School of Biomedical Sciences
生物醫學學院
The Chinese University of Hong Kong 香港中文大學

Event Highlights

Activities and Outreach Events for the BSc in Biomedical Sciences Programme


Date : 2021-04-10
Details :

The BSc in Biomedical Sciences Programme (BSc Programme) Team participated in the following activities between January and April 2021:

  • Online Regional Fairs – International Outreach Weekends: The Office of Admission and Financial Aid (OAFA) of CUHK hosted the Online Regional Fairs to promote CUHK undergraduate programmes to students worldwide. The BSc Team participated in the two online sessions held on 23 January and 20 February 2021 targeting students from Malaysia, Brunei, Mongolia, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Japan and Australasia. During the event, Dr. Ann S.N. Lau, Programme Director of BSc in Biomedical Sciences introduced the Programme, followed by admission interviews arranged for applicants.

  • CUHK University Taster Fair coordinated by OAFA for Secondary School Students on 10 April 2021: In the morning session, Prof. Linda S. Gu and Prof. Vincent C.K. Cheung of the School introduced to the participants their research expertise in medical genetics and neuroscience, the relevant social impacts and emerging demand for biomedical scientists, as well as the career paths of the graduates. In the afternoon session, our BSc students, including Miss Natalie H.T. Woo and Mr. Wang Yu-yang presented in drama format to demonstrate the importance of precision required in modern medicine, research and application, followed by a round-up by Dr. Nandita Mullapudi, Lecturer of the School about the skill-based training in the programme. More than 200 secondary school students participated in the sessions and had gained a better understanding of our programme features and career prospects.

With various promotional activities to reach out to prospective students, we hope to attract more high calibre and promising students to get admitted to our BSc Programme.

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Prof. Linda Gu (2nd row, 2nd from left) and Prof. Vincent Cheung (2nd row, 3rd from left) at CUHK University Taster Fair

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Dr. Nandita Mullapudi, Miss Natalie Woo and Mr. Wang Yu-yang at CUHK University Taster Fair