All have returned to China in recent months from top overseas institutions. Their homecoming reflects a broader and accelerating trend: China’s strategic pivot towards cultivating and recruiting elite scientific minds, both from overseas and within its own borders. Source link
Chinese statistician returning from US: Liu Jun, one of the world’s leading statisticians and a long-time professor at Harvard University, has returned to China full-time, as per a report. Last month, he officially accepted the “Xinghua Distinguished Chair Professor” position at Tsinghua University, the institution’s highest academic title, as per a SCMP report. Liu Jun’s…
Mathematics plays a big role in developing advanced weapons, top mathematician Shing-Tung Yau said in an interview with a Chengdu-based media outlet after watching China’s military parade in Tiananmen Square on Wednesday. “The development of cutting-edge weapons relies heavily on foundational disciplines such as mathematics and physics. Without original innovations and deep accumulation in basic…
In July 2025, the Trump administration paused export controls on advanced AI chips to China in an effort to restart trade talks. The decision drew criticism from national security circles concerned about China’s expanding tech dominance. Yet a quieter and more enduring pipeline of technological transfer remains largely overlooked: America’s elite universities. Institutions such as…
Hong Kong’s plans to impose a required residency period for children of non-local talent before they can apply for subsidised tertiary education is part of efforts to ensure fairness and the reasonable use of public funds, a minister has said. Secretary for Education Christine Choi Yuk-lin on Saturday defended the coming policy change, noting the…
(Reuters) -The Trump administration escalated its feud with Harvard University on Wednesday, saying the Department of Homeland Security planned to issue subpoenas for information about alleged misconduct by foreign students. The Departments of Education and of Health and Human Services also said in a statement they had notified the school’s accreditor that it had violated…
The University of Hong Kong (HKU) is not about to “take advantage” of international students and scholars facing difficulties in the United States but it will just focus on welcoming and nurturing talent, its head has said, revealing it was handling over 100 transfer applications. Vice-chancellor Xiang Zhang, a renowned scientist, told the Post that…
As Shenzhen approaches 45 years as a special economic zone (SEZ), the importance of opening up in driving China’s progress was stressed by none other than Huawei Technologies founder Ren Zhengfei. “The more open the country becomes, the more it will drive our progress,” he told People’s Daily in a recent interview, speaking also of…
Six public universities in Hong Kong have risen in a global ranking, with the city’s oldest jumping to 11th place and beating two prestigious mainland Chinese institutions. Britain-based education information firm Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) said the city’s new “Study in Hong Kong” brand should help it attract global talent and cement its reputation as a…
The US consulate in Hong Kong has stepped up screening of students’ social media accounts when processing their visa applications by checking their activities on other platforms apart from Facebook and Instagram, according to an education consultancy. Litz USA Student Service, a Hong Kong-based education consultancy specialising in US education since 1989, said on its…