University of Hong Kong
The University of Hong Kong (HKU) is the oldest tertiary education institution in Hong Kong. 11 March 1912, marks the official opening of the University, with Arts, Engineering, Science, and Medicine as its first Faculties. Today, HKU has 10 academic faculties that celebrate the spirit of knowledge with its passionate and diverse students, staff, and researchers. The faculties are namely, Faculty of Architecture, Faculty of Arts, Faculty of Business and Economics (HKU Business School), Faculty of Dentistry, Faculty of Education, Faculty of Engineering, Faculty of Law, Faculty of Medicine, Faculty of Science, and Faculty of Social Sciences. HKU is celebrating 111 years of excellence in 2022 with more than 30,000 local and international students, over 12,000 academic and non-academic staff members, and its vast alumni network across the globe. The @AsiaGInstitute at #HKU is delighted to welcome 18 promising global influencers from 17 countries and respective fields to the HKU campus. Details at http://go.hku.hk/pr26542 WELCOMING WORLD-RENOWNED CHEMIST: #HKU is proud to announce the appointment of @sirfrasersays, a distinguished chemist and Nobel Laureate, as Chair Professor in the Department of Chemistry, @hku_science. Details at http://go.hku.hk/pr26533 AI at HKU. Prof. Moriaki Yasuhara’s team uses AI to understand long-term changes in Hong Kong’s marine biodiversity and their drivers. Ostracods are used as a proxy for biodiversity, and the AI tool identifies 140 species of ostracods in sediment cores with >90% accuracy. Victory for Patients! After filing #ACA discrimination complaint for putting almost all HIV Rx’s on highest cost tiers @BlueCrossNC lowers patients’ cost on 48 HIV Rx’s: https://hivhep.org/press-releases/insurer-responds-to-hiv-discrimination-complaint-by-lowering-patient-costs-for-drugs/ The University has a long tradition of contributing to the community and has been engaging in a wide range of knowledge-exchange activities. HKU’s deep and long-lasting friendships and connections with global strategic partners, coupled with distinct advantages in Greater China, provide exceptional opportunities for students and staff to make meaningful contributions to the building of knowledge and the advancement of society. HKU is widely recognised by the international community for its high-quality talents, assets, and skills. HKU has established relationships with more than 380 leading universities around the world across 46 countries, carrying out various exchange activities such as academic exchanges, scientific research cooperation, and the opportunity for students to study abroad. The University has also been proactive in establishing strategic international partnerships with universities and research institutions worldwide. The University is also committed to cultivating internationalism on campus and to supporting staff and student mobility projects and international programmes at all levels. The University of Hong Kong, Asia’s Global University, delivers impact through internationalisation, innovation and interdisciplinarity. It attracts and nurtures global scholars through excellence in research, teaching and learning, and knowledge exchange. It makes a positive social contribution through global presence, regional significance and engagement with the rest of China. 858.8M 4,493 HKU is a public research university with frontier research in critical areas through knowledge creation, translation, realisation, and impact. Its research policy is formulated to strengthen its capabilities in both fundamental and outcome-driven research and knowledge exchange within a culture that enables researchers to flourish and innovate. Staff recruited around the region and the world are of high calibre, and are eager and active in engaging with innovative researches locally, regionally, and globally. Researchers at HKU repeatedly secure competitive government research funding, including the General Research Fund, Areas of Excellence Scheme and Theme-based Research Scheme, etc. In 2022, five outstanding research projects from the University were awarded a total funding of HKD$168 million in the 12th round of the Theme-based Research Scheme (TRS). 38 HKU researchers have been named “Highly Cited Researchers 2022” as the world’s most influential with its leading research in fields like medicine, physics, and business, etc. With its wide range of cross-field collaborations and excellence, HKU holds a leading position in Hong Kong in regards to academic research. HKU has a proud record of academic recognition through honours and awards bestowed by bodies in Hong Kong, China, and across the world, and will continue to strive to contribute for the betterment of the local and international landscape. 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Laurie Pearcey commenced his appointment at the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) in September 2021. Laurie is responsible for expanding CUHK’s external reputation and profile with media, public policy makers, industry partners, future students and alumni locally, nationally and overseas. Prior to his appointment at CUHK, Laurie was Pro Vice-Chancellor (International) at the University of New South Wales (UNSW Sydney) and served as Chief Executive Officer of Australia’s oldest pathways education provider, UNSW Global Pty Ltd. Before joining higher education, he was Chief Executive Officer of the Australia China Business Council. Laurie is a fluent Mandarin speaker and is learning Cantonese. Laurie is a non-executive director of UCAS International in the United Kingdom. Founded in 1963, The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) is a forward-looking comprehensive research university with a global vision and a unique mission to combine tradition with modernity, and to bring together China and the West. CUHK offers Hong Kong’s only collegiate system which provides students with an enriching experience to supplement their education provided by the University’s eight Faculties. CUHK has a proud heritage of outstanding research addressing some of humanity’s major challenges with four areas of research focus spanning China studies, innovative biomedicine, information, and automation technologies, as well as environment and sustainability. Its major research breakthroughs include liquid biopsy in prenatal testing and early cancer detection, biotechnological improvements in soybeans, molecular analysis for cancer and metabolic disease detection and treatment, drug development for rare neurodegenerative disease, network coding theory that has revolutionised data transmission and network applications, as well as artificial intelligence and robotics solutions for smart cities and biomedicine. CUHK was the first Hong Kong university to establish a campus in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area with its Shenzhen campus formally opening its doors in 2014. 20+ experts from China, HK, Australia & Japan joined the School of Architecture’s the Rural Revitalisation Symposium co-hosted by #CUHK & Wu Zhi Qiao (Bridge to China) Charitable Foundation, which offered valuable insights into #RuralRevitalisation. More: https://bit.ly/462rHhg HK film star Brigitte Lin becomes an ambassador for a #dementia prevention project named Charles Kao CUHK BEAT AD Service, which aims to help people fight the symptoms of the degenerative condition. The project would also offer free dementia screenings. It’s the start of a new academic year for all #CUHK members. We are excited to share with you that a specially designed set of daily stickers is available for download at http://bit.ly/3WdXDK6. Feel free to leave a comment and share with us which sticker is your favourite. #CUHK60 #ThenandNow: The University Main Entrance is commonly known as “the four pillars”. Since 1974, the popular landmark has comprised four stone pillars and a sign bearing the University name calligraphed by founding Vice-Chancellor Dr. Li Choh Ming . http://bit.ly/3krTyoZ CUHK responds to the fast-changing world by enhancing its reputation, presence, relevance, and impact globally as well as embracing cultural diversity and full inclusiveness. This is demonstrated in its efforts in teaching, research, and global engagement. In a short span of 58 years, CUHK has become a leading institution of higher learning known internationally for its dedication to education, impactful research, and global engagement. The rapid growth of China has created an abundance of opportunities for development in higher education and collaboration between the mainland and Hong Kong universities. During the past few years, CUHK has strengthened its presence in Shenzhen and collaborations with mainland institutions, capitalizing on opportunities arising from the Greater Bay Area (GBA) Development Plan and the Belt and Road (B&R) Initiative. Global engagement will continue to be a major focus of the University under ‘CUHK 2025’. The grand challenges facing the world require global collaboration. The jobs of the future will not be confined by borders. Internationalization and engagement of mainland China will continue to be a priority in the University’s pursuit of excellence with purpose and responsibility. 6,766 HK$1,245.24 Research lies at the heart of the vision and mission of CUHK. A champion of research and innovation that create value and bring benefits to society, CUHK is recognized today as a leading research university in Asia and among the best in the world. In the coming five years, CUHK will focus on integrating research, innovation and enterprise into a dynamic and productive continuum, a superhighway that enables the translation of research into tangible benefits and the delivery of innovation to the world. With a clear and pronounced emphasis on interdisciplinary research that crosses the boundaries of individual academic units, the University seeks to optimize opportunities to generate impactful outcomes. CUHK’s research strategies aim to realize its vision as a centre of excellence for developing cutting-edge research and emerging interdisciplinary strengths that have global impact and significant contributions to society, through translating research findings into practical applications. Riding on our current research strengths, four major research areas have been identified in the CUHK Strategic Plan 2021–2025:
The World 100 Reputation Network is a group of the best universities in the world, delivering research that enhances reputation and offering leaders the chance to develop their own careers on a global stage. Members benefit from events and study tours, training, monthly media monitoring, and unique reputation research to provide institutional advantage.
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Laurie Pearcey
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