Research Focus
Eye-based digital health, generating artificial intelligence, multimodular artificial intelligence and the application of artificial intelligence and clinical practice. Appropriate for students: clinical medicine (especially ophthalmology, video medicine), biomedical engineering, public health, health informatics, computer science, artificial intelligence, data science.
Programme Structure and Funding
Undergraduate students live 4 years. M.A. 3 years. M.A. 4 years.
Entry Requirements
- Academic background: 1) A first-class honours bachelor’s degree in computer science, biomedical engineering, robotics or a related discipline (GPA of at least 3.6), or a master’s degree in a related field (GPA of at least 3.0). 2) Practical project experience. 3) Conference papers or publications in a first-quartile journal are preferred.
- Language requirements: 1) IELTS of at least 6.5. 2) TOEFL of at least 80. 3) Applicants who hold a degree from an English-speaking country may be exempt from the language requirement.
Application Materials
- Certificate and report card.
- Personal presentation and curriculum vitae.
- Research proposals.
- 2An academic letter of recommendation.
Application Period
Enrolment time: 9 First round of application deadlines for local/non-local students: second round of last year 10 17 days: 2 days of the same year 27 days. Application process:
- The applicant submits a curriculum vitae and will make a preliminary assessment.
- Private interviews with potential mentors will be invited through the initial screening.
- Interviews are successful and applications are formally submitted through the network of officials.
- Notice of admission.
Tuition and Living Costs
- Tuition fees: 11,000 RMB (X 48) with a total of approximately 540,000 RMB.
Career Prospects
- Clinical medicine: A specialist in complex cases, employed in high-end private hospitals (e.g. nursing and hospitals, Hong Kong hospitals) with a significant income potential in high-demand areas such as tuning, cataracts and retina diseases. 2. Academic career: Joined the ophthalmological research team at local universities of higher learning in Hong Kong (e.g. Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Chinese University), served as a post-doctoral, assistant professor or researcher, leading the visual sciences, gene therapy, artificial intelligence-assisted diagnosis, etc. 3. Core position of pharmaceutical enterprise: Joining multinational drug companies (e.g. Novartis, Roque) or indigenous biotechnologies as medical consultants, clinical research and development managers, leading clinical trials and registration of new eye medicines. 4. Government and international organizations: employed by the Hong Kong Health Service, the World Health Organization (WHO) or the International Association for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB), are involved in the development of regional eye health policies and in the planning of disease screening projects (e.g. diabetic retinasis control).
