HKU Alumni

15/09/2026

🏃‍♂️💨Calling All HKU Alumni Marathon Runners! – Enter the Public Ballot Now to Run With HKU! 🏃‍♀️👟

The countdown is on! The public ballot for the Standard Chartered Hong Kong Marathon 2027 is open, marking the beginning of one of Hong Kong’s most iconic events.

The HKU Centre for Sports and Exercise will once again be inviting students, staff, and alumni to join them in running for HKU, so make sure you complete your public ballot entry before the deadline of 7pm, 20 September. Following the announcement of the ballot results, further information about the exciting opportunities available exclusively for HKU runners will be announced!💚🦁

To complete your ballot entry, register via the event’s official website🧷 https://www.hkmarathon.com/

🏃🏻 Standard Chartered Hong Kong Marathon 2027 – Enter the Public Ballot Now to Run With HKU! 🏃🏻

The countdown is on! The public ballot for the Standard Chartered Hong Kong Marathon 2027 is open, marking the beginning of one of Hong Kong’s most iconic events.

We will once again be inviting students, staff, and alumni to join us in running for HKU, so make sure you complete your public ballot entry before the deadline of 7pm, 20 September. Following the announcement of the ballot results, we will announce further information about the exciting opportunities available exclusively for HKU runners!💚🤍

We wish you the best of luck with your applications. To complete your ballot entry, register via the event’s official website 🔗https://www.hkmarathon.com/






Standard Chartered HK Marathon

14/09/2026

🌏 PUBLIC DIALOGUE: NAVIGATING THE NEW GLOBAL ORDER

HKU alumni and friends are invited to a timely public dialogue on how the evolving China–U.S. relationship and technological competition are reshaping global governance and business strategies.

Co-organised by HKU’s Communications and Public Affairs Office and Blue Ocean Salon, the dialogue brings together Dr Eric X. Li, Chairman of Chengwei Capital, and Professor Yang Wang, Vice-President and Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Institutional Advancement), HKU, to explore how global stakeholders can navigate rising uncertainties and uncover new connections and opportunities.

📅 Date: September 20, 2026 (Sunday)
🕗 Time: 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM (Registration from 7:15 PM)
📍 Venue: HKU iCube, 40/F, Two Exchange Square, Central, Hong Kong
🗣 Language: Putonghua

RSVP: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/a-dialogue-with-dr-eric-x-li-tickets-2000566265554?aff=social&fbclid=IwY2xjawUUpatwZG9mAWV4dG4DYWVtAjEwAGJyaWQRMTNTUWZ5VmRGYlFIclpkTlRzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEeAv6KTE1HrYKdrJgnzCrUv_N5lxDXgeYQRa-hJZj3AdVz9r2J5VxdTgjHvZg_aem_NqbXyq876-6Coy-a6rvabw

🌐 PUBLIC DIALOGUE: NAVIGATING THE NEW GLOBAL ORDER

As geopolitical shifts and technological competition accelerate, how will the evolving China-U.S. dynamic impact global governance and business strategies?

Co-organised by The University of Hong Kong’s Communications and Public Affairs Office and Blue Ocean Salon, this timely dialogue features Dr. Eric X. Li, Chairman of Chengwei Capital and Professor Yang Wang, Vice-President and Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Institutional Advancement), HKU. The discussion will explore the tension between “high walls” and a wider world, focusing on how global stakeholders can navigate rising uncertainties to uncover new connections and opportunities.

📅 Date: September 20, 2026 (Sunday)

⏰ Time: 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM (Registration opens at 7:15 PM)

📍 Venue: HKU iCube (40/F, Two Exchange Square, Central, Hong Kong)

🗣️ Language: Putonghua

RSVP Here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/a-dialogue-with-dr-eric-x-li-tickets-2000566265554?aff=social

🌐 公開對談：探索地緣政治變局下的全球新格局

在全球地緣政治與科技競爭的快速演變下，中美關係將如何重塑全球治理與商業決策？

香港大學傳訊及公共事務處與藍海沙龍將合辦公開對談，誠邀成為資本董事長李世默博士與香港大學副校長（大學拓展）汪揚教授展開深度交流，探討「小院高牆」與「大世界」之間的張力與機遇。

📅 日期：2026年9月20日（星期日）

⏰ 時間：晚上8:00 – 10:00（晚上7:15開始登記入場）

📍 地點：iCube（香港中環康樂廣場8號交易廣場二座40樓）

🗣️ 語言：普通話

立即報名：https://www.eventbrite.com/e/a-dialogue-with-dr-eric-x-li-tickets-2000566265554?aff=social


#香港大學 #港大 #地緣政治 #全球格局 #多極世界 #公開對談 #李世默 #中美關係

11/09/2026

[HKU Innovation Week 2026 | The Innovation Reef: Where Ideas Breed and Thrive] HKU's flagship celebration of innovation and entrepreneurship returns! Join us to exchange valuable insights, explore collaboration opportunities and discover the latest trends in research and innovation.

📅 Date: 14 October 2026 (Wed)
📍 Venue: Grand Hall, Lee Shau Kee Lecture Centre, HKU
🏛️ Main Event: 09:30 - 11:30
🔬 Exhibition: 09:00 - 18:00
🔗 Find out more details and sign up now at: https://tec.hku.hk/innovation-week-2026

✨ Esteemed Guests:
- Professor Xiang Zhang, President and Vice-Chancellor, The University of Hong Kong
- Professor Anderson H.C. Shum, Vice-President and Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Research), HKU
- The Hon Leung Chun-ying, Vice-Chairperson of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference
- Professor D**g Sun, Secretary for Innovation, Technology and Industry, HKSAR Government
- Dr. Sunny Chai Ngai-chiu, Chairman of Board of Directors of San Tin Technopole Company Limited
- Ambassador George Hara, Group Chairman & CEO of DEFTA Partners

🎉 Event Highlights:
🟢 100+ innovative project exhibitions
🟢 High-impact networking opportunities with industry leaders
🟢 Insightful fireside chat: From Lab Bench to Commercialisation
🟢 Successful founders spotlight

Explore the depths of innovation 🌊 HKU Innovation Week is BACK!

This year, our flagship celebration of innovation and entrepreneurship returns as a vibrant, living ecosystem - The Innovation Reef: Where Ideas Breed and Thrive. Just as coral reefs sustain thriving marine ecosystems, HKU brings together over 800 visionary researchers, entrepreneurs, investors and industry leaders from around the world to transform breakthrough discoveries into real-world impact.

Join us to exchange valuable insights, explore collaboration opportunities and discover the latest trends in research and innovations! 🚀

📅 Date: 14 October 2026 (Wed)
📍 Venue: Grand Hall, Lee Shau Kee Lecture Centre, HKU
🏛️ Main Event: 09:30 - 11:30
🔬 Exhibition: 09:00 - 18:00
✨ Esteemed Guests:
- Professor Xiang Zhang, President and Vice-Chancellor, The University of Hong Kong
- Professor Anderson H.C. Shum, Vice-President and Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Research), HKU
- The Hon Leung Chun-ying, Vice-Chairperson of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference
- Professor D**g Sun, Secretary for Innovation, Technology and Industry, HKSAR Government
- Dr. Sunny Chai Ngai-chiu, Chairman of Board of Directors of San Tin Technopole Company Limited
- Ambassador George Hara, Group Chairman & CEO of DEFTA Partners

🎉 Event Highlights:
🟢 100+ innovative project exhibitions
🟢 High-impact networking opportunities with industry leaders
🟢 Insightful fireside chat: From Lab Bench to Commercialisation
🟢 Successful founders spotlight

Be part of the premier innovation ecosystem. Secure your spot today!
👉 Sign up now: https://tec.hku.hk/innovation-week-2026 or scan the QR code!

#港大創新節 #香港大學

10/09/2026

Calling in Chicago! We invite you to a special reunion dinner in Chicago, hosted by the HKU Central USA Alumni Network. Don’t miss this wonderful opportunity to reconnect with your HKU roots, meet fellow alumni in the region, and expand your professional and personal networks!

📆 Date: 16 October, 2026 (Fri)
⏰ Time: 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm (check-in starts at 6:00 pm)
🎟 RSVP by 5pm (CDT) Friday, 25 September 2026

Find out more information and RSVP at: https://www.alumni.hku.hk/16-october-2026-hku-alumni-dinner-in-chicago/

08/09/2026

[Walls and Roads: Openness, Creativity, the Belt and Road in Image & Thought]
Join the expert panel to explore how roads, railways and networks reshape the ways in which people live, work, imagine and connect.

📅 September 17, 2026 (Thursday)
⏰ 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM
📍 Venue: Convocation Room, MB218, 2/F, Main Building, HKU
Find out more and RSVP:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/walls-and-roads-openness-creativity-the-belt-and-road-in-image-thought-tickets-1999014568386?aff=social&fbclid=IwY2xjawUM5GNwZG9mAWV4dG4DYWVtAjEwAGJyaWQRMTVBOFN6UEJLVWNlY2F6aWtzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEe78D9DaPZ-EM-bDsfcumG24ID57Aqbj0icYhltGUd2IN_GwGdl7I2JE10okg_aem__rO7E_NQXlrTAHfQKPeC5w

📸 EXPLORING THE BELT AND ROAD IN IMAGE & THOUGHT

How do roads, railways and networks reshape the ways in which people live, work, imagine and connect? The University of Hong Kong’s Communications and Public Affairs Office invites you to a timely public dialogue that brings photography, anthropology, urban design, globalisation and public communication into conversation! 🌍

✨ Anchored by Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist Mr. Liu Heung Shing’s new work on the human landscape of connection
✨ Look beyond infrastructure as an object of engineering to consider the people, skills, communities, memories and possibilities that make a connection meaningful
✨ Together with our expert panel, explore what images, maps, fieldwork and public narratives can reveal—and conceal—about mobility, access, openness and cross-cultural encounters

📅 Date: September 17, 2026 (Thursday)
⏰ Time: 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM
📍 Venue: Convocation Room, MB218, 2/F, Main Building, HKU

Find out more and RSVP:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/walls-and-roads-openness-creativity-the-belt-and-road-in-image-thought-tickets-1999014568386?aff=social

📸 透過影像與思想探索「一帶一路」

道路、鐵路和網絡如何重塑人們的生活、工作、想像與聯繫？香港大學傳訊及公共事務處誠邀您參與跨學科對談：《古道新章：影像、城市與「一帶一路」的人文連結》，由攝影學、人類學、城市設計學、全球化與公共傳播等多角度探討「一帶一路」！🌍

✨ 以普立茲獎得主、著名攝影記者劉香成先生的最新作品為核心，透過他的鏡頭探索人與人之間如何建立聯繫的動人風景。
✨ 基建不只是修橋築路！對談將帶你從「人」出發，走入「一帶一路」沿線的真實生活，發掘連結背後的人情味、社區故事與無限可能。
✨ 聯同專家學者，從影像、地圖、實地考察及大眾論述中抽絲剝繭，探討它們如何呈現或隱藏了有關人口流動、開放程度與跨文化交流的故事。

📅 日期：2026年9月17日（星期四）
⏰ 時間：下午3:00 – 4:30
📍 地點：香港大學本部大樓二樓218室畢業生議會廳（MB218）

了解更多及報名：
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/walls-and-roads-openness-creativity-the-belt-and-road-in-image-thought-tickets-1999014568386?aff=social


#香港大學 #港大 #一帶一路 #攝影 #公開對談 #跨文化交流 #劉香成

05/09/2026

🎉 𝗛𝗞𝗨 𝗔𝗹𝘂𝗺𝗻𝗶 𝗲-𝗗𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗿 𝗪𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗟𝗜𝗩𝗘! 🥳​
A sincere thank you to all 1,460 alumni who have donated to HKU 𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘄𝗲 𝗹𝗮𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗨𝗡𝗜𝗧𝗘 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗙𝗨𝗧𝗨𝗥𝗘 𝗶𝗻 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰. Your support is enriching student life and strengthening the HKU family. Every contribution, no matter the size, makes a meaningful difference. Let’s unite for a brighter future! ✨ ​

𝗖𝗵𝗲𝗰𝗸 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗻𝗼𝘄💚:​
alumnigiving.hku.hk/hku-alumni-donor-wall/

*Only those who have given consent are listed. The e-Donor Wall will be displayed on campus digital screens and updated regularly.

02/09/2026

🎓 Missed our Class of 2026 Pop-up Store on your big day? 👀 You can still make your Class Giving contribution online and receive a limited-edition Class of 2026 Certificate Holder or gift set as our token of appreciation! 🎁

💚 Don't miss your chance to support - available until 10 September!* https://newgrads.alumni.hku.hk/category/26-class-gift
*𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘤𝘬𝘴 𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘵

✨ Your contribution supports the next generation of HKU students through the 𝗛𝗞𝗨 𝗖𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀 𝗚𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗮𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗙𝘂𝗻𝗱. Every gift, big or small, makes a difference. 💚


The University of Hong Kong

01/09/2026

𝗠𝗦𝗰 𝗶𝗻 𝗜𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆 (𝗠𝗦𝗰(𝗜&𝗧)) - first Taught Postgraduate Programme from HKU School of Innovation
Stay tuned for applications opening in September 2026 for its first intake in January 2027!

📣 𝗦𝗵𝗲𝗻𝘇𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗼 𝗦𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 | 𝗜𝗻-𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻 & 𝗢𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 | 𝟭𝟮 𝗦𝗲𝗽, 𝟮–𝟰 𝗽𝗺
Meet Programme Director Prof. C. Jason Woodard and other core faculty members, and hear directly from the team about the MSc(I&T). Sign up today at https://hku.au1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_eKdoKC5vnWfSyAC

🚀𝑭𝒓𝒐𝒎 𝑻𝒆𝒄𝒉𝒏𝒐𝒍𝒐𝒈𝒊𝒔𝒕 𝒕𝒐 𝑰𝒏𝒏𝒐𝒗𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝑳𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒆𝒓!

HKU School of Innovation is launching its first taught postgraduate programme — the 𝗠𝗦𝗰 𝗶𝗻 𝗜𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆 (𝗠𝗦𝗰(𝗜&𝗧)).

📅 Applications expected to open in September 2026
🎓 Earliest intake: January 2027 (Part-time)

For STEM graduates and early-career tech professionals:
🤖 AI-enabled throughout — from research and design to prototyping and decision-making
🦾 Project-based learning — solve real problems and create tangible outcomes
🎓 18-credit Capstone — industry innovation, research-to-impact, or venture development
🌏 Hong Kong + GBA — learn across Hong Kong, Shenzhen and the wider Greater Bay Area

📣 𝗦𝗵𝗲𝗻𝘇𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗼 𝗦𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 | 𝗜𝗻-𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻 & 𝗢𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 | 𝟭𝟮 𝗦𝗲𝗽, 𝟮–𝟰 𝗽𝗺
Meet Programme Director Prof. C. Jason Woodard and other core faculty members, and hear directly from the team about the MSc(I&T)! Whether you join us in Shenzhen or online, we'd love to meet you.

👉 Explore how the MSc(I&T) can prepare you to lead innovation. Join us in Shenzhen or online:
https://hku.au1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_eKdoKC5vnWfSyAC [🔗 Link in the Bio]


🚀從技術專家，邁向創新領袖！

香港大學創新學院推出首個授課式碩士課程——理科碩士(創新與科技)（𝗠𝗦𝗰(𝗜&𝗧)）。

📅 申請預計於2026年9月開放
🎓 首輪入學：2027年1月（兼讀制）

適合STEM畢業生及職涯初期的科技專業人士：

🤖 全面融入人工智能——貫穿研究、設計、原型製作及決策過程
🦾 以實踐項目為本——解決真實問題，創造具體成果
🎓 18學分總結性學習體驗——行業創新、研究轉化為影響，或創業發展
🌏 香港 + 大灣區——跨越香港、深圳及更廣闊的粵港澳大灣區學習

📣 深圳課程簡介會 | 現場參與為主，設線上參與選項｜9月12日，下午2–4時
與課程總監 Prof. C. Jason Woodard 及其他核心教學團隊成員會面，直接了解 MSc(I&T) 詳情！

👉 想了解 MSc(I&T) 如何助你成為創新領袖？請按此登記：https://hku.au1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_eKdoKC5vnWfSyAC [點擊Bio查看🔗]