Announcement

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.

Perspectives in the Arts and Humanities Asia (formerly Asian Perspectives in the Arts and Humanities) is a peer-reviewed journal published twice a year by the School of Humanities of the Ateneo de Manila University, Philippines. It welcomes papers on the different arts (literary, performing, visual, or media), philosophy, and theology in Asia or in the Philippines. Multidisciplinary in scope, it seeks to shed light on issues related to culture and identity and to record major developments in the arts and humanities.

- Promoting technology transfer and commercialization of DGIST’s outstanding intellectual property - Advancing practical collaboration through intellectual property information sharing, identification of prospective companies, and professional training

The eight-member Philippine national team secured a historic tie for 6th place versus over a hundred of the best secondary school students from across 18 countries.

Prof Chen Xi, Dean of the Wu Jieh Yee School of Interdisciplinary Studies (WJYSIS) and Chair Professor of Interdisciplinary Studies at Lingnan University, has been elected an ICCES Distinguished Fellow by the International Conference on Computational & Experimental Engineering and Sciences. This prestigious honour recognises his outstanding contributions in distributed carbon dioxide capture and utilisation, advanced materials and structures of AI adoption, soft robots, and flexible batteries.

- Prof. Junghyup Lee’s research team implements a multi-channel semiconductor chip that enables accurate measurements even under challenging wearable conditions - Presents key ultra-compact, ultra-low-power design technologies that prevent signal distortion even in the absence of sweat or during vigorous movement - Presented at the IEEE Symposium on VLSI Technology & Circuits 2026, one of the world’s most prestigious conferences in the semiconductor field

- Together with Harvard, MIT, and Caltech, DGIST Achieves the Highest Score for Two Consecutive Years Among Just 11 Universities Worldwide. - Korea’s Only Specialized Tech University to Match This Achievement Reaffirms Its Global Research Impact.

Lingnan University has secured funding for 49 research projects in the 2026/27 competitive funding rounds of the Research Grants Council (RGC), including the General Research Fund (GRF), the Early Career Scheme (ECS), and the Humanities and Social Sciences Prestigious Fellowship Scheme (HSSPFS), with total awarded funding approaching HK$27 million. Of these, 48 projects were supported under the GRF and ECS schemes, marking a record high for the University. Funding secured under the ECS scheme alone increased by nearly 30 per cent year-on-year, underscoring the strong research capability and academic excellence of Lingnan’s early-career scholars.

Lingnan University has achieved another historic milestone in the newly released Times Higher Education (THE) Sustainability Impact Ratings 2026. Its overall ranking surged from the 101st - 200th band last year to 63rd place globally—breaking into the top 100 for the first time, and coming third of the Hong Kong SAR’s eight UGC-funded universities. Lingnan University has achieved another historic milestone in the newly released Times Higher Education (THE) Sustainability Impact Ratings 2026. Its overall ranking surged from the 101st - 200th band last year to 63rd place globally—breaking into the top 100 for the first time, and coming third of the Hong Kong SAR’s eight UGC-funded universities. Seven Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were classed in the top 100 globally, more than doubling last year’s achievements. “SDG 4: Quality Education” has retained its position as number one worldwide, “SDG 10: Reduced Inequalities” has risen sharply from last year’s 101st - 200th band to 11th globally, “SDG 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth” ranked 27th globally, and “SDG 17: Partnerships for the Goals” came 55th globally.

Neural Drive, founded by SUTD first-year student Mohammed Khambhati Huzefa, has raised US$250,000 (S$325,000) in pre-seed funding from Afore Capital, a San Francisco-based venture capital firm

- Proposes a “ZeroSwap” technology that overcomes the memory limitations of embedded AI, significantly enhancing the safety of autonomous driving and robotic control systems - Eliminates latency by utilizing SSDs as GPU memory, reducing response time by up to 3.2 times

- Selected for the Ministry of Science and ICT’s Promising Convergent Technology Pioneer program, DGIST will develop “collective intelligence” that enables robots to autonomously share roles and collaborate - By integrating large language models (LLMs) and vision-language-action (VLA) models, the project aims to secure foundational technologies for next-generation robots deployable in disaster response and industrial settings.

- Named a Distinguished Engineer by the University of Connecticut School of Engineering - Recognized for research achievements in digital holography, intelligent imaging, and AI-based bioimaging - Expected to strengthen DGIST–UConn international collaboration and expand international collaborative research

Lingnan University has achieved a major advancement in the latest Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings 2027, rising 120 places to 581st globally, its biggest jump in recent years. Lingnan recorded an outstanding performance across several key indicators, achieving a full score for International Faculty, ranking 34th worldwide, alongside a highly competitive result for International Students, placing at 76th worldwide. The University also achieved a significant rise of 211 places in Sustainability and climbed 64 places in Academic Reputation.