
Service Update: Introducing GPT-5.1, Google Gemini 2.5 and Nano Banana
To ensure continued access to the most advanced AI models at HKU, ITS is pleased to announce the following updates to the HKU ChatGPT web app (https://chatgpt.hku.hk) and HKU DALL-

Copilot M365 License Promotion for Staff Account
Great News! Copilot M365 licenses are now available at a special discounted rate of HKD$700 per license, each license is valid until 30 June (Original Price HKD$233 per license per month). So

Teams Voice adoption and Retirement of Legacy Staff Phone Systems
Full deployment of Teams voices for HKU staff As previously noted in the University-wide Teams Voice Adoption initiative, now HKU staff telephone services have been integrated under the Microsoft Teams platform except for office spaces at the Hong Kong Jockey Club Building

Official Launch: HKU Portal for Students (17 November 2025)
We are pleased to inform you that the revamped HKU Portal for students will officially launch on 17 November 2025. During the pilot run, the portal was fully operational and

HKU Connect alumni email accounts will be migrated to the Graduate M365 platform
To standardize and streamline HKU alumni email services on a dedicated Microsoft M365 platform, all alumni email accounts will be migrated to the @graduate.hku.hk M365 platform in the next few

Transition from Classic to Revamped HKU Portal: Pilot Run
We are happy to inform you that the revamped HKU Portal for students is now ready for preview. To facilitate a smooth transition from the classic portal to the new


HKU Graduate Linux accounts transition to M365 Exchange Online (EXO) platform and the way to activate Graduate Email account on EXO platform
Starting from 16th October 2025, ITS will transition all active Graduate.hku.hk Linux email accounts to the new Microsoft Exchange Online platform. This initiative aims to enhance the user experience with

Invitation for UAT of HKU Portal for Students
As part of our ongoing effort to enhance the user experience of the HKU Portal, we would like to invite you to participate in the User Acceptance Testing (UAT) of

Enforcement of DMARC Protocol
Email is widely used at the university for both academic and administrative purposes, but it may be susceptible to cyber risks such as phishing and spoofing. Information Technology Service (ITS)