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2005
The Institute for Advanced Study (IAS) was set as a key initiative in the HKUST Strategic Plan 2005-2020.
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2006
IAS was established, with former HKUST President Prof Paul Chu as the Founding Director.
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On 15 June, world-renowned scientist and cosmologist Prof Stephen Hawking delivered an inaugural lecture for the Institute.
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2007
HKUST received the first oversea donation from the US based T. T. & W. F. Chao Foundation (US$ 2.6 million; approximately HK$ 20 million) for setting up an Endowed Chair Professorship for IAS.
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In November, HKUST launched IAS HKUST-Scripps R&D Laboratory.
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2009
HKUST became one of only three universities in China with which the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton had entered into partnership. In January, IAS International Advisory Board members had their first meeting at HKUST.
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2010
HKUST celebrated the commencement of construction of Business Building and Institute for Advanced Study.
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In September, IAS organized the first UC RUSAL President's Forum for bringing international politicians, businessmen, scholars and scientists to share their success stories and solutions for global challenges.
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2011
In January, Professor Henry Tye, a distinguished Physicist and Cosmologist, was appointed as Director of the Institute for Advanced Study.
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2013
IAS moved to the IAS building (Lo Ka Chung Building) atop the newly development Lee Shau Kee Campus on 17 June.
On 27 November, IAS was officially named as HKUST Jockey Club Institute for Advanced Study. The inauguration of three IAS named professorships took place on the same day.
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2014
On 18 December, IAS held its 500th event – Distinguished Lecture given by IAS Visiting Professor Jeff Wu. Details
2017
Professor Andrew Cohen, a leading expert in the field of theoretical particle physics, has assumed duty as the second Director of the HKUST Jockey Club Institute for Advanced Study. Details
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