Dr. Jensen Huang – Nvidia CEO to receive an honorary Doctor of Engineering degree from the University of Hong Kong

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Based on a report from HKEPCThe Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) will award Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang (soon to be Dr. Jensen Huang) an honorary degree in engineering. It’s 1:1 in favor of Nvidia vs. AMD as Jensen now matches Dr. Lisa Su in the honors department.

Jensen Huang has been a major driving force behind Nvidia’s recent success in the artificial intelligence market. The population came up with a new term called “Gensanity“to describe the craze for Jensen, who is practically a celebrity at this point. Calling Moore’s Law dead, Jensen introduced his own.”Huang’s Law” last year, which shows where this fandom comes from.

The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, or HKUST, has extended an invitation to Jensen Huang to attend its annual degree ceremony on November 23. Described as an “outstanding leader,” HKUST plans to honor Jensen along with other nominees. , honorary doctor of technical sciences. In comparison, HKUST is ranked the 47th best university in the world by the QS World University Rankings 2025. In addition to his honorary status, Jensen received a master’s degree (in electrical engineering) from Stanford, which itself is considered the 6th best university in the world. the world right now.

“Dear graduates of 2024! As a follow-up to our previous invitation sent on September 19, we are pleased to announce that HKUST will award honorary doctorates to four outstanding leaders during the first session of the 2024 HKUST Congregation on November 23 at 9:30 am. AM, in recognition of their outstanding achievements and contributions.”

The list also includes Tony Leung Chiu-Wai, one of Asia’s most successful actors, Professor Michael Levitt, a renowned biochemist, and Professor David Mumford, an American mathematician – all expected to receive honorary doctorates in their fields.

To further confirm this Hong Kong media report, HKEPC reached out to Nvidia, which confirmed that Jensen had indeed received such an invitation. However, they declined to comment on whether Jensen would attend the event.

Nvidia embodies the phrase “In a gold rush, sell shovels” as the company continues to fuel the AI industry with its accelerators and make money. The company has been on a steady upswing and investors and shareholders have been happy for the past two years. Let’s see what Dr. Jensen Huang had to offer at CES 2025, when Nvidia is expected to release its next-generation GPUs.