As the new academic year begins, the University of Hong Kong is pleased to introduce Keynotes@HKU, the inaugural edition of our official eNewsletter – keeping you connected with in-depth stories of the University’s talented community, updates of our endeavours and achievements, and our vision for excellence. We hope this platform will help foster meaningful engagement with our readers and build deeper understanding of our shared values, so that we can continue creating a positive impact for our society and beyond.
Five HKU State Key Laboratories were honoured with plaques by the Ministry of Science and Technology, marking a significant milestone and the promise of further national and international technological advancement.
Professor Jay Siegel is HKU’s new Vice-President and Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Teaching and Learning). Learn more about his vision to bring out the best in HKU’s students in a world saturated with technology.
With 2025 being the United Nation’s Year of the Quantum, global experts and researchers from around the world converged at HKU for the 25th Asian Quantum Information Science Conference (AQIS’25).
A Hakka village in Guangxi, China gets abundant rainfall but also struggles with a critical shortage of fresh water and hygiene problems. HKU’s Project Mingde took on these challenges with the award-winning Duling Educational and Cultural Centre.
Twelve HKU scholars have been named among the top 100 global researchers in their respective fields by Research.com in its 2025 rankings. Among them, five professors are ranked first in Asia in their disciplines.
Professor Chao Xiang of the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering was honoured with the 2025 Croucher Tak Wah Mak Innovation Award in recognition of his research focussed on integrating lasers for advanced photonic integrated circuits.
