March 18 – Professor Li Kangshan, Associate Vice-President of The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK), visited Oujiang Lab. Academician Song Weihong, Director of Oujiang Lab, received the guests and held a discussion with them.
Professor Li Kangshan and his delegation toured core areas of the lab, including the Major Medical Science Facility Platform, the R&D laboratories, and the main campus (under construction). They gained an in-depth understanding of Oujiang Lab's development history, scientific research layout, model for translating achievements, project implementation, and talent team development. During the subsequent discussion, both parties explored potential modes of collaboration in areas such as scientific research cooperation, scholar exchanges, joint talent cultivation, and translation of research outcomes. They reached preliminary consensus on further advancing practical cooperation.
The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK), founded in 1963, is a prestigious international public research university. It is recognized as an academic leader in humanities, mathematics, computer science, economics and finance, medicine, law, communication, geography, and other fields. It is also the only university in Hong Kong with faculty members who have been awarded the Nobel Prize, Fields Medal, Turing Award, Lasker Award, and Shannon Award. Guided by its mission to "combine tradition with modernity and bring together China and the West," CUHK is characterized by its flexible credit unit system, collegiate system, bilingualism, and multiculturalism. The university has established close cooperative relationships with over 460 universities and strategic partners in approximately forty countries and regions worldwide. In the 2024 QS World University Rankings, CUHK ranked 47th globally, and it ranked 53rd in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings. Its strong disciplines include Nursing, Communication and Media Studies, Medicine, Biomedical Engineering, Linguistics, and Sociology.
Source: Development and Cooperation Department
