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A number of recently graduated CityU students have been admitted to postgraduate programmes at the world’s top universities, including Cambridge University and Oxford University in the UK, to continue their pursuit of academic and research excellence.
An outstanding student from the Department of Biology and Chemistry will be heading to the University of Oxford to prepare for a research career in biomedical science after successfully competing for scholarship admission to a graduate programme.
As a token of her gratitude, Jamie Zhan Bao, a Year 3 student from the Department of Biology and Chemistry, presented her Olympic Torch to CityU for its silver jubilee anniversary.
MERIT, led by CityU, has been awarded HK$23.6 million funding from the UGC’s Areas of Excellence Scheme, in recognition of its outstanding contributions to the research and management of the marine environment in Hong Kong and worldwide.
Three research projects led by CityU have received funding from the RGC Collaborative Research Fund 2008-09 totalling HK$16.2 million. CityU was granted the highest amount of funding among the local universities this year.
The expert committee assisting CityU on its prospective biomedical engineering programmes, concluded its three-day visit to the University by making its recommendations for the consideration of senior management.
On the second day of a three-day visit, the biomedical expert committee met with members of the College of Science and Engineering to gain a greater understanding of the college's biomedical engineering strengths and research capabilities.
Nobel Laureate, Chair Professor-at-Large at City University of Hong Kong, Professor Jean-Marie Lehn, of Collège de France, delivered a series of lectures to Department of Biology and Chemistry staff and students on 29 October.
The outstanding efforts of CityU in marine environmental research have been rewarded with an $8.7 million government consultancy project that will direct the development of a new set of water quality standards.
MERIT led by CityU has been designated by a UN body as the first Regional Centre of Excellence in Marine Pollution, underpinning its leadership position in the field of marine pollution research, monitoring, assessment and management.