Bulletin No. 1, 2018

Awards Galore for FinTech Hackathons In two FinTech hackathons organized by the Bank of China (Hong Kong) and the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, two teams formed by students from the Faculty of Engineering won the championship and the first runner-up, respectively, for their personal investment apps ‘AI Stock Analyser’ and ‘Icovisor’, the latter being a performance evaluator of initial coin offering. the B est and the B rightest Seven Students Receive Sir Edward Youde Memorial Scholarships Entrepreneurship Funding Success A team formed by Chester Szeen (left) and Teresa Chan (right) of the Faculty of Business Administration designed an award-winning money management app ‘EduBank’ for kids. The team was recognized by the Cyberport University Partnership Programme in November 2017 as one of the most outstanding teams, and received HK$100,000 seed capital for developing the app further. Wong Chun Lee Tin-yan Seven undergraduate and graduate students are honoured with the Sir Edward Youde Memorial Fellowships, Scholarships, and Scholarships for Disabled Students 2017–18, making CUHK the local institution with the highest number of recipients this year. Name of Award Name of Recipient Programme of Study Sir Edward Youde Memorial Fellowships Siu Chun-yin MPhil in Mathematics Yip Cheuk-fung PhD in Medical Sciences Yuen Ka-sin MPhil in Anthropology Sir Edward Youde Memorial Scholarships Lee Tin-yan MBChB, Year 5 Wong Chun MBChB (Global Physician- Leadership Stream), Year 1 Yu Yui-ki Tiffany Sir Edward Youde Memorial Scholarship for Disabled Students Siu Hoi-yan Music, Year 2 Rapid Influenza Virus Detection Wins Gold Medal A novel rapid test ‘Dr. Switch: A Rapid On-Site Method for Subtyping Influenza A Virus’ developed by a genetic engineering team of 15 students of the School of Life Sciences and Biomedical Engineering was awarded a Gold medal at the International Genetically Engineered Machine 2017 Giant Jamboree held in Boston last November. Currently, diagnostic testing for viruses is only available in the laboratory and often takes a day or more for the result. The winning project, however, can be done on-site on animal farms, at borders or in markets. The results will come within hours, which is instrumental to epidemic control. 30 Chinese University Bulletin No.1, 2018