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.
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.
HKU welcomed and celebrated the achievements of the exceptional student-athletes who were awarded the ‘HKU Lee Shau Kee Top Athletes Scholarship’, totalling HK$1.4 million, to support their dual-track development of academics and sports.
The HKU Robocon group from the Faculty of Engineering secured multiple awards at the ‘Robocon Hong Kong Contest 2026’. The champion, Team Sapientia, will represent Hong Kong as the home team at the upcoming ‘ABU Robocon 2026’ in August.
HKU shone at the 12th Hong Kong University Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition by securing 19 awards, including the prestigious Outstanding Organisation Award, with a wide range of groundbreaking projects showcased.
At the HKU Entrance Scholarships Award Ceremony, the University recognised the outstanding academic and non-academic achievements of local and non-local students who joined the University in the 2025–26 academic year.
In an annual tradition that marks the arrival of spring, the University Lodge welcomed nearly 600 members of the HKU community in to admire the cherry blossoms and other floral delights in the gardens.
GLOCAL Connect is an initiative of the Centre of Development and Resources for Students that brings together non-local and local students to help them navigate university life, appreciate different cultures and form lasting friendships.
As part of its 115th anniversary events, HKU transformed Hong Kong’s historic trams into a vibrant platform for cross-cultural exchange, bringing together local and international students with University leadership.
