Announcement

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.”

Japan-based Elix, Inc. and the University of Vienna, Austria announce the signing of a joint research agreement aimed at advancing drug discovery using AI technologies.

- Brain Engineering Convergence Research Center and Robotics & Mechatronics Research Institute Celebrate Joint Selection for 2025 Glocal Lab Project - Full-Scale Launch of Fusion Research Linking “Neuro-Replica” Digital Brain Twins and “TransHuman Robotics” Beyond Human Limits - A Total Investment of KRW 27.9 Billion Over Nine Years to Leap Forward as a World-Class Hub for Brain–Robotics Fusion Research

Professor Yasutoshi Kido of Osaka Metropolitan University (OMU), in collaboration with K.K. DNAFORM and the National Institute for Biomedical Research (INRB) of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, is developing a portable rapid diagnostic system for Ebola virus disease (EVD) caused by Bundibugyo virus (BDBV). The project has been selected for funding by the Global Health Innovative Technology Fund (GHIT Fund).

- A local financial institution and a university join forces to enhance educational and cultural environments - Hyeonpung Nonghyup expands the scope of its community contributions to the university, establishing a virtuous cycle model

- ESG Partnership to Nurture “K-Science Talent”… Setting a New Benchmark for Financial Institutions’ Social Contribution

- Prof. Young-Sik Kim's research team develops BREW, a block-based verification technique that independently verifies segmented text blocks - Detects AI-generated text even after word substitutions and paraphrasing, reducing the false positive rate for human-written text to 2% - A core AI forensic technology for preventing fake news, accepted to the prestigious International Conference on Machine Learning (ICML)

- DGIST secured one Science Research Center (SRC) project and three Basic Research Laboratory (BRL) projects, taking the lead in addressing national challenges in science and technology - DGIST reaffirms its world-class convergence research capabilities spanning AI, robotics, and advanced biotechnology

Prof Leng Mingming, Dean of the Faculty of Business and Chair Professor of Operations and Risk Management of Lingnan University, has been invited to join the Beta Gamma Sigma (BGS) Board of Governors. As the first Chinese recipient of BGS’s 2026 Dean of the Year, Prof Leng continues to elevate Lingnan’s global leadership in business education.

Dr. Janice Ragaza is one of the first Filipinas to serve on the editorial boards of several globally-recognized academic journals.

With Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education (HKDSE) results slated for release on 15 July, Lingnan University has introduced elite programmes, flexible admission arrangements, and competitive scholarships to support candidates planning their higher education. Initiatives include the inauguration of the inaugural Samuel C.C. Ting Elite Class (CCT Class), named after Nobel Prize-winning physicist Prof Samuel C.C. Ting, which chooses the best undergraduate University Entrance Scholarship students for this comprehensive learning opportunity. The new flexible admission scheme for the upcoming academic year will allow candidates who underperform in one core subject to still be considered for admission after a detailed assessment.