Lingnan University hosts Chinese New Year media reception and announces campus development plans; First science building to be completed in 2028
Lingnan University hosts its Chinese New Year media reception. From the left: Mr Ernest Chan Chi-man, Vice-President (Administration); Prof Raymond Chan Hon-fu, Vice-President (Academics) cum Provost and Lam Man Tsan Chair Professor of Scientific Computing; Prof S. Joe Qin, President and Wai Kee Kau Chair Professor of Data Science; Prof Xin Yao, Vice-President (Research and Innovation) and Tong Tin Sun Chair Professor of Machine Learning; and Prof Sam Kwong Tak-Wu, Associate Vice-President (Strategic Research) and J.K. Lee Chair Professor of Computational Intelligence.
Lingnan University held its 2026 Chinese New Year media reception on the Tuen Mun campus on 17 March and announced the University’s most recent updates and its strategic development blueprint for the coming years.
The University recently acquired a new 3,600-square-metre facility, Lingnan T-Plus, which will support the main campus by providing additional teaching space and learning facilities.
The expansion of Lingnan’s main campus in Tuen Mun has begun with the construction of the seven-storey Lingnan Education Organization Building, the University’s first dedicated science building, which will have a floor area of approximately 8,000 square metres and house the School of Data Science (SDS) and the interdisciplinary research hub. It is scheduled to be completed in 2028, and will upgrade the University’s teaching and research facilities. The Tuen Mun Main Campus will also feature a new lecture theatre and multi-purpose venue, aimed at improving the educational environment and strengthening support for academic events and the exchange of ideas.
Looking back at 2025, Prof S. Joe Qin, President and Wai Kee Kau Chair Professor of Data Science, said that Lingnan University achieved several “No. 1 in the Hong Kong SAR” and “Only one in the Hong Kong SAR” distinctions across key indicators, demonstrating that the University’s strengths in teaching and research, as well as its commitment to whole-person education, have received international recognition. These accolades include coming first globally in “SDG 4: Quality Education” in the 2025 Times Higher Education Impact Rankings, and becoming the first university in Asia to partner with the United Nations University (UNU) to establish the UNU Hub on Humanitarian Innovation and Technology at Lingnan University.
The Lingnan Education Organization Building is scheduled for completion in 2028.
The University has recently acquired a new facility, Lingnan T-Plus.