Medical Faculty News v25i1

Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) Signing Ceremony between HKU School of Nursing and two Thailand-based Universities The School of Nursing, HKUMed entered into Memorandums of Understanding (MoU) with two Thai institutions: Mahidol University and Chulalongkorn University. The MoUs are intended to encourage exchanges among the three schools as well as increase mutual cooperation in education and research endeavours. The Signing Ceremonies were held at Mahidol University and Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok in March 2019. Signatories for the Mahidol University MoU were Associate Professor Dr Yajai Sitthimongkol , Dean of Faculty of Nursing, Mahidol University and Professor Chia-Chin Lin (林佳靜) , Alice Ho Miu Ling Nethersole Charity Foundation Professor in Nursing and Head of School of Nursing, HKUMed. While the Chulalongkorn University MoU signatories were Professor Waraporn Chaiyawat , Dean of Faculty of Nursing, Chulalongkorn University and Professor Lin. All three institutions were excited at the prospect of future exchanges and collaborative efforts. Unveiling Ceremony of HK-SZ Medical Specialists Training Center To celebrate the 22nd anniversary of HKSAR’s return to China and the 7th anniversary of the Hospital, HKU-Shenzhen Hospital held a flag raising ceremony and unveiling of “HK-SZ Medical Specialists Training Center” on July 2, 2019. In January 2018, the Shenzhen Municipal Health Commission, Hong Kong Academy of Medicine, HKU Faculty of Medicine and HKU-Shenzhen Hospital signed a joint agreement on “Shenzhen-Hong Kong Medical Specialists Training Project”. The project aims to bring Hong Kong’s leading medical specialist training system into Shenzhen and Mainland China in order to jointly build up a platform for raising the skill levels of medical talent in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area. 64 Inside The Faculty