The Institute for Advanced Study (IAS) at City University of Hong Kong (CityU) marks a new phase in the promotion of innovative research in Hong Kong by world-leading scholars to address critical global challenges of today.

The Institute for Advanced Study (IAS) of the City University of Hong Kong (CityU) was inaugurated on November 22, 2015 at CityU from 11am to 2pm in presence of M. Eric Berti (Consul general in Hong Kong and Macau), Prof. Serge Haroche, Nobel Prize Laureate in Physics in 2012, Prof. Jean-Marie Lehn, Nobel Prize Laureate in Chemistry in 1987, Prof. Philippe Ciarlet, Member of French Academy of Sciences.

Three leading scientists at City University of Hong Kong (CityU) have joined the new Academy of Sciences of Hong Kong (the Academy) as founding members.