Miss Valerie Tanya Chan, a 2nd-year student of the BSc in Biomedical Sciences Programme of the School of Biomedical Sciences, received the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) Vice-Chancellor’s Scholarships for Excellence 2022/23.

The Presentation Ceremony was held on 27 November 2023 at Cho Yiu Hall, University Administration Building. Prof Rocky S. Tuan, Vice-Chancellor and President gave a Welcome Address followed by a Self-introduction by awardees and a Vote of Thanks by Student Representative.

The scholarship is offered to the most outstanding freshmen admitted to the full-time undergraduate programmes. 8 non-renewable awards of HK$50,000 each are given out to the distinguished new students admitted to any full-time undergraduate programmes, irrespective of the admission channel and residency each year.

Selection criteria for the scholarship was based on both academic and non-academic achievements, including their entrance results, first-term academic results, language proficiency, track record of distinguished leadership, commitment to service and awards attained.

We sincerely congratulate Miss Chan on winning this scholarship with her exceptional performance.

(from left) Miss Valerie Tanya Chan , Mr Tse Shing-chun (MBChB Year 2), Dr Hwang Shui Shan Isabel, Assistant Dean (Student Support) of SBS