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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
President Qin joins 2nd GBA Higher Education Innovation Symposium
- Engagements
Issue No. 197 Aug 2026
Prof S. Joe Qin, President and Wai Kee Kau Chair Professor of Data Science, delivers a keynote address titled "Exploring the Four Dimensions of AI’s Impact on Higher Education".
The 2nd Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Higher Education Innovation Symposium was held at Shenzhen University on 13 and 14 June, and themed “Higher Education Innovation and Greater Bay Area Development”. The event was organised by the Guangdong Higher Education Society, the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao University Alliance, and the Macao Association for Higher Education Development, and hosted by Shenzhen University. University administrators, experts, and scholars from Guangdong, the Hong Kong SAR, and the Macao SAR explored new pathways for innovative development in higher education, and discussed the implementation of key national deployments regarding higher education innovation and the Greater Bay Area construction under the 15th Five-Year Plan. Prof S. Joe Qin, President and Wai Kee Kau Chair Professor of Data Science at Lingnan University, was invited and delivered a keynote address titled “Exploring the Four Dimensions of AI’s Impact on Higher Education”.
President Qin attends the 2nd GBA Higher Education Innovation Symposium.