<p>
    Co-organized by the Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong
    Kong (CUHK), and Monash University (Monash), Australia, the first CUHK –
    Monash Joint Symposium on Regenerative Biology and Tissue Engineering (the
    Symposium) was successfully held at the Lo Kwee-Seong Integrated Biomedical
    Sciences Building on 15 July 2018.
</p>
<p>
    Officiated by Prof. Jack C.Y. Cheng, Convener of the Liaison Committee of
    CUHK – Monash Alliance in Medical Education and Research, and Prof. Chan
    Wai-yee, Director of School of Biomedical Sciences (SBS) and Institute for
    Tissue Engineering &amp; Regenerative Medicine (iTERM), 20 talks were
    delivered by speakers from CUHK and Monash at the event. The Symposium was
    well attended by members of the SBS and the iTERM, members from other
    departments of CUHK, and overseas participants from Australian Regenerative
    Medicine Institute (ARMI), Australia and Monash.
</p>
<p>
    Our School has been participated in the mutual visits to Monash since 2016
    (see previous academic visits
    <a
        href="http://www2.sbs.cuhk.edu.hk/en-gb/global-outreach/academic-exchange-activities/by-region/australia?view=academic&amp;id=138"
    >
        HERE
    </a>
    ). In May 2017, the
    <a
        href="http://cuhk.com2.hk/cuhk.php?page=news_detail&amp;id=czo2OiIxMjc0NTIiOw=="
    >
        CUHK – Monash Alliance in Medical Education and Research
    </a>
    was established as a transnational integrated collaboration to co-develop
    and co-invest in thematic areas of shared excellence in medical education
    and research. The synergistic collaborations are expected to lead to the
    development of high impact research programs and innovative medical
    education platforms.
</p>
<p>
    The program rundown can be found
</p>
<a
    href="http://www.iterm.cuhk.edu.hk/?i_page=event_detail@!@!id=czo2OiIxMzEwNjUiOw=="
>
    HERE
</a>
<p>
    , whereas the corresponding coverage by the iTERM can be viewed
</p>
<a
    href="http://www.iterm.cuhk.edu.hk/?i_page=news_detail@!@!id=czo2OiIxMzEwNjQiOw=="
>
    HERE
</a>
<p>
    .
</p>