https://www.scmp.com/rss/519517/feed en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Kristen Cheung Kristen Cheung The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) has opened the city’s first full-stack interactive robotics lab, partnering with 24 tech firms, mostly from mainland China, to train talent and develop humanoid robots over the next five years. The Hong Kong Embodied AI Lab, established by CUHK’s Hong Kong Centre for Logistics Robotics under the government’s InnoHK initiative, has already introduced upgraded versions of the city’s first locally developed AI-powered robotic arms and a quadruped robot,... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3353951/hong-kongs-cuhk-aims-bring-ai-life-humanoid-focused-robotics-lab?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3353951/hong-kongs-cuhk-aims-bring-ai-life-humanoid-focused-robotics-lab?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 18 May 2026 07:52:16 +0000 Emily Hung Emily Hung Popular weight-loss injections have the potential to help patients recover from severe strokes when used alongside a surgical procedure to remove blood clots in the brain, scientists at the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) have said. The scientists said on Thursday that administering a GLP-1 injection before and after a thrombectomy, a blood clot removal procedure, could have neuroprotective effects and improve the neurological recovery of ischemic stroke patients by as much as 20 per cent... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3353588/why-hong-kong-scientists-think-glp-1-weight-loss-drugs-can-help-stroke-patients?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3353588/why-hong-kong-scientists-think-glp-1-weight-loss-drugs-can-help-stroke-patients?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 14 May 2026 11:28:43 +0000 Emily Hung Emily Hung The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) will dip into its reserves to repay a HK$4 billion (US$510.9 million) government loan owed by its debt-ridden private hospital, the institution’s council chairman has said. The finances of the CUHK Medical Centre were on the agenda of Friday’s Legislative Council health panel meeting, but the discussion was rescheduled because the time was exhausted by other matters. Speaking to media after the meeting, council chairman John Chai Yat-chiu said his... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3352931/cuhk-hospital-repay-hk4-billion-public-loan-early-drawing-growing-reserves?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3352931/cuhk-hospital-repay-hk4-billion-public-loan-early-drawing-growing-reserves?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 08 May 2026 11:16:08 +0000 Emily Hung Emily Hung Hong Kong artiste Kristal Tin Yui-lee has revealed on social media that cancer cells were found in her lymph nodes, more than a year after being diagnosed with early-stage lung cancer, drawing renewed attention to the disease. A former leading actress at TVB after starting her career at the now defunct ATV, the 48-year-old has shifted her focus in recent years to screenplays and online media. She won the best lead actress award in 2024 for her role as a wife in Big Divorce Day, a theatre... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3350692/second-cancer-shock-hong-kong-actress-kristal-tin-how-does-disease-strike?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3350692/second-cancer-shock-hong-kong-actress-kristal-tin-how-does-disease-strike?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 20 Apr 2026 06:44:37 +0000 Vivian Au Vivian Au Travelling from Hong Kong’s commercial heart to the site of the San Tin Technopole, a planned innovation hub under the Northern Metropolis megaproject, is an exercise in endurance. The roughly two-hour trek from Causeway Bay requires taking trains on two lines, navigating two transit interchanges and catching a ride on a public minibus. Upon arrival, visitors are not greeted by gleaming skyscrapers or shopping centres, but by a quiet patchwork of fish ponds, villages, scattered squatter homes... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3350210/are-special-laws-quick-fix-speeding-hong-kongs-northern-metropolis?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3350210/are-special-laws-quick-fix-speeding-hong-kongs-northern-metropolis?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 16 Apr 2026 00:00:26 +0000 Hei Kiu Au Hei Kiu Au Growing up in Zimbabwe, Innocent Mutanga harboured a childhood love for Hong Kong films starring the likes of Jackie Chan and Stephen Chow Sing-chi. They painted a picture of a city buzzing with energy – “the place to be” for anyone wanting to make it big – but little did he expect that he would call this city home one day. Today, he is fully embedded in the fabric of Hong Kong, juggling a career in investment banking, founding and running the Africa Centre, an NGO that fosters cross-cultural... https://www.scmp.com/postmag/passions/article/3350068/cross-cultural-love-story-forms-heart-africa-centre?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/postmag/passions/article/3350068/cross-cultural-love-story-forms-heart-africa-centre?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 15 Apr 2026 00:00:24 +0000 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 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 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 Cat Nelson Cat Nelson In the early 1980s, coral carpeted the seabed under the Tolo Harbour in northeastern Hong Kong. Coverage reached as high as 70 to 80 per cent in some areas, comparable to what scientists now see in the city’s marine parks. Within a few years, almost all of it was gone. “Not a lot of people actually know about this,” says Dr Apple Chui Pui-yi, assistant professor in the School of Life Sciences at Chinese University. As nearby towns such as Sha Tin and Tai Po developed, pollution and sewage... https://www.scmp.com/postmag/passions/article/3346172/hong-kong-scientist-trying-revive-citys-coral-reefs?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/postmag/passions/article/3346172/hong-kong-scientist-trying-revive-citys-coral-reefs?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 16 Mar 2026 07:15:08 +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 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 Brian Wong Brian Wong Two Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) graduates have lost a judicial challenge against their disqualifications from an election for the institution’s advisory body, after their pro-independence views or convictions arising from the 2019 anti-government protests were cited as grounds for barring them. Walter Tse Wai-lok and Anthony Suen Ho-yin jointly applied for judicial review in November 2023, saying the university deprived them of a chance to be heard before disqualifying them from... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3344171/cuhk-alumni-lose-legal-bid-overturn-election-ban-over-scandalous-conduct?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3344171/cuhk-alumni-lose-legal-bid-overturn-election-ban-over-scandalous-conduct?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 20 Feb 2026 12:44:44 +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 Meredith Chen Meredith Chen Artificial intelligence (AI) is a battleground for the United States and China, but it can also be an area for dialogue and cooperation on regulation and global governance, according to researchers in Hong Kong and Singapore. The team highlighted “policy convergence” on AI at the local level and challenged the “conventional and stereotypical” expectations of policy models in China and the United States that mainly focused on divergence. “Despite fierce competition between the two AI superpowers,... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3343497/how-policy-convergence-could-pave-way-us-china-cooperation-ai?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3343497/how-policy-convergence-could-pave-way-us-china-cooperation-ai?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 14 Feb 2026 04:00:14 +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 Lynn Farah Lynn Farah For Hong Kong’s students, going to university is a defining moment, fraught with a complex calculus of personal passion, parental expectation and the perceived demands of a volatile job market. Yet, as educators and counsellors attest, the most successful path forward is not one of enforced compromise but of a more integrated way of thinking, merging practical experience with intellectual passion and purposeful career planning. From the experiential learning labs of City University of Hong Kong... https://www.scmp.com/special-reports/article/3342081/how-help-hong-kong-students-navigate-their-university-choices-and-career-paths?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/special-reports/article/3342081/how-help-hong-kong-students-navigate-their-university-choices-and-career-paths?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 02 Feb 2026 07:34:13 +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 William Yiu William Yiu The last unregistered student union at the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) has been dissolved after all its committee members resigned, leaving only two registered groups operational at the institution’s nine colleges. The demise of Chung Chi College’s student union followed a meeting on Saturday evening during which provisional administrators and relevant representatives said the body could no longer function and that they would resign. Only two college student unions remain, both of... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3340301/last-unregistered-student-union-chinese-university-hong-kong-disbands?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3340301/last-unregistered-student-union-chinese-university-hong-kong-disbands?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 18 Jan 2026 06:27:54 +0000 William Yiu William Yiu The impact of geopolitics on education, including whether American universities can still offer students a positive experience, will be discussed among 2,500 delegates from more than 65 jurisdictions at a major international conference in Hong Kong next month. The city will host the annual Asia-Pacific Association for International Education (APAIE) Conference and Exhibition two years after Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu vowed in a policy address to promote the “Study in Hong Kong” brand by... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3339443/hong-kong-education-summit-discuss-impact-geopolitics-universities?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3339443/hong-kong-education-summit-discuss-impact-geopolitics-universities?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 10 Jan 2026 10:09:40 +0000 Cliff Buddle Cliff Buddle New year resolutions take many forms, but a determination to live a healthier lifestyle is one of the most popular. Many of us enthusiastically embraced the Christmas festivities, eating and drinking more than usual. Now, those who overindulged might be embarking on a detox or a diet. Some have probably already lapsed. But the intentions are good. I ate my fair share of turkey, Christmas pudding and mince pies, often washed down with wine. But 2025 was a year during which I became more mindful... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/article/3338639/time-make-new-year-resolution-your-life-depends-it?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/article/3338639/time-make-new-year-resolution-your-life-depends-it?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 03 Jan 2026 18:45:34 +0000 Fiona Chow Fiona Chow Hong Kong could take a leading role in supporting children with autism in the Greater Bay Area, a former medical faculty dean has said, ahead of plans for a comprehensive care platform to come into operation within a year. Professor Francis Chan Ka-leung of the Chinese University of Hong Kong said the one-stop platform would comprise professionals from the medical, education, insurance and finance sectors, among others. The academic said that a research team from the university’s medical school... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3337750/hong-kong-could-take-lead-supporting-greater-bay-area-children-autism?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3337750/hong-kong-could-take-lead-supporting-greater-bay-area-children-autism?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 26 Dec 2025 02:00:12 +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 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 Alex Lo Alex Lo Once, when pop diva Faye Wong was seen reading on a plane, the book reportedly on her lap was the perennial local bestseller Art of Thinking by Lee Tien-ming. Food critic, columnist and media personality Benny Li Shun-Yan reportedly said that after learning of her interest, he introduced Wong to Lee, arguably Hong Kong’s most famous philosopher, who passed away last week at the age of 80. I remember that some were surprised by Wong’s philosophical interests. Actually, mainland entertainers often... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/hong-kong-opinion/article/3334747/hong-kong-will-miss-its-most-popular-philosopher?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/hong-kong-opinion/article/3334747/hong-kong-will-miss-its-most-popular-philosopher?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 03 Dec 2025 01:30:09 +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 SCMP Editorial SCMP Editorial The growing global health threat posed by diabetes has rightly been described as an epidemic. The chronic condition is a serious concern in Hong Kong. More than 700,000 people in the city have diabetes, placing them at risk of severe complications such as heart attacks, strokes and kidney disease. The condition cost 570 Hongkongers their lives in 2023, but changes to lifestyle can prevent or delay the onset of diabetes and it can be managed with treatment. That is why the early identification of... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/comment/article/3331898/hong-kong-making-right-moves-keep-diabetes-bay?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/comment/article/3331898/hong-kong-making-right-moves-keep-diabetes-bay?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 07 Nov 2025 22:45:09 +0000 Elizabeth Cheung Elizabeth Cheung The debt-ridden Chinese University of Hong Kong Medical Centre (CUHKMC) cut the prices of more than 1,000 service items, or around one-fifth of those available, this month to help attract more patients. The private hospital said on Monday that the price cuts ranged from 2 per cent to “double digits”, but declined to reveal the full percentage range, instead noting the move covered highly used services such as urology, ophthalmology, endoscopy, radiology and pathology. The move is part of the... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3331367/cuhk-medical-centre-cuts-prices-1011-service-items-attract-patients?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3331367/cuhk-medical-centre-cuts-prices-1011-service-items-attract-patients?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 03 Nov 2025 11:41:53 +0000 Leopold Chen Leopold Chen A top university in Hong Kong has said it aims to test 9,000 adults aged under 44 to identify their risk of diabetes and provide interventions to delay or prevent its onset. Researchers from the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) also revealed on Monday that they had so far tested more than 3,300 people with at least one risk factor, such as a family history of diabetes or obesity, and found that 45 per cent of them were at risk of the disease. Young-onset diabetes, which is diagnosed before... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3331303/silent-killer-cuhk-screen-9000-hongkongers-under-44-diabetes-risk?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3331303/silent-killer-cuhk-screen-9000-hongkongers-under-44-diabetes-risk?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 03 Nov 2025 07:05:08 +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 SCMP Editorial SCMP Editorial With five local universities ranked among the world’s top 100, the “Study in Hong Kong” brand continues to attract the brightest from the mainland and overseas. But it also lures those who think they can cheat the stringent admission system as the door for non-local students opens wider. The authorities and the institutions must not condone such fraud as the city strives to consolidate its status as an international education hub. Vigilance has rightly been stepped up after some non-local... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/comment/article/3329076/hong-kong-must-step-efforts-against-fraudulent-university-applications?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/comment/article/3329076/hong-kong-must-step-efforts-against-fraudulent-university-applications?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 15 Oct 2025 22:45:08 +0000 William Yiu William Yiu More than 125 reports of fraudulent academic qualifications involving students at Hong Kong universities were filed in the first seven months of this year, police have said, with information about alleged unlawful intermediaries shared with mainland Chinese authorities. In a reply to the Post, the force said on Tuesday that 55 people accused of using fake credentials were arrested between January 2022 and July this year, and six were eventually convicted. The University of Hong Kong (HKU) and... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3328941/126-fake-academic-credential-reports-logged-first-7-months-hong-kong-police?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3328941/126-fake-academic-credential-reports-logged-first-7-months-hong-kong-police?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 14 Oct 2025 07:48:24 +0000 William Yiu William Yiu The number of international first-year students at Hong Kong’s public universities remained below pre-pandemic levels in the last academic year despite the government doubling quotas for non-locals, with an admissions official saying Singapore has emerged as a growing education powerhouse. The official from a local university also said some overseas students preferred to study in Singapore over Hong Kong because the city state’s strong rankings reflected its educational status. In Hong Kong,... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3328660/hong-kong-fight-foreign-university-students-singapore-emerges-rival?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3328660/hong-kong-fight-foreign-university-students-singapore-emerges-rival?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 12 Oct 2025 01:00:17 +0000 William Yiu William Yiu A top university in Hong Kong has said it rejected “several hundred” admission applications over suspicions they used fraudulent qualifications and stepped up its vetting process with the help of technology such as artificial intelligence. The cases included applicants submitting academic qualifications from secondary schools they did not attend or listing names of institutions that did not exist. Andy Wong Ka-chat, director of admissions and financial aid at the Chinese University of Hong Kong... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3328646/university-hong-kong-rejects-hundreds-applicants-over-fake-credentials?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3328646/university-hong-kong-rejects-hundreds-applicants-over-fake-credentials?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 11 Oct 2025 10:59:31 +0000 SCMP Editorial SCMP Editorial As the only city in the world with five universities among the global top 100, Hong Kong has long cemented its leading position in higher education in the region. It has scaled new heights with a record six institutes in the latest world top 200 ranking by Times Higher Education, further reinforcing its aspiration to become an international study and talent hub. The Education University of Hong Kong is to be commended for attaining the 195th spot for its first appearance in the list, while the... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/comment/article/3328491/hong-kongs-universities-go-strength-strength?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/comment/article/3328491/hong-kongs-universities-go-strength-strength?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 10 Oct 2025 23:15:13 +0000 William Yiu William Yiu Six Hong Kong institutions have been listed among the world’s top 200 universities, a record for the city, with the British compiler of the table attributing their higher rankings to increased investments in research and staffing. The University of Hong Kong (HKU), the city’s oldest, rose from 35th to 33rd place, the highest among all the local institutions, while the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) registered the biggest jump, moving from 66th to 58th. Renowned British... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3328255/6-hong-kong-universities-set-new-record-global-top-200?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3328255/6-hong-kong-universities-set-new-record-global-top-200?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 08 Oct 2025 23:00:09 +0000 Edith Lin Edith Lin A Hong Kong medical school has pledged to strengthen measures to uphold professional conduct after an exchange student was found to have posted a photo on social media taken inside an operating theatre, with the hospital involved slamming the “inappropriate” behaviour. The remarks on Saturday by the faculty of medicine at the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) came after internet users widely circulated a post on the Chinese social media platform RedNote. The RedNote account holder claimed... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3323784/students-operating-room-photo-sparks-hong-kong-medical-school-pledge-conduct?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3323784/students-operating-room-photo-sparks-hong-kong-medical-school-pledge-conduct?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 30 Aug 2025 16:17:49 +0000 Angel Woo Angel Woo Hong Kong scientists have identified an HIV drug that could be used to treat a common condition behind age-related muscle loss, with researchers hoping to start clinical trials next year. Researchers from the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) said on Wednesday that they had tested the HIV drug, known as Maraviroc, on 18-month-old mice suffering from sarcopenia, a progressive age-related condition that causes loss of muscle mass and strength. The study found that mice saw significant... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3322543/could-hong-kong-scientists-fight-age-related-muscle-loss-help-hiv-drug?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3322543/could-hong-kong-scientists-fight-age-related-muscle-loss-help-hiv-drug?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 20 Aug 2025 11:23:12 +0000 William Yiu William Yiu About 37 per cent of students who applied under Hong Kong’s university programme allocation system have secured tertiary education places, representing a slight drop from the previous year, amid increased competition. The release of the allocation data on Tuesday came as the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) revealed it had secured the highest number of top scorers who sat their Diploma of Secondary Education (DSE) exams this year, with all of them opting to join its medicine... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3320871/3653-hong-kong-students-get-university-diploma-spots-under-allocation-system?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3320871/3653-hong-kong-students-get-university-diploma-spots-under-allocation-system?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 05 Aug 2025 23:00:15 +0000 Fiona Sun Fiona Sun As many as one-third of about 50 students to be admitted initially to Hong Kong’s third medical school will be non-local, the city’s health minister has said, adding that a proposal on its establishment will be submitted to the chief executive before his coming policy address. Secretary for Health Lo Chung-mau said on Saturday that the new medical school was expected to be developed without vicious competition in terms of faculty and student sources with the two existing ones. He said the school... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3319695/third-intake-new-hong-kong-medical-school-be-non-local-students?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3319695/third-intake-new-hong-kong-medical-school-be-non-local-students?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 26 Jul 2025 09:52:39 +0000 Eric Ng Eric Ng A couple of health and medical device start-ups that got their start at the Chinese University of Hong Kong are seeking to enter the growing markets for elderly care and rehabilitation by selling their “wearable robotics” technologies. Established last year, RT HealthTech has developed several soft inflatable joint support products. It plans to start selling them in two months, targeting elderly people with weaker joints and those with minor injuries who want to keep exercising to maintain... https://www.scmp.com/business/article/3318712/cuhk-start-ups-eye-silver-economys-need-wearable-robotics?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/article/3318712/cuhk-start-ups-eye-silver-economys-need-wearable-robotics?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 21 Jul 2025 00:30:07 +0000 Jiang Chuqin Jiang Chuqin Kenneth Chen Wei-on has resigned as vice-president of the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK), less than a year after his appointment, the Post has learned. Chen was appointed to a three-year term from September last year, replacing Eric Ng Shu-pui who was abruptly dismissed after signing a petition opposing a Legislative Council bill to reduce the size of the university’s council. Three insiders at CUHK told the Post about Chen’s resignation, with one saying that he “did not find the work... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3317757/chinese-university-hong-kong-vice-president-resigns-after-less-year?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3317757/chinese-university-hong-kong-vice-president-resigns-after-less-year?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 10 Jul 2025 13:11:36 +0000 William Yiu William Yiu Hong Kong’s public universities will push to enrol more “quality overseas students” to ensure greater diversity on campuses, a minister has said, after mainland Chinese candidates made up more than 70 per cent of their first-year, non-local undergraduates in the 2024-25 academic year. Secretary for Education Christine Choi Yuk-lin also said that four local universities had sent 36 offers to those affected by the United States’ recent policy changes for international students, noting they had... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3316549/hong-kong-public-universities-seek-more-top-notch-overseas-students-minister?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3316549/hong-kong-public-universities-seek-more-top-notch-overseas-students-minister?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 02 Jul 2025 00:00:13 +0000 William Yiu William Yiu Six public universities in Hong Kong have risen in a global ranking, with the city’s oldest jumping to 11th place and beating two prestigious mainland Chinese institutions. Britain-based education information firm Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) said the city’s new “Study in Hong Kong” brand should help it attract global talent and cement its reputation as a premier academic destination amid the government’s funding cuts. The latest edition of QS’ world rankings, released on Thursday, saw the... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3314972/6-public-universities-hong-kong-rise-global-rankings?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3314972/6-public-universities-hong-kong-rise-global-rankings?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 18 Jun 2025 23:01:07 +0000 Futao Huang Futao Huang China has laid out its most ambitious education road map to date. The Education Power Construction Plan Outline aims to transform the country into a global education powerhouse by 2035. As the mainland’s universities climb up global rankings and research output surges, Hong Kong’s role in advancing this vision deserves greater attention. Amid rising geopolitical tensions – exacerbated by moves such as US universities cutting ties with select Chinese institutions – Hong Kong’s globally connected,... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/hong-kong-opinion/article/3312019/china-be-education-power-hong-kong-universities-must-stay-free?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/hong-kong-opinion/article/3312019/china-be-education-power-hong-kong-universities-must-stay-free?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 30 May 2025 08:30:09 +0000 Elizabeth Cheung Elizabeth Cheung The number of Hongkongers suffering from incurable chronic gut conditions could surge by 150 per cent over a 20-year period due to unhealthy diets, high in sugar and fat, according to a global study. Scientists from the study that was co-led by researchers from Hong Kong and Canada raised the alarm after a projection model estimated that the prevalence of inflammatory bowel disease in the city would rise from 40 cases per 100,000 people in 2014 to 100 in 2034. “The 150 per cent increase in the... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3311683/hong-kong-warned-surge-inflammatory-bowel-disease-rates?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3311683/hong-kong-warned-surge-inflammatory-bowel-disease-rates?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 26 May 2025 00:30:09 +0000 Sammy Heung Sammy Heung A new drug developed by a mainland Chinese biotechnology company is effective in combating three types of cancer that currently have limited treatment options, according to a multinational study led by the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK). University researchers said on Monday that the novel drug, D3S-001, had shown promising results in treating non-small cell lung, colorectal and pancreatic cancers triggered by the gene mutation KRAS-G12C during its phase one clinical trial. The drug is... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3310881/mainland-chinese-drug-effective-treating-3-cancer-types-hong-kong-led-study?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3310881/mainland-chinese-drug-effective-treating-3-cancer-types-hong-kong-led-study?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 19 May 2025 06:24:36 +0000 William Yiu William Yiu Government funding cuts will not compromise the efforts of the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) in pursuing world-leading technological innovations, hire talent and boost student learning experiences, the institution’s president has said. But leading molecular geneticist Professor Dennis Lo Yuk-ming also said in a wide-ranging interview that non-urgent projects could be delayed, as the reduction in funds would pose challenges for the university. In its latest annual budget, the government... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3308256/funding-cuts-wont-hurt-chinese-university-hong-kongs-innovation-push?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3308256/funding-cuts-wont-hurt-chinese-university-hong-kongs-innovation-push?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 28 Apr 2025 23:30:08 +0000 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, and must include your full name and address, plus a phone number for verification Over the past few months, Elon Musk has made himself a divisive figure in the United States. With his cuts on government employees and departments, his support of far-right organisations internally... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/letters/article/3305183/what-elon-musk-could-do-if-he-cared-about-his-legacy?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/letters/article/3305183/what-elon-musk-could-do-if-he-cared-about-his-legacy?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 06 Apr 2025 03:30:08 +0000 William Yiu William Yiu The proportion of first-year, non-local undergraduates at Hong Kong’s public universities who come from mainland China has increased to 75 per cent, while the percentage of the intake from other countries has fallen after the government doubled the cap on such intakes, raising concerns over whether the city can meet its goal of internationalising its campuses. Data obtained by the Post from the University Grants Committee (UGC) also showed that 5,582 non-local, first-year students were admitted... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3301702/are-hong-kongs-universities-attracting-enough-students-outside-mainland-china?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3301702/are-hong-kongs-universities-attracting-enough-students-outside-mainland-china?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 10 Mar 2025 00:30:19 +0000