HONG KONG, June 18, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Lingnan University has marked a historic milestone with its worldwide first for SDG 4: Quality Education in the Times Higher Education (THE) Impact Rankings 2025. This is the first time a Hong Kong higher education institution has reached the top position internationally in any SDG category and demonstrates the University's valuable contributions to advancing quality education and advocating the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Prof S. Joe Qin, President and Wai Kee Kau Chair Professor of Data Science, expressed his delight , saying, "The University is greatly encouraged by this outstanding achievement. Being No. 1 in the world for Quality Education confirms Lingnan's unwavering commitment to delivering top-tier education on a global scale . It also highlights Lingnan's dedication to fostering lifelong learning opportunities across diverse sectors of society through innovative teaching, effective knowledge transfer, and active community engagement. Moreover, Lingnan is one of the first universities in Hong Kong to provide free access to different versions of ChatGPT for staff and students, with the recent introduction of the DeepSeek option further improving research and work efficiency. These initiatives not only reflect our leadership by supporting inclusive, high-quality education but also our broader mission of creating a transformative societal outcome. Lingnan's excellence in research, teaching, and community outreach continues to drive real progress in advancing the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals."
President Qin noted that Lingnan University was placed first among the eight publicly funded universities in Hong Kong for "U ndergraduate satisfaction with the quality and value gained from their teaching and learning experience" as assessed in the University Accountability Agreement for the 2022–2025 Triennium by the University Grants Committee (UGC). This latest position again affirms that Lingnan's excellence in quality education is recognised both locally and internationally.
THE Impact Rankings rate universities all over the world based on their steps toward achieving the 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and this year, 2,526 universities from 130 countries/regions participated, 1,975 pursuing the most competitive goal , SDG 4: Quality Education. Lingnan gave a strong performance throughout, and also climbed 100 places from last year, coming between 101 and 200 worldwide in the overall Impact Rankings.
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Lingnan comes No. 1 Worldwide in Quality Education - A significant first for Hong Kong
LAS VEGAS, Jan. 17, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- At CES 2026, Flowtica was not the loudest presence on the show floor. Over the course of the week, however, the Singapore-based AI company became one of the most closely watched, drawing sustained attention from media, investors, and industry observers.
That attention has now translated into availability. Following its appearance as a CES 2026 Innovation Award Honoree, Flowtica has officially opened sales of Flowtica Scribe, its AI recording pen that quietly stood out in a field dominated by phone-dependent and screen-heavy solutions.
Flowtica Scribe did not make its first public appearance at CES. The product launched on Kickstarter several months earlier, where it attracted thousands of users and established early validation. CES marked a different stage for the company. The focus shifted away from introduction and toward closer examination, with many observers asking whether the idea could hold up beyond early enthusiasm.
Throughout the exhibition, Flowtica's booth at Eureka Park became a steady meeting point for investors and journalists. Conversations rarely centered on specifications or feature lists. Instead, discussions focused on a more fundamental question: whether AI recording tools are beginning to converge on forms that genuinely fit into professional life.
Flowtica's answer was visible in its choice of form. By embedding AI into a pen, an object already accepted in boardrooms, consultations, investor meetings, and sales conversations, the company avoided many of the social and practical frictions that continue to limit phone-based recorders. The result was a device that felt less like a new category of gadget and more like a natural extension of existing behavior.
This restraint is deliberate. Flowtica Scribe is designed to remain unobtrusive, with no screen and no demand for user attention during conversations. Recording, organization, and interpretation take place quietly in the background, allowing users to remain focused on the discussion itself. Among on-site observers, this approach positioned Flowtica as one of the more pragmatic entrants in an increasingly crowded AI recording market.
Hardware, however, represents only part of Flowtica's differentiation. The company places equal emphasis on what happens after recording ends. Its AI functions as a continuously evolving insight system that can operate autonomously while remaining responsive to clear user guidance when needed. Over time, it adapts to individual working rhythms and priorities, shifting the emphasis from capturing everything to identifying what truly matters.
Rather than simply storing conversations, Flowtica helps determine which moments should be retained, revisited, and translated into next actions. Key insights are designed to integrate naturally with existing productivity tools, including calendars and task systems, allowing them to fit into established workflows rather than compete with them.
As interest in Flowtica Scribe built during CES, one question surfaced repeatedly. When would the product be available beyond the show floor?
With sales now officially open through Flowtica's website, the company moves from exhibition attention to real-world deployment. For Flowtica, this moment appears less like a conclusion and more like a transition, from being observed to being used.
As the AI recording market continues to mature, competition is shifting away from novelty and early adoption toward durability. The defining question is no longer whether a system can record conversations, but whether it can remain useful over time.
Flowtica enters this next phase with an approach that is measured and quietly confident, placing its bet not on spectacle, but on long-term relevance.
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The AI Recording Pen That Turned Heads at CES Is Finally for Sale
