The first CSC-CAMS/PUMC Oxford High Level Innovative Talent Scholarships DPhil Symposium was held on 30th Oct 2021 at the Peking University HSBC Business School.
The event aimed to promote high-level academic exchanges between students, explore the frontier progress and share the latest achievements, and promote the construction of the CAMS Oxford Institute (COI). The symposium was attended by Prof.Tao Dong (Director of COI), Dr. Yanchun Peng and Dr. Beibei Wang, and COI-CSC Scholarship recipients as well as CSC-NDM Scholarship recipients.
In the opening remarks, Prof. Dong delivered a welcome speech, and Dr. Beibei Wang introduced CSC scholarships, including application process and proposals. These were followed by talks and discussions from COI-CSC Scholarship DPhil students. The event wrapped up with Professor Dong’s closing remarks, in which she was delighted that students have overcame the effect of COVID-19 and told students to stay calm and keep going.
The CAMS Oxford Institute is the first time in more than 800 years that Oxford has established a research unit for external institutions on its campus. The establishment of COI is an exploration to integrate Chinese and British medical research into the world's “frontier highlands”. CAMS and Oxford have established a close partnership through high-level collaboration and communication mechanism between China and the UK. Such a partnership has shed light on future cooperation between the two institutions. COI focuses on the research frontiers of medical science and technology innovation, working together to solve major medical and health problems facing China and the UK and the world, and writing a new chapter for building a community of human destiny. CAMS Oxford Institute CSC-CAMS/PBMC Oxford High Level Innovative Talent Scholarship is a MD/D.Phil scholarship program by Chinese Scholarship Council, Chinese Academy of Medical Science/ Peking Union Medical school and University of Oxford. The purpose of this program is to train next generation clinical scientists. No more than 10 recipients per year are selected and receive innovative and interdisciplinary education spanning scientific research as well as clinical training in Oxford, through a novel and personalised way.
