5 Focused Areas of Research

Chinese Studies

As China takes centre stage in the world's economic, cultural and political arenas, the bilingual and multi-disciplinary field of Chinese Studies becomes an international hub of teaching and research on China and an essential source of understanding for all things Chinese.

Portals

• Chinese Studies Portal
  • The Chinese Portal: An Information Platform of Breadth and Depth
• Modern Chinese Literature Research Portal

Areas of Excellence

• The Historical Anthropology of Chinese Society

Related Websites

• Institute of Chinese Studies
• Universities Service Centre for China Studies
• Hong Kong Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies
• The Asia-Pacific Institute of Business
• Centre for East Asian Studies
• Faculty of Arts
• Faculty of Social Science
• CUHK-CCK Foundation Asia-Pacific Centre for Chinese Studies

Contact

• Prof. Shun Kwong-loi

Biomedical Sciences

Biomedical research in CUHK straddles the conventional boundaries of academic disciplines and addresses health issues from the molecular to the societal level, contributing to progress in medicine, public health, and bioscience.

Areas of Excellence

• Centre for Research into Circulating Fetal Nucleic Acids
• Chinese Medicine Research and Further Development
• Centre for Plant and Agricultural Biotechnology

Related Websites

• Institute of Chinese Medicine
• Institute of Plant Molecular Biology and Agricultural Biotechnology
• Li Ka Shing Institute of Health Sciences
• School of Public Health and Primary Care
• State Key Laboratory in Oncology in South China (CUHK)

Contact

• Prof. Dennis Y.M. Lo

Information Sciences

On the basis of its significant presence in Information Sciences, it being the major internet hub for the region, CUHK will continue to create and disseminate cutting-edge knowledge and technologies that have profound impact on the academia, the industry, and the society.

Areas of Excellence

• Information Technology
• Institute of Network Coding

Related Websites

• Shun Hing Institute of Advanced Engineering
• Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China (MoE) — Microsoft Key Laboratory of Human-Centric Computing and Interface Technologies, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
• Institute of Theoretical Computer Science and Communications

Contact

• Prof. William Kam-fai Wong

Economics and Finance

Economics and Finance builds on the existing strengths of CUHK as a leading Asian institution to strategically develop the Institute of Economics and Finance. The focus of the Institute will be the Chinese economy and corporate finance and the emerging financial markets of China and Asia.

Related Website

• Institute of Economics and Finance

Contacts

• Prof. Joseph P.H. Fan
• Prof. Zhang Junsen

Geoinformation and Earth Sciences

The Institute of Space and Earth Information Science (ISEIS) is the only national base for satellite remote sensing in Hong Kong. The Institute's major initiative, a Laboratory for Tropical Monsoon Environmental Remote Sensing, is a groundbreaking, state-of-the-art, comprehensive laboratory in Geoinformation and Earth Science. The strategic development of this Laboratory through education, cutting-edge research, providing scientific solutions, and technology transfer will greatly assist in the enhancement of life, the environment, and the economy in the region.

Related Website

• Institute of Space and Earth Information Science (ISEIS)

Contacts

• Prof. Lin Hui