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- Lingnan co-develops world's first large-scale AI archaeological system for ancient Chinese plant seeds
- Exploring future applications of ‘AI + wrinkled materials’ in anti-counterfeiting, artificial organs, and stretchable batteries
- AI falls short on context and cultural rhetoric and still cannot replace human interpreters
- AI autonomously taking over tasks may not reduce employees’ mental workload
- Lingnan finds critically endangered Chinese bahaba in western HKSAR waters using co-developed environmental DNA technique
- Tropical species may be near thermal limits
- RGC funding secured for 49 research projects: early-career scholars drive research success
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- Welcoming new students for 2026/27 academic year
- Campus facility upgrades: Canteen (Tai Ning Hall) with diverse cuisines and new convenience store
- Summer exchange initiatives highlight Lingnan’s innovations and global vision
- A record number of seven elite athletes admitted for new academic year
- From Pakistan to the global stage: how Seemi’s ‘Seek Discomfort’ philosophy led to Distinguished Student honours
- Master’s students curate exhibition ‘Who Cares?’, with diverse perspectives of a new generation of curators
- Six Lingnan students awarded HSBC scholarships in 2025-26
- Elite athletes excel at international track cycling and tennis events
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- Lingnan wins 16 awards at Silicon Valley International Invention Festival 2026 - tops Hong Kong universities for total and gold medals
- Lingnan reports record admissions success: ranking first in JUPAS Band A application growth for three consecutive years
- Two AI awards recognise community health and social inclusion breakthroughs
- Top Three-Star Certificate earned for the third consecutive year, plus one of Hong Kong’s Ten Outstanding Community Service Awards
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- Honours awarded to Chairman Yao and Lingnanians
- The Education View names President S. Joe Qin one of the Top 50 Visionary Education Leaders to Watch in 2026
- Canton Tower lights up to celebrate Lingnan’s World No. 1 in Quality Education
- Lingnan rises 300 places in the ShanghaiRanking’s 2026 ARWU
- AI and edTech innovations shine at Learning & Teaching Expo
- Lingnan officially unveils 60th/140th anniversary logo
Lingnan reports record admissions success: ranking first in JUPAS Band A application growth for three consecutive years
- Faculty/Programme News
Issue No. 197 Aug 2026
The demand for Lingnan University’s programmes has grown significantly. For three consecutive years since 2024, Lingnan has recorded the highest growth in JUPAS Band A applications among the Hong Kong SAR’s eight UGC-funded universities, with a cumulative increase of 88 per cent.
In the 2026/27 academic year JUPAS admissions, Lingnan’s mean JUPAS admission score increased by 6.7 per cent, the largest increase among all eight UGC-funded universities. The Bachelor of Business Administration (Honours) in Business Analytics and Innovation programme was the most competitive programme in Hong Kong, with a 77-to-1 application-toadmission ratio.
Significant rise in Chinese Mainland Gaokao cut-off scores
For Chinese Mainland Gaokao students, the highest admitted score at Lingnan was 129 points above the Batch 1 or Special Admission cut-off score across provinces and cities, an increase of 18 points over 2025.