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Artificial intelligence is rapidly changing how people learn, work, communicate, and make decisions. While much of the public discussion focuses on technological breakthroughs, AI is also prompting deeper questions about ethics, culture, language, governance, identity, and the very nature of knowledge.

Prof. Stuart Gietel-Basten, Associate Dean for Research, Global Engagement, and Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) at HKUST's School of Humanities and Social Science, has been appointed to the G7 Gender Equality Advisory Council in recognition of his leadership and scholarly work in social science and public policy.

Climate change, urban resilience, biodiversity loss — three challenges in three different fields, but one shared truth: no single institution, sector, or region can solve any of these problems alone. 

That conviction anchored this year's Global Sustainability Development Congress (GSDC), with HKUST serving as the sole Future Health Partner. 

GSDC brought together leaders from higher education, government, business, and civil society in Jakarta, Indonesia, from 22 to 25 June. 

Bridging the gap between theoretical physics and industrial semiconductor engineering will help cultivate the next generation of quantum innovators in our region, according to Prof. Sen YANG, Director of the Center for Complex Quantum Systems (CCQS) and Professor of Physics at HKUST.

Women in leadership was the topic of a thought-provoking fireside chat featuring Jeanette MAO, Chief Executive Officer of HK Express Airways, at HKUST on February 10, 2026.
The “Fireside Chat with Woman CEO in Hong Kong” event was held by the Diversity and Equal Opportunities Unit in collaboration with the School of Business and Management and the School of Engineering. 

AI is going to blur the boundaries between academic disciplines and encourage a trend towards interdisciplinary learning that will transform higher education, according to three Nobel laureates visiting HKUST earlier this month.

But individuals must maintain control over AI or risk being overshadowed by it, the three speakers advised the packed-out audience at a forum titled "Together with Scientists: Nobel Laureates Visit HKUST." 

From December 1 to 5, 2025, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), in partnership with the World Economic Forum (WEF), hosted the 2025 edition of the prestigious Young Global Leaders Education Module.