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The Jockey Club College of Veterinary Medicine and Life Sciences (JCC) celebrated a momentous milestone as it held the Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine (BVM) Graduation Gala for its inaugural cohort on 28 October 2023. Eleven pioneering veterinary students were the first to emerge from Hong Kong's first and only veterinary school, holding great significance in the history of JCC and the local community.

CityU’s first and only vet school in Hong Kong takes immense pride in receiving dual accreditation for the Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine programme by the Australasian Veterinary Boards Council (AVBC) and Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS).

Dr. Ibrahim Elsohaby, Assistant Professor in the Department of Infectious Diseases and Public Health, has been awarded the Kei-ichiro Maeda Memorial Award for 2023 for research into “Healthy People, Healthy Animals: The Power of One Health in Tacking Public Health Threats”

Milk produced by City University of Hong Kong (CityU) Farm in Lam Tsuen, Tai Po is now available at the CityU Milk Product Counter. CityU Milk is produced by the only dairy herd in Hong Kong.

We are pleased to announce that Professor Paulo MORTENSEN STEAGALL, currently Professor in the Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, will serve as Acting Head of the Department from 5 January 2023.

We are delighted to announce that Prof. Shuk Han Cheng, currently Chair Professor of Molecular Medicine in the Department of Biomedical Sciences and the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, will serve as the Associate Dean of Research for the College.

For the first time in several decades, Hong Kong has a new dairy farm! Yesterday, CityU marked the opening of the CityU Farm which currently houses 24 Jersey Heifers imported from Australia in September.

Professor Olivier Sparagano (Professor of Veterinary Parasitology) has been appointed as Acting Head of the Department of Infectious Diseases and Public Health in the Jockey Club College of Veterinary Medicine and Life Sciences from 31 October 2022 until further notice.

We are pleased to announce that Professor Vanessa Barrs, BOCHK Chair Professor of Veterinary Medicine, Director of Veterinary Affairs and formerly Associate Dean of the Jockey Club College of Veterinary Medicine and Life Sciences, has been announced as the Dean of the Jockey Club College of Veterinary Medicine and Life Sciences from 19 October 2022 until further notice.

On 8-9 October, a 2-day 1-night Teamwork and Leadership Orientation Camp was held at Hong Kong Playground Association's Facilities in Mui Wo for all in coming Year 1 BVM students.