The International Youth AI Innovation ESG Marathon (HK) 2025-2026, co-organized by institutions including HKUST's AI Literacy Hub, held its finals and award ceremony. Dr. Jac LEUNG, Lecturer in the Division of Integrative Systems and Design (ISD), hosted an AI sharing workshop that day, exploring the critical role of AI skills in future development and arranging a seminar on career planning for students.

In an interview with RTHK’s Vibrant HK, Prof. FU Hongbo, Acting Head of the Division of Arts and Machine Creativity (AMC), discussed the HKUST AI Film Festival, the rapid evolution of AI content creation, and the pioneering research behind it. Prof. Fu noted AI has significantly lowered the barrier for content creation, predicting that everyone can create their unique movie soon.

HKUST-developed MUSICO was successfully put into in-orbit operation on the Tiangong Space Station last week by Dr. LAI Ka-ying, Hong Kong's first payload specialist, together with two astronauts. To support the mission, Prof. ZHANG Limin, Head and Chair of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering; Prof. SU Hui, Chair Professor of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Division of Environment and Sustainability (ENVR); and Prof. ZHAI Chengxing, Professor in the Division of Emerging Interdisciplinary Areas (EMIA), travelled to Beijing to assist with the installation and data validation. The team described the achievement as an important milestone, demonstrating HKUST researchers' ability to contribute to national space missions.

An article by Prof. Christine LOH Kung-Wai, Chief Development Strategist in the Division of Environment and Sustainability (ENVR), on EU's mistaken diagnosis on China’s “overcapacity” surrounding its massive expansion in clean energy technologies. Prof. Loh argued that overcapacity is not just an economic diagnosis. Instead, it is the language governments use when another country's industrial rise begins to irk. The challenge is whether that irritation can be managed through rules, restraint, domestic renewal and cooperation, or whether it becomes another front in the fragmentation of the global economy.

The Division of Arts and Machine Creativity (AMC)'s first master's graduation exhibition, titled "When Experience Returns Otherwise", showcases a diverse array of artistic creations, including dynamic images, installation art, interactive systems, paintings, and screen works. The exhibition explores the integration of art and technology, using contemporary media to reshape sensory experiences and create new dimensions of perception.

HKUST received HK$54.41 million in funding from the RGC for two elderly care research projects, representing the highest total funding amount among local universities. One of the projects was led by Prof. ZHANG Qian, Head of the Division of Integrative Systems and Design (ISD), and Chair Professor of the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, and Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering at HKUST. The project titled "PMAI-PD: A Personalized Multimodal AI Platform for Integrated Life-Cycle Management of Parkinson’s Disease in Aging Populations" under the "Smart Technology and an Ageing Population" domain, has received a total of HKD27.628 million funding (including university matching fund) for five years.

In articles on typhoon threats and impacts faced by China, Prof. SU Hui, Chair Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Division of Environment and Sustainability (ENVR), was quoted as saying that the severe impacts of Maysak and the looming threat of Super Typhoon Bavi indicate a broader trend toward more intense and damaging typhoon season in 2026. She added that El Nino is shifting typhoon tracks westward toward China's coast and heightening risks, while climate change is making storms wetter and more destructive.

Prof. SU Hui, Chair Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Division of Environment and Sustainability (ENVR), attending the opening ceremony of the "Creative minds: A STEAM journey for young innovators" carnival, where she delivered a keynote speech titled "MUSICO - The eye in the sky", aimed at inspiring youth engagement with innovative technology.

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Division of Environment and Sustainability (ENVR) Chair Prof. SU Hui pointed out that the collapse of a reservoir in Guangxi exposed infrastructure weaknesses. Under the impact of climate change, China's long coastline, complex topography, and monsoon climate have led to prominent risks, and El Nino has brought forward this year's typhoon season. ENVR Adjunct Prof. SHUN Chi-Ming warned of torrential rains in inland cities following typhoons, noting that extreme heat can also trigger sudden convective downpours in HK.

Prof. GAO Yang, Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, and Prof. SU Hui, Chair Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Division of Environment and Sustainability (ENVR), alongside Prof. WU Bo from PolyU will deliver a lecture on aerospace explorations on July 20 during the 36th Hong Kong Book Fair