2017 was a fulfilling year for us thanks to all your support! In 2018, we look forward to sharing new ideas, generating new connections and creating collaborative solutions to advance innovation in the community.
Wishing you a happy and healthy 2018!
P.S. Don't miss our livestream of the MEMSI Showcase on Jan 20th, 2018!
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CoolThink@JC Celebrates its 1st Year!
12.12.2017
This month marks the first anniversary of CoolThink@JC and a celebration of their efforts providing computational thinking opportunities for primary school students. The event was hosted at the Node, with MIT Professor Hal Abelson kicking off opening remarks to a group of 60 collaborators, "Don't just teach things kids should know. Teach them things where they can make change now."
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Open House at the Node
11.25.2017
The Node welcomed MIT alumni and their family and friends to experience the collaborative maker space. Participants experienced a taster of hands-on activities from making LED circuits to molecular gastronomy and designing personalised luggage tags. Former students from our past MEMSI programs shared their projects ideas and hardware prototypes, showcasing some of the fabrication techniques used for rapid prototyping.
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CoolThink@JC Kids at the Node
11.18.2017 - 11.19.2017
Primary school students of winning teams from the CoolThink@JC Competition 2017 spent a fun-filled weekend hosted by the MIT Hong Kong Innovation Node. Participants engaged in experiential learning activities on human-centred design, 3D printing, laser cutting, and molecular gastronomy.
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Grand Opening of the MIT HK Innovation Node
09.24.2017
We celebrated the grand opening of the MIT Hong Kong Innovation Node, officiated by the HKSAR Chief Executive, the Honourable Mrs. Carrie Lam. The Node is a collaborative space aiming to connect MIT with Hong Kong's academic, commercial and social communities through education and public engagement programs. Watch a video of highlights from the event here. |
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High School Sharing Session
10.19.2017
50 high school students and school leaders spent an afternoon learning about entrepreneurship and STEAM at the Node. Select teams from our inaugural high school bootcamp presented their business pitches and ideas to their fellow peers.
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Summer Send-off Party
08.03.2017
We had a vibrant evening at the MIT Hong Kong Innovation Node with students from the MIT-China MISTI program, matriculated students, Node alumni, and alumni of the MIT Club of Hong Kong uniting from around the region. Over finger food and drinks, cultural and intellectual experiences were shared and treasured.
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MIT Prof. Regina Barzilay
07.25.2017
Delta Electronics Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science professor Regina Barzilay spoke on how machine learning and natural language processing (NLP) can help cure cancer.
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CTE Conference
07.13.2017
MIT Prof. Hal Abelson and the MIT App Inventor Team spoke at the inaugural International Conference on Computational Thinking Education advocating an extension to "computational action". Keynote speaker featured MIT alumna Margie Yang.
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Cofounders' Journey
07.05.2017
MIT-CHIEF brought MIT startup teams to present at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University. An audience of over 120 attendees including investors, academic and industry professionals saw eight teams pitch their business ideas and technologies, represented by MIT Media Lab, CSAIL, Department of Electrical Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering, and the Sloan School of Management.
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MEMSI June Showcase 06.17.2017
Students presented their business ideas and proof-of-concept prototypes at the MIT Entrepreneurship & Maker Skills Integrator (MEMSI) Showcase Day on June 17th. Despite the rain, over 100 supporters showed up to celebrate the teams' hard work as they undertook an accelerated journey through two weeks of entrepreneurship, making, and factory visits to China.
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MIT App Inventor Workshop
04.01.2017
MIT alumni families in Hong Kong put their creativity and problem solving skills to work with the MIT App Inventor. Facilitated by Josh Sheldon and Michael Tissenbaum from the MIT App Inventor team, thirteen families participated in an introductory session to app creation.
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MEMSI Jan Showcase
01.21.2017
Six teams of students from MIT and from Hong Kong presented their viable business ideas and prototypes to a full house of executives and supporters of entrepreneurship at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University. Their innovative ideas targeted a range of real-world issues from bike safety to education, healthcare, pets, public speaking, and social networks.
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MIT Prof. Vladimir Bulovic
09.23.2017
MIT School of Engineering’s Associate Dean for Innovation and co-director of the MIT Innovation Initiative, Professor Bulovic illuminates the innovation cycle, drawing from research and as a practicing entrepreneur in nanotechnology applications.
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High School Entrepreneurship
08.12.2017 - 08.19.2017
23 students from 10 high schools across Hong Kong embarked on an eight-day bootcamp at the MIT Hong Kong Innovation Node to learn about discliplined entrepreneurship and making. The program was joined by teachers and educators, witnessing how student teams bring market-relevant ideas from concept to prototype.
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STEAM Program
07.31.2017 - 08.11.2017
MIT PK-12 Action Group conducted workshops at the STEAM camp held at Chinese International School. The two-week event helped young innovators develop technology-enabled problem solving skills while nurturing the joy of making and tinkering with several MIT learning tools. From slime ball machines to smart homes to games created on Scratch and MIT App Inventor, the program culminated in a showcase for the community.
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MIT Prof. Eugene Fitzgerald
07.21.2017
Merton C. Flemings-SMA Professor of Materials Science and Engineering professor Eugene Fitzgerald shares insights on large-scale application of the iterative innovation process to translational research and how it generates commercial impact.
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MIT Provost Marty Schmidt 07.11.2017
A dynamic evening discussion at the Node with Provost Marty Schmidt highlighted the expanding importance of makerspaces across campus and MIT's plan to fuel hard tech entrepreneurship at and beyond the university.
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Melissa Nobles
06.19.2017
Professor Melissa Nobles, Dean of SHASS, highlighted the humanities, arts, and the social sciences as essential components of an MIT education — both for educating great engineers, scientists, scholars and citizens, and for sustaining the Institute’s capacity for innovation.
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Mitch Resnick
05.18.2017
LEGO Papert Professor of Learning Research at the MIT Media Lab, Professor Resnick shares Lifelong Kindergarten's research on new technologies and activities to engage children in creative learning experiences.
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Poh-Shen Loh
03.14.2017
On Pi Day, the MIT Club of Hong Kong and MIT Hong Kong Innovation Node jointly hosted a stimulating evening to discover the connection between math and creativity with guest speaker, Po-Shen Loh, a math professor at Carnegie Mellon University and national coach for the USA International Mathematical Olympiad team.
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