CUHK staff and students are cordially invited to attend the CUHK Innovation Day 2024, which will be held on 20 Sep 2024 (Fri).

CUHK Innovation Day is an annual event that showcases ground-breaking research, innovative projects, and the latest advancements of our academics and students. This event brings together government officials, policymakers, industry leaders, research and innovation stakeholders, and the CUHK community to create synergy, explore collaborative opportunities, and establish partnerships.

In view of the global concern for the growth and promotion of clean energy, the theme of the event this year is “Clean Energy”. Kindly see below more details and a tentative programme rundown is enclosed in Annex A for your information.

Event Details

Date: 20 Sept 2024 (Fri) 

Time: 09:45 – 17:00

Venue: G/F, Yasumoto International Academic Park, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Theme: Clean Energy

Language: English

Target audience: All are welcomed (CUHK staff, students, non-CUHK people)

Registration link: https://innovationday2024.cuhk.edu.hk/registration

Registration deadline:15 Sep 2024 (Sun)

Programme Highlights: 

• Kick-off Ceremony: It is honoured to have Miss WONG Shuk Han, Diane, JP, Under Secretary for Environment and Ecology, Environment and Ecology Bureau, HKSAR, and Prof. Mai-har SHAM, Pro-Vice-Chancellor / Vice-President (Research), CUHK officiating the kick-off ceremony.

• Thematic Talk: CUHK scholars who are working on clean energy related topic will give an overview and 3-minute fresh presentation on “Clean Energy and Advanced Material to Achieve Carbon-Neutrality”.

• Panel Discussion: CUHK scholars, policymaker and industrial leaders will share their expertise and insights on “What our society needs in terms of clean energy and how CUHK could make contributions”. Creation and destruction of businesses and jobs brought by the development of clean energy will be discussed.

• Exhibition: Booths/Boards will be set alongside to highlight CUHK InnoHK Centres, RAISe+ Projects and outstanding startup projects by our academics, students to demonstrate CUHK’s research excellence and outcomes.

Your physical attendance and on-site interaction with passionate researchers will help stimulate collaboration, the next great ideas and future innovations!

Should you require further information about the event, please do not hesitate to contact the event secretariat at innovation.day@cuhk.edu.hk or 3943 9521.