Named the world’s Most International University by Times Higher Education (THE) in both 2024 and 2025, and with the launch of the Institute of Digital Medicine (IDM) last year, City University of Hong Kong (CityUHK) is dedicated to establishing global partnerships with world-leading universities to offer innovative solutions in digital medicine to address pressing global issues and provide more international exposure for its students and faculty.

At Digital Health Summit, held at the University of Waterloo in Canada, co-hosted by Times Higher Education, Professor Freddy Boey, President and University Distinguished Professor of CityUHK, announced via a pre-recorded video during the closing remarks that CityUHK will co-host Digital Health Asia 2025 from 8 to 10 September. He stated that with the support of the IDM, CityUHK expects the event to be a game changer for trailblazers in academia, healthcare, government and industry keen to advance global partnerships.

CityUHK believes digital medicine is the future, complementing traditional approaches and offering cost-efficient and sustainable solutions. Last April, CityUHK established the IDM, connecting world-leading academic and research partners, as well as industry and clinical partners, to advance research into integrating life and health technologies, data science and artificial intelligence with medical science and public health.

Leveraging CityUHK’s strengths in engineering, data science and life science, the IDM will empower doctors with advanced technologies and explore the long-term benefits of digital health solutions for patients, further solidifying the IDM’s commitment to the future of healthcare.

Professor Anderson Shum Ho-cheung, Vice-President (Research), participated in a fireside chat during the event to share CityUHK's experience in activating a network of interconnected partnerships between academia, government and industry through the IDM. He highlighted how these collaborative innovative partnerships enable the University to reach out to elite global institutions, such as the University of Waterloo for meaningful exchange.

CityUHK signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the University of Waterloo in Canada on 11 April to enhance collaboration on academic and research initiatives, paving the way for groundbreaking advancements in various fields between the two institutions. The MoU was signed by Professor Shum, Dr Charmaine Dean, Vice-President, Research & International, of the University of Waterloo, and Dr Bessma Momani, Associate Vice-President, International, of the University of Waterloo.

Under this new partnership, the two universities aim to merge their academic strengths and drive research innovation globally by exploring collaborative opportunities in a wide array of areas, including developing joint academic and research activities, promoting joint training opportunities for graduate students, enhancing the mobility of faculty, staff and students for academic and research activities, and exchanging information and the results of their research collaboration.

For more information about Digital Health Asia 2025, co-hosted by CityUHK, please click here.