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 in their professional journey.

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AWARDS & RECOGNITION Explore ways to propel your career and celebrate the achievement of your peers

Featured News

HKU soars to historic 11th place in 2026 QS World University Rankings

The University of Hong Kong reaches a new milestone by climbing to 11th place globally, 2nd in Asia, and 1st in Hong Kong in the 2026 Quacquarelli Symonds World University Rankings, marking its second consecutive year of record-breaking progress

Nirmala RAO is first non-US scholar to receive SRCD Senior Distinguished Contributions Award

The Education professor is the inaugural recipient of this Distinguished Contributions to Advancing Research on Child Development in the Majority World Award by the Society for Research in Child Development

Two HKU engineers honoured with HKEST Award 2024-25

Kevin TSIA and Han WANG were among the six recipients of the Hong Kong Engineering Science and Technology Award for their achievements in optical imaging and semiconductor technology respectively