Academic and Research Achievements 

• 4 out of 10 Areas of Excellence funded by UGC are led by CUHK staff
• First university in Hong Kong to be a research partner of the National Institute of Health
• First in the world to show that foetus releases its RNA into the mothers' plasma
• World leader in the improvement of rice strains using biotechnology
• The best high/medium-resolution satellite remote sensing receiving station in Southeast Asia
• Development of the world's smallest Bluetooth communication module
• Founded the network coding theory
• Reconstruction and 3D visualization of the world's highest-resolution virtual human
• The world's pioneer in the use of computer navigation for bone tumor surgery
 

Staff 

Some examples of our distinguished faculty
 

Students 

Some examples of our outstanding students and alumni