ACADEMIC DEVELOPMENT | The University of Hong Kong (HKU)

The Office of the Vice-President and Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Academic Development) is tasked with recruiting and retaining the finest teachers and scholars to contribute to field-defining work in HKU’s collaborative, diverse environment. We are pleased to provide a host of tools and resources to support our academic staff throughout their professional journey.

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Featured News

Ngaiming MOK invited as Plenary Speaker at the International Congress of Mathematicians

The Edmund and Peggy Tse Professor in Mathematics and Chair Professor will deliver a Plenary Lecture at the ICM 2026, marking the second time he has been honoured with an invitation to speak at the prestigious event

HKU’s Project Mingde wins the 2025 Architizer A+ Award

The Guangxi Duling Educational and Cultural Centre of the non-profit initiative Project Mingde was awarded the Architizer A+ Jury Winner in the “Concepts – Architecture + Community” category

Nicole KHAN decodes Earth’s chronicles through sediments

The Earth & Planetary Sciences professor shares her passion for uncovering Earth's secrets, using sedimentary records, microfossils, and geochemical proxies to reconstruct past coastal events and assess future risks under accelerating sea-level rise