The Hong Kong Science and Technology Park (HKSTP) and SenseTime, a Chinese artificial intelligence firm headquartered and listed in the city, have partnered to build a home-grown AI data centre by 2030 to support the…

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Hong Kong academia rethinking higher education as AI disrupts teaching and learning

Hong Kong scholar Joseph Li has had to rethink the design of his courses almost every semester over the past few years, as powerful AI chatbots disrupt how teachers teach and students learn. Joseph Li, research…

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HKFP·higher-ed

World’s largest whale graveyard discovered by Chinese scientists

By Daniel Lawler The world’s largest whale graveyard has been discovered at the bottom of the Indian Ocean by Chinese scientists, who found that the vast expanse of both new and ancient carcasses supports huge…

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Hong Kong’s first astronaut shows world a different side to the city

Hong Kong’s first astronaut may have travelled into space, but the significance of the moment extends far beyond the mission itself. Lai Ka-ying became our first home-grown astronaut to reach space, as part of China’s…

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AI and market shifts leave Hong Kong’s grads facing toughest job hunt since 2021

Hong Kong graduate Ivan Cheung has filed more than 200 job applications since March, and he is hoping that out of the dozen or so companies that have asked him to interview or take a written test, one will eventually…

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Public Management Programme Puts Humans at the Centre of the AI Revolution

[The content of this article has been produced by our advertising partner.] As artificial intelligence (AI) reshapes economies, labour markets and public services, the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology…

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Hong Kong’s first astronaut success is also a story of youth potential

Becoming an astronaut and exploring space has been the dream of generations of young people and Hong Kong has welcomed this pioneering moment. Dr Lai Ka-Ying, who studied computer science at the University of Hong Kong…

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West’s xenophobia, cash woes present huge openings for Hong Kong, scholar says

Xenophobia and financial woes in the West have created tremendous opportunities for higher education institutions in Hong Kong and the broader Eurasian region, the head of a leading university in Kazakhstan has said.…

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HKFP·higher-ed

Hong Kong’s John Lee hails stronger ties with Central Asia, inc. direct flights to Kazakhstan and business link-ups

Chief Executive John Lee has announced that Hong Kong’s links to Central Asia will be strengthened with expanded visa-free arrangements and direct flights to Kazakhstan. Chief Executive John Lee (centre) in Astana,…

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Hong Kong-born scientist King Li named founding dean of third medical school

A Hong Kong-born biomedical imaging expert and founding dean of a US institution has been appointed to head the city’s third medical school. In a statement released by the University of Science and Technology on Monday,…

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HKFP·higher-ed

Chinese leaders skip Asia defence summit headlined by US

By Jan Hennop and Matthew Walsh Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth is the headline speaker at Asia’s premier defence summit opening Friday, but China’s top officials aren’t expected despite weighty questions like Taiwan and…

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HKFP·higher-ed

Ex-HKUST professor sentenced to 20 weeks in jail for bribery in student admission case

A former professor at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) has been sentenced to 20 weeks’ imprisonment over bribery to secure the admission of a mainland Chinese student to the university. Liu…

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Disgraced professor who took HK$40,000 to admit unqualified student sent to jail

A Hong Kong court on Thursday jailed a former university professor for 20 weeks after he accepted a HK$40,000 (US$5,109) bribe and offered red packets to two colleagues to help an unqualified student gain admission to a…

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3 scientists win Hong Kong’s Shaw Prize for developing therapy for rare leukaemia

Three life scientists from mainland China and France have won Hong Kong’s Shaw Prize this year for developing a therapy that has turned a rare form of leukaemia from deadly to widely curable. Professor Emerita Anne…

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Top industrialist Sunny Chai picked to head firm developing San Tin Technopole

Veteran industrialist Sunny Chai Ngai-chiu has been appointed as chairman of a government-owned company set to be tasked with developing Hong Kong’s San Tin Technopole – a key pillar of the Northern Metropolis…

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Harvard, Stanford, Oxford, Cambridge and more: how YCIS guidance open doors to prestigious universities worldwide

[The content of this article has been produced by our advertising partner.] At Yew Chung International School of Hong Kong (YCIS HK), a university offer is not a finish line but the first step in a life of service. The…

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HKFP·higher-ed

China launches crewed space flight as part of Moon ambitions, with Hong Kong police officer-turned-astronaut aboard

China launched its crewed Shenzhou-23 spacecraft and eased it into a successful docking with a space station early Monday as part of Beijing’s ambitions to send humans to the Moon by 2030, state media said. The…

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China set for latest space launch, with Hong Kong astronaut – a police superintendent – aboard

A Hong Kong astronaut will join a Chinese space mission for the first time as part of a three-person crew launching on Sunday, as Beijing edges closer to its goal of landing people on the Moon. Lai Ka-ying is a police…

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What Hong Kong can learn from the Yangtze’s conservation success

In February, a landmark study in the journal Science delivered rare good news for conservation: a five-year fishing ban in the Yangtze River had halted seven decades of biodiversity near-collapse. Fish biomass has…

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HKFP·higher-ed

Taiwan says it is an ‘independent’ nation, after Trump’s warning

Taiwan said Saturday it is an “independent” nation, hours after US President Donald Trump warned the democratic island against declaring formal independence. Taiwan’s flag. Photo: Walid Berrazeg/HKFP. Trump wrapped up a…

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Hong Kong Science Park, SenseTime partner to build home-grown AI data centre

Hong Kong academia rethinking higher education as AI disrupts teaching and learning

World’s largest whale graveyard discovered by Chinese scientists

Hong Kong’s first astronaut shows world a different side to the city

AI and market shifts leave Hong Kong’s grads facing toughest job hunt since 2021

Public Management Programme Puts Humans at the Centre of the AI Revolution

Hong Kong’s first astronaut success is also a story of youth potential

West’s xenophobia, cash woes present huge openings for Hong Kong, scholar says

Hong Kong’s John Lee hails stronger ties with Central Asia, inc. direct flights to Kazakhstan and business link-ups

Hong Kong-born scientist King Li named founding dean of third medical school

Chinese leaders skip Asia defence summit headlined by US

Ex-HKUST professor sentenced to 20 weeks in jail for bribery in student admission case

Disgraced professor who took HK$40,000 to admit unqualified student sent to jail

3 scientists win Hong Kong’s Shaw Prize for developing therapy for rare leukaemia

Top industrialist Sunny Chai picked to head firm developing San Tin Technopole

Harvard, Stanford, Oxford, Cambridge and more: how YCIS guidance open doors to prestigious universities worldwide

China launches crewed space flight as part of Moon ambitions, with Hong Kong police officer-turned-astronaut aboard

China set for latest space launch, with Hong Kong astronaut – a police superintendent – aboard

What Hong Kong can learn from the Yangtze’s conservation success

Taiwan says it is an ‘independent’ nation, after Trump’s warning

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