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The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), in collaboration with the Center for Metaverse and Computational Creativity at HKUST(Guangzhou), presents the SURREALITY Mixed Reality (MR) × Artificial Intelligence (AI) Digital Art Cross-City Exhibition. As part of HKUST's 35th-anniversary celebrations, an exclusive media preview of the world's first large-scale, cross-regional MR × AI digital art exhibition was held at the University's Clear Water Bay campus.
A research team from The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), together with an HKUST-incubated medtech startup, PhoMedics Limited, has developed Glanzir®, the world's first artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled, slide-free pathology imaging system.
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QS World University Rankings 2027
No. 20 Globally, No. 1 in Hong Kong
in Times Higher Education Sustainability Impact Ratings 2026
Global Employability University Ranking 2026
No. 1 in Hong Kong, No. 3 in Greater China
Designed by the HR consultancy Emerging and published by Times Higher Education
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Active HKUST Start-up Companies
Established by HKUST staff, students and alumni or incubated by HKUST programs or facilities
of Faculty Members
World’s Top 2% Scientists
Stanford University 2025
Patent Influence Metric
Nature’s Leading 200 academic institutions
Patent Influence Metric published in 2022
Unicorn Start-Ups
Valued at >US$1 billion
Prof. Keith CHAN
Strategic Public Policy Research Funding Scheme 2025-26
Prof. Keith CHAN
Prof. Wei ZHANG
Fellow of the prestigious Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 2026
Prof. Wei ZHANG
XIANG Changying
The 51st Geneva International Exhibition of Inventions - Gold Medal
XIANG Changying
ZHAO Chen
Awardee of Schmidt AI in Science Postdoctoral Fellowship
ZHAO Chen
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