HKUST In The Media

A team led by PHYS Chair Prof. LAW Kam-Tuen recently discovered an existing two-dimensional material, after modification, could become an excellent quantum computer chip, significantly enhancing current quantum computers’ computational and storage capabilities. 

PointFit Technology, a startup incubated by HKUST, focuses on developing non-invasive exercise monitoring products.  Initially targeting regions with mature fitness cultures like Shanghai and SZ, the company plans for gradual international expansion. 

HKUST has launched the Extended Major framework (Major+X) since 2020, with an emphasis on interdisciplinary, application-oriented studies and the fostering of international visions to help students master AI skills and enhance their competitiveness in the employment market. 

The third "Four Seas Cup" Hong Kong International University Student WeiQi Competition, hosted by the Hong Kong Greater Bay Area WeiQi Promotion Association with HKUST as a partnering university, was successfully concluded.

HKUST announced the appointment of Prof. Charles NG Wang-Wai as VP (Institutional Advancement), effective August 1, 2025. 

HKUST has set a new institutional record by securing over HK$279 million for six research projects across all three flagship schemes under RGC. 

A column article by ECON Prof. Emeritus Francis LUI on how the National Security Law could protect HK from US' covert operations to destabilize the city. 

In the book titled "《香港：走向國際專上教育樞紐──大學校長訪談錄》(HK moving towards an international hub for higher education - interviews with university presidents)" compiled by Master Insight, HKUST President Prof. Nancy IP highlighted HKUST's achievements in industry-academia-research collaboration and technology transfer, noting the University has the highest proportion of international students among local universities.  

HKUST President Prof. Nancy IP and PHYS Chair Prof. CHAN Che-Ting introduced two HKUST projects that were funded by the Research Grants Council (RGC)’s Areas of Excellence Scheme (AoE), namely "Molecular Neuroscience: Basic Research and Drug Discovery" and "Novel Wave Functional Materials for Manipulating Light and Sound" respectively. 

HKUST signed three agreements with Tsinghua University to foster collaboration in research and education. 

LIFS Assoc. Prof. LIANG Chun and his team have developed a gel that targets DNA replication-initiation proteins (DRIPs) to selectively kill cancer cells, having secured funding in the second round of Research, Academic and Industry Sectors One-plus (RAISe+) Scheme launched by the ITC. 

HKUST and BYD Auto Industry Company Limited (BYD) signed a cooperation framework agreement to launch the HKUST-BYD Embodied Al Joint Lab.