Cross-border · Leadership and governance · Hong Kong
HKUST hosts two-day presidents' forum on AI with leaders from over 50 institutions
University heads and delegates from five continents began meeting at HKUST's Shaw Auditorium on 4 November to discuss the changing role of universities in an era of artificial intelligence.
Why it matters: Presidents and senior leaders from more than 50 universities and sector bodies are meeting at HKUST to discuss how universities should evolve alongside artificial intelligence.
HKUST, the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, said the World Class University Presidents Forum 2026 opened on 4 November in its Shaw Auditorium.
According to the university, more than 130 participants, including presidents, senior leaders, scholars and delegates, are attending on behalf of over 50 institutions and sector organisations drawn from Asia, Europe, Africa, Australia and the Americas.
HKUST said the two-day event, themed "Higher Education Reimagined: Innovating for the Future", will address preparing graduates for what lies ahead, innovation, open science and complex problems facing society.
Institutions listed as taking part include Tsinghua, Peking and Fudan universities in China, Nanyang Technological University, Korea University, Cambridge, Warwick, King's College London, UCLA, Barcelona and Khalifa University.
Editor’s view
Richard Davies, Policy and Finance Editor
Leaders representing more than 50 institutions are spending two days at HKUST discussing how universities can develop talent, innovation and open science as artificial intelligence advances.
