‘Of course I’m proud and happy. It didn’t come as a big surprise, though. I know the progress we’ve been making, and the trajectory is continuing.’ In buoyant spirits after attending a conference in France, Irwin King comments on the recent good performance of computer science and engineering—first in Hong Kong and 26th globally—in the QS World University Rankings. Rankings don’t change overnight, he says.
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