
Five public universities in Hong Kong ranked in the top 100 of the Times Higher Education World University Rankings, with the University of Hong Kong at 33rd, Chinese University of Hong Kong at 42nd, and Hong Kong University of Science and Technology at 58th, reflecting a historic shift in academic strength from West to East.
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Five public universities in Hong Kong have ranked in the top 100 of a renowned British publication’s latest global league table, as part of a trend described as a “historic realignment” of academic prowess from West to East.
The University of Hong Kong remained the city’s highest-ranked tertiary institution, holding onto 33rd place from the previous year, in the Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings, released on Wednesday.
The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) ranked 42nd, down from 41 a year ago, while the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology maintained its position at 58.
CUHK said it achieved full marks across five core performance metrics – research excellence; patents; research and institutional income; research productivity; and the proportion of international staff – while making notable gains in teaching reputation, student-staff ratio and the proportion of international students.

Hsinchu County received 115 groups of commendations in the 2026 Hakka Family Recognition, ranking first in the country. At the same time, the number of applicants for the basic and junior national certification of Hakka proficiency reached 2,013, also ranking first in the country, showing the effectiveness of the county government's promotion of the "house speakers, school speakers, and community speakers" policy.

The 2026 global "Confucius Institute Day" event was held in Beijing with the theme of "Gathering with Trust and Working for Peace." The event brought together representatives from many countries to discuss the role of Confucius Institutes in promoting dialogue among civilizations, talent cultivation and digital education, and released new teaching materials and commended senior directors.

On the eve of the launch of the "China-Russia Year of Education" in 2026, four pairs of Chinese and Russian medical universities signed a cooperation agreement in Shanghai. The signing involves Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Harbin Medical University and other institutions, aiming to deepen Sino-Russian cooperation in medical education, scientific research and clinical fields, and held an academic conference on the innovation and development of medical education between China and Russia.

A private kindergarten in Kinmen arranged for young children to wear "grapefruit bikinis" to visit the supermarket during the Mid-Autumn Festival, raising public concerns about children's privacy and body autonomy. The Kinmen County government has intervened, requiring the park to submit a written report within a week, and will conduct an investigation into the appropriateness of the activity and whether it is illegal.
From 2024 to the present, the Heilongjiang Provincial Committee of the China Democratic League and the Xuehaixingzhou Charity Fund Management Committee have implemented the "Union Heilongjiang·Rural Revitalization" education assistance project in Heilongjiang Province, investing a total of more than 40 million yuan in teaching equipment and public welfare resources, covering 13 cities (prefectures) and 72 counties (cities, districts) in the province, focusing on schools with weak borders.
The School of International Communication of Southwest University for Nationalities was established in Chengdu on September 29. The college aims to serve the country’s strategy of culturally strengthening the country, deepen the construction of new liberal arts, cultivate high-quality compound international communication talents who “know language, understand communication, and understand national conditions”, and create a distinctive disciplinary highland.