HKUST In The Media

TVB News
HKUST's Unicorn Day returns

HKUST hosted its third "Unicorn Day" last Friday, showcasing innovations from over 100 startups nurtured by the University.

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Hong Kong Hosts Seminar on Generative AI for Civil Service Innovation and Efficiency

Provost Prof. GUO Yike, also Director of HKGAI, delivered a keynote speech at the second Innovation and Technology leadership series thematic seminar co-organized by the Digital Policy Office (DPO) and the Civil Service College (CSC), introducing the homegrown large language model "HKGAI V1" developed by HKGAI and its applications. 

Business Because
Best Business Schools For Social Impact

HKUST Business School is among the 11 top-rated institutions in the Positive Impact Rating (PIR) 2025 Report, earning a Level 5 rating and recognized as “Pioneering Schools”. 

World News
Students emerge as bargaining chip in China-US trade talks

In an article on students emerging as bargaining chip in China-US trade talks in London this week, SOSC Prof. Emeritus David ZWEIG, who is also the author of The War for Chinese Talent in America: The Politics of Technology and Knowledge in Sino-US Relations, noted students become a key mechanism for tech transfer.

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中歐MBA"創新中國"挑戰賽:全球20+商學院激辯可持續創新

The HKUST team won the second runner-up prize at the 2025 "CEIBS INNOVATEChina x Michelin: Global Innovation Challenge", which was held last Sunday featuring teams from more than 20 global business schools. 

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易點ESG|提前預警自然災害!港科大新技術實現多領域突破

HKUST has developed the Pore Unit Assembly-Discrete Element Model (PUA-DEM), which can accurately predict the flow of granular materials.  The model can precisely forecast natural disasters such as landslides and floods.

香港商報
【香港新引擎】為何獲港投垂青投資?工業AI獨角獸思謀有三大訣竅

In an interview with HK Commercial Daily, CSE Chair Prof. JIA Jiaya, also SmartMore's founder, shared insights for tech companies seeking investment from Hong Kong Investment Corporation Limited (HKIC) and expressed optimism about HK's I&T sector. 

AI Base
Small Model Triumph! HKUST and Kuaishou Jointly Develop Evolutionary Search Technology, Letting AI Art Generation Move Beyond 'Brawn Over Brains'

A joint research team comprising members from HKUST and Kuaishou Technology has proposed the EvoSearch (evolutionary search) technology, which significantly enhances the quality of model generation by increasing computational power during inference. 

BBC News
World fertility rates in 'unprecedented decline', UN says

SOSC/PPOL Prof. Stuart GIETEL-BASTEN commented on an article on global declining fertility rates that it was the first time that the UN has taken such a strong stance on low fertility issues, adding that low fertility, population ageing, population stagnation were used as an excuse to justify nationalist, anti-migrant policies and gender conservative policies. 

香港電台
凝聚香港:科大AI助3D食品打印

A research team from ISD has developed an AI-assisted 3D food printing solution with the use of generative algorithms and computer programs.

大公文匯網
點市成金|香港穩定幣條例8·1生效 穩定幣發展或重塑全球金融秩序

HKUST's Institute for Financial Research (IFR) Asst. Director TANG Bo pointed out that stablecoins have become a key infrastructure supporting the on-chain financial ecosystem and payment systems.

香港經濟日報
銀髮經濟|近10萬香港長者定居廣東 科大和經緯:現時是試行「長護險」黃金期

PPOL Assoc. Prof. Alex HE Jingwei identified healthcare access as the biggest challenge for HK retirees in Mainland China and proposed that the government take five measures to address their needs, including enhancing the portability of welfare benefits and developing long-term care insurance.