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27 Mar 2025 CityUHK commends 32 Top 1% of global scholars; “Highly Cited Researchers” ratio ranked 1st in Hong Kong for the 9th consecutive year CityUHK held an award ceremony on 27 March to commend 32 scholars who were named “Highly Cited Researchers 2024” by Clarivate. Their achievement affirms CityUHK’s exceptional research capabilities and underscores its steadfast commitment to promoting academic development and knowledge innovation. 
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25 MAR 2025 College of Computing's Flagship Programme, Data Empowerment: Learn, Transform and Achieve (DELTA) Shines Bright in March 2025 Issue of TED's Newsletter The College of Computing (CC) is thrilled to announce that our Flagship Programme, Data Empowerment: Learn, Transform and Achieve (DELTA), has been featured in the March 2025 issue of TED's Newsletter, titled "The Joy of Data: Perspectives from Students and Faculty". 
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19 MAR 2025 CityUHK named “Most International University in the World” by THE for 2nd year running, building the “Study in Hong Kong” brand CityUHK has distinguished itself from more than 2,000 selected institutions worldwide to retain its title as the “Most International University in the World 2025,” according to THE data. 
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18 MAR 2025 CityUHK secures its highest funding record of over HK$60 million for 10 interdisciplinary research projects from the RGC CityUHK has achieved new milestones in research, with 10 outstanding scholars receiving funding from the RGC's Collaborative Research Fund, totaling over HK$60 million—marking a record high for the University. 
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17 MAR 2025 Council Chairman leads delegation to forge stronger ties with Cambridge A high-level CityUHK delegation led by Mr Michael Ngai, Council Chairman, and Professor Freddy Boey, President and University Distinguished Professor, discussed multidisciplinary cooperation with prominent academic and administrative leaders at the University of Cambridge during their visit on 11 to 12 March. 
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12 MAR 2025 Four CityUHK subjects secure top 50 ranking in QS World University Rankings by Subject 2025 An outstanding performance in the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2025 has again highlighted CityUHK's academic excellence on the international academic stage, with four subjects, including Social Policy and Administration, Linguistics, Data Science and Artificial Intelligence, and Communication and Media Studies being ranked in the global top 50. 
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12 MAR 2025 CityUHK leads in US patents for nine consecutive years among Hong Kong universities; only local university in global top 100 CityUHK is the only university in Hong Kong this year to secure a place in the prestigious global top 100 universities worldwide for most US patents granted. It leads among all local institutions for the 9th consecutive year, ranking 32nd globally and 6th in Asia. 
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18 Feb 2025 CityUHK ranks among Top 30 Asian Universities in THE Reputation Rankings 2025 CityUHK announces its recognition as one of the top 30 universities in Asia in the THE World Reputation Rankings 2025. This achievement marks the fourth consecutive year that CityUHK has secured a position within the prestigious Top 30 among Asian universities. 
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12 Feb 2025 CityUHK forms alliance with EPFL to establish Institute for Materials Innovation: A new hub for cutting-edge research with global support CityUHK and EPFL announced the establishment of the Institute for Materials Innovation on 11 February. Several MoUs were signed with industry partners to co-develop a premier institute dedicated to advancing research in cutting-edge areas of materials science. 
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06 Feb 2025 CityUHK’s inaugural STEM Career Fair sparks innovation and networking opportunities CityUHK held its first-ever STEM Career Fair 2025 on 17 January. 71 companies across 16 industries participated in the fair, offering over 3,300 job opportunities for students. It encouraged students to explore their career aspiration and learn about the latest industry trends, and provided an excellent platform for employers to engage with budding talent in the realm of computing, energy and environment, engineering, science and technology. 
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04 Feb 2025 CityUHK drives innovation in research and nurtures future talent Professor Freddy Boey, President and University Distinguished Professor of CityUHK, recently gave an exclusive interview to the China Media Group, in which he discussed his philosophy of education and innovation. 
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20 JAN 2025 Two Data Science Professors Secured RGC Collaborative Research Fund (CRF) 2024/25 Congratulations to two Principle Coordinators (PC), namely Professor Minghua CHEN and Professor Xiangyu ZHAO from the Department of Data Science, for leading their respective team members on securing the Collaborative Research Fund (CRF) totaling HK$13.6 million. Their achievement highlights the outstanding research capabilities and dedication of our faculty to pushing the frontiers of knowledge. 
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17 JAN 2025 Prof. Jun WANG Elected Fellow of the Hong Kong Academy of Engineering (HKAE) 2024 We are pleased to announce that Prof. Jun WANG, Chair Professor of the Department of Data Science and Chair Professor of the Department of Computer Science, was elected a 2024 Fellow of the Hong Kong Academy of Engineering (HKAE). 
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18 DEC 2024 CityUHK Data Science PhD student shines at NeurIPS 2024 AIGB Bidding Competition The Department of Data Science (DS) at City University of Hong Kong (CityUHK) is proud to announce the exceptional achievement of its student in the prestigious competition NeurIPS 2024 AIGB Track: Learning Auto-Bidding Agents with Generative Models, which took place on 14 December 2024. A collaborative team, KGAB, consisting of members from CityUHK’s AML Lab and Kuaishou, secured 1st place overall out of 1,500+ teams. 
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09 DEC 2024 Nineteen Scholars affiliated with the Department of Data Science (DS) are recognized in Stanford’s List of World’s Top 2% Scientists We are proud to share that nineteen faculty members affiliated with the Department of Data Science (DS) have been recognized as Top 2% of the World’s Most Cited Scholars by the Stanford-Elsevier indicators. 
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29 NOV 2024 城大計算學院理學士課程 發揮計算優勢 培育數碼時代科技人才 21世紀由「計算」驅動，香港城市大學（下稱「城大」）計算學院與時俱進，學院轄下電腦科學系及數據科學系開設有多個具備前瞻性和實用性的理學士課程，涵蓋人工智能、網絡安全、大數據、智慧城市和物聯網等專業範疇，致力於為香港乃至國際社會培養新一代技術人才。學生報讀城大計算學院理學士課程，有機會親身前往海内外知名高校和企業交流學習，更有望獲得各類獎學金。 
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25 NOV 2024 Data Science PhD Student Wins Excellent Paper Award at International Conference ICFOD PhD student Miss Xihang LI from the Department of Data Science, supervised by Professor Xiao QIAO, has been honored with the Excellent Paper Award at the 13th International Conference on Futures and Other Derivatives (ICFOD). The award-winning paper, titled “Relative Merits of Commodity Pricing Theories” was co-authored with Dr. John Hua FAN from Griffith University, Australia and Dr. Tingxi ZHANG from Curtin University, Australia. The conference took place at Shandong University, China, on November 23-24, 2024. 
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12 NOV 2024 Prof. Cong WANG Awarded 2024 Laureate of the Prestigious Bank of China (BoC) Science and Technology Innovation Prize (STIP) Prof. Cong WANG, Professor and Associate Head in the Department of Computer Science, has been recognised for his pioneering work in developing innovative data and AI security technologies. Congratulations to Prof. WANG for being honoured with the prestigious BOCHK prize! 
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15 OCT 2024 Data Science Contestants Awarded 6th Place in MIT ARCLab Prize for AI Innovation in Space 2024 Congratulations to Mr. Yongchao YE (PhD Student) and Dr. Xinting ZHU (Postdoctoral Fellow) from the Department of Data Science! Their team “Go4Aero” ranked 6th (out of 126 teams globally) in the MIT ARCLab Prize for AI Innovation in Space 2024, and is awarded with a cash prize of 1,000 USD and certificates of excellence. 
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23 SEP 2024 Prof. Ngai Hang CHAN, Head of Department of Biostatistics, Awarded Guangdong Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area 30 Statisticians We are honoured that Prof. Ngai Hang CHAN, Head and Chair Professor of Department of Biostatistics, has been selected for the award. This recognition is a testament to his dedication and contributions in the field of statistics. Congratulations to Prof. Chan on his achievement! 
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