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 welcomed an unprecedented 100,000+ visitors to its Information Day for Undergraduate Admissions 2026. This year’s theme, ‘Shape a More Sustainable World with AI’, highlighted the integration of artificial intelligence across the University’s disciplines.
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.
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.
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 hosted the Asian Science Camp 2026 which brought together over 300 students from nearly 30 countries and regions to engage with Nobel Laureates and leading scientists for interactive, hands-on learning experiences.
There is a festive atmosphere across campus during HKU’s 217th Congregation as we honour the achievements of our newest graduates, and they reflect on how far they’ve come and where their personal journeys will take them next.
A new exhibition at HKU showcases a generous donation of rare books and historical artefacts, in particular the complete first edition of Ho Kai’s Xin Zheng Zhen Quan, from the private collection of Mr Yu Jiang.
Renowned for his revolutionary graphene breakthroughs, Professor Sir Andre Geim, Nobel Laureate and Chair Professor in the HKU Department of Physics, presented his audience with a candid behind-the-scenes look at high-level scientific discovery.
