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The Pro-Chancellor’s Seminar Series was launched on 10 November with an aim to bring together distinguished academics and professionals to share their insights on cutting-edge developments in diverse fields.
Professor David Lou Xiongwen, Chair Professor of Materials Chemistry at CityU was honoured with the first Young Scientist SDGs Award at the opening ceremony of the 2023 World Young Scientist Summit (WYSS) in Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province on 11 November.
Professor Marc Fontecave delivered a pivotal lecture on 8 November at the recent France-Hong Kong Distinguished Lecture Series, hosted by CityU.
The Bright Future Engineering Talent Hub at CityU held the STEM Challenge and Summer Research Internship Presentation by Finalists and Prize Presentation Ceremony on 28 October, attended by around 100 secondary students and representatives from secondary schools.
CityU recently made a significant breakthrough in developing a passive radiative cooling material. By reducing the thermal load of buildings and providing stable cooling performance, even in diverse weather conditions in all climates, the cooling ceramic developed by the team enhances energy efficiency and combats global warming.
A convenient lunchbox lending and return system has been implemented in the eight publicly-funded universities to reduce single-use plastic consumption and promote sustainable development on campus.
Ms Israt Ara, Consul General of Bangladesh in Hong Kong, visited CityU on 30 October and met with Professor Freddy Boey, CityU President.
Over 550 distinguished guests attended the dinner of the CityU Foundation earlier, at which HK$16.8 million, a new record, was raised to support the strategic research development of the University.
A senior-level delegation led by Mr Xiao Yafei, Deputy Director of the Guangdong Municipal People’s Congress Standing Committee and Secretary of the Dongguan Municipal Party Committee, visited CityU on 25 October. They were warmly welcomed by Mr Lester Garson Huang, CityU Council Chairman, Professor Freddy Boey Yin Chiang, President, Professor Kevin Downing, Secretary to the Council, and Professor Lu Chun, Vice-President (Mainland Strategy). A meeting was arranged for both parties to exchange ideas on expediting the establishment of CityU (Dongguan).
The first Graduation Gala of CityU's BVM was held on 28 October. With the recent attainment of direct accreditation from both the RCVS and the AVBC, all 11 BVM graduates of the leading cohort completed registration with the Veterinary Surgeons Board of Hong Kong and obtained their license to practise as veterinary surgeons.