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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.
Nobel Laureate, Chair Professor-at-Large at City University of Hong Kong, Professor Jean-Marie Lehn, of Collège de France, delivered a series of lectures to Department of Biology and Chemistry staff and students on 29 October.
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.
CityU and Hong Kong Ocean Park Conservation Foundation researchers have released 15 captive-bred horseshoe crabs into the wild. The animals will now be tracked and their progress monitored in a bid to save the endangered species.
The Student Residence Office organised a Joint Hall Mid-Autumn Festival celebration in the Student Residence Halls on 12 September to enable students from around the world to enjoy a festive evening.
I was one of the torch bearers for the Beijing Olympics in Ordos, Inner Mongolia. Though I could not come back to CityU after the torch relay, I would love to share the unsusal experience in any other way with my fellow students.
Among the eight local higher education institutions in Hong Kong, CityU was ranked third in terms of the percentage of successful applications for funding from the 2008-09 General Research Fund.
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.