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.
The University welcomed a new cohort of undergraduate students into the HKU family with an inauguration ceremony that carried the theme ‘Excellence with Purpose: Shaping Tomorrow’s Leaders Today’.
HKU champions whole-person education by welcoming an outstanding new cohort through JUPAS and diverse admissions routes. Students bring exceptional academic results and varied backgrounds across disciplines – reinforcing HKU’s role in shaping future leaders for Hong Kong.
Discover how Professor Anderson Shum Ho-cheung, HKU’s new Vice-President and Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Research), plans to refine the University’s role as a premier conduit for human ingenuity by channelling international talent, interdisciplinary breakthroughs, and entrepreneurial energy.
As elite HKU student-athletes prepare to shine at the upcoming 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, let’s delve into how they strive for excellence in their athletic pursuits while sustaining academic ambition with the same rigour.
