Announcement

Dr. Didith Rodrigo is the first Asian woman elected IAIED president, bringing Philippine expertise to equitable AI in education worldwide.

Lingnan University has officially opened applications for its undergraduate programmes for the 2027/28 academic year. Starting from today, both Chinese Mainland Gaokao candidates and students holding international qualifications may submit their applications through the University's online system.

Lingnan University has achieved remarkable results in the 2026 edition of the World’s Top 2% Scientists list published by Stanford University. The 54 Lingnan scholars named represent an increase of about 25 per cent over last year’s 43. Among them, 21 are ranked in the world's top 100, and six are ranked first either in China or the Hong Kong SAR in their respective disciplines, underscoring international recognition of Lingnan’s academic influence as it transforms into a research-oriented liberal arts university comprehensive in arts and sciences in the digital era.

The University of Osaka, D3 Center, SANKEN, and NEC Corporation, have jointly developed RED-ONION (Research EnhanceD Osaka university Next-generation Infrastructure for Open research and innovatioN), a next-generation data transfer infrastructure designed to securely and rapidly transfer large volumes of research data—including sensitive data related to genomics and healthcare, as well as the results of its analysis and processing—in both directions between the D3 Center and SANKEN on the university’s Suita Campus. The infrastructure is scheduled to begin pilot operation in October 2026.

- Three institutions, including Quantum Ventures Korea and the Korea Credit Guarantee Fund, participate in investment; accelerating advancement of the “SynK” platform and recruitment of key talent - Robots autonomously generate maps and recover from errors; fully automated installation and maintenance help address workforce shortages in the field - Targeting the global market following exports to Taiwan

- Next-generation semiconductor process research gains momentum with substantive resource support from Fi-ra Photonics - Supporting the stable operation of shared-use equipment to improve equipment utilization and process service efficiency - Integrating corporate resources with research sites, reinforcing the foundation for mutually beneficial industry-academia-research collaboration

- 10 courses in mathematics, science, and AI for fifth-grade elementary through second-year middle school students in Daegu and Gyeongbuk; applications open October 19 - “Working closely with DGIST faculty”: Comprehensive support ranging from hands-on laboratory experiences to career mentoring

- Diverse two-week program successfully concludes with a series of special lectures by seven distinguished speakers, a slogan contest, and an exhibition of outstanding companies

Philippine Studies: Historical and Ethnographic Viewpoints has just published its latest issue, The Limits of Liberalism.

The university is in the 1001–1200 bracket among 2,297 institutions across 118 countries and territories.

Lingnan University has achieved outstanding results in the newly released Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings 2027. Among 2,297 institutions across 118 countries and regions, Lingnan made a remarkable leap from the 301–350 band to 257th, climbing nearly 100 places to show the highest improvement among the Hong Kong SAR’s eight UGC-funded universities. This demonstrates widespread international recognition of the University’s excellence in quality education, industry-academic-research collaboration, internationalisation, and the nurturing of research-oriented liberal arts talent in the digital era.

- New College of AI launching in 2027 to nurture top-tier AI professionals for regional and national industries - Strategic partnership with France’s ENPC to accelerate the global “Lab-to-Market” model for deep-tech startups

- 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