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NYCU and University of Arizona Launch Talent and Innovation Hub to Advance Semiconductor and AI Collaboration

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(中央社訊息服務20260129 15:39:07)National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University (NYCU) and the University of Arizona (UA) have formally launched the Talent and Innovation Hub (TIH–NYCU–UA) following the signing of a memorandum of understanding on January 28, 2026. The agreement marks the official start of a long-term, high-impact partnership focused on talent cultivation, collaborative applied research, and industry…

Opinion | Hong Kong must tackle the challenges of a super-aged society head on

1 week ago03 mins

Mainland China’s and Hong Kong’s birth rates fell to record lows last year, despite extensive government incentives to encourage larger families. In Hong Kong, registered births fell 14 per cent to a historic low of 31,714 in 2025. Notably, the increase in births in 2024 may have been due to the auspicious Year of the…

The 35th Education & Careers Expo Opens Today

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Integrating Study and Career Information, Promoting Hong Kong as an International Hub for Post-secondary Education HONG KONG – January 23, 2026 (NEWMEDIAWIRE) – The 35th Education & Careers Expo, organised by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC), opens today and will run for four days (22 to 25 January, Thursday to Sunday) at the…

THE puts University of Hong Kong seventh for education as East Asia climbs rankings

2 weeks ago02 mins

Hong Kong’s oldest university has been ranked seventh in the latest global league table for education, and has placed among the top 20 for medical and health. Renowned British publication Times Higher Education (THE) released its annual subject rankings on Wednesday. The lists cover 11 subject areas and assess them using 18 performance metrics, such…

2 Hong Kong pupils take top prizes in first global youth storytelling competition

2 weeks ago02 mins

Two Hong Kong students secured championship titles on Saturday in the first storytelling competition for global youth, delivering impassioned speeches on education and AI before an audience of about 100 people. Vanessa Jane Wong, a Form Four pupil from the Independent Schools Foundation Academy, won the top award in the senior category, while Wan Ruixi,…

Incoming Schools Chancellor Kamar Samuels, right, speaks at the Charles A. Dana Discovery Center in Manhattan on Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2025, after Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani, left, appointed him to the position. (Barry Williams/ New York Daily News)

Mamdani reverses course on mayoral control over NYC schools as he appoints Kamar Samuels chancellor

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As he named a new schools chancellor Wednesday, Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani reversed course on a key but controversial campaign promise: to end mayoral control of the New York City public schools. “I will be asking the Legislature for a continuation of mayoral control,” Mamdani said during a news conference in northern Central Park to formally…

Early education years are foundational — and remote learning can disrupt the formation of those foundations.

What The Specific Grades Kids Missed During COVID Mean For Their Educations

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When schools shut down in 2020, the disruption was universal, but its effects were anything but equal. The grade a child was in when classrooms closed has become one of the strongest predictors of the academic and developmental gaps families and educators are seeing today. Educators say the impact is still reverberating, not because students…

Parents in China use AI technology to monitor children’s homework

1 month ago011 mins

When she is busy, Lu Qijun places her phone on her son’s desk before he starts his homework. The camera is on — and it stays on. When Ms Lu’s son slouches, a calm voice on the phone reminds him to sit up. When he fidgets with his pen, the voice tells him to stop….

China boy addresses bullies in class meeting, earns admiration, apologies from tormentors

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A nine-year-old boy from northwestern China who bravely confronted bullies during a class meeting has received praise online and apologies from his tormentors. According to the mainland media outlet, Shanshi News, the boy, Mao Shilin, is from Xian in Shaanxi province and is a primary school class monitor. His mother, surnamed Zhang, described him as…

Operation Santa Claus helps Hong Kong’s Shaw Foundation uplift smaller charities

2 months ago02 mins

One of Asia’s largest philanthropic organisations, the Shaw Foundation, has pledged to continue supporting small charities in Hong Kong and urged the public to do the same, after making a generous donation to victims of last month’s catastrophic fire in Tai Po. The foundation made a HK$20 million (US$2.6 million) contribution to help victims of…