University of Hong Kong (HKU) President and Vice-Chancellor Zhang Xiang says he will step down in 2028 after completing his current term(s). Both outlets report that Zhang makes the announcement in a message to the university community, following notification to HKU’s governing council of his intention. He is described as a 62-year-old mechanical engineer and a Chinese-American academic. According to the reports, Zhang plans to return to his laboratory work to focus on research rather than continue in the university’s senior leadership role. One account says he will complete a second five-year term before leaving, placing the decision at the end of the term cycle in 2028. The messaging also reflects on his time at HKU, including efforts to raise the university’s academic standing over the past eight years. The reporting indicates HKU will need to appoint a successor following his departure, though specific timing and selection details are not included in the excerpts provided.
HKU president Zhang Xiang to step down in 2028, plans return to research
University of Hong Kong (HKU) President and Vice-Chancellor Zhang Xiang says he will step down in 2028 after completing his current term(s). Both outlets report that Zhang makes the announcement in a...
- HKU President and Vice-Chancellor Zhang Xiang announces he will step down in 2028.
- Zhang says he has informed HKU’s governing council of the decision.
- The announcement is made in a message to the university community, reported as an email/letter.
- Zhang plans to return to laboratory work and focus on research after stepping down.
- One report describes the departure as occurring at the end of Zhang’s second five-year term.
The University of Hong Kong’s (HKU) president and vice-chancellor Xiang Zhang has announced that he will be stepping down in 2028 after completing a second five-year term, according to an email seen by the South China Morning Post. In the email, sent to the university community in the early hours of Monday, Zhang described the past eight years spent working to elevate HKU’s academic standing as “a defining honour” of his life. He also reflected on the university’s future in “a complicated,...
3 hours agoThe University of Hong Kong’s (HKU) President and Vice-Chancellor Zhang Xiang has said he will step down in 2028 and return to the laboratory to focus on research. The 62-year-old Chinese-American mechanical engineer said in a letter to the university community that he had informed the governing HKU Council of his decision, so a successor […]
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