The University of Hong Kong welcomes the promulgation of an Outline Development plan for the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area(GBA)by the Central Government.HKU has been actively exploring opportunities globally for undertaking education and research.We believe that opportunities for scaling up and expanding the scope of education and research in the GBA should look promising given the national development initiatives being rolled out.We would like to be further involved in developing activities in the GBA and hope that our involvement can contribute to the area’s sustained development,long-term economic vibrancy and social integration;and to China’s development of aknowledge powerhouse of world-class status in the GBA.It can also foster opportunities for cross-fertilization of research ideas among researchers in different academic institutions and promote academic and business collaboration in the region,as well as provide amore rich and diverse learning experience for HKU students.Following ameeting in October 2018 between the Senior Management Team and Deans,a China Initiative Task Force chaired by Professor Richard Wong,Philip Wong Kennedy Wong Professor in Political Economy,and Chair of Economics,HKU was set up.Members of the task force have met with the government,university and science researchers in the GBA and will continue to study possible development of University activities in the Mainland,particularly in the GBA.The education and research opportunities we are exploring will be built on our wide experience in collaborating with Mainland institutions in research,teaching and learning.For example,the HKU-Shenzhen Hospital,the GDPU-HKU Innovations Platform,Research and Innovation Institutes in Shenzhen and Zhejiang,and joint academic programmes such as postgraduate business education with Peking University and Fudan University. 查看详细>>

The School of Public Health,LKS Faculty of Medicine at The University of Hong Kong(HKU)is partnering with the US National Academy of Medicine(NAM)to offer the NAM-HKU Fellowship in Global Health Leadership.An official announcement ceremony was held today(December 1,2018)at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre.In alignment with the School’s and NAM’s strategic emphasis on developing the next generation of health leaders in Asia and worldwide,this fellowship aims to provide outstanding early-to mid-career scholars with the opportunity to obtain further training,education,experience and mentoring in the field of global health.The fellowship will commence in 2019 and run for three years initially,with one fellow to be selected each year.The fellows will visit Washington,DC for three months each year for two consecutive years during which s/he will actively learn about the work of NAM;undergo academic attachment at HKU School of Public Health;and receive ascholarship to pursue aMaster of Public Health degree at HKU.Nearly 100 candidates from 31 places of origin across six continents applied for the inaugural class of this fellowship programme.The 2019/2020 recipient will be announced in early 2019.The School took the occasion of the Faculty’s 200th Congregation to make the official announcement of the fellowship at aformal ceremony,which was hosted by Professor Gabriel Leung,HKU Dean of Medicine,and officiated by Professor Victor Dzau,President of the US National Academy of Medicine,and Dr Patrick Poon,Benefactor of the NAM-HKU Fellowship,HKU Council Member and Convocation Chairman.Professor Sophia Chan,Secretary for Food and Health,and Dr Constance Chan,Director of Health,also graced the ceremony with their presence.“HKU School of Public Health has been collaborating with the US National Academy of Medicine for years and Iam delighted to see the establishment of this new fellowship programme,which aims to train world class global health leaders for the 21st century and beyond,”said Professor Leung in his welcoming remarks.“I hope that this fellowship can contribute to building anetwork of global health policy scholars who can work together to identify pathways to solutions to some of the most critical health challenges facing the world today and in the future,”Professor Leung continued.“We also take this occasion to convey our deepest gratitude to Dr Patrick Poon,without whom this fellowship would not have been made possible.” 查看详细>>

The Faculty of Engineering at the University of Hong Kong(HKU),and the Harvard John A.Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Science(Harvard SEAS)signed aMemorandum of Understanding(MoU)today(December 2)to set up aLaboratory for Instrumentation for Precision Medicine.Professor Christopher Chao,Dean of Engineering of HKU and Dr.Fawwaz Habbal,Executive Dean for Education and Research,Harvard SEAS officiated at the signing ceremony.The event was witnessed by The Hon Mrs Carrie Lam,the Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region(HKSAR);Mr Kurt W.Tong,Consul General of the United States to Hong Kong and Macau;Professor Zhang Xiang,President and Vice-Chancellor of HKU;Mr Nicholas WYang,the Secretary for Innovation and Technology of the HKSAR Government;and Professor David Weitz,Mallinckrodt Professor of Physics and Applied Physics,Harvard SEAS.HKU Faculty of Engineering and Harvard SEAS aim to establish alaboratory focused on medical instrumentation for microfluidic-based diagnostics,drug delivery and sensor development in the age of precision medicine,in response to the HKSAR Government’s initiative to turn Hong Kong into aglobal hub of innovation and technology,particularly in the areas of healthcare technologies.The Hon Mrs Carrie Lam,Chief Executive of the HKSAR,said:“The HKSAR Government is committed to attracting world-leading research institutions to conduct collaborative research.The signing of the MoU between the HKU Faculty of Engineering and Harvard SEAS,which signifies enhanced collaboration and cross-fertilisation in the research area of precision medicine in Hong Kong,is avery significant step in this endeavour.I wish the two universities great success in the collaboration.”U.S.Consul General Kurt W.Tong said:“The U.S.Consulate General welcomes this important and positive milestone in U.S.-Hong Kong science and technology cooperation.”“Today’s memorandum brings together two universities that are known and respected around the world for our commitment to pursuing world-class,pioneering research,”Professor Xiang Zhang conveyed in the ceremony.Precision medicine(PM)is an emerging field of research by scientists.Innovation and technological development in the area will open up anew paradigm in healthcare leading to the customisation of healthcare,with medical decisions,treatments,practices,or products being tailored to individuals.The Laboratory will be organised into themes based on technologies that HKU and Harvard SEAS are pioneering and share interests and competitive edge in,such as microfluidics,drug formulations,sensors and detectors.Dr Fawwaz Habbal expressed that“HKU has excellent educational programs and first class research capabilities.Our collaboration will enable the talented engineers and scientists in both Universities to create significant innovative instrumentations for precision medicine,and will facilitate the design of devices and treatments that will impact health care across the world.” 查看详细>>

The Laboratory for Space Research(LSR)of The University of Hong Kong,announces its plan to immediately establish anew LSR at HKU Zhejiang Institute of Research Innovation(HKU-ZIRI)in the Lin’an district of Hangzhou in Zhejiang province.With astrategic investment of HKD 10 million,the laboratory is designed to help put Space and Planetary Sciences and related activities squarely on the map at HKU.These are very exciting times for Space Science both globally and particularly in China with its significant investment in major missions to the Moon,Mars and with the upcoming Space Station.These all provide important opportunities for Hong Kong based science.This new LSR initiative will allow HKU to participate in important space science projects such as the proposed HKU No.1 satellite planned for launch in 2019 that will use novel“Lobster-Eye”X-ray technology to look for evidence of mysterious dark matter,undertake astudy of hot gas in rich galaxy clusters,look at comets in the solar system and explore the interaction of the solar-wind with the earth’s magnetosphere.This broad mission scope is highly interdisciplinary.It effectively combines the fields of astronomy,earth science,and planetary sciences,making aperfect LSR project.The potential science dividend and impact of this satellite are globally significant and cutting-edge.The LSR has just leveraged two jointly funded postdoctoral fellows between HKU-LSR and two elite Mainland universities:the KAVLI institute for Astronomy and Astrophysics at Peking University and the Space and Astrophysics group at Nanjing University.Professor Quentin Parker,Acting Director of LSR,on commenting on the new jointly funded postdoctoral fellows with the aforementioned universities said“This exciting development will help turbo charge our collaborations and opportunities for HK based scientists with top Mainland Space and Astrophysics groups.”Professor Parker has also been appointed as an adjunct Professor at Zhejiang University who host the Mainland‘s pre-eminent microsatellite research group.They have agreed to offer practical support in setting up our LSR at HKU-ZIRI.A strong collaboration with them is promised,so linking HKU and the LSR directly to the 3top Mainland universities in Astrophysics,Space Science and Satellite technologies.With the new initiative of alaboratory on space research at HKU-ZIRI and participation in the HKU No.1 satellite opportunity Parker also stated“we are well placed to emerge over the coming years as atrue force in Space and Planetary Science in Hong Kong,the Mainland and globally.” 查看详细>>