Source: International Cooperation Office
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A signing ceremony for a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on cooperation between Capital Medical University (CMU) and The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) was held at CMU on 26 June. Leaders of the two universities, faculty representatives and experts gathered to open a new chapter of strategic collaboration in the interdisciplinary field of medicine and engineering.
Led by Professor Wong Wing-tak, Deputy President and Provost of PolyU, the delegation comprised more than ten senior professors and administrators from a range of disciplines, including Professor Shum Ho-cheung, Dean of the Faculty of Health and Social Sciences; Dr. Fong Yuk-fai, Professor of Practice of the Faculty of Health and Social Sciences; Professor Cai Jing, Head of the Department of Health Technology and Informatics; Professor Angela Leung, Associate Head of the School of Nursing; and Dr Zuo Bing, Research Fellow of the School of Optometry. Attending from CMU were Professor Chen Rui, Member of the Standing Committee of the University Party Committee and Vice President; Academician Wang Zhenchang, Dean of the School of Medical Technology; Professor Yang Hong, Secretary of the Party General Branch of the School of Medical Technology; Professor Liu Jun’e, Dean of the School of Nursing, and Professor Li Xianhong; as well as department heads and experts from Medical Imaging Technology, Medical Laboratory Science, Optometry and Health Data Science. The signing ceremony was moderated by Prof. Ma Lu, Director of the Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan Affairs Office of CMU.
Speech by Chen Rui
In his remarks, Chen Rui welcomed the PolyU delegation on behalf of CMU. He noted that Capital Medical University boasts a cluster of top-tier affiliated hospitals and abundant clinical resources, while PolyU possesses distinctive strengths in cutting-edge fields such as medical technology, intelligent diagnostics and digital health. The integration of medicine and engineering has become a core pathway for addressing clinical pain points and driving innovation in medical technology. He expressed the hope that the two universities would take this exchange as an opportunity to turn consensus into action and expedite the creation of a close and institutionalised mechanism for inter-university cooperation.
Speech by Wong Wing-tak
Wong Wing-tak expressed sincere gratitude for the warm reception. He spoke highly of CMU’s status as a pacesetter in medical education in China and its deep clinical research strengths. He noted that he had brought more than ten professors from core areas including medical technology, nursing, optometry and artificial intelligence, with the aim of aligning PolyU’s advantages in engineering and innovation with CMU’s strengths in clinical medicine, thereby promoting deep cross-disciplinary integration.
Signing of the Cooperation MoU between the Two Universities
Signing of the Agreement on the Joint Establishment of the Research Laboratory
Joint Laboratory Unveils
Chen Rui and Wong Wing-tak signed the Memorandum of Understanding on Cooperation in the Field of Medicine-Engineering Integration between Capital Medical University and The Hong Kong Polytechnic University on behalf of the two universities. Wang Zhenchang and Cai Jing signed the Agreement on the Joint Establishment of Medical Technology Research Laboratory by Capital Medical University and The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. Chen Rui, Wang Zhenchang, Yang Hong, Wong Wing-tak, Shum Ho-cheung and Cai Jing then unveiled the joint laboratory together. On behalf of CMU, Chen Rui also presented visiting professorship appointment letters to PolyU experts.
According to the agreements, the two parties will leverage the joint laboratory to carry out all-round and substantive cooperation in scientific research, faculty and student exchanges, talent cultivation, and clinical technology translation. The School of Medical Technology, the School of Nursing and other units at CMU will form targeted partnerships with corresponding departments in PolyU’s Faculty of Health and Social Sciences, giving full play to the highly compatible disciplines and strong complementarity of expertise, so that cooperation can cascade from the top-level agreement down to the frontlines of research and teaching in an expedited manner. Standing at a new starting point, the two universities will work hand in hand to cultivate the fertile ground of medicine-engineering innovation, jointly nurture high-calibre innovative medical talents, and pool their efforts to tackle key medical technology challenges, contributing more wisdom and strength to the cause of human health.
Group Photo
Visit to the Chinese Institutes for Medical Research, Beijing (CIMR)
Visit to Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University
Visit to the School of Nursing
Visit to Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University
On the afternoon of the same day, the PolyU delegation, as planned, visited the Chinese Institutes for Medical Research, Beijing (CIMR), the School of Nursing, Beijing Friendship Hospital and Beijing Tongren Hospital in groups for on-site tours and in-depth counterpart exchanges.