{"slug": "student-of-the-year-awards-40-pupils-lauded-as-organiser-reveals-expansion-plan", "title": "Student of the Year Awards: 40 pupils lauded as organiser reveals expansion plan", "summary": "The Student of the Year Awards honored 40 pupils on Saturday, with the organizer announcing an expansion to include a new AI literacy category next year and plans to recognize students beyond Hong Kong. The awards, themed 'Leadership in Action: Shaping the Possible,' received a record 900 nominations from 181 schools.", "body_md": "# Student of the Year Awards: 40 pupils lauded as organiser reveals expansion plan\n\nStarting next year, awards scheme to feature new AI literacy category and seek to recognise student excellence in places beyond Hong Kong\n\nA Ying Wa College pupil who took home the Student of the Year Awards’ grand prize was among 40 outstanding peers who received top honours on Saturday, as the event organiser announced a major expansion to mark its 45th anniversary.\n\nStarting next year, the awards scheme will feature a new category for artificial intelligence (AI) literacy to underscore the responsible use of the technology by students.\n\n[Greater Bay Area](https://www.scmp.com/topics/greater-bay-area?module=inline&pgtype=article).\n\n[Hong Kong Jockey Club](https://www.scmp.com/topics/hong-kong-jockey-club-1?module=inline&pgtype=article)with support from the Education Bureau. This year’s ceremony was held at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre.\n\nRunning under the theme of “Leadership in Action: Shaping the Possible”, the awards received more than 900 nominations from 181 schools, a record.\n\nThe event honoured 40 students, who comprised this year’s winners and first and second runners-up.", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/student-of-the-year-awards-40-pupils-lauded-as-organiser-reveals-expansion-plan", "canonical_source": "https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3360233/student-year-awards-40-pupils-lauded-organiser-reveals-expansion-plan?utm_source=rss_feed", "published_at": "2026-07-11 12:35:09+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-07-11 12:58:33.935851+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["artificial-intelligence"], "entities": ["Ying Wa College", "Hong Kong Jockey Club", "Education Bureau", "Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/student-of-the-year-awards-40-pupils-lauded-as-organiser-reveals-expansion-plan", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/student-of-the-year-awards-40-pupils-lauded-as-organiser-reveals-expansion-plan.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/student-of-the-year-awards-40-pupils-lauded-as-organiser-reveals-expansion-plan.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/student-of-the-year-awards-40-pupils-lauded-as-organiser-reveals-expansion-plan.jsonld"}}