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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.
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.
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.
State Vice-President Xi Jinping led a delegation visiting the CityU Shenzhen Research Institute and its Biotech and Health Centre on 5 July. He is the most senior official ever to have visited CityU facilities.
Professor Rudolf Wu Shiu-sun, from the Department of Biology and Chemistry, is nominated as a member of a United Nations body that provides advice to governments around the world on policies and issues relating to marine environmental protection.
The final of the Hong Kong Underwater Robot Challenge 2008, jointly organised by CityU and WWF, took place on 6 April in the CityU swimming pool, with The Shau Kei Wan Government Secondary School team beating 20 other entries in a high standard competition.