Activities and Outreach Events for the BSc in Biomedical Sciences Programme

3 Sep 2018

Details:

The BSc in Biomedical Sciences Programme (BSc Programme) Team arranged the following activities for BSc Programme students between September and December 2018, including:

Inauguration Ceremony of the BSc Programme for the Academic Year 2018-2019 on 3 September 2018:
A total of 120 participants, including 30 newly admitted BSc Programme Year 1 students, 29 Year 2 students, 20 Year 3 students as well as 29 academic staff, attended the Inauguration Ceremony of the BSc Programme for the academic year 2018-2019. The ceremony marked the official start of a new academic year, which was also a welcoming ceremony for all newly admitted BSc Programme students who had become a member of the School of Biomedical Sciences (SBS).

Recruitment Talk by a Leading Company in Biopharmaceutical Production on 11 October 2018:
The BSc Programme students and postgraduate students of SBS joined a recruitment talk on “The Promising Future of Biopharmaceutical Industry and WuXi Biologics” given by a leading company in biopharmaceutical production. The talk provided students with the information on the company’s profile, job nature of their internship opportunities, etc. An internship recruitment session was also arranged by the company the day following the recruitment talk.

To continually promote the BSc Programme, the School also engaged in various events with an aim to raising secondary school students’ interest in biomedical sciences and attracting more high caliber and promising students admitted to the Programme.

Orientation Day for Undergraduate Admissions 2018 of the Chinese University of Hong Kong on 20 October 2018
Over 1500 visitors participated in the admission talks, hands-on experiment and laboratory tours arranged by SBS to gain a better understanding of the BSc Programme. A total of seven admission talks were conducted, attracting over 1,000 audiences. Laboratory tours at the Lo Kwee-Seong Integrated Biomedical Sciences Building were also arranged for the participants, thus enhancing their understanding on how the study of the Programme would be supported by the School’s cutting-edge equipment and facilities. (The corresponding coverage by the Communications and Public Relations Office can be viewed HERE.)

Visit to SBS by Secondary School Students:
A delegation comprising 10 teachers and students from Kamnoetvidya Science Academy School (KVIS) who joined a visiting programme to G.T. (Ellen Yeung) College, and 18 Form 2 to Form 4 elite students from Madam Lau Kam Lung Secondary School of Miu Fat Buddhist Monastery visited Lo Kwee-Seong Integrated Biomedical Sciences Building on 9 October 2018 and 14 December 2018, respectively. The students were able to learn more about biomedical sciences and the Programme through attending admission talks and visiting the core laboratories with hand-on experiment and activities.

As coordinated again by the Office of Admissions and Financial Aid (OAFA), a Medical Attachment Programme with the arrangement of programme consultation session, demonstration as well as workshop and Core Laboratories tour were held for 20 students from St. Paul’s Co-Educational College on 21 November 2018.

The Inauguration Ceremony of the BSc Programme for the Academic Year 2018-2019

Group photo of the newly admitted BSc Programme students at the Inauguration Ceremony

Orientation Day for Undergraduate Admissions 2018

Madam Lau Kam Lung Secondary School of Miu Fat Buddhist Monastery’s visit to SBS

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