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The Task Group on New Medical School met with the three universities that have submitted proposals for the establishment of the third medical school namely Hong Kong Baptist University the Hong Kong Polytechnic University and the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology respectively today May 3 to have indepth discussions on the proposals and gain a better understanding of their submissions
The Secretary for Health Professor Lo Chungmau said Establishing a third medical school is an important project in the development of medical education in Hong Kong I am pleased to see the positive feedback from the three universities that submitted detailed proposals within a specified period During the twohour session with each university today our expert advisers of the Task Group and representatives from the relevant policy bureaux had fruitful exchanges with the university representatives on the content of the proposals including innovative strategic positioning curriculum structure and assessment methodologies and financial sustainability We also took the opportunity to further understand the preparatory work and resource plans underpinning each proposal such as collaboration models with local and nonlocal partners and the allocation of resources for software and hardware of the curriculum teaching manpower and student recruitment and training The Task Group will enhance speed and efficiency in the next phase of work adopting a holistic and integrated approach to assess the proposals with a view to completing the assessments within this year and recommending to the Government the option that best supports the development of Hong Kong into an international medical training research and innovation hub
The Secretary for Education Dr Choi Yuklin said The 20242035 master plan on building China into a leading country in education newly released by our nation strives to accelerate the development of worldclass universities and advanced disciplines To tie in with this important blueprint Hong Kong is making forwardlooking preparations for a third medical school to further enhance our status as an international postsecondary education hub We expect the new medical school not only to drive the overall advancement of the host university but also to strengthen Hong Kongs competitiveness on the global stage Strategically located in the Northern Metropolis University Town with a prime geographic location the new medical school has immense potential for fostering synergy among academia research and industry within the vicinity and the Greater Bay Area We hope the selected university will seize this valuable opportunity to take Hong Kongs medical academic and research excellence to new heights through active collaboration within the region
Established in October last year the Task Group comprises seasoned local Mainland and overseas academics in medical education and university management professionals representatives from the Medical Council of Hong Kong and the Hong Kong Academy of Medicine as well as representatives from the relevant government bureaux and departments It has already set the overall direction and parameters for establishing the new medical school The 10 key parameters for consideration are 1 innovative strategic positioning 2 staffing 3 campus and teaching facilities 4 clinical exposure and learning resources 5 curriculum structure and assessment methodologies 6 student admission arrangements 7 funding arrangements 8 implementation plan 9 teaching and learning quality and 10 research excellence The Task Group issued a letter of invitation on December 2 last year to all University Grants Committeefunded universities to invite local universities interested in establishing the new medical school to submit proposals by March 17 this year and three proposals were received by the deadline
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