We climbed up rocky hills and kayaked on peaceful waters. An exceptionally wonderful thing at UST is every semester you are meeting hundreds of exchange students from all over the world. It s [...]
