The University of Hong Kong celebrated a major milestone in its strategic development in Shanghai with the ‘HKU Magic Hour’ event and the grand opening of Phase II of the HKU Zhangjiang Base.
HKU is well-positioned to support the initiatives in Hong Kong’s First Five-Year Plan and 2026 Policy Address, including the development of the University Towns in its Northern Metropolis strategy.
Teaching and learning reached stellar new heights as HKU alumna Dr Lai Ka-ying and the Shenzhou-23 mission crew taught, via live broadcast, a ‘Tiangong Class’ Hong Kong and Macao Designated Session from aboard China’s space station.
Dr Michael Rivera, Lecturer in HKU’s Faculty of Social Sciences, has been presented with the 2026 UGC Teaching Award from the University Grants Committee in recognition of his achievements and passion for teaching.
Leaders from HKU, academia, government, industry, and investors, entrepreneurs and young innovators came together in Qianhai, Shenzhen, for the HKU Talent Forum and the Second Anniversary Celebration of the HKU Techno-Entrepreneurship Academy to discuss talent development in the age of AI.
Among the 208 HKU colleagues honoured in the 2026 Long Service Awards Presentation Ceremony was Ms Annie Lam from the Centre for Comparative Medicine Research, who has served the University for an impressive and fruitful 45 years.
Two recent HKU graduates have been named cream of the crop and selected as recipients of the Outstanding Tertiary Students Award of Hong Kong 2026, organised by the Hong Kong Youth & Tertiary Students Association.
