HKUST In The Media

HKUST(GZ) has recently launched its pioneering MBA+ program.  HKUST(GZ) P Prof. Lionel NI said that technology, education, and talent are the cornerstones of advancing the Chinese-style modernization. HKUST(GZ) Asso. VP (Knowledge Transfer) Prof. Hui XIONG believed that cross-disciplinary integration is the source of innovation. 

HKUST(GZ) and Kiwimoore recently unveiled a joint laboratory.  HKUST(GZ) P Prof. Lionel NI and VP (Research) Prof. Ricky Shi-wei LEE attended the ceremony and shared their insights into cutting-edge technologies.  

A team of students from HKUST and CUHK received three awards with their AI project "ArtInSight" at the HK ICT Awards 2025: Student Innovation Award Presentation Ceremony, including the Student Innovation Grand Award, Student Innovation (Higher Education) Gold Award and the Student Innovation Best Use of AI Award.  

Speaking at the CCB (Asia) 2025 Scholarship Award Ceremony, Assoc. Dean of Students Prof. Frank LAM Leung-Yuk expressed pride in HKUST’s collaboration with CCB (Asia) to launch the scholarship program. The first prize went to twostudents from the BSc in Quantitative Finance program and one from the BBA in Professional Accounting program.  

Australian AI healthcare company Heidi officially tapped into the HK market yesterday, announcing a research partnership with HKUST to jointly advance research on AI-assisted clinical records.  

A delegation from Beijing's Huairou District visited HKUST for a study and exchange tour.  The group met with key leaders for potential collaboration with HKUST. They aim to leverage the country's major research facilities and institutions in Huairou Science City to launch joint studies and tech transfer in key areas, such as chip semiconductors, sensors, life and health, and AI.  

 IPP held the forum "Global Experience and Local Practice: Shaping Hong Kong’s New Ride-Hailing Landscape ". Moderated by IPP Prof. of Practice in Public Policy and Senior Lecturer Donald LOW, the event featured expert from CUHK and industry leaders who discussed Hong Kong’s latest ride-hailing regulation and developments.  

HKUST and JD.com signed a cooperation agreement to establish the "HKUST - JD.com Joint Laboratory".  The joint laboratory aims not only to solve core technological bottlenecks but to fundamentally redefine the efficiency and intelligence of supply chains and proactive health management.

Clarivate Analytics unveiled the list of 'Highly Cited Researchers 2025'.  A total of 145 scholars from 8 institutions in HK were named, including 13 from HKUST in the categories of physics, engineering, and computer science.  

Daimon Robotics, a startup co-founded by CKSRI founding director CIVL Prof. Michael WANG Yu and one of his students, has completed an angel++ round of financing worth over RMB 100 million.  Their visual-tactile perception technology captures minute deformations on contact surfaces using monochromatic light, generating high-density tactile "images" that offer a revolutionary solution for precise robot manipulation.  

Peking University's National Key Laboratory for Multimedia Information Processing has collaborated with HKUST, National University of Singapore, Beijing Innovation Center of Humanoid Robotics to develop a "perspective transformation imagination system", equipping robots with "spatial perception brain".  

P Prof. Nancy IP was conferred an Honorary Doctoral Degree by the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, in recognition of her notable contributions to science and education.