Partnership with the United Nations University to establish Asia’s first UNU Hub on Humanitarian Innovation and Technology

On 19 August, World Humanitarian Day, Lingnan University announced the signing of an Agreement of Cooperation with the United Nations University (UNU) to establish the UNU Hub on Humanitarian Innovation and Technology at Lingnan University (UNU Hub at Lingnan University), making it the first higher education institution in Asia to set up a UNU Hub. The Hub is scheduled to open officially in October 2025 and will have an annual operating budget of over HK$8 million. Its Humanitarian Innovation and Technology Laboratory (HIT Lab) will spearhead research and design initiatives, education and training programmes, and international collaborations, and improve living conditions in developing countries and regions of the Global South by leveraging innovative and cutting-edge technologies. Scholarships will be awarded to encourage local youth to fulfil their ambitions through knowledge and innovation. The Agreement was signed by Prof Tshilidzi Marwala, Rector of the United Nations University and Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations, and Prof S. Joe Qin, President and Wai Kee Kau Chair Professor of Data Science at Lingnan University, on behalf of both parties.