HKUST Joint Initiative Wins Selection for "National Exemplary Cases of Language Technology Innovation Empowering Key Sectors"

The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), Nanjing Normal University, the University of Macau, Beijing Normal University-Hong Kong Baptist University United International College, and Nanjing Agricultural University recently received recognition for their joint initiative, the "Summer College of Corpora and Digital Humanities," which was selected as one of the "National Exemplary Cases of Language Technology Innovation Empowering Key Sectors." This initiative stands out as the only language technology summer school to receive this honor, as well as the sole selected cooperative initiative between the Mainland, Hong Kong, and Macau.

The "National Exemplary Cases of Language Technology Innovation Empowering Key Sectors" is the highest honor in China's language technology sector, aiming to commend pivotal projects that make outstanding contributions to the development of key national areas—such as the Digital China Strategy, the "AI Plus" Initiative, and the strategy to build a leading country in education—through language technology. The recognition of this joint initiative fully demonstrates HKUST’s exceptional contributions and profound influence in the fields of language technology, digital humanities, and artificial intelligence.

As the largest and most influential digital humanities summer program in Asia, the "Summer College of Corpora and Digital Humanities" is hosted annually on a rotating basis among five universities across Hong Kong, Macau, Guangdong, and Jiangsu. This year (2026), the summer college will be held in July at Nanjing Normal University, drawing nearly 2000 applicants from close to 400 universities across 18 countries and regions worldwide. The curriculum for this session features three core thematic modules: corpus programming, linguistic statistical methods, and large language model (LLM) programming. Featured instructors include numerous globally renowned scholars.

Moving forward, the National Language Commission of China and the Department of Language Information Management of the Ministry of Education have pledged their support for the selected initiative. They will also encourage local governments to provide complementary resources, policy support, and promotional backing for the recognized initiatives, thereby driving high-quality development across China's key national areas.

Over the past few years, the School of Humanities and Social Science (SHSS) and the Division of Humanities (HUMA) at HKUST have achieved a series of remarkable milestones in relevant fields. Under the platform of the "Digital Humanities Initiative," HKUST scholars have spearheaded the renowned "Public Lecture Series on Digital Literature and Culture" and hosted a series of highly influential academic events. These scholars have garnered prestigious international recognition in the field of digital humanities, including receiving funding from the Humanities and AI Virtual Institute (HAVI) of Schmidt Sciences in 2025, and being elected to leadership positions in prominent international organizations such as the German Association for Chinese Studies (DVCS).

科大聯合申報項目入選「國家關鍵領域語言科技賦能創新項目案例」

由香港科技大學（科大）與南京師範大學、澳門大學、北師香港浸會大學和南京農業大學共同申報的「語料庫與數字人文暑期學院」，近日成功入選中國「國家關鍵領域語言科技賦能創新項目案例」。本項目是唯一榮獲這一表彰的語言科技暑期學校項目，也是唯一入選的港澳與內地的合作項目。

「國家關鍵領域語言科技賦能創新項目案例」是中國語言科技領域的最高嘉獎，旨在表彰通過語言科技，為「數字中國建設」、「人工智能+」、「教育強國建設」等國家關鍵領域發展做出突出貢獻的重要項目。本次由科大聯合申報的項目獲得表彰，充分展現了科大在語言科技、數碼人文及人工智慧領域的傑出貢獻與卓越的影響力。

「語料庫與數字人文暑期學院」是目前亞洲規模最大、最具影響力的數碼人文暑期學院，每年夏天在來自港、澳、粵及江蘇的五所高校間輪流舉辦。今年（2026年）的暑期學院將於7月在南京師範大學舉辦，共吸引來自全球18個國家和地區的近400所大學的近2000人報名。本次暑期學院共設置語料庫程序設計、語言統計方法和大模型程序設計三個主題的課程，並邀請到眾多國際知名學者參與講授。

未來，中國國家語委和教育部語言文字信息管理司表示，將對科大此次入選的項目予以支持，並鼓勵各地政府對入選的項目提供配套資源、政策及宣傳推廣方面的協助，從而推動中國國家關鍵領域的高品質發展。

近年來，科大人文社會科學學院及人文學部在相關領域取得了一系列矚目的成就。在「數字人文倡議」這一平台下，來自科大的學者主導了著名的「數碼文學與文化公眾講座系列」，並舉辦了一系列具有重要影響的學術活動。這些學者獲得了數碼人文領域重要的國際表彰，包括獲得2025年度施密特科學人文與人工智慧虛擬研究所（HAVI）的資助，及獲選為德國漢學學會（DVCS）等重要國際組織的領導者。