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3月12日，國家衛生健康委員會主任雷海潮在北京會見香港科技大學（港科大）校董會主席沈向洋、校長葉玉如一行，就國家衛生健康領域的人才培養、科研創新及成果轉化等進行深入探討。  雷海潮主任在座談會中充分肯定了香港科技大學在人才培養、科技創新、成果轉化及國際合作等方面取得的突出成績。 他表示，希望港科大發揮自身在教育、科研及國際化方面的優勢，一方面加快推進醫學教育的創新發展，探索學科交叉融合，培養面向未來的高層次複合型人才; 另一方面加快科技創新步伐，推動高水平科研成果在臨床上的轉化與應用，裨益社會。 同時，他還期待港科大利用國際化的資源和優勢，為國家培養更多具有國際視野和國際治理能力的國際化人才，為全球健康事業貢獻中國智慧和力量。  沈向洋主席和葉玉如校長對國家衛生健康委員會的支持表示衷心感謝，並表示，港科大將全面加快醫學院建設步伐，持續致力於探索醫學教育的新模式，推動醫學科技領域的新突破，積極響應「健康中國」戰略，為國家醫學事業的發展和社會健康水平的提升貢獻更多力量。  

The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) and Shanghai Industrial Investment (Holdings) Co., Ltd. (SIIC) together announced the establishment of the Hong Kong Biotechnology Fund (HKBF) today, underscoring a significant milestone dedicated to fostering innovation in the life sciences sector.

The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) today announced partnerships with HKSH Medical Group (HKSH) and Hong Kong Adventist Hospital (HKAH), two leading private medical institutions which have served the city for over a century. These collaborations mark a significant step in HKUST’s ongoing efforts to establish Hong Kong’s third medical school and galvanize innovation in healthcare.

The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) and The Civil Engineering and Development Department (CEDD) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) today (February 28) to set out the framework of collaboration on research studies related to sustainable infrastructure development and land formation.        The MoU was signed by the Vice-President for Research and Development of HKUST, Prof. Tim CHENG, and the Director of Civil Engineering and Development, Mr. Michael FONG, and witnessed by the President of HKUST, Prof. Nancy IP, and the Permanent Secretary for Development (Works), Mr. Ricky LAU.The MoU, effective from March 1 for a duration of two years, will cover research areas in novel construction materials, innovative landslide mitigation strategies, digitalization, Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology, as well as innovative engineering and sustainable solutions. 

The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) is receiving advisory support from Imperial College London (Imperial) and engaging with the University of California San Diego (UC San Diego) to pursue the establishment of the city’s third medical school, advancing medical education and clinical training. Echoing the government’s vision of building a third medical school that nurtures more doctors to meet the local demands and assists Hong Kong’s development into an international health and medical innovation hub, HKUST believes that new generations of doctors must possess the ability to serve and lead within the local context and leverage cutting-edge advancements in the global landscape of health and research. 

The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) has recently established strategic partnership with The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University (FAH-SYSU), Southern Medical University (SMU), and Guangzhou Medical University (GMU) respectively. These individual partners will engage in in-depth collaboration with HKUST on areas such as clinical education, talent cultivation, medical research, and translation of innovations, injecting new impetus into the advancement of medical education and healthcare services.

The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) and the Guangzhou Municipal People’s Government, following their partnership to establish HKUST(Guangzhou), have signed a comprehensive strategic agreement today. This agreement will facilitate in-depth collaboration in three key areas:  industry-academia-research integration, life sciences research and medical innovation, and training of innovative talents. Both parties will establish a long-term exchange mechanism to jointly promote sustainable economic growth, new industrialization, and the development of new productive forces.

The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Microsoft Research Asia to enhance collaboration in medical health education and research. Focusing on three strategic areas – nurturing talent, revolutionizing smart healthcare, and developing enabling research – the MoU strives to drive the future collaboration of medical education through a holistic approach. According to the MoU, the two parties will use their respective strengths in research to foster exchange and collaboration in the medical health sector across three major areas. These include: