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Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU)’s excellence in art-tech, initiatives in space exploration, and achievements at other frontiers of science is being showcased at the InnoCarnival 2022, held from 22 to 30 October at the Hong Kong Science Park.

HKBU INPSIRE is a brand new youtube platform managed by Knowledge Transfer Office (KTO), to showcase HKBU’s innovation offers, KT impact, research excellence and commercialisation achievements. Over 80 high quality videos have been uploaded to this platform covering 5 main themes – Innovation, Society, Partnership, Research and Entrepreneurship.

Hong Kong is a fast paced and constantly changing city which easily makes people feel stressed and anxious. To help those stressed and anxious people, Dr Pan Jiayan, Associate Professor of the Department of Social Work at HKBU, has launched the REST OLINE program and the CANDO program. These 2 programs aim to help tertiary students with psychological distress and people with mild to moderate depressive symptoms via the online counselling platform, inject positive energy and help them improve their mental health.

HKBU was selected by the Government as the contractor for the service deed of Hong Kong’s first Chinese Medicine Hospital (CMH) which will be located in Tseung Kwan O. Its construction is expected to complete in 2025 with service to commence in the second quarter of the year. HKBU will proactively take forward the planning and preparatory works related to the commencement of service of the CMH immediately in accordance with the service deed, and in line with the Government’s efforts to promote the development of Chinese medicine. 

Aspiring to be a leading, research-led, liberal arts University in Asia, Hong Kong Baptist University is committed to conducting world-leading investigations that extends the frontiers of knowledge, tackles global challenges and benefits the community at home and abroad. 

As reported by the World Health Organisation and Alzheimer's Disease International (ADI), every 3 seconds, there is one person diagnosed with Alzheimer's Disease (AD).

Integrating modern technology with the wisdom of traditional Chinese medicine, scientists from the School of Chinese Medicine of HKBU has conducted research on Chinese medicine from various aspects.