Announcement

- Paper presented at ESSERC 2025 recognized for research achievements in next-generation ultra-high-speed inter-chip interface semiconductors for AI data centers and HPC, marking a rare win for an Asian researcher - Joint research with IBM Research comes to fruition with the implementation of an ultra-high-speed, low-power wired interface transmitter on a real chip

- Applications surge 49% to the highest level since DGIST’s founding, despite a 100-student increase in the admissions quota - College of AI makes a strong debut in its first undergraduate admissions cycle, recording a competition rate of 15.2:1

- Selected for MSIT-IITP program for second consecutive year, conducting joint research with Hanyang University ERICA - Developing “Physical AI” agents capable of autonomous decision-making and collaboration to drive AI transformation (AX) in advanced industries

- Four innovative research organizations officially launched under the IST-led and GFRI-linked tracks - Intensive development of early-career research talent in advanced fields including energy materials, brain digital twins, and Physical AI

- Selection for Ministry of SMEs and Startups project provides momentum as development of “Daegu Deep-Tech Startup Hub” in Dongdaegu Venture Valley gets underway. - AI computing infrastructure and startup spaces to support the growth of local deep-tech startups.

Thousands flocked to Ateneo’s MIBF 2026 booth for celebrity signings, diverse books and journals, and a lively celebration of reading.

Lingnan University has achieved outstanding results in the newly released 2026 ShanghaiRanking's Global Ranking of Academic Subjects (GRAS), with eight subjects on the list, nearly three times as many as last year. Five subjects, including Computer Science and Engineering, and Electrical and Electronic Engineering, made the list for the first time, and Artificial Intelligence, which made its debut on the list last year, saw a significant leap in its ranking, breaking into the global top 100 for the first time in the 76th to 100th band. This achievement underscores Lingnan’s dedication to advancing interdisciplinary research in artificial intelligence and data science, and demonstrates widespread recognition from the international academic community.

Prof Sam Kwong Tak-wu, Associate Vice-President (Strategic Research), Dean of the School of Graduate Studies, and J.K. Lee Chair Professor of Computational Intelligence at Lingnan University, was recently elected to the Class of 2026 Fellows of the Academy of Science of the Royal Society of Canada (RSC) in recognition of his outstanding academic achievements and remarkable contributions in the field of science. Fellowship of the RSC is one of the highest honours Canada bestows upon scholars and scientists. This year, 105 people worldwide were elected as new Fellows, and Prof Kwong is one of the three scholars in Hong Kong SAR to receive this prestigious recognition. He will attend the induction ceremony in Ottawa in November.

Dr. Filomeno Aguilar spotlighted the shared history, culture, and scholarship between Mexico and the Philippines.

- “Entrepreneurship and Technology: How Do They Create Value for the World?” — A campus-wide celebration of entrepreneurship will take place from September 8 to 18 - Seven venture investors and entrepreneurs from Korea and abroad will deliver a series of special lectures on “turning achievements from the laboratory into real-world value”

Prof Jean-Michel Morel, Chair Professor of the Division of Industrial Data Science at Lingnan University, has been elected a Foreign Member of the Luxembourg Academy of Sciences and Arts (LASA). The honour recognises his pioneering research extending from mathematical foundations to image analysis and industrial data science, and demonstrating the profound contribution of fundamental mathematics to artificial intelligence (AI), computer vision, and image analysis, aligning with LASA's mission to foster interdisciplinary exchange.

Each of the four members of the Ateneo BUILD-trained Philippine team won medals at the 2026 IOAI in Kazakhstan.

- MOU signed to promote joint research, personnel exchanges, and the shared use of facilities and equipment in the advanced medical industry - Combining outstanding research capabilities with world-class demonstration infrastructure to accelerate the commercialization of biomedical technologies

- AI autonomously identifies and validates physical phenomena, dramatically reducing R&D bottlenecks in batteries, energy, and other fields - Professor Jaesok Yu’s team leads joint research with POSTECH: “Revolutionizing the design paradigm with AI that integrates the laws of physics”

- KRW 2 million each awarded to five students to help them focus on their studies and research - DGIST President Kunwoo Lee and iM Bank CEO Jeong-Hoon Kang join forces to foster regional talent in science

- The two-day “InnoCORE Kick-off,” held from the 18th, built an industry-academia-research collaboration ecosystem - The commercialization of next-generation materials is accelerated through an integrated AI platform: “Intensive training of outstanding postdoctoral researchers”

- Establishing the foundation for in-house capabilities such as student and administrative AI chatbots, knowledge management platform “ChunkLab,” and knowledge-sharing platform “AI-HUB” - Expanding the areas of AI application across the university, including plans for the pilot deployment of local LLMs and AI agents in the second half of the year

- Degrees awarded to a total of 179 graduates: 46 doctoral, 74 master’s, and 59 bachelor’s degrees - Graduate stories, including that of Seo Young Yang, who published in a world-renowned journal with an IF of 81.2, and Eunho Chung, a “next-generation engineer,” draw attention - PyungHwa Group Chairperson Jong Seok Kim awarded an honorary doctorate in engineering

- Joint research under the Ministry of Science and ICT’s “Agentic AI” project in collaboration with Medical Park Co., Ltd. and Yonsei University’s University Industry Foundation - Professors Jaesok Yu and Kyungseo Park’s research team to establish “five core AI agents” with patient safety as top priority, demonstrating the research capabilities of DGIST’s “College of AI,” scheduled to launch in 2027

- Collaborative interdisciplinary research with Professor Taeyoung Lee’s team at Kyungpook National University Hospital, with research paper published in one of the world’s leading journals in psychiatry - Elucidating the mechanisms of schizophrenia through the convergence of neuroscience and clinical medicine, “laying the groundwork for the development of new therapeutic technologies”

- Collaborating with Japan’s National Institute for Physiological Sciences, the Korea Brain Research Institute, the Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, and other institutions, conducting 10-year joint research on ion channels - Leading the development of foundational technologies for treating intractable neurological disorders through the convergence of AI and structural biology

Researchers from Tohoku University and the University of Tokyo developed groundbreaking technology, earning a place among the Milestone 2 Awardee teams recognized in the XPRIZE Healthspan Competition.

A spokesperson for Lingnan University welcomed the results of the 2026 ShanghaiRanking's Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU). Lingnan rose significantly from the 901st to 1,000th band globally last year to the 601st to 700th band this year, representing an advancement of 300 places and the biggest rise among Hong Kong SAR’s eight UGC-funded universities. The university has also risen to joint 6th place within this group. The encouraging improvement is consistent with Lingnan’s upward trend in other international university rankings in recent months, reflecting the phased results of the University’s continued strategic transformation in recent years and recognition from the international academic community.

Class of 2030 brings experience from social services, population health, traditional Chinese medicine, engineering and the arts to Singapore’s only graduate-entry medical school. Duke-NUS welcomes 78 aspiring doctors at its 20th White Coat Ceremony, the first since Professor Patrick Tan became Dean. Nearly half the cohort are former working professionals bringing experience from diverse sectors.

Lingnan University has always actively supported the holistic development of local athletes. This year, the University has admitted seven elite athletes, a record intake, through the Student-Athlete Learning Support and Admission Scheme (SALSA Scheme). They include four cyclists, Ma Yik-sin, Ma Yik-fei, Kwok Chun-yan, and Siu Ka-chun; triathlete Lam Lok-shi; tenpin bowler Amen Yuen Cheuk-hin; and high jumper Hui Chi-man. All seven will enrol in undergraduate programmes for the 2026/27 academic year: five of them will pursue the Bachelor of Social Sciences (Honours) in Sports Coaching and Event Management programme, while Lam will study Psychology, and Hui will study Philosophy.

Prof Xie Haoran, Associate Dean of the School of Data Science, Professor and Person-in-Charge of the Division of Artificial Intelligence at Lingnan University, has been elected a new member of the Hong Kong Academy of Engineering (HKAE) Young Member Section (YMS) in 2026. He becomes the second young scholar at Lingnan, following Prof Paulina Wong Pui-yun, Head and Associate Professor (Presidential Early Career Scholar) of the Division of Science, to receive this honour, which highlights Lingnan’s strengths in developing young talent with international impact and furthering high-level research.

- Bringing much-needed funding to regional startups, activating a growth acceleration network supporting startups from the seed stage through Series A and B - Co-CEOs JaeHyung Koo and Moon Jong Choi resolve to “translate outstanding research achievements from the laboratory into tangible outcomes in industry”

- More than 300 Participants Competed in Rowing Events at Tangeum Lake in Chungju on July 25–26 - Yong-Cheol Cho, Dean of Admissions and Student Affairs: “Rowing Builds Physical Endurance and Teamwork... We Will Continue to Fully Support Students’ Balanced Growth”

- A Research Team Led by Dr. Dae-Gyu Hwang and Dr. Dae-Hwan Kim Maximizes Bifacial Performance by Optimizing Transparent Electrode Thickness - Next-Generation Four-Terminal Perovskite–CIGS Tandem Structure Achieves Record-High Power Density - Published in Carbon Energy, a Leading International Journal in Energy Research

- Scholarships totaling KRW 50 million awarded to 50 DGIST students dedicated to their studies and research. - Chairman Jinmin Choi claims to “provide equal educational opportunities,” and President Kunwoo Lee resolves to “repay this support by nurturing world-class interdisciplinary talent.”