To further bolster academic exchange between the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) and Beijing Genomics Institute, Shenzhen (BGI), a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on Joint Supervision of Postgraduate Students between the two parties was signed in Shenzhen by Prof. Kenneth Young, Pro-Vice-Chancellor of CUHK and Prof. Wang Jiang, Director of BGI on 15 November.
BGI is one of the close partners of CUHK. In March 2009, a collaboration agreement in establishing "The CUHK-BGI Genome Research Centre" was signed between the two parties. CUHK and BGI have carried out various projects together such as research collaboration and joint supervision of postgraduate students. |