CUHK-Hastings Center Scholarly Exchange Program
Building on these international connections, the CUHK-Hastings Centre Scholarly Exchange Program represents a significant bilateral partnership fostering academic discourse in bioethics. The programme features diverse scholarly activities, including seminars, public lectures, roundtable discussions with healthcare professionals, and collaborative research meetings between faculty members, covering crucial bioethical issues such as end-of-life care, genetic testing, artificial intelligence in healthcare, and medical-assisted dying.
Participating Scholars of the CUHK-Hastings Center Scholarly Exchange Programme
Scholar’s Name | Institution | Visiting Period | Key Contributions |
Dr Nancy BERLINGER | The Hastings Center | December 2017 | Talked at a roundtable on the challenges and opportunities of end-of-life care and shared the related U.S. initiatives |
Dr Alexandre ERLER | CUHK Centre for Bioethics | June 2018 | Engaged in academic discussions and shared insights on contemporary bioethical issues |
Dr Carolyn NEUHAUS | The Hastings Center | November 2018 | Gave a presentation on artificial intelligence in ageing care and delivered a talk to share the bioethics research and initiatives at the Hastings Center |
Professor Hon-lam LI | CUHK Centre for Bioethics | May 2019 | Presented a paper on genetic enhancement and unfairness and exchanged with scholars on his work on public reasons and bioethics |
Suspension of the Programme from 2020 to 2023 due to the COVID-19 pandemic | |||
Professor Josephine JOHNSTON | The Hastings Center | March 2024 | Delivered research seminars on the experience of physician-assisted dying in New Zealand and the complexities of genetic testing |
Dr Nancy BERLINGER | The Hastings Center | February/ March 2025 | To share insights on promoting bioethics education to the under-represented groups |
Professor Roger Yat-nork CHUNG and Professor Dong DONG | CUHK Centre for Bioethics | June 2025 | To present on end-of-life interventions and early-phase pardiatric gene therapy trials |
