Based on a report from HKEPC, the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) will award an honorary degree in engineering to Nvidia CEO Jensen Fan (soon to be Dr. Jensen Fan). It’s now 1:1 Nvidia vs. AMD, and Jensen is tied with Dr. Lisa Su in the honorific department.
Jensen Huang is a central driving force behind Nvidia’s recent success in the AI market. The public coined a new term called “Gensanity” to describe the enthusiasm behind Jensen. Jensen is practically a celebrity at this point. Jensen called Moore’s Law dead and introduced his own “Fan Law” last year to show where fandoms come from.
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) has invited Mr. Jensen Huang to attend its annual degree conferment ceremony, scheduled to be held on 23 November. HKUST calls Jensen an “outstanding leader” and has awarded him an honorary doctorate in engineering, which he plans to award along with other candidates. To put this in context, HKUST is ranked the 47th best university in the world, according to the 2025 QS World University Rankings. In addition to his prestigious position, Jensen earned a master’s degree (in electrical engineering) from Stanford. Stanford itself is the 6th best university in the world. The world now.
“Dear Class of 2024, as a follow-up to the previous invitation sent out on September 19th, HKUST is pleased to announce that HKUST will be hosting four distinguished mentors at Session 1 of the 2024 HKUST Congregation on November 23rd at 9:30 am. We are pleased to announce that we will be awarding honorary doctorates to these individuals.” AM, in recognition of their outstanding achievements and contributions. ”
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The list also includes Tony Leung Chiu-wai, one of Asia’s most successful actors, renowned biochemist Professor Michael Levitt, and American mathematician Professor David Mumford, all with their respective He is expected to receive an honorary doctorate in the field.
To further corroborate this Hong Kong media report, HKEPC contacted Nvidia to confirm that Jensen had indeed received such an invitation. However, they declined to comment on whether Jensen would actually attend the event.
Nvidia embodies the phrase “sell shovels in the gold rush” as it continues to stimulate the AI industry with accelerators and make banks. The company has been steadily increasing its performance over the past two years, satisfying investors and shareholders. Take a look at what Dr. Jensen Huang showed off at CES 2025, where Nvidia is expected to announce its next-generation GPUs.
