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President welcomes new students
22 Aug 2018
New students at CityU were welcomed by Professor Way Kuo, CityU President, on registration day and the kick-off ceremony for an orientation camp organised by SU in August.
Uniquely designed visitor centre opens at CityU
22 Aug 2018
The design of the recently opened Visitor Centre at CityU reflects CityU’s culture of innovation and openness.
Naming of Hong Kong’s First Veterinary College and Green Light for CityU’s Veterinary Programme
20 Aug 2018
On 20 August 2018, CityU celebrated the naming of Hong Kong’s first and only veterinary college: Jockey Club College of Veterinary Medicine and Life Sciences in collaboration with Cornell University.
HK$120 million gift to CityU from Dr Lee Shau-kee
17 Aug 2018
CityU is privileged to receive a HK$120 million donation from Dr Lee Shau-kee, Chairman of Henderson Land Development Company Limited, to support the long-term development of the University.
Workshop with US academy enriches engineering graduates’ skills
16 Aug 2018
An international workshop co-organised by CityU and the US National Academy of Engineering was held on campus on 14-16 August.
Cancer breakthrough for drug delivery
13 Aug 2018
A new strategy to produce drug carriers for treating cancer with an efficiency rate as high as 80% has been devised by researchers at CityU.
Stimulating new ideas in the fields of genomes, cells and mathematics
09 Aug 2018
The IAS Extended Workshop on Genomes, Cells and Mathematics featuring 18 world-renowned speakers was held in July to foster exchanges on related fields.
CityU to bestow honorary fellowships on three distinguished persons
02 Aug 2018
CityU will confer the title of Honorary Fellow on three distinguished persons in recognition of their significant contributions to the development of, and service to, the University and the community: Mr Harry S. Banga, Miss Tong Hing-min, and Mr Wong Chun-hong, BBS.
Estimating optimal vaccination coverage for goat plague eradication
26 Jul 2018
To support the global initiative on eradicating peste des petits ruminants (PPR), also known as goat plague, veterinary expert from City University of Hong Kong (CityU) worked as part of an international research team to develop a dynamic model for estimating the optimal vaccination coverage required for eradicating this disease. They have found that rather than aiming for uniform vaccination coverage across the whole population in a particular country or region, the most effective way to eradicate the disease should involve targeting specific sub-populations acting as viral reservoirs.

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