Veteran aerospace engineer Wei Shyy preferred candidate for top job at HKUST
University council will meet on Thursday to consider committee’s recommendation after global search for new president
The current provost of Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, veteran aerospace engineer Wei Shyy, has been recommended as the institution’s next president.
The news came against a backdrop of several changes in university leadership in Hong Kong, with two other top institutions appointing new vice chancellors this year.
HKUST initiated a global search to find the right candidate for president last year.
In an email to students, staff and alumni on Monday, Andrew Liao Cheung-sing, chairman of university’s governing council, said the search committee had recommended the appointment of Shyy, who is also executive vice-president and chair professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering at HKUST.
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The council would meet on Thursday to consider the recommendation. Should Shyy be appointed, the announcement would be made that day and he would meet students, staff and alumni.