香港城市大学（城大）校长郭位教授于6月1日意大利国庆日，由意大利共和国总统塞尔焦．马达雷拉颁授「意大利之星」骑士勋章。意大利驻香港总领事孔德乐先生在大会堂举行的2021意大利国庆音乐会上，向郭校长授予意大利共和国总统签署的证书及骑士别针。

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.

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.

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.

香港大学机械工程系未来电子纳米材料讲座教授李连忠教授，于2021年5月14日为香港城市大学香港高等研究院發表题目为「未来电子产品的创新材料」的演讲。讲座反应热烈，与会者积极發问，与讲者进行交流。

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.

香港城市大学(城大)物理学系讲座教授鲍威教授，于2021年5月12日为香港高等研究院(高等研究院)「杰出讲座系列：物理 」主持网上讲座，讲题是「铁基硫族化物超导体的晶格、电荷、自旋及轨道等方面」。

香港城市大学(城大)物理学系兼材料科学及工程学系讲座教授张瑞勤教授，于2021年4月28日为香港高等研究院(高等研究院)「杰出讲座系列：物理 」主持网上讲座，讲题是「受限量子态的调谐」。

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.

香港城市大学（东莞）项目奠基仪式于4月22日在东莞举行。香港城市大学香港高等研究院资深院士兼中国科学院院士于吉红教授在奠基仪式上致词。