Asia is recovering from the global pandemic quicker than any other region, and knowledge exchange at the Hong Kong Institute for Advanced Study (HKIAS) at CityU has not been hampered. Embracing the new normal, the institute has taken advantage of the internet to connect scholars and stakeholders worldwide.

Professor Ruiqin Zhang, Chair Professor in the Department of Physics at the City University of Hong Kong (CityU), delivered a lecture titled “Tuning of Confined Quantum States” at the virtual talk of the Hong Kong Institute for Advanced Study (HKIAS) Lecture Series on Physics at CityU on 28 April 2021.

Cross-disciplinary advances brought about by new discoveries in chemistry have accelerated innovation in biomedicine, energy and environment research. For the Distinguished Lecture Series on Chemistry of the Hong Kong Institute for Advanced Study (HKIAS) at the City University of Hong Kong (CityU), three world-leading professors have shared their latest research results, attracting an online attendance of more than 1,000 experts and students. The lecture series features the latest significant ideas in chemistry, materials sciences, and other disciplinary advances to reveal understandings about the natural world.

The Hong Kong Institute for Advanced Study (HKIAS) at City University of Hong Kong (CityU) brings its Distinguished Lecture series back again with groundbreaking researches and ideas on Physics.

The Hong Kong Institute for Advanced Study (HKIAS) at the City University of Hong Kong (CityU) has invited top researchers to present a series of lectures, supported in part by the Kwang Hua Educational Foundation, that outline potential solutions to society's challenges.

A number of the most important developments were presented in the three talks in the recent HKIAS Distinguished Lecture Series on Physics, which attracted a large online audience. The series was supported in part by the Kwang Hua Educational Foundation and, by spotlighting the latest advances, no doubt served to motivate other participating scientists to expand the scope of their own research.

President Way Kuo of City University of Hong Kong (CityU) was awarded the Cavaliere dell’Ordine della Stella d’Italia (the Knight of the Order of the Star of Italy) by His Excellency Sergio Mattarella, President of the Italian Republic, on 1 June to coincide with Italian National Day.

Hong Kong should not squander a unique opportunity to protect itself and others from Covid-19, according to one of the world’s foremost molecular virologists at City University of Hong Kong (CityU).

President Way Kuo, University Distinguished Professor of City University of Hong Kong (CityU), has been elected as International Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Engineering (CAE) in recognition of his influential contributions to engineering as announced on 14 June in Ottawa.

Studying the characteristics of materials has captured the attention of many scientists, especially physicists. The knowledge that researchers gain from dissecting the properties of materials impacts the lives of people around the world. In three virtual physics presentations organized in April and May 2021 by the Hong Kong Institute for Advanced Study (HKIAS) at the City University of Hong Kong (CityU), expert scientists discussed the history and latest advances in understanding atomic-level interactions in glass, tuning quantum states, and raising the temperature of superconductivity, all part of the HKIAS Distinguished Lecture Series on Physics. This series is supported in part by the Kwang Hua Educational Foundation.