The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) introduced the signing of strategic Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) with three main affiliated hospitals of Zhejiang University School of Medicine: The First Affiliated Hospital, The Second Affiliated Hospital, and Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital. This landmark collaboration will concentrate on analysis, expertise growth, medical schooling, and worldwide change, aiming to collectively nurturing scientific scientists and medical professionals with worldwide views and cutting-edge progressive capabilities. This partnership seeks to speed up the interpretation and utility of high-level scientific analysis outcomes and promote high-quality growth of healthcare throughout each cities.
The collaboration between HKUST and Zhejiang University has an extended historical past, yielding important accomplishments in educational exchanges and analysis cooperation. In line with HKUST’s strategic plan to determine Hong Kong’s third medical college, the University has been actively strengthening its ties with Zhejiang University within the medication discipline in recent times. Last 12 months, HKUST established a strategic partnership with Zhejiang University School of Medicine to advance the combination of medical schooling, analysis, and scientific apply.
To additional advance their collaboration, a delegation led by HKUST President Prof. Nancy IP and Provost Prof. GUO Yike visited Hangzhou. They met with Prof. MA Yanming, President of Zhejiang University to discover deeper collaboration between the 2 universities in driving developments in medical well being and synthetic intelligence (AI), establishing joint analysis platforms, and fostering prime progressive future leaders. This initiative goals to inject new momentum for HKUST’s medical growth.
Representatives from HKUST additionally visited the three affiliated hospitals of Zhejiang University School of Medicine. They met with hospital administration to debate shared objectives and discover the newest developments in native analysis and educating hospitals, and formally establishing MoUs. Key management figures the delegation met included Prof. LIANG Tingbo, President of The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine; Prof. GU Guoyu, Secretary of the CPC Committee of The First Affiliated Hospital; Prof. WANG Jian’an, President of The Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine; Prof. CAI Xiujun, President of the Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine; and Prof. XU Guobin, Secretary of the CPC Committee of the Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital.
The partnership will leverage HKUST’s strengths in synthetic intelligence, information science, engineering, and basic sciences, alongside the hospitals’ world-class medical applied sciences and intensive scientific experience.
Key areas of collaboration embody:
• Innovating medical schooling and scientific coaching;
• Advancing scientific remedy applied sciences and basic analysis;
• Establishing joint analysis groups and facilities to drive interdisciplinary tasks;
• Facilitating scholar and school exchanges by means of joint coaching and internship applications; and
• Enhancing worldwide cooperation to amplify the worldwide influence of the partnership.
Prof. Nancy Ip, President of HKUST, said, “Combining HKUST’s research prowess and technology translation experience with the exceptional clinical resources and medical expertise of Zhejiang University’s hospitals will lead to a powerful partnership. Together, we will focus on cultivating talent, advancing academic exchange, and conducting transformative collaborative research. The alliance will also accelerate the integration of technology and clinical medicine and help nurture a new generation of globally minded healthcare innovators. We are fully committed to supporting the national ‘Healthy China’ initiative and Hong Kong’s development as an international hub for I&T, health and medical innovation, a vision core to our mission of establishing a world-class, innovative medical school.”