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US National Academy of Inventors/ U21 Award/ Croucher Senior Medical Research Fellowship Award
US National Academy of Inventors: Professor Ron Hui 許樹源 (left), Philip K H Wong Wilson K L Wong Professor in Electrical Engineering, is the only representative from a Hong Kong university to be named in the 2018 class of Fellows of the National Academy of Inventors, the highest professional distinction accorded to academic inventors. Details.

U21 Award: Professor John Spinks (middle), Senior Advisor to the President and Director of Undergraduate Admissions, received the "U21 Award" from Universitas21 (U21) in recognition of his sustained contribution to the internationalisation of HKU. U21 is a leading global network of research-intensive universities. Details.

Croucher Senior Medical Research Fellowship Award: Professor Sydney Tang 鄧智偉 (MBBS 1991, MD 2001, PhD 2005), Chair of Renal Medicine and Yu Professor in Nephrology, Department of Medicine, was honoured by The Croucher Foundation for excellent scientific research achievements related of kidney disease. Details.



Institute of the Mind launched with $150 million donation
Institute of the Mind launched with $150 million donation
HKU will establish an Institute of the Mind to take on the grand challenge of studying the science and art of human wisdom. The Institute has been made possible thanks to a generous donation of HK $150 million by Dr the Hon Lee Shau-Kee 李兆基, GBM, Chairman of Henderson Land Group, through the Lee Shau Kee Foundation. "The institute will establish a technology platform with a human-society-machine interface. Cross-faculty and inter-disciplinary research teams will be assembled to study qualitative and quantitative human wisdom. It will lead to the next generation's information technology, and re-define multiple core industries including automobile, internet, medical diagnosis, energy, etc, and foster social advancement," Professor Xiang Zhang said. Details.



The REVIEW 2018: A Time of Opportunity
Collaboration with MTR on railway operation big data analysis
Collaboration with MTR on railway operation big data analysis
Professor Andy Hor, Vice-President (Research) and Mr Adi Lau, Operations Director of MTR, signed a memorandum of understanding on developing solutions to enhance railway operations using image analysis, forecasting, image and data visualisation, and big data analytics.
A Path Twice Traveled: My Journey as a Historian of China Jan 8
A Path Twice Traveled: My Journey as a Historian of China Jan 8
Professor Paul A. Cohen, one of the West's pre-eminent historians of China, traces the development of his work from the 1960s to the present day in this memoir. He is an Associate of the Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies at Harvard University and Visiting Scholar at HKU’s Hong Kong Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences. Details.
12th International Temperate Reefs Symposium, Hong Kong Jan 6-11
12th International Temperate Reefs Symposium, Hong Kong (ITRS) Jan 6-11
Since its inception in 1989, ITRS has been an aggregation of like-minded marine scientists and a gathering for good science, challenging conversation, and excellent camaraderie. Sponsored by the Swire Institute of Marine Science (SWIMS) and the Faculty of Science. Registration.
HKU-Ivey Executive Leadership Program in Data Analytics and Big Data (DABD)
HKU-Ivey Executive Leadership Program in Data Analytics and Big Data (DABD) Early Bird by Jan 10
Empowered by recent cases on Goggle Flu, IBM, Netflix, SF Express, etc, the program will enable executives to use data to drive their operational and strategic decision-making, and create more value for their businesses. Special 5% discount for HKU and Ivey alumni, or more than three registrations from the same company.
Information Days – Taught Postgraduate Programmes (TPP)
Applications are open for 100+ diploma, master and doctorate programmes. Full details on TPP are here.
Upcoming admissions talks include:
Master of Journalism – Webinar on Jan 12 (Sat). Attendance is limited and online registration is required
Master of Arts in the field of Translation – Jan 12 (Sat)
Master of Buddhist Studies and Master of Buddhist Counselling – Jan 13 (Sun)
Master of Laws in Corporate and Financial Law – Jan 19 (Sat)
Master of Public Health – Jan 19 (Sat)
Master of Laws in Arbitration and Dispute Resolution – Jan 21 (Mon)



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