Two Shenzhen‑based professors have been elected as foreign members of the Academia Europaea (the Academy of Europe) for 2026, Shenzhen Special Zone Daily reported yesterday. They are Prof. Qin Qinghua, dean of the Institute of Advanced Interdisciplinary Technology at Shenzhen MSU‑BIT University, and Prof. Wang Liping, director of the Brain Cognition and Brain Diseases Institute at the Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. Headquartered in London, the Academia Europaea is one of the world’s most prestigious scientific organizations, with an acceptance rate for foreign members of less than 5%