International Women’s Day Celebration 2025 – Seminar
International Women’s Day Celebration 2025
To celebrate the International Women’s Day this year, the Women Academics Sub-Committee organized a themed seminar “Women in Leadership: Creating Impact and Sustaining Influence” on April 15. The event featured our Pro-Vice-Chancellors cum Co-Chairpersons of the Sub-Committee Professor Sham Mai-har and Professor Anthony T.C. Chan, alongside distinguished speakers Professor Chan Pui Barbara, Professor Yu Jun and Professor Choi Susanne Yuk-ping (moderator). The panelists shared their personal journeys and insights on academic leadership for women. The seminar was well-received by CUHK staff and students.
The recording of the seminar is available here.
Details of the panelists and moderator:
Professor Sham Mai-har (岑美霞教授) (bio)
Pro-Vice-Chancellor/ Vice-President
Choh-Ming Li Professor of Biomedical Sciences
Co-Chairperson of Women Academics Sub-Committee
Professor Anthony T.C. Chan (陳德章教授) (bio)
Pro-Vice-Chancellor/ Vice-President
Master, Wu Yee Sun College
Li Shu Fan Medical Foundation Professor of Clinical Oncology
Co-Chairperson of Women Academics Sub-Committee
Professor Chan Pui Barbara (陳佩教授) (bio)
Au Chik Ko and Au Leung Shook Yin Professor of Biomedical Engineering, School of Biomedical Sciences, Institute of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, Department of Biomedical Engineering
Professor Yu Jun (于君教授) (bio)
Choh-Ming Li Professor of Medicine and Therapeutics, Department of Medicine and Therapeutics
Assistant Dean (Mainland Affairs), Faculty of Medicine
Director, The State Key Laboratory of Digestive Disease
Director, Institute of Digestive Disease
Director, The Research Laboratory of Digestive Disease
Moderator
Professor Choi Susanne Yuk-ping (蔡玉萍教授) (bio)
Professor, Department of Sociology
Co-Director, Gender Research Centre