HKU Innovation Week 2026 brought together over 1,000 leaders from different sectors to build collaborative networks for accelerating the translation of university research into tangible commercial and societal impact worldwide.
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.
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.
Professor Hengshuang Zhao of the HKU School of Computing and Data Science has been named one of the 2025 ‘35 Innovators Under 35 China’ by MIT Technology Review for his contributions to AI research.
Professor Sir Andre Geim, Nobel Laureate and Chair Professor in the HKU Department of Physics, reflects on his remarkable scientific journey and shares his insights into HKU and the current global academic research environment.
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.
Professor Wang Yao of the HKU Department of Physics has received a Certificate of Merit at the Fourth National Award for Excellence in Innovation in recognition of his outstanding contributions to valley optoelectronics in two-dimensional semiconductors.
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.
The ‘HKU School of Innovation Inaugural Celebration: A Dialogue with Future Innovators’ was held in early May to commemorate the School’s establishment and highlight the transformative impact of its first year.
Professor Jiawei Zhou in the HKU Department of Mechanical Engineering has been honoured with the 2026 Croucher Tak Wah Mak Innovation Award for his groundbreaking research in thermal management.
