MISSION & VISION

The new Shaw Auditorium is home to HKUST's cultural activities and a new landmark for large scale events, providing new flexibilities and possibilities to create a vibrant arts and cultural scene at the University.

As a multi-purpose auditorium with a seating capacity of around 800 audience, the venue can be used to host different kinds of events such as concerts, theater performances, lectures, exhibitions, and ceremonies. There are also supporting facilities offering space for seminars, rehearsals, small-scale performances, and gatherings both indoors and outdoors. For more information about the different modes please click here.

We would like to sincerely thank the Shaw Foundation Hong Kong Limited’s generous HK$150 million donation which has made possible this impressive outcome before our eyes.

MISSION & VISION

To promote the HKUST spirit and creativity, raise artistic awareness and appreciation of arts through different forms of activities including academic-related activities, student-centric activities, official functions, and community events conductive to a thriving campus life and holistic education experience.
To excel in bringing arts, music and other intellectually stimulating events to the University’s more technically oriented students and to their respective communities.

OBJECTIVES

To offer students a more diverse exposure with the goal of a well-rounded education by enriching and expanding the scope of academic, performing arts and music programs and activities.
To raise the international profile of HKUST and increase students’ and faculty’s exposure to renowned academics and prominent public figures by holding global-scale conferences and events.
To foster students’ integration and bonding by providing well-equipped and sizable performance space and regular meeting venues for extracurricular activities.
To re-invigorate the cultural landscape of neighboring communities and build a closer relationship with them by providing an ideal venue for events.