https://www.scmp.com/rss/325499/feed There are eight higher education institutes in Hong Kong funded by the University Grants Committee (UGC). There is also a number of self-funded institutions, including the Open University of Hong Kong, and public institutions such as the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com SCMP Editorial SCMP Editorial Gender equality has been advancing steadily in Hong Kong, including in the field of medical science. But progress has been uneven in a city where women can comprise half of all medical students at an institution, yet only one in three fellows and non-fellows do research. While that sex ratio among researchers largely reflects global disparity, it is encouraging to see timely intervention to bridge the gender gap. The Women in Science and Medicine Academy (Wise) aims to attract 100 early-career... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/comment/article/3349237/supporting-women-research-helps-hong-kongs-gender-equality-push?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/comment/article/3349237/supporting-women-research-helps-hong-kongs-gender-equality-push?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 07 Apr 2026 22:45:07 +0000 William Yiu William Yiu Eight international school operators in Hong Kong, including the city’s largest group, failed to admit enough non-local students this academic year, breaching their pledge to the government. The English Schools Foundation (ESF) said it had been increasing the proportion of “non-local passport holders” since the end of the pandemic, but noted it might take several years to return to mandated levels after being allowed to admit more local students during that period. The Education Bureau told the... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3349156/esf-among-8-international-school-operators-failed-meet-non-local-student-targets?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3349156/esf-among-8-international-school-operators-failed-meet-non-local-student-targets?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 07 Apr 2026 00:30:08 +0000 Emily Hung Emily Hung The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) has launched an academy to nurture the next generation of female medical scientists, aiming to bridge a sex gap in which women make up just one-third of researchers globally. The Women in Science and Medicine Academy (Wise) aims to attract 100 early-career female researchers from the city and overseas in five years, supporting them with mentorship, leadership training and global exposure. Professor Siew Ng, an associate dean of CUHK’s medical school and... https://www.scmp.com/news/article/3349097/hong-kongs-new-academy-female-medical-scientists-aims-bridge-gender-gap?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/article/3349097/hong-kongs-new-academy-female-medical-scientists-aims-bridge-gender-gap?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 06 Apr 2026 02:00:13 +0000 Matthew Cheng Matthew Cheng Hong Kong’s No 2 official has pledged to fast-track a new university town’s development following a visit to similar projects in mainland China, saying authorities will devise a strategy to attract top institutions from across the border and overseas to take part. Chief Secretary Eric Chan Kwok-ki and his working group on the university town’s planning and construction, which falls under the Committee on Development of the Northern Metropolis, concluded their three-day visit to the mainland... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3348906/university-town-be-fast-tracked-eric-chan-says-after-mainland-china-visit?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3348906/university-town-be-fast-tracked-eric-chan-says-after-mainland-china-visit?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 03 Apr 2026 05:55:23 +0000 SCMP Editorial SCMP Editorial Some local universities have been consistently rated as among the world’s best, as reflected in the latest global rankings by British firm Quacquarelli Symonds (QS). While the city is justifiably proud of its achievements, there is no room for complacency amid growing competition in the education sector worldwide. It is encouraging that five subjects offered by local institutions are among the top 10 in the world. The University of Hong Kong’s dentistry programme remains the city’s... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/comment/article/3348129/hong-kong-remains-one-asias-most-competitive-higher-education-systems?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/comment/article/3348129/hong-kong-remains-one-asias-most-competitive-higher-education-systems?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 27 Mar 2026 23:15:17 +0000 Matthew Cheng Matthew Cheng Hong Kong’s Baptist University plans to spin off its School of Continuing Education (SCE) as a private university of applied sciences (UAS) next year, according to its president. Unveiling the plan at a media briefing on Thursday, Professor Alexander Wai Ping-kong said a private institution would be more agile and responsive to societal changes than public universities, which often face lengthy funding approvals. “HKBU [Hong Kong Baptist University] will spare no effort to ensure the success of... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3347998/hong-kong-baptist-university-turn-one-its-schools-private?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3347998/hong-kong-baptist-university-turn-one-its-schools-private?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 26 Mar 2026 09:40:44 +0000 William Yiu,Matthew Cheng,Leopold Chen William Yiu,Matthew Cheng,Leopold Chen Hong Kong’s Baptist University placed a big bet when it told the government in 2023 that it was interested in moving its campus from the upmarket Kowloon Tong residential area to a proposed new academic town near the mainland Chinese border. The 70-year-old university’s move to the Northern Metropolis megaproject will mean giving up a prime site for a spot where most of the land has yet to be prepared for construction, although its proximity to mainland tech hub Shenzhen and the Lok Ma Chau... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3347197/too-slow-hong-kongs-new-university-town-faces-questions-over-plans?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3347197/too-slow-hong-kongs-new-university-town-faces-questions-over-plans?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 20 Mar 2026 00:30:07 +0000 SCMP Editorial SCMP Editorial Hong Kong is well served by its two traditional medical schools. A third school taking shape at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology will add an innovative dimension to healthcare as well as a welcome boost to the supply of doctors. An emphasis on biotechnology and research, and the school’s ultimate location in the Northern Metropolis, near the Shenzhen tech hub, will foster partnerships and collaboration with the rest of the Greater Bay Area. The first intake of 50 students at... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/comment/article/3345719/medical-schools-biotech-focus-will-boost-hong-kongs-innovation-push?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/comment/article/3345719/medical-schools-biotech-focus-will-boost-hong-kongs-innovation-push?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 08 Mar 2026 22:45:14 +0000 Harvey Kong Harvey Kong The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) has suspended an academic who reportedly pleaded guilty to posing as a schoolboy to photograph pupils at an elite boys’ school in Australia. Australian media reported that Johnny Li Siu-hang, a professor at CUHK’s business school, was arrested on Tuesday after allegedly dressing in the uniform of the Sydney institution to mingle with pupils and take photos of them. A CUHK spokeswoman said on Friday evening that the university was aware of the incident... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3345795/cuhk-professor-suspended-posing-schoolboy-take-photos-pupils-australia?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3345795/cuhk-professor-suspended-posing-schoolboy-take-photos-pupils-australia?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 07 Mar 2026 06:40:52 +0000 William Yiu William Yiu Tung Wah College, a tertiary institution in Hong Kong known for its nursing care and allied health programmes, will undergo a combined review next month on its application to become both a private university and a university of applied sciences (UAS) and is “very confident”, its head has said. Professor Sally Chan Wai-chi, president of the 16-year-old Ho Man Tin-based college, said on Thursday that it planned to adopt the name “Tung Wah University of Hong Kong” if its application was... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3345609/tung-wah-college-undergo-review-april-bid-gain-university-status?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3345609/tung-wah-college-undergo-review-april-bid-gain-university-status?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 05 Mar 2026 12:53:24 +0000 Matthew Cheng Matthew Cheng Hong Kong Baptist University is “actively considering” issuing bonds to finance its future development, including campus redevelopment and its new Chinese medicine hospital, according to its president. But Professor Alexander Wai Ping-kong also told the South China Morning Post on Thursday that the public institution would be cautious with bond issuance to avoid creating pressure on future management. “Our university needs funding in many aspects, such as our Chinese medicine hospital and the... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3345579/hong-kong-baptist-university-may-issue-bonds-finance-development?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3345579/hong-kong-baptist-university-may-issue-bonds-finance-development?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 05 Mar 2026 10:07:34 +0000 SCMP Editorial SCMP Editorial Study and travel are both powerful ways to expand minds and shape lives. The double benefits have certainly enhanced learning opportunities for students from outside Hong Kong who attend local universities. It is good to see their ranks growing as recruitment efforts gather pace in a process that raises the bar for the city’s academic community. The city’s student outreach has been in the spotlight during “Study in Hong Kong Week”, which started on February 23. The city’s education minister... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/comment/article/3345109/outreach-foreign-students-cements-hong-kongs-education-hub-status?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/comment/article/3345109/outreach-foreign-students-cements-hong-kongs-education-hub-status?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 02 Mar 2026 22:45:08 +0000 William Yiu William Yiu About 20 per cent of the 50 places in the inaugural intake of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology’s (HKUST) new graduate medical school in 2028-29 may be reserved for non-local students, with most expected to come from mainland China, according to the institution. Applicants for the four-year graduate entry-level medicine programme must pass an international admission test, with the university preferring those with a background in biotechnology. According to HKUST, the tuition fee... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3345170/hkust-may-reserve-20-new-medical-school-inaugural-intake-non-locals?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3345170/hkust-may-reserve-20-new-medical-school-inaugural-intake-non-locals?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 02 Mar 2026 12:33:23 +0000 Erica Fong Erica Fong From the classroom to the parent-teacher meeting, when it comes to achievement, one question persists: is a child’s potential written in their genes, or can it be boosted by education? The debate around nature versus nurture is especially pertinent in the context of Hong Kong’s high-stakes academic milieu – one in which students may find themselves on a predetermined track in science or the arts, regardless of their own preferences or natural talents. Experts agree that a child’s potential is... https://www.scmp.com/special-reports/article/3345153/nature-versus-nurture-unlocking-potential-hong-kongs-children?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/special-reports/article/3345153/nature-versus-nurture-unlocking-potential-hong-kongs-children?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 02 Mar 2026 09:56:50 +0000 Cao Li Cao Li A subsidiary of state-owned conglomerate China Resources (Holdings) has acquired a Hong Kong hotel and plans to convert it into student housing amid a wave of investments driven by rising demand after the city raised the cap on non-local students. CR Longdation signed an agreement to buy four-star hotel Hotel Cozi Oasis in Kwai Chung, a major industrial and residential area in the southwestern New Territories, for HK$953 million (US$122 million), said Colliers and Knight Frank, which advised on... https://www.scmp.com/business/article/3345026/china-resources-subsidiary-acquires-hong-kong-hotel-student-housing-project?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/article/3345026/china-resources-subsidiary-acquires-hong-kong-hotel-student-housing-project?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 01 Mar 2026 12:00:14 +0000 William Yiu William Yiu At least five Hong Kong universities have backed the government’s proposal to launch study tours aimed at attracting non-local secondary students to pursue higher education in the city, with programmes featuring topics such as AI. The University of Hong Kong (HKU), the city’s oldest tertiary institution, said it would offer up to 35 programmes this summer, giving outstanding non-local students a chance to earn full scholarships. In this year’s government budget, education authorities said they... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3344975/hong-kong-universities-back-ai-themed-study-tours-woo-non-local-students?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3344975/hong-kong-universities-back-ai-themed-study-tours-woo-non-local-students?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 01 Mar 2026 04:00:41 +0000 William Yiu William Yiu Hong Kong should increase funding for university research to position itself as a global education hub, a leading academic has said, citing a growing trend of students choosing Asian destinations for tertiary studies. Professor Dennis Lo Yuk-ming, president of the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK), which is hosting this year’s Asia-Pacific Association for International Education (APAIE) Conference and Exhibition, told the South China Morning Post on Tuesday that he hoped the coming budget... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3344442/boost-rd-investment-make-hong-kong-global-education-hub-cuhk-president?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3344442/boost-rd-investment-make-hong-kong-global-education-hub-cuhk-president?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 24 Feb 2026 07:47:56 +0000 William Yiu William Yiu Hong Kong’s universities have proved highly popular among mainland Chinese students, while interest is growing among those from Southeast Asia and countries taking part in the Belt and Road Initiative, the education minister has said. Speaking at a reception for “Study in Hong Kong Week” on Monday, Secretary for Education Christine Choi Yuk-lin said the city was now attracting more students from outside the mainland. The wider event will run until Sunday. “While Hong Kong is highly popular among... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3344374/hong-kong-universities-enjoy-growing-appeal-belt-and-road-asean-students?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3344374/hong-kong-universities-enjoy-growing-appeal-belt-and-road-asean-students?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 23 Feb 2026 13:57:29 +0000 Christine Choi Christine Choi This week, Hong Kong is honoured to play host to the Asia-Pacific Association for International Education (APAIE) Conference and Exhibition, one of the most significant gatherings in the global higher education arena. For us, this is not merely a conference; it is a homecoming for international collaboration and a resounding statement of intent. As delegates from across the globe arrive in our city, we are reminded that education knows no borders, and Hong Kong remains the pivotal bridge... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/hong-kong-opinion/article/3344080/bridging-east-and-west-hong-kong-offers-talent-best-both-worlds?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/hong-kong-opinion/article/3344080/bridging-east-and-west-hong-kong-offers-talent-best-both-worlds?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 23 Feb 2026 01:30:08 +0000 Leopold Chen Leopold Chen A group of scholars, professionals and former government officials has formed a new think tank in Hong Kong that aims to fill what it calls a talent gap in the shrinking field of local studies. The newly established Hong Kong Future Economy Institute also pledged to conduct studies on housing planning, population policy and impact assessments of policymaking. Michael Bolin Wong, founding director of the institute and an assistant professor at the University of Hong Kong’s (HKU) business school,... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3343631/new-think-tank-launched-bridge-talent-gap-hong-kong-studies?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3343631/new-think-tank-launched-bridge-talent-gap-hong-kong-studies?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 15 Feb 2026 23:00:12 +0000 William Yiu William Yiu Hong Kong public universities had more than 20,000 non-local undergraduate students in the second academic year since the government doubled quotas, a 17 per cent year-on-year increase, as the education minister promised to review the threshold. The Education University of Hong Kong (EdU) saw the sharpest increase in non-local undergraduate students under the policy, jumping by 90 per cent over three academic years, followed by Baptist University. Starting in the 2024-25 academic year, the... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3343576/how-many-non-local-students-are-going-hong-kong-universities-quota-rise?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3343576/how-many-non-local-students-are-going-hong-kong-universities-quota-rise?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 14 Feb 2026 08:01:59 +0000 William Yiu William Yiu A Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) student arrested on suspicion of sedition after launching a petition calling for an independent committee to investigate the Tai Po fire has said he has been expelled. “I was just expelled by CUHK,” Miles Kwan Ching-fung wrote on social media at midnight on Thursday, ending his post with a thumbs-up emoji. He said he had been suspended twice and had studied only intermittently over the past six years. Kwan, 24, told the South China Morning Post on Friday... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3343455/chinese-university-hong-kong-expels-student-held-sedition-over-tai-po-fire?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3343455/chinese-university-hong-kong-expels-student-held-sedition-over-tai-po-fire?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 13 Feb 2026 07:45:32 +0000 Brian Wong Brian Wong A mainland Chinese student has been jailed for three months in Hong Kong for paying an impostor to take an English proficiency test in Cambodia on her behalf and submitting the results to a local university to meet graduation requirements. Tuen Mun Court on Monday ruled that a community service order would not help Huang Xinyi turn over a new leaf after a probation officer’s testimony about her “distorted values” and “deep-rooted disregard” for academic honesty. Magistrate David Chum Yau-fong... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3342068/mainland-chinese-student-jailed-3-months-hiring-imposter-take-toefl-test?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3342068/mainland-chinese-student-jailed-3-months-hiring-imposter-take-toefl-test?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 02 Feb 2026 06:34:27 +0000 Letters Letters Feel strongly about these letters, or any other aspects of the news? Share your views by emailing us your Letter to the Editor at letters@scmp.com or filling in this Google form. Submissions should not exceed 400 words Hong Kong aspires to be a world-class higher education hub, attracting talented students and researchers from across the globe. This ambition goes beyond climbing university rankings; it is about diversifying the economy, building a robust talent pool and affirming the city’s... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/letters/article/3341619/phd-fellowship-scheme-holds-key-hong-kongs-education-hub-dream?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/letters/article/3341619/phd-fellowship-scheme-holds-key-hong-kongs-education-hub-dream?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 30 Jan 2026 03:30:11 +0000 Alice Wu Alice Wu Hong Kong has ambitious plans to become an international higher education hub. Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu announced as much in his policy address. We are home to top-ranked universities, and the plan seems on track. But are we really preparing our children for these education ambitions? Are we equipping them to join our top-ranked universities? If you ask those running our secondary schools – more specifically, subsidised schools – they would probably say we aren’t doing enough. The... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/hong-kong-opinion/article/3341053/be-education-hub-hong-kong-must-first-do-better-its-children?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/hong-kong-opinion/article/3341053/be-education-hub-hong-kong-must-first-do-better-its-children?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 26 Jan 2026 01:30:14 +0000 William Yiu William Yiu Hong Kong’s oldest university has been ranked seventh in the latest global league table for education, and has placed among the top 20 for medical and health. Renowned British publication Times Higher Education (THE) released its annual subject rankings on Wednesday. The lists cover 11 subject areas and assess them using 18 performance metrics, such as teaching, research and internationalisation. The latest rankings also saw Peking University and Tsinghua University enter the top 10 rankings for... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3340585/puts-university-hong-kong-7th-education-east-asia-climbs-rankings?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3340585/puts-university-hong-kong-7th-education-east-asia-climbs-rankings?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 21 Jan 2026 00:00:25 +0000 Oscar Liu,William Yiu Oscar Liu,William Yiu More than half of Hong Kong’s 78 semi-private schools have applied to increase class sizes and student numbers to admit more non-locals as part of the city’s drive to become an international education hub. The Education Bureau said on Monday that it has received an “enthusiastic response” to its earlier invitation to all Direct Subsidy Scheme (DSS) schools to take in more non-local pupils. The initiative, first outlined in Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu’s policy address last year, allows DSS... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3340466/40-hong-kong-semi-private-schools-eye-more-non-local-pupils-education-hub-push?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3340466/40-hong-kong-semi-private-schools-eye-more-non-local-pupils-education-hub-push?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 19 Jan 2026 13:52:21 +0000 Ian Brownlee Ian Brownlee The Northern Metropolis is in the news almost every day. The big policy focus for the administration, it is determining a new future for Hong Kong. Part of the New Territories, which were dubbed “a land between” in the 1980s, the area was once little more than a rural leftover between urban Hong Kong and the mainland, where Shenzhen’s paddy fields could be seen from a Lok Ma Chau hill. China’s opening-up policies saw Deng Xiaoping promoting Shenzhen in the 1990s. Suddenly, a world-class,... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/hong-kong-opinion/article/3339034/northern-metropolis-can-combine-best-central-planning-and-free-market?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/hong-kong-opinion/article/3339034/northern-metropolis-can-combine-best-central-planning-and-free-market?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 09 Jan 2026 21:30:08 +0000 Jane Lee,Victor Kwok Jane Lee,Victor Kwok Interest in Hong Kong’s Diploma of Secondary Education has increased steadily in recent years. The government is committed to strengthening the city’s role as an international education hub, not just in tertiary education but also in basic education. Following this directive, the Education Bureau recently invited all Direct Subsidy Scheme schools to apply to increase their intake of non-local students. Hong Kong’s education sector offers biliteracy and trilingualism, and provides a broader range... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/hong-kong-opinion/article/3337385/hong-kong-should-offer-international-dse-boost-education-hub-goal?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/hong-kong-opinion/article/3337385/hong-kong-should-offer-international-dse-boost-education-hub-goal?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 26 Dec 2025 21:30:08 +0000 Lam Ka-sing Lam Ka-sing A leading university in Hong Kong has appointed a veteran academic administrator to be its vice-president in administration – the third person in the role in as many years – after his predecessor resigned less than 12 months into the job. Albert Chow Hing-pong’s tenure at the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) will begin in the first half of 2026 for a term of three years, according to a statement issued by the institution on Thursday. “I look forward to leveraging my experience in public... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3336919/chinese-university-hong-kong-appoints-veteran-administrator-vice-president?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3336919/chinese-university-hong-kong-appoints-veteran-administrator-vice-president?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 18 Dec 2025 09:03:31 +0000 SCMP Editorial SCMP Editorial Hong Kong’s drive to become a global centre for education requires a wide range of new initiatives, opening the city’s doors to students from around the world. The need to foster international exchanges between key stakeholders is one of the priorities. Last week, the future of education was debated at the annual Principals’ Forum organised by the South China Morning Post. The event attracted around 300 heads of primary and secondary schools from the Greater Bay Area, as well as senior figures... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/comment/article/3336724/global-exchange-key-hong-kongs-education-hub-ambition?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/comment/article/3336724/global-exchange-key-hong-kongs-education-hub-ambition?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 17 Dec 2025 22:45:07 +0000 Oscar Liu Oscar Liu A prominent population expert from the University of Hong Kong has stepped down as an associate faculty dean and agreed with the retraction of a paper after the institution ruled it contained references to non-existent publications generated by AI. Professor Paul Yip Siu-fai of the department of social work and social administration had stepped down from his associate deanship at the faculty of social sciences and withdrawn his membership from research committees of the faculty and the... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3336822/university-hong-kong-professor-loses-key-role-over-retracted-paper?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3336822/university-hong-kong-professor-loses-key-role-over-retracted-paper?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 17 Dec 2025 14:29:18 +0000 Themis Chen Themis Chen The Chinese University of Hong Kong will offer free autism screening for 200 young children with suspected symptoms under a pilot project using a newly developed tool that tests stool samples and can provide results as quickly as one week later. Researchers at the university said on Wednesday that they and a spin-off company, MicroSigX, would start screening children between the ages of 18 months and four years from January next year. Professor Ng Siew Chien, an associate dean at the... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3336806/chinese-university-hong-kong-offer-free-autism-test-200-young-children?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3336806/chinese-university-hong-kong-offer-free-autism-test-200-young-children?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 17 Dec 2025 12:25:17 +0000 Emily Tsang Emily Tsang A dedicated “Study in Hong Kong” week will be held in February to showcase the city’s strengths as an international education hub, a minister has said. Secretary for Education Christine Choi Yuk-lin was speaking on Tuesday at the fourth annual Principals’ Forum, organised by the South China Morning Post under the theme “Reimagining Tomorrow’s Success for the Next Generation”. The event brought together around 300 primary and secondary school heads from across the Greater Bay Area to exchange... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3335749/city-host-study-hong-kong-week-enhance-role-global-education-hub?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3335749/city-host-study-hong-kong-week-enhance-role-global-education-hub?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 09 Dec 2025 08:49:03 +0000 Yu Shiying Yu Shiying Last month, the first university jointly established by Hong Kong and the Chinese mainland, Beijing Normal-Hong Kong Baptist University (BNBU), celebrated its 20th birthday. When the mainland opened up its education sector in 2003 with its new Regulations on Sino-Foreign Cooperation in Running Schools, Baptist University was the only Hong Kong university that took the political, academic and administrative leap into the new territory. Amid waves of doubt and criticism, BNBU, then known as United... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/hong-kong-opinion/article/3334552/why-hong-kong-universities-are-heading-north-mainland-collaborations?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/hong-kong-opinion/article/3334552/why-hong-kong-universities-are-heading-north-mainland-collaborations?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 02 Dec 2025 01:30:10 +0000 Leopold Chen Leopold Chen Hong Kong’s new medical school will focus on training “future-embracing” doctors to adopt emerging technologies to treat patients, the head of its host university has said. Professor Nancy Ip Yuk-yu, president of Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, said on Saturday that HKUST would use its strength in research, especially in artificial intelligence (AI), to train future doctors. “AI will have a very important impact on healthcare and could bring another round of industrial... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3333812/tech-focus-doctors-trained-new-hong-kong-medical-school-hkust-head-says?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3333812/tech-focus-doctors-trained-new-hong-kong-medical-school-hkust-head-says?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 22 Nov 2025 15:51:28 +0000 Elizabeth Cheung,Edith Lin,Leopold Chen Elizabeth Cheung,Edith Lin,Leopold Chen The new medical school set to be run by Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) should ride on the institution’s unique technological strengths and expand its capacity in clinical research to become a leading institution, experts and lawmakers have said. Their comments followed the government’s announcement on Tuesday that HKUST had emerged as the top choice to operate the city’s third medical school, taking its place alongside the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) and the... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3333324/what-experts-say-hong-kongs-new-medical-school-must-do-succeed?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3333324/what-experts-say-hong-kongs-new-medical-school-must-do-succeed?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 19 Nov 2025 00:45:43 +0000 Letters Letters I refer to your report, “Journal defends work with fake AI citations after Hong Kong university launches probe” (November 10). The recent controversy involving a paper written by a University of Hong Kong PhD candidate highlights a growing concern in this artificial intelligence era – AI hallucination. This phenomenon, where AI tools fabricate information that appears credible but is factually false, poses serious challenges to both academic integrity and public trust in innovation. As AI... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/letters/article/3332784/hong-kongs-ai-push-must-include-safeguards-against-ai-hallucination?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/letters/article/3332784/hong-kongs-ai-push-must-include-safeguards-against-ai-hallucination?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 17 Nov 2025 03:30:08 +0000 Fiona Sun Fiona Sun Mainland Chinese student Zhang Li* was devastated after losing 200,000 yuan (US$25,734) in a phone scam in Hong Kong. The 24-year-old said she received a call last September, shortly after arriving in the city to pursue a master’s degree at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. The caller initially claimed to be from the Immigration Department. Her call was subsequently transferred to another person posing as a mainland law enforcement officer after she explained that she did not speak... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3332950/devastating-losses-scammers-targeting-mainland-chinese-students-hong-kong?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3332950/devastating-losses-scammers-targeting-mainland-chinese-students-hong-kong?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 16 Nov 2025 04:00:41 +0000 Letters Letters Feel strongly about these letters, or any other aspects of the news? Share your views by emailing us your Letter to the Editor at letters@scmp.com or filling in this Google form. Submissions should not exceed 400 words The 15th National Games provide opportunities for young athletes across China to compete. They also promote various sports with a view to improving the physical and mental well-being of all Chinese. Yet, the elderly are overlooked. Mahjong is a game that delivers holistic benefits... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/letters/article/3332724/let-elderly-enjoy-mahjong-sport-all-its-benefits?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/letters/article/3332724/let-elderly-enjoy-mahjong-sport-all-its-benefits?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 16 Nov 2025 03:30:11 +0000 Fiona Chow Fiona Chow A medical student from Hong Kong’s oldest university has been placed on probation for a year after admitting to secretly filming two hallmates as they showered in a dormitory bathroom. Chung Chun-yu, 23, earlier pleaded guilty to two counts of voyeurism and told Principal Magistrate David Cheung Chi-wai that his use of a mobile phone to film other students through a hole in a laundry basket at a University of Hong Kong hall of residence in September last year was a one-off incident. The... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3332759/hong-kong-medical-student-gets-1-year-probation-filming-men-dorm-showers?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3332759/hong-kong-medical-student-gets-1-year-probation-filming-men-dorm-showers?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 14 Nov 2025 05:15:29 +0000 Emily Hung Emily Hung An academic journal that published a paper containing fictitious AI-generated references has said the work’s core conclusions remained valid despite “some mismatches and inaccuracies” with the citations, following an investigation launched by the University of Hong Kong, where the author is studying for her PhD. Highlighting concerns raised by this case, veteran journal editor Robert Davison called for better enforceable policies to regulate AI’s role in academic work. Davison, a professor of... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3332120/non-existent-ai-generated-references-paper-spark-university-hong-kong-probe?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3332120/non-existent-ai-generated-references-paper-spark-university-hong-kong-probe?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 10 Nov 2025 00:30:13 +0000 Futao Huang Futao Huang Hong Kong’s government has repeatedly declared its ambition to turn the city into an international education hub. In speeches, policy documents and investment plans, this vision is portrayed as central to boosting competitiveness, revitalising the economy and deepening integration with the Greater Bay Area development zone. Can Hong Kong truly achieve this goal, and under what conditions? For decades, Hong Kong’s universities have stood among Asia’s finest. With strong English-language... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/hong-kong-opinion/article/3331635/5-ways-hong-kong-can-stand-out-global-education-hub?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/hong-kong-opinion/article/3331635/5-ways-hong-kong-can-stand-out-global-education-hub?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 09 Nov 2025 01:30:08 +0000 Danielle Popov Danielle Popov The second edition of the Hong Kong Laureate Forum began on Wednesday, bringing together Shaw Prize winners and 200 young researchers as part of a major push to establish the city as a global hub for scientific and technology talent. Officiating the opening, Chief Secretary Eric Chan Kwok-ki highlighted the government’s strategy: “We are establishing an advanced [innovation and technology] system under the principle of promoting technology with talent, leading industries with technology and... https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3331609/hong-kong-laureate-forum-kicks-city-woos-global-science-talent?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3331609/hong-kong-laureate-forum-kicks-city-woos-global-science-talent?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 05 Nov 2025 09:00:11 +0000 Vivian Au,Ng Kang-chung Vivian Au,Ng Kang-chung The University of Hong Kong (HKU) is actively pursuing plans to open a campus in Saudi Arabia, the Post has learned. Sources disclosed the university’s expansion plans months after news reports revealed it had bought a property for the creation of a campus in Spain, marking a dual push into Europe and the Middle East. “The university sees an opportunity in Saudi Arabia and has a plan to open a campus in Riyadh,” a source said over the weekend. The insider said there was still no exact time frame... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3331385/university-hong-kong-pursuing-plan-open-saudi-arabia-campus?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3331385/university-hong-kong-pursuing-plan-open-saudi-arabia-campus?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 04 Nov 2025 00:30:16 +0000 Bernard Chan Bernard Chan Few moments in US history have tested academic freedom as much as the present, with US President Donald Trump’s administration releasing a 10-point Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education. What started as bureaucratic proposals have hardened into a national doctrine tying federal funding to political conformity. It is changing the nature of US universities and reshaping international education options. The plan, initially sent to nine universities, proposed conformity with certain... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/world-opinion/article/3330793/how-hong-kong-can-capitalise-trumps-attacks-us-universities?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/world-opinion/article/3330793/how-hong-kong-can-capitalise-trumps-attacks-us-universities?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 31 Oct 2025 01:30:09 +0000 Emily Hung Emily Hung Researchers from Hong Kong and the United Kingdom have together developed a new predictive model that can estimate the lifetime risk of diabetic patients having a stroke, cancer and premature death, enabling doctors to provide more personalised treatment. Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) researchers said the model, the first of its kind tailored to the Chinese population, could eventually make healthcare more sustainable, affordable and accessible by accurately identifying patients’... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3330797/cuhks-chinese-tailored-predictive-tool-cuts-risks-diabetics-hong-kong?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3330797/cuhks-chinese-tailored-predictive-tool-cuts-risks-diabetics-hong-kong?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 30 Oct 2025 04:00:40 +0000 William Yiu William Yiu The debut ranking of Hong Kong’s largest teacher training institution in the top 10 per cent of universities worldwide fosters better self-awareness, its president has said, while stressing the school is defined by more than the rating. Education University of Hong Kong (EdU) president John Lee Chi-kin told the Post in an exclusive interview that the institution took part in the ranking exercise by the prominent British publication, Times Higher Education, following the suggestions of some... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3330293/debut-ranking-top-10-globally-boosts-self-awareness-hong-kongs-eduhk-head?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3330293/debut-ranking-top-10-globally-boosts-self-awareness-hong-kongs-eduhk-head?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 25 Oct 2025 10:00:25 +0000 William Yiu William Yiu The president of the city’s largest teacher training institution has suggested authorities open up public schools to non-local students on a cost-recovery basis as part of the “Study in Hong Kong” brand, but has stressed the need to protect local interests. Professor John Lee Chi-kin, president of the Education University of Hong Kong (EdU), urged the government to maintain the city’s high degree of internationalisation as an essential feature for attracting non-local students. He also... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3330292/hong-kong-should-open-public-schools-international-pupils-university-head?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3330292/hong-kong-should-open-public-schools-international-pupils-university-head?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 25 Oct 2025 08:00:13 +0000 Letters Letters Feel strongly about these letters, or any other aspects of the news? Share your views by emailing us your Letter to the Editor at letters@scmp.com or filling in this Google form. Submissions should not exceed 400 words The policy address has sparked discussion across Hong Kong. Afterwards, I had the privilege of speaking directly with Chief Executive John Lee during a special phone-in programme on RTHK Radio 3. I seized the opportunity to raise two issues: higher education and halal inclusivity,... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/letters/article/3329366/when-it-comes-halal-inclusivity-john-lee-listening?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/letters/article/3329366/when-it-comes-halal-inclusivity-john-lee-listening?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 20 Oct 2025 03:30:08 +0000