Hooked on the Fundamentals

When Professor Ngô Bảo Châu was in sixth grade in Hanoi, his father, a mathematics professor, was dismayed that his son was not advancing fast enough in his subject. By his own admission, Ngô could solve elementary school problems easily enough. But his father saw an...

Hitting the Right Note

The Faculty of Arts has launched Music Entrepreneurship and Popular Practice (MEPoP), a pioneering initiative which aims to bridge the gap between the creative and the business sides of the music industry in Asia by bringing together artists and music business...

Asking the Big Questions

Titled ‘A Life Worth Living’, the course explores some of the most fundamental questions of human existence, and has provoked strong interest and been exceptionally well received by students. As a result, the initiative is being expanded to a Grand Hall course...

Preparing for the New World Order

When Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney declared at Davos in January that the world order was experiencing a rupture, the response was not of shock but recognition. It pointed to the need for a new approach and new mindset for solving global problems. HKU’s new...

Fast Forward

Journalism and storytelling can be a minefield in the age of AI, when it is easier than ever to produce deep fakes and there are vast amounts of information to wade through. But the same technology, when used ethically, can also be harnessed to deepen insights or...