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16 Mar 2026 CityUHK researchers achieve recognition with 27 Awards at the 51st Geneva International Exhibition of Inventions CityUHK proudly received 27 awards at the 51st International Exhibition of Inventions of Geneva. The University’s researchers were honoured with one Special Prize, six Gold Medals with Jury Congratulations, eight Gold Medals, five Silver Medals, and seven Bronze Medals. This achievement underscores the exceptional quality of CityUHK’s research and further affirms its sustained international recognition across both academia and industry. 
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27 Feb 2026 CityUHK scholar named prestigious ACM Fellow Professor Jia Xiaohua, Chair Professor in the Department of Computer Science at CityUHK, has been elected a Fellow of the Association for Computing Machinery in recognition of his outstanding achievements and contributions to the advancement of data security and distributed computing systems. 
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25 Feb 2026 Prof Qingfu Zhang’s research group from Department of Computer Science and Huawei has won 30-day CVRPLib BKS Challenge The OptVerse-CityU team, a collaboration between Prof Qingfu Zhang’s research group and Huawei, which includes former research staff Dr Fei Liu, research staff Dr Zidong Wang, and PhD students Mr Xin Chen, Mr Qinglong Hu, Mr Shunyu Yao, and Mr Kefeng Zheng, has won the 30-day CVRPLib BKS Challenge. 
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13 Feb 2026 CityUHK leads Hong Kong in US Patents for the tenth consecutive year, remains among Asia’s top ten CityUHK has once again secured its position in the prestigious global top 100 universities worldwide for most US patents granted, leading Hong Kong for the tenth consecutive year. The University is also the only local institution on the list. This outstanding performance reaffirms CityUHK’s role as a core driver of innovation and scientific research in Hong Kong, highlighting the University’s impact on societal advancement and economic development through research breakthroughs and patent commercialisation. 
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21 Jan 2026 Seven CityUHK subjects secure top 100 position in THE World University Rankings by Subject; Business and Economics ranked among the top 3 in Hong Kong for the first time CityUHK excelled in the latest Times Higher Education World University Rankings by Subject 2026, with seven subjects ranked among the world’s top 100 and two ranked among the world’s top 50 and Asia’s top 10. 
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12 Jan 2026 CityUHK co-hosts first International Summit of AI for Science in Hong Kong to chart a course for innovation The Hong Kong Institute of Science & Innovation, the Chinese Academy of Sciences and CityUHK co-hosted the inaugural International Summit of AI for Science earlier. The Summit aimed to promote the empowerment of science research through AI and provide strategic guidance for seizing opportunities and shaping the future of research and innovation. 
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08 Jan 2026 CityUHK secures four research projects under the RGC’s Research Impact Fund; leading in the number of projects and funding amount among local universities Four research projects led by CityUHK have been awarded a total amount of HK$22.6 million from the RGC under the Research Impact Fund 2025/26, ranking the University first among the eight UGC-funded universities in both the number of projects and funding amount. 
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01 Jan 2026 CityUHK holds New Year’s Day flag-raising ceremony CityUHK held a New Year’s Day flag-raising ceremony on 1 January at the University Circle to mark the beginning of the new year. 
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17 Dec 2025 Three CityUHK scholars named IEEE fellows Three scholars from CityUHK have been elected as IEEE Fellows in the Class of 2026 for their outstanding research contributions, further underscoring the University’s leading position in the global academic community. 
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15 Dec 2025 CityUHK wins 17 awards at the 5th Asia Exhibition of Innovations & Inventions Hong Kong CityUHK excelled at the 5th AEII by winning 17 awards, including 1 Gold Medal with Congratulations of the Jury Award, 6 Gold Medals, 7 Silver Medals, and 3 Bronze Medals, further affirming the University’s leading position in innovative research across Asia and globally. 
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