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CityU HK Tech 300 Angel Fund receives another $20 million in support from four venture capital firms
CityU and four innovation and technology investment companies signed MoUs on 6 October for the establishment of co-investment partnerships that will provide a total of HK$20 million in angel fund investment each year to selected start-ups supported by HK Tech 300.
CityU congratulates Professor Alain Aspect on winning the Nobel Prize in Physics 2022. Professor Aspect is a Senior Fellow at the HKIAS at CityU. In 2018, he was conferred an Honorary Doctor of Science by CityU in recognition of his significant contributions to education and society.
An inter-institutional collaborative team involving a scholar from CityU promoting a student-centred project, “English Across the Curriculum”, has been awarded the 2022 UGC Teaching Award.
The title of Honorary Fellow was conferred on four distinguished persons by CityU in recognition of their distinctive contributions to the development of, and service to, the University and the community.
Cattle imported from Australia for University Farm operated by CityU in Lam Tsuen, Tai Po, arrived safely on 20 September. Mr Lester Garson Huang, Chairman of the CityU Council, and Professor Way Kuo, CityU President, were on hand to witness the cattle reach University Farm.
According to a survey conducted by CityU's Department of Media and Communication, most respondents prefer a reduction in the number of days required for inbound travellers to stay in quarantine hotels, with about 60% of respondents supporting the “0+7” model.
Eminent scholars from academia to industry gathered at the HK Tech Forum on Advanced Matter and Materials, hosted by HKIAS at CityU from 19 to 20 September, to share their findings and explore approaches in the development of advanced materials.
Nearly 700 new elite “HK TECH Tiger” students set to start on their future leadership path were welcomed at CityU in a ceremony on 19 September.
CityU actively encourages students to immerse themselves in athletic and musical activities as well as pursue academic knowledge. The academic and athletic potential of seven student-athletes admitted at the start of the 2022/23 academic year will be supported.
CityU shines once again in the top 100 universities granted US utility patents by the National Academy of Inventors. CityU is placed 29th in the world, the highest-ever position and 22 places better than last year. Furthermore, CityU is ranked 1st among local institutions for the 6th consecutive year.