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24 Mar 2026 CityUHK partners with Tencent to nurture AI teaching talent and strengthen youth technology literacy CityUHK partnered with Tencent WeTech Academy to host the “Principals’ AI Open Class and Tencent AI Campus Tour” event on the CityUHK campus. This programme allowed students to experience and learn about the latest AI applications, while also providing AI related training for Hong Kong primary and secondary school principals, preparing them for the future educational needs. 
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20 Mar 2026 CityUHK Chengdu Research Institute forms new strategic partnerships and opens Alumni Corner The new “Alumni Corner” was launched at the CityUHK Chengdu Research Institute earlier. The ceremony also marked a milestone in industrial collaboration, as the Institute signed framework agreements with leading high-end enterprises in Chengdu to establish new strategic partnerships. 
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18 Mar 2026 CityUHK named the “Most International University in the World” for the third consecutive year; attracting global talent to “Study in Hong Kong’” CityUHK has been ranked the “Most International University in the World” by Times Higher Education for 2026, marking the third consecutive year it has achieved the top spot. This accolade highlights the University’s excellence in fostering an internationalised teaching and research environment. It also underscores CityUHK’s active commitment to supporting the HKSAR Government’s “Study in Hong Kong” initiative, further demonstrating Hong Kong’s appeal and influence as a global hub for higher education. 
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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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