Undergraduate Freshmen: Your First Project Starts with Creating Your Admission Notice

To the soon-to-be first-year students of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Guangzhou):

As the university application process draws to a close, we welcome your enthusiastic arrival with a beautiful "meeting gift" -the "First Encounter" admission notice gift box. It is named "First Encounter" because it witnesses the moment when you and HKUST(GZ) first touch each other, and it is also the first appearance of HKUST(GZ) in the undergraduate education stage. This gift box represents the youthful and fun spirit of this young university, as well as the inheritance and practice of the innovation and technology gene.

I'll be waiting for our first encounter on No. 1 Duxue Road.

The gift box's shell adopts the brand colors of HKUST——blue and gold, which are matched classically and solemnly.

When you open the gift box, the Administration Building welcomes you warmly.

The three steps of the Red Bird Plaza correspond to the three majors of the first undergraduate enrollment of HKUST(GZ) in 2023. The iconic Red Bird Plaza is waiting for you to assemble. Your first encounter with the campus will be born in your hands. HKUST(GZ) has always encouraged students to explore scientific research problems personally. To this end, it has prepared various world-class laboratories and research equipment. Assembling the gift box personally will be your "first impression" of the school's teaching reform.

The shape of admission notice looks like a chip with a futuristic appearance, of which the core is the spiritual totem of HKUST and HKUST(GZ) - the Red Bird Sundial.

The gift box comes with a school emblem and a campus card holder that can be combined into one, becoming the proof of your identity in this university.

The "integrated design" of this gift box interprets the concept of the green campus, adhering to the low-carbon and environmentally friendly concept and the DIY fun design. After assembly, it will become a "miniature campus bonsai" and "admission notice display stand," ensuring that the gift box can take the center stage in your home even after it is unpacked!

In addition to the physical admission notice gift box, senior brothers and sisters have also prepared a hidden AR Easter egg. As long as new students who receive the admission notice scan the code with their phones, they can unlock hidden surprises.

Scanning the code can also directly link to the smart campus mini-program, realizing various smart campus functions, such as AR campus navigation, library borrowing, sports appointment, visitor appointment, and telephone repairing with one click.

The design of this admission notice gift box comes from the collaboration between teachers and students, representing the spirit of teachers and students working together to create a "WOW" moment.

First encounter is your determination and perseverance when you quietly write my name on the application form. It's my hope and expectation when I write your name solemnly on the admission notice. It's my countless imaginations of the slight smile on your face when you arrive. On September 1st, I'll be waiting for our first encounter on No. 1 Duxue Road.