2017 CityU Discovery Festival Opening Ceremony cum Teaching Excellence Award Presentation
We would like to invite you to cover the following event:
Event: 2017 CityU Discovery Festival Opening Ceremony cum
Teaching Excellence Award Presentation
Date: 7 March 2017 (Wednesday)
Time: 2:30pm – 3:30pm
Venue: 4/F, Purple Zone, Academic 1, CityU
Officiating guests:
• Professor Frederick Ma Si-hang, Chairman of MTR Corporation Limited
• Professor Way Kuo, CityU President
The 2017 CityU Discovery Festival at City University of Hong Kong (CityU) is showcasing our strengths in discovery and innovation from 7 to 9 March. Professor Frederick Ma will officiate at the opening ceremony on 7 March and deliver a speech, to be followed by the presentation of the awards for teaching excellence and other areas.
The Festival includes the display of an array of creative projects developed by CityU students for community needs. These projects include a redesigned wheelchair that helps people with mobility difficulties to get into cars, especially taxis; a mobile app that aims to protect senior citizens from falling victim to phishing and fraud; a robotic hand for people undergoing rehabilitation; and an intelligence navigation assistance system that helps the visually impaired catch the bus.
Media enquiries:
Emily Law, CityU’s Communications and Public Relations Office (Tel: 3442 6819 or
9773 7664)