Rather, it should be seen by the public and have a positive impact on the world. The following three overarching research themes were identified specifically for this purpose to enhance our capacity to respond to the academic and societal challenges in our highly interconnected world.
As the human health and animal health are getting more and more interdependent, CityU adopts and promotes the “One Health” approach to design measures to safeguard public health and to respond to this global challenge. Under the overarching theme of One Health, CityU aims to develop and integrate interdisciplinary, problem-based research collaborations and communications in all aspects of health-related issues.
The impact of the digital age and the potential use of new technological development to advance our economy, culture and society is enormous. This results in a need for interdisciplinary research, from the application of digital innovations in daily life, a thorough understanding of the relationship between digital technology, people and their societies, to solutions to various pressing issues in a digital society.
Smart City provides a cross-cutting theme among diverse disciplines and programmes leading to innovative solutions to address regional and global concerns about sustainable economic development, high quality of life, and harmony of the built environment with nature.
To foster the interdisciplinary research, CityU has established 2 Research Institutes, 20 Research Centres, and 8 Applied Strategic Development Centres covering different areas of strategic importance.
With the approval from the Ministry of Science and Technology of China, CityU has established 2 State Key Laboratories and 1 Chinese National Engineering Research Center.
