hkust.edu.hk
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology ｜World's Top 50 Universities｜Leading Research Excellence
Last scanned Jul 26, 2026, 5:17 AM · 2 views
Overall score
Great
Summary
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) is a a top-ranked global university in Hong Kong recognized for cutting-edge research and innovation in science, medical science, engineering, business, and inte… This website uses Nginx hosted on HKUST-AS-HK - Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, HK. SEO is fair (65/100) and accessibility is excellent (90/100). Security scores excellent (90/100) and performance excellent (90/100). Top issue: Title longer than 60 characters.
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) is a a top-ranked global university in Hong Kong recognized for cutting-edge research and innovation in science, medical science, engineering, business, and interdisciplinary education.
- Hong Kong
- Hosted on HKUST-AS-HK - Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, HK
Top issues to fix
7 issues found · 2 high priority
Missing Strict-Transport-Security header
SecurityAdd HSTS so browsers always use HTTPS — this closes the protocol-downgrade attack window.
No H1 heading found
SEOAdd exactly one H1 describing the page's main topic — it anchors the document outline for search engines and screen readers.
Title longer than 60 characters
SEOShorten the title to under 60 characters so search results don't truncate it.
Meta description longer than 160 characters
SEOTrim the meta description to under 160 characters to avoid truncation in search results.
No structured data (JSON-LD) found
SEOAdd JSON-LD (Organization, Article, Product…) to become eligible for rich results.
Missing OpenGraph tags
SEOAdd og:title/og:description/og:image so shared links render a proper preview card.
+1 more issue — details in the sections below.
SEO
5 issue(s) found
Performance
119 ms
Security
HTTPS & header checks
Accessibility
1 issue(s) found
Organization
Company details published in this site's own structured data.
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) is a a top-ranked global university in Hong Kong recognized for cutting-edge research and innovation in science, medical science, engineering, business, and interdisciplinary education.
Contact
Email, phone, and address published on this site's own pages.
Meta tags
- Title
- The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology ｜World's Top 50 Universities｜Leading Research Excellence
- Description
- The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) is a a top-ranked global university in Hong Kong recognized for cutting-edge research and innovation in science, medical science, engineering, business, and interdisciplinary education.
- Canonical
- https://hkust.edu.hk/
- Language
- en
- Charset
- utf-8
- Viewport
- width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0
- Robots meta
- Manifest
Technologies
Detected frameworks, languages, and tools.
Hosting & CDN
- Hosting provider
- HKUST-AS-HK - Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, HK
- CDN provider
- —
- IP address
- 143.89.209.9
- ASN
- AS3363 (HKUST-AS-HK - Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, HK)
DNS records
| Type | Value |
|---|---|
| A |
|
| AAAA | — |
| MX |
|
| TXT |
|
| NS |
|
| CAA | — |
| CNAME | — |
| IPv6 support | No |
TLS / SSL certificate
- Version
- TLS 1.3
- Issuer
- Sectigo Limited
- Subject
- hkust.edu.hk
- Valid from
- Nov 20, 2025
- Valid to
- Dec 13, 2026
- Days until expiry
- 140
- SAN domains
- hkust.edu.hk, *.hkust.edu.hk, *.ust.hk
Security headers
- Strict-Transport-SecurityMissing
- Content-Security-PolicyEnabled
- X-Frame-OptionsEnabled
- X-Content-Type-OptionsEnabled
- Referrer-PolicyMissing
- Permissions-PolicyMissing
Compression: gzip · 0 cookie(s) observed
Content & assets
Headings
H1 0 · H2 7 · H3 0
Links
91 internal · 54 external · 2 broken
Images
82 total · 0 missing alt
Scripts / Styles
19 scripts · 8 stylesheets
JS / CSS size
501 KB · 972 KB
Page size
145 KB
Robots.txt & Sitemap
- robots.txt
- Found
- Disallow rules
- 34
- sitemap.xml
- Found
- URLs in sitemap
- -1
SEO issues
- Title longer than 60 characters
- Meta description longer than 160 characters
- No H1 heading found
- No structured data (JSON-LD) found
- Missing OpenGraph tags
Accessibility issues
- No H1 heading found
Scan details
- Requested URL
- https://hkust.edu.hk
- Final URL
- https://hkust.edu.hk
- HTTP status
- 200
- HTTP version
- HTTP/2
- Response time
- 117 ms
- HTML size
- 145 KB
- Redirect chain
- https://hkust.edu.hk
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Frequently asked questions
- What technology does hkust.edu.hk use?
- hkust.edu.hk is built with Drupal, Google Analytics, Nginx.
- Is hkust.edu.hk secure (HTTPS)?
- Yes. hkust.edu.hk uses TLS 1.3 with a certificate issued by Sectigo Limited, valid until Dec 13, 2026.
- Who hosts hkust.edu.hk?
- hkust.edu.hk is hosted on HKUST-AS-HK - Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, HK.
- What is hkust.edu.hk's SEO score?
- hkust.edu.hk scored 65/100 for SEO in the latest analysis (fair).
- What is hkust.edu.hk's overall website score?
- hkust.edu.hk has an overall SiteGraph score of 83/100, combining SEO, performance, security, and accessibility.
OpenGraph & Twitter Card
OpenGraph
Twitter Card