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Hong Kong's third medical school recruits 300 teachers, plans intake expansion

Hong Kong's third medical school, affiliated with the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, has recruited approximately 300 teachers. The school plans to increase its annual student intake from the current 50 to over 200. The faculty comprises retired professors and doctors, with a small number of international recruits and only one professor from another local medical institution. AI

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Hong Kong's third medical school recruits 300 teachers, plans intake expansion

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Fiona Sun ·

    Hong Kong’s third medical school hires 300 teachers, expects to raise intake to 200

    Hong Kong’s third medical school has recruited about 300 teachers and expects its annual student intake to eventually rise from 50 to more than 200, its dean has revealed. Professor King Li King-chuen, founding dean of medicine at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technolog…