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AIA launches AIA Voluntary Health Insurance SelectWise Scheme Elevating in-patient care at designated hospitals[1]
For a limited time, customers can enjoy up to 7 months’ premium refund[2] upon successful application with tax deduction benefits
HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach Newswire – 3 February 2026 – In a strategic response to customers’ growing need for unparalleled medical and in-patient experience, AIA has launched the AIA Voluntary Health Insurance SelectWise Scheme (“SelectWise”), the first VHIS plan in the market to feature a dedicated medical journey.3 Designed for everyday consumers seeking more quality healthcare at an affordable budget, SelectWise has no sub-limits on individual benefit items,4 a feature typically seen in high-end medical insurance. By choosing in-patient care at SelectWise Designated Hospitals5 in Hong Kong, customers can also enjoy upgraded room types.1
A recent survey6 by AIA Hong Kong showed that nearly half (46%) of respondents across the city prioritise comfort and privacy during hospitalisation, while three in five (57%) have sought or considered medical care in Chinese Mainland. SelectWise allows customers to plan northbound medical care journeys with the first-in-industry7 Care Concierge8 services, including dedicated Service Ambassador.
Ms Alice Liang, Chief Proposition & Healthcare Officer of AIA Hong Kong & Macau, said, “With Hongkongers’ pressing need for quality private healthcare, medical insurance is more important than ever. At AIA, we are committed to addressing customer needs through innovation. SelectWise combines a curated medical network with one-stop services, giving customers access to quality private healthcare with peace of mind and a reasonable budget, delivering on our purpose of Healthier, Longer, Better Lives.
SelectWise is more than a product innovation; it represents a significant step forward in AIA’s commitment to advancing our Integrated Health Strategy (IHS) and reshaping the medical insurance ecosystem. This initiative builds on the momentum of AIA’s inaugural Healthcare Financing Summit in June last year and reinforces our ongoing efforts to foster cross-sector collaboration in Hong Kong’s medical landscape. Through IHS, we aim to make healthcare more accessible, more affordable, and more effective for the communities we serve.”
Upgraded room types1 or quality in-patient experience at designated hospitals across Hong Kong, Macau and Chinese Mainland
In Hong Kong, customers opting for network doctors within the SelectWise Medical Network9 can enjoy semi-private rooms at designated hospitals,1,5 with all medical expenses during hospitalisation pre-approved10 for peace of mind. In Macau, semi-private room access is also available at designated hospitals.1,5 In Chinese Mainland, customers may choose between two groups of SelectWise Designated Hospitals5: standard private rooms (currently there are seven group A hospitals in the Greater Bay Area) or semi-private rooms (at over 1,700 group B hospitals across Chinese Mainland currently),11 addressing the growing demand in northbound medical treatment.
SelectWise has no sub-limits on individual benefit items4 for key medical expenses, offering customers greater flexibility in coverage to allocate payouts on items that matter most.
Hong Kong’s first VHIS plan delivering a dedicated medical journey with full care from doctor search to recovery3
SelectWise delivers a fully integrated medical journey through the combination of the curated SelectWise Medical Network9 and the industry-first7 Care Concierge8 services in Chinese Mainland. This one-stop approach ensures simplicity, predictability and confidence by connecting every stage of the healthcare experience.
The SelectWise Medical Network9 includes multi-disciplinary specialists and healthcare professionals across Hong Kong, supporting customers from doctor search and appointment booking to diagnosis, treatment, hospitalisation, payment and recovery. For customers seeking care in Chinese Mainland, unfamiliar procedures can be daunting. The dedicated 1-to-1 Service Ambassador from Care Concierge8 provides personalised assistance — from pre-approval of medical expenses10,12 to tailored medical and nursing support throughout diagnosis, treatment and recovery.
First-in-industry13 instant online booking for specialists
Through the AIA+ mobile app, customers can access the industry-first13 “Find/Book Doctors” feature,14 enabling instant filtering of specialists within the SelectWise Medical Network,9 identification of designated hospitals5 and appointment booking. Network doctors also assist with pre-approval of medical expenses10 and cashless services,15 giving customers full visibility of their medical costs without the stress of bill payments and claims.
With roots in Hong Kong, AIA today provides personal medical insurance to one in three individuals in Hong Kong.16 The company tirelessly works with its partners and stakeholders to shape a sustainable future for medical protection in Hong Kong.
Key product features of the AIA Voluntary Health Insurance SelectWise Scheme include:
| Option to stay in a comfortable room type1 during hospitalisation |
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| Higher benefit amount for network benefit |
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| Dedicated medical journey connected by quality SelectWise Medical Network9 |
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| Tailored coverage and support to facilitate a supreme medical experience in Chinese Mainland |
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| Elderly cancer support – waiver of deductible for designated cancer20, 21 |
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| Certified Plan under the Voluntary Health Insurance Scheme |
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List of SelectWise Designated Hospitals5:
| Hong Kong | Macau | Chinese Mainland |
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Group A
Group B
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(as of October 2025)
From now until 31 March 2026, customers who successfully apply for SelectWise and designated insurance plans can enjoy up to 7 months of premium refund.2 The SelectWise Medical Series is available in Macau and Pearl editions, offering tailored solutions to meet the diverse needs of customers.
Notes:
- To be eligible for semi-private room during confinement in SelectWise Designated Hospitals in Hong Kong, all of the following conditions must be fulfilled: (i) the insured person is confined in a SelectWise Designated Hospital in Hong Kong; (ii) all of the attending registered medical practitioners and surgeons who provide medical services during the confinement are network doctors of SelectWise Medical Network; and (iii) the network doctor of SelectWise Medical Network must have submitted the completed Prior-Authorization Request Form for pre-approval of medical expenses on behalf of the insured person to the Company in respect of all medical services to be obtained by the insured person for the disability during the confinement, and the Company must have approved such Prior-Authorization Request Form before the network doctor of SelectWise Medical Network provides medical services to the insured person. Alternatively, if all of the eligibility requirements for semi-private room set out above are met, a lower ward class cash benefit will be paid if the insured person is confined in a ward class lower than the eligible semi-private room in a SelectWise Designated Hospital in Hong Kong. When the network doctor of SelectWise Medical Network fills in the Prior-Authorization Request Form for application for pre-approval of medical expenses on behalf of the insured person, please be reminded to inform the network doctor of SelectWise Medical Network of the insured person’s personally preferred room type.
- Terms & conditions apply. Refer to the promotional leaflet for details. Premium refund and premium discount (including e-premium coupon, if any) are not eligible for tax deductions.
- The first VHIS plan in the market that enables the insured person to be eligible for a semi-private room instead of a ward room during confinement, if all of the following conditions are fulfilled: (i) the insured person is confined in a SelectWise Designated Hospital in Hong Kong; (ii) all of the attending registered medical practitioners and surgeons who provide medical services during the confinement are network doctors of SelectWise Medical Network; and (iii) the network doctor of SelectWise Medical Network must have submitted the completed Prior-Authorization Request Form for pre-approval of medical expenses on behalf of the insured person to the Company in respect of all medical services to be obtained by the insured person for the disability during the confinement, and the Company must have approved such Prior-Authorization Request Form before the network doctor of SelectWise Medical Network provides medical services to the insured person, as of 27 October 2025 compared against VHIS plans offered by major Hong Kong insurance companies. A “dedicated medical journey” means that SelectWise Medical Network supports customers at every touchpoint – from doctor search to diagnosis, treatment, payment and recovery – integrating the key stages of customers’ medical journey.
- No itemised benefit sublimit for medically necessary services, provided the claims will be evaluated based on reasonable and customary charges. Claim amount is subject to the benefit limits as set out in the benefit schedule including annual benefit limit, lifetime benefit limit and annual deductible. Please also refer to the product brochure for the details and definition of “reasonable and customary” and “medically necessary”. Benefits payable related to the confinement are subject to the applicable covered room.
- The list of SelectWise Designated Hospitals can be retrieved from AIA’s website (www.aia.com.hk) and may be varied, updated and amended from time to time at AIA’s sole discretion. Any change shall be deemed as effective on the date of publication on the Company’s website irrespective of whether any separate notice is given. All the claims settlement will be subject to the final bill and the policy terms and conditions. For confinement in SelectWise Designated Hospitals in Chinese Mainland, the covered room shall be determined according to the group of hospitals (either group A or group B) which the relevant SelectWise Designated Hospital falls within. Please note that the list of SelectWise Designated Hospitals (group B) in Chinese Mainland is only available in Traditional Chinese and Simplified Chinese. AIA shall not be responsible for any act, negligence or omission of any of the hospital within the list of SelectWise Designated Hospitals in the provision of services, treatments, opinions and advice.
- In August 2025, AIA conducted an online survey with 1,000 Hong Kong residents aged 18 to 65.
- For Care Concierge, the first-in-industry statement refers to Hong Kong insurance industry-first healthcare support that integrates (a) dedicated concierge service with a suite of healthcare and support services for the eligible insured person and (b) the medical home visit service in Chinese Mainland for the eligible insured person’s parents, as of 31 January 2024 compared against similar services offered by major Hong Kong insurance companies. AIA is not the service provider or the agent of the service provider.
- The services are provided in Chinese Mainland by the designated third party service provider engaged by AIA, subject to change from time to time at our discretion. It is an additional value-added service and does not form part of the contractual benefits. AIA is not the service provider or the agent of the service provider. AIA makes no representation, warranty or undertaking as to the quality and availability of the service and shall not accept any responsibility or liability for the services provided by the service provider(s). Under no circumstance shall AIA be responsible or liable for the acts or omissions or negligence in provision of the services (including but not limited to diagnosis, treatment and medical and healthcare services) by the service provider.
- SelectWise Medical Network is only available in Hong Kong and refers to designated third party medical network service providers engaged by AIA. The designated third party medical network service providers are independent contractors and are not agents or employees or representatives of AIA. AIA does not guarantee the provision of services or treatment by a particular medical network / service provider or the number of medical network(s) / service provider(s) available. For details, please refer to the product brochure.
- Request for pre-approval of medical expenses is subject to AIA’s approval. It is an additional value-added service and does not form part of the contractual benefits. Depending on your policy coverage, you may be required to pay part of the bill later.
- For details on the exact room entitlement, please refer to the Covered Room as stated in the benefit schedule of the product brochure. For any confinement and / or medical services received in non-SelectWise Designated Hospitals in Chinese Mainland, only the benefits stated in the VHIS Standard Plan will be payable under this plan, subject to the benefit limits of the VHIS Standard Plan; while benefits are not payable under the SelectWise Medical Plan and the SelectWise Pearl Medical Plan.
- The insured person is required to submit the application form for the pre-approval & cashless service of medical expenses to AIA. We use the “Reasonable & Customary” guideline to ensure all procedures are medically necessary, and costs are fair, based on market data.
- For online instant booking, the first-in-industry statement refers to Hong Kong insurance industry-first online instant booking service for specialists within the medical network, as of 13 October 2025 compared against similar mobile applications / web portals offered by major Hong Kong insurance companies. Applicable to SelectWise Medical Network only.
- Applicable to designated third party medical network service provider(s) only.
- Availability of the cashless service is subject to designated third party medical service providers and AIA’s approval. It is an additional value-added service and does not form part of the contractual benefits. Depending on your policy coverage, you may be required to pay part of the bill later.
- Based on Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Census and Statistics Department – Thematic Household Survey Report No. 78, January 2024, Table 7.1a and AIA internal data.
- For any confinement and / or medical services for the insured person which are rendered or undertaken in a non-SelectWise Designated Hospital in Chinese Mainland, only the benefits stated in the VHIS Standard Plan will be payable under this plan, subject to the benefit limits of the VHIS Standard Plan, while benefits are not payable under the SelectWise Medical Plan and the SelectWise Pearl Medical Plan.
- The medications which can be prescribed under Online Family Doctor Service of Care Concierge are certain over-the-counter medications (i.e. medications without the requirement for a prescription issued by registered medical practitioners), and certain prescription medications. The prescription medications may only be prescribed if the insured person submits the valid prescription issued by a registered medical practitioner in Chinese Mainland subject to the relevant local laws and regulations. The prescription of any medication, regardless of whether it is over-the-counter or prescribed medication, is subject to the availability and certain limitations and requirements of the relevant medications, the review of the valid prescription submitted by the insured person (applicable to the prescribed medications), and the assessment by the designated family doctor on the suitability and conditions of the insured person at the sole discretion of the designated family doctor and / or the service provider. The delivery of medications is subject to geographical limitation and certain limitations and / or requirements of the medications. The costs of the medications and the medications delivery shall be borne by the customer and be settled directly with the service provider. For details of the prescription and delivery of the medications, please contact the service provider.
- This benefit shall be payable for each day the insured person receives medical services for non-emergency treatment in SelectWise Designated Hospitals in the Chinese Mainland for which designated benefits are payable, subject to the maximum limits as stated in the benefit schedule.
- The term “designated cancer(s)” shall mean all stages of malignant cancer and carcinoma-in-situ, but will specifically exclude any of the following: (a) any tumour which is histologically classified as pre-malignant; (b) abnormal lesions of cervix uteri classified as cervical intra-epithelial neoplasia grade I (CIN I) and grade II (CIN II); and (c) any cancer where HIV infection is also present. The designated cancer must be confirmed by the insured person’s attending specialist in writing and supported by clinical, radiological, histological or laboratory evidence reasonably acceptable to us. Please refer to the policy contract for details and the claim conditions.
- This waiver of deductible is not applicable if the policyholder or the insured person is aware of, or shall be reasonably aware of, such designated cancer within the first 90 days from the policy effective date. If the insured person is diagnosed with sickness other than designated cancer with eligible expenses incurred, such eligible expense is subject to the remaining balance of annual deductible amount (if any). The elderly cancer support – waiver of deductible for designated cancer is not applicable to policy with $0 annual deductible option.
- Qualifying premiums under a Certified Plan of VHIS is one of the allowable tax deductions under salaries tax and personal assessment, it does not equate to a direct deduction from total tax payable. For details on tax deductions (e.g. eligibility for tax deductions), please visit www.vhis.gov.hk and www.ird.gov.hk/eng/faq/vhis_qp.htm and consult your own tax and accounting advisors for tax advice. Premium refund and premium discount (including e-premium coupon, if any) are not eligible for tax deductions.
Important disclaimer
AIA Voluntary Health Insurance SelectWise Scheme is only available in Hong Kong and can be purchased as a basic plan or as an add-on plan. You can also choose to purchase AIA Voluntary Health Insurance Standard Scheme. SelectWise Medical Plan (only available in Macau) and SelectWise Pearl Medical Plan (available in Hong Kong and Macau) can be purchased as a basic plan or as an add-on plan. You have the right to purchase AIA Voluntary Health Insurance SelectWise Scheme / SelectWise Medical Plan / SelectWise Pearl Medical Plan as a standalone plan without purchasing other insurance products at the same time.
All information above is for reference only and does not constitute any offer and/or insurance product recommendation. The product information in this material does not contain the full terms of the product. For the details of the product features, terms and conditions, exclusions and key product risks, please refer to the product brochure and policy contract of relevant products or visit AIA Hong Kong’s website. In case you want to read policy contract sample before making an application, you can obtain a copy from AIA. Life insurance policies are long-term contracts of insurance.
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About AIA Hong Kong & Macau
AIA Group Limited established its operations in Hong Kong in 1931. To date, AIA Hong Kong and AIA Macau have about 18,000 financial planners1, as well as an extensive network of independent financial advisors, brokerage and bancassurance partners. We serve over 3.6 million customers2, offering them a wide selection of professional services and products ranging from individual life, group life, accident, medical and health, pension, personal lines insurance to investment-linked assurance schemes with numerous investment options. We are also dedicated to providing superb product solutions to meet the financial needs of high-net-worth customers.
1 As at 30 June 2025
2 Including AIA Hong Kong and AIA Macau’s individual life, group insurance and pension customers (as at 30 June 2025)
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Global Governance Report Highlights Future Shock Risks as Democratic Accountability Slips and State Capacity Plateaus
The BGI, presented Wednesday by an international group of governance scholars, analyses measurable benchmarks of democratic accountability across 145 countries.
On a 100-point scale, the global score for democratic accountability slipped slightly from 65 in 2000 to 64 in 2023, the most recent data used in the project. The wave of democratisation observed in the closing decades of the last century has stalled in the last 15 years. Democratic accountability fell in 54 countries while it improved in 48 countries.
Yet the BGI — a collaborative project of the Luskin School of Public Affairs at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Berlin’s Hertie School and the Berggruen Institute, a think tank headquartered in Los Angeles — captures remarkably widespread growth in provision of public goods.
Encompassing healthcare, education, infrastructure, environmental sustainability and conditions to foster employment and rising prosperity, public goods improved in 135 of the countries studied, while declining slightly in just four. The global average jumped from 58 to 69 points from 2000 to 2023.
The third component of what the BGI authors refer to as the “governance triangle” is state capacity, defined as the ability to tax, borrow and spend, control territory, operate scrupulous, competent bureaucracies and administer predictable rule of law. The index finds the global average ticking up from 48 to 49 points; 56 countries had increased state capacity while 57 declined.
“What does it tell us about the world ahead?” Prof. Helmut K. Anheier, a Luskin School sociologist and BGI principal investigator, asked during the public release of the 2026 BGI on the UCLA campus.
“Countries are not really improving in their governance performance in significant ways. … We’re not really having forward-looking investment in governance capacity. There is considerable inertia.”
The largest improvements across all three BGI components occurred in Gambia, which the report groups with “low-capacity developing states.” These states score low across the board, particularly in the provision of public goods. This cluster constitutes the poorest countries with the least developed economies, which face the most serious challenges.
“They have the greatest exposure to likely future crises, whether it’s global warming, whether it’s a new pandemic, whether it’s another financial crisis, whether it’s the impact of AI,” Anheier said. “And they have the least capacity to respond to it.”
Bhutan, Georgia, Iraq and Tunisia — which make up the remaining top five countries with the largest improvements in the BGI — are classified as “capacity-constrained states.” They tend to be middle-income with struggling democracies. These countries score higher across the board than the low-capacity developing states, but their state capacity tends to lag compared to public goods and democratic accountability.
The capacity-constrained states risk falling into “a cycle that erodes the institutions they have built,” Anheier said.
“Consolidated democratic states”, a cluster of most of the world’s richest countries, which score highly in all three BGI components, have to confront domestic complacency. Further, in the United States and some others, “political dysfunction” is leaving mounting problems unaddressed and risking erosion of state capacity, Anheier said.
At the other end of the spectrum, the country with the farthest fall on the BGI since 2000 is Nicaragua. Second from last is Venezuela, followed by Hong Kong, Hungary and Turkey. The rest of the bottom 10 are Russia, Iran, Poland, El Salvador and Belarus.
Since 2023, which is the last year of data available for the study, Poland and Hungary have both seen government changes via election, despite serious democratic backsliding. Both had fallen out of the group of “consolidated democratic states” by 2023 and moved into the capacity constrained cluster.
The other eight countries at the bottom of the list are all places that once had some semblance of competitive elections, but by now have little or no remaining pretense of democracy. They are grouped by the authors among the “authoritarian and hybrid states”, which have by far the lowest democratic accountability but outperform even some struggling democracies in delivering public goods.
These regimes have tended toward faster economic growth in the period observed. But that seeming prosperity, typically fueled by extractive industries or overreliance on exports, masks “serious institutional weaknesses in these countries, including divided elites,” Anheier said.
Relatively few countries — 21 of the 145 — changed enough for better or worse to be classified in a new group by the end of the 23-year study period.
“Movement between them is rare, but this is largely what we should expect,” said Stella Ghervas, a UCLA historian on a panel of experts who discussed the BGI findings Wednesday. “Government systems are not created in a moment. They evolve over long periods of time.”
Local conditions shaping governance in each country can rarely be quickly reset through political will or even external shocks, Joseph C. Saraceno, a Luskin School data scientist and BGI co-author, said Wednesday.
“Despite all the talk of major transformations happening in global affairs, the underlying configuration of governance simply doesn’t appear to change very much,” Saraceno said. “We use the term inertia to describe this reoccurring pattern. In other words, the structures of global governance are resistant to movement as the conditions beneath them are quite sticky: political economies, demographics, resource endowments. These are deeply layered, and they push each country toward the world that it already inhabits.”
But the challenges lurking around the world may not wait for the slow and difficult processes of political change and development to catch up.
“With the few exceptions of those countries in the consolidated democratic world,” Anheier said, “the great majority of the countries in the world is ill-prepared for the future.”
The full report, ‘ 2026 Berggruen Governance Index – The Four Worlds of Governance‘, can be viewed and downloaded from the website of the UCLA’s Luskin School.
Frank Fuhrig, DNA
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Grobrix Launches “Silver Harvest Initiative”, Turning Schools into Micro-Farms Powered by Students and Retirees
The pilot transforms existing spaces such as corridors and rooftops into small-scale growing sites using compact, soil-less farming systems. By using existing infrastructure instead of new farmland or large facilities, the model enables food production across multiple community locations, making it easier to implement in schools and shared environments.
Students take part in planting, transplanting and harvesting as part of their daily school environment, while crops such as leafy greens can be harvested in cycles of approximately three weeks. This demonstrates how consistent production can be achieved even within limited spaces.
Retirees, known as “Silver Farmers”, manage the farms and oversee daily operations. Students support planting, harvesting and basic monitoring, creating a working environment where food production becomes part of everyday school life. The setup also gives students direct exposure to how food is grown and managed, turning the school into a hands-on learning environment aligned with sustainability and applied learning goals.
“Singapore does not have the luxury of large farming spaces. But we have schools, and we have retirees who want to contribute. This pilot shows that food production can be practical and repeatable by using spaces we already have,” said Mathew Howe, Founder of Grobrix.
The initiative comes amid growing adoption of micro-farming across Singapore, with schools, companies and community spaces increasingly integrating small-scale food production into existing environments. Demand for such systems has risen in recent months, reflecting broader interest in community-based approaches to food resilience.
The Bukit View Primary School pilot will run over 12 months, focusing on improving yields and integrating produce into school consumption. Grobrix will track how much of the school’s leafy green needs can be met through these growing spaces, with the aim of developing a model that can be adopted across other schools.
Grobrix has installed more than 100 edible growing systems across Singapore and is expanding its footprint regionally and internationally. The company plans to scale the Silver Harvest Initiative to more schools while training additional retiree participants, building a network of community-based growing sites over time.
As Singapore continues to strengthen its food security strategy, including updated targets to increase local production of vegetables and protein by 2035, the initiative offers a practical example of how food production can be integrated into everyday environments beyond traditional farming spaces. It also aims to build greater awareness of food sources and encourage more active participation in local food systems.
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Grobrix is a Singapore based agritech company that integrates farming into the built environment through its patented “Farming as a Service” model. By combining modular vertical farming technology with a cloud based management system, the company enables corporate and residential spaces to produce high quality local crops. Beyond hardware, Grobrix fosters community engagement and food resilience through its unique intergenerational and corporate wellness programs. Currently operating across Singapore, Malaysia, and the United States, the brand is redefining how urban populations interact with their food sources. Its mission is to transform urban infrastructure into a productive, sentient, and sustainable ecosystem for all.
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CUHK Claims Top Positions in Hong Kong and Asia in the Latest QS World University Rankings by Subject
CUHK’s Academic Excellence and Global Research Impact
Ranked among the world’s top 50 universities, CUHK ascended to 32nd place globally in the QS World University Rankings 2026, marking a four-place rise that reinforces its role as a hub for rigorous inquiry, and a dynamic environment where students are empowered to pursue meaningful research and knowledge exchange. This trajectory is supported by 17 CUHK researchers recognised on the Highly Cited Researchers 2025 list by Clarivate Analytics, and 431 academics listed among the world’s top 2% scientists by Stanford University. Among them, 47 scholars were ranked within the global top 100 in their respective fields. Notably, three scholars, including Vice-Chancellor and President Professor Dennis Lo Yuk-ming, have earned positions within the global top 10, a distinction that highlights the remarkable depth and excellence of CUHK’s research community.
CUHK’s The Nethersole School of Nursing: Nurturing Research Innovation and Global Talent in Nursing
Among CUHK’s strongest performers in this year’s rankings, the Nethersole School of Nursing has been ranked #1 in Hong Kong and Asia, and #6 worldwide. Reflecting on the academic environment, Pham Nhat Vi DO, a Vietnamese PhD student in Nursing, shared: “My PhD journey at CUHK has transformed my research abilities, critical thinking, and leadership skills. Through CUHK’s outstanding faculty support, I have accessed diverse academic resources and gained invaluable hands-on experience, building a strong foundation for my future career.”
Vi’s research focuses on colorectal cancer survivorship using cutting-edge technology. As the first Vietnamese researcher adopting this approach, her work reflects CUHK’s strength in empowering students to break new ground.
CUHK’s Geography and Resource Management: Advancing Student Research on Pressing Climate Challenges
CUHK’s Department of Geography and Resource Management has also earned notable recognition in this year’s ranking, placing #4 in Asia and #21 worldwide. Arati POUDEL, a Nepali PhD student, highlighted the University’s research ecosystem as a key defining aspect of her experience. “CUHK exceeds expectations through outstanding research facilities, supportive faculty, and comprehensive professional development opportunities. The prestigious Belt and Road Scholarship has also enriched my research journey in this beautiful campus environment.”
Supported by CUHK, Arati’s research investigates how adaptation to climate extremes—particularly water scarcity and excess—are being addressed, and the pivotal role played by communities and civil society in leading these responses.
Through the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2026, CUHK continues to demonstrate the impact of its research and scholarship. These achievements underscore the University’s growing influence on the global academic stage and its steadfast commitment to addressing complex global challenges through innovation, insight, and collaboration.
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About CUHK
The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) is a leading higher education institution dedicated to nurturing and empowering students to become responsible and compassionate global citizens. With a rich heritage and a forward-looking vision, CUHK strives to blend tradition with innovation, fostering academic excellence, research breakthroughs, and meaningful societal impact.
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