Mr Matthias Li (left in first row), Chief Executive of Ocean Park, and Professor Andy Hor (right in first row), Vice-President and Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Research) from the University of Hong Kong, signed a memorandum of understanding. Dr Wilton Fok, Assistant Dean (External Relations and Knowledge Exchange (second from the right in the second row) witnessed the ceremony.
HKU and Ocean Park joined hands in signing a memorandum of understanding which will see the two entities deepening their collaboration in innovative education and research initiatives. In formalising the collaboration, Ocean Park and HKU will extend from their long-standing working relationship, with the MoU offering a framework to support ongoing cooperation in four key strategic areas. These include educational programme development, student internships, research projects in areas including but not limited to zoology, wildlife and environmental conservation, and innovation and knowledge exchange projects including hackathon and STEAM conferences.
The Faculty of Engineering will work with the Park in organising a new Summer Adventure camp to help educate and develop secondary students’ interest in science. For more details of the collaboration, please visit https://www.hku.hk/press/press-releases/detail/19093.html.