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Annual Review Meeting of the Ministry of Education (MOE) Ten Thousand Student Interflow Programme
The 2019 annual review meeting of the Ministry of Education (MOE) Ten Thousand Student Interflow Programme was held at Fudan University in Shanghai on 22 November. Representatives from 113 universities (9 from Hong Kong, 5 from Macau and 99 from mainland China), together with officials from the Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office of State Council, the Ministry of Education, and the Education Bureau of the HKSAR Government, attended the meeting.
Participants shared achievements in the exchange activities under the Programme and discussed the challenges they encountered. Plans were devised and suggestions were made for better programme implementation and coordination. The Office of Academic Links (China) of The Chinese University of Hong Kong sent representative to join discussions on behalf of the University. The meeting provided a valuable opportunity for the university representatives from Hong Kong, Macau and mainland China to enhance communication, paving the ways for effective programme organization in achieving greater impact, further benefiting more students in Hong Kong and Macau.
Launched by MOE in 2013, the interflow programme aims at supporting undergraduate and postgraduate students of tertiary institutions in Hong Kong to participate in various exchange and interflow activities in mainland China.
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CUHK Students Receive Awards at the 16th National Challenge Cup Competition
A total of 4 teams from The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) won awards at the biennial national competition, the 16th "Challenge Cup" which was held at Beihang University from 7 to 13 November. CUHK students received one Second-class award and three Third-class awards at the competition. Details are listed below:
Award | Name of Project | Name of Students | Affiliated Department |
Second-class | An Intelligent Robotic System for Autonomous Airport Passenger Trolley Collection | HO Danny, SHEN Yutian, LI Chenming | Department of Electronic Engineering |
Third-class | An Efficient Assessment Tool for Child Speech Disorders Based on Intelligent Speech Technology | NG Si-ioi | Department of Electronic Engineering |
Third-class | Design and development of an economical mechanical gastrointestinal tract simulator | YAN Kim | Department of Mechanical and Automation Engineering |
Third-class | Capillarized Myocardium Biochips for Personalized Therapeutic | OOI Hon-son | Department of Biomedical Engineering |
With a participation of more than two million university students, the Challenge Cup is known as the "Olympics Games Event" in promoting innovation in social science, science and technology in mainland China. All Hong Kong teams at the 16th "Challenge Cup" National Competition were the winning teams of the Hong Kong University Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition. For more details, please visit the official webpage at: http://challengecup.newgen.org.hk/index.php.
