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Hong Kong Hong Kong boasts some of Asia’s finest universities, with five ranking in the global top 100, and its two medical schools – at the University of Hong Kong (HKU) and the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) – sitting in the global top 40. While this academic prowess produces globally…

Hong Kong Dr Jeremy Teoh highlights the importance of Hong Kong’s role in global urology research, emphasizing collaborations with international institutions and the Greater Bay Area. Despite the challenges of Hong Kong’s smaller scale, its strategic position allows it to bridge Eastern and Western medical practices, elevating research standards globally. Dr Teoh…

Mexico Dr Germán Fajardo currently serves as Director General of Health Services at leading Mexican university UNAM, having previously been director of its Faculty of Medicine. In conversation Dr Fajardo emphasises the vital importance of providing medical students with a holistic education that includes technical, scientific, and human aspects; highlights some…

Saudi Arabia Professor Khaled Al-Kattan, dean of Alfaisal University’s College of Medicine, explains how Alfaisal University is deeply integrated into Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030, focusing on transforming education and healthcare. The university has embraced a model that prioritizes research and development, collaborating with government initiatives to produce graduates who are well-prepared to contribute…

Global First established in 1985 at the height of the AIDS pandemic, IAPAC is the world’s oldest medical association dedicated to HIV. Today, the organisation brings together over 30,000 professional and paraprofessionals delivering services to people living with and affected by the disease. In an exclusive and wide-ranging interview, IAPAC President…

Singapore Professor Subra Suresh, president of Nanyang Technological University (NTU) and former director of the US National Science Foundation, explains how the university has managed to consistently be among the top academic institutions in the world despite having only three decades of existence, and outlines Singapore’s strengths as an innovation, trade,…

Singapore Clarence Ngui describes how global orthopaedic product giant Zimmer Biomet has pivoted in APAC in response to the COVID-19 pandemic; how medical education needs differ across the vast APAC region; and the challenges that have kept him at Zimmer for over 24 years.   Asia Pacific as a region represents…

UAE Dr Abdulkareem Sultan Al Olama, CEO of the Al Jalila Foundation, discusses the Foundation’s goal to position the UAE at the forefront of medical education and research, the importance of top-level international partnerships, as well as the Foundation’s exciting upcoming projects to propel the UAE as a hub for the…

Thailand Dr Wannee Nitiyanant, president of the Diabetes Association of Thailand and Dr Supawadee Likitmaskul, president of the Siriraj Diabetes Center of Excellence, highlight the crucial importance of educate the public, patient and the healthcare professional in the diabetes field. They feature the priority of having more collaboration between the multi…

France Frédérique Vidal, the French Minister of Higher Education, Research and Innovation, discusses her plans to create innovation campuses to facilitate the collaboration between industry, institutes and academia. She also highlights the importance of European collaboration in the fields of research and artificial intelligence.   I know first hand the importance…

Cyprus Christoforos Hadjikyprianou of the European University Cyprus, home to the island’s only state-of-the-art medical school, explains the institution’s unique value proposition and his vision for the future. Could you introduce yourself as well as European University Cyprus? “In the last decade-and-a-half we have made huge strides.” I am the University’s…

Portugal Portugal’s Minister for Science, Technology and Higher Education, Manuel Heitor, details his plan to bring Portuguese scientific and business practices above European averages. Collaboration across industries, increased public and private investment into R&D and innovative global projects will pave the way for Portugal’s progression in Europe. Can you please outline…