President Qin delivers New Year Message

Prof S. Joe Qin, President and Wai Kee Kau Chair Professor of Data Science of Lingnan University, shared his heartfelt New Year greetings on 1 January with colleagues, students, alumni, and friends as we welcomed 2026.

In his New Year's message, President Qin highlighted the University's remarkable achievements in 2025. These include ranking first globally in "Quality Education" and first in Hong Kong for "No Poverty" in the THE Impact Rankings 2025. The University also led other local universities in areas such as growth in research funding, enrollment growth, student satisfaction, and scientific research innovation. Additionally,

A key example of its global recognition is that Lingnan became the first higher education institution in Asia to establish a United Nations University (UNU) Hub on Humanitarian Innovation and Technology.

President Qin further noted that, with over 8,250 students and the expansion of our M+ satellite campus, the T-plus acquisition, and the Wu Jieh Yee Lingnan Hub, we enter 2026 with a clear mission. We are no longer defined by our size, but by our impact, our innovation, and our unique ability to blend the liberal arts with cutting-edge science.

President Qin concluded, "As we journey toward our 60th anniversary of reestablishment in Hong Kong in 2027 and 140th anniversary of Lingnan in 2028, let us continue to ‘Empower Your Future’ and live out our motto: ‘Education for Service’.”
 

The full message from Prof Qin: Welcoming 2026: Celebrating a Year of Historic Momentum