HKU has secured the top spot in the recently released QS Asia University Rankings 2026 among over 1,500 academic institutions, reaffirming its sustained leadership across Asia’s higher education landscape.
HKU Vice-President and Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Research) Professor Max Shen has been elected as an International Member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, in recognition of his remarkable contributions to the fields of AI and supply chain optimisation.
Professor Michael Häusser from the Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine and Professor Xuhua He from the Faculty of Science were elected to the Hong Kong Academy of Sciences for their significant contributions to scientific research.
Professor Nicholas Xuanlai Fang of the Department of Mechanical Engineering and HKU President and Vice-Chancellor Professor Xiang Zhang have received the 2025 Brillouin Medal from the International Phononics Society for their ultrasonic metamaterials research.
Professor Kaibin Huang of the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering was presented with the Croucher Senior Research Fellowship 2026 for his outstanding scientific research achievements.
HKU achieves a historic milestone with 54 academics named in Clarivate’s Highly Cited Researchers 2025 list, placing the University 13th globally among all institutions, based on the total number of researcher designations.
Stellar results in the 2025 National Natural Science Foundation of China funding exercise highlight the exceptional calibre of HKU’s young researchers and Hong Kong’s contributions to advancing innovation.
Two remarkable HKU students – Cherry Tam from the Faculty of Social Sciences and Harold Lam from the Faculty of Architecture – have been named Top 10 Outstanding Tertiary Students of Hong Kong in 2025.
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.
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.
