{"name":"The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology","slug":"the-hong-kong-university-of-science-and-technology-74996b5e","url":"https://collegestat.britexstudy-15d.workers.dev/university/the-hong-kong-university-of-science-and-technology-74996b5e","country":"Hong Kong","country_code":"HK","city":"Hong Kong","type":"Public","founded":1991,"website":"https://hkust.edu.hk/","summary":"HKUST was set up by a Hong Kong ordinance in the late 1980s and admitted its first students in October 1991 at its campus overlooking Clear Water Bay. It was founded to support Hong Kong's shift towards a technology- and business-based economy, and it teaches in English. In 2022 it opened a second campus, HKUST (Guangzhou), in mainland China.","key_facts":[{"id":"rank","value":"#33","detail":"QS 2027","source":"https://insights.qs.com/hubfs/Rankings%20Excel%20Reports/2027%20QS%20World%20University%20Rankings%201.1%20%28For%20qs.com%29.xlsx"},{"id":"english","value":"IELTS 6","detail":"minimum"},{"id":"deadline","value":"Nov 25, 2026","detail":"International undergraduate priority round","source":"https://join.hkust.edu.hk/admissions/international-qualifications?general_requirement=All"}],"sources":[{"label":"rank","url":"https://insights.qs.com/hubfs/Rankings%20Excel%20Reports/2027%20QS%20World%20University%20Rankings%201.1%20%28For%20qs.com%29.xlsx"},{"label":"deadline","url":"https://join.hkust.edu.hk/admissions/international-qualifications?general_requirement=All"},{"label":"Official website","url":"https://hkust.edu.hk/"},{"label":"Admissions","url":"https://hkust.edu.hk/admissions"},{"label":"Financial aid","url":"https://hkust.edu.hk/admissions#scholarship"},{"label":"Reference","url":"https://ror.org/00q4vv597"},{"label":"Official Facts & Figures: 21,985 students as of Sep 2026; 11,356 non-local (percentage computed). Non-local includes Mainland Chinese students","url":"https://hkust.edu.hk/about/facts-figures"},{"label":"Wikipedia cross-check: history, type, motto","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hong_Kong_University_of_Science_and_Technology"}],"note":"Figures are as reported by the linked sources; confirm requirements with the university before applying."}