Shaping Future Medicine with AI and Big Data
Shaping Future Medicine with AI and Big Data
The Hong Kong InnoHealth Cup is organised by:
- HKU LKS Faculty of Medicine; and
- Hong Kong Subsidized Secondary Schools Council;
and co-organised by: (in alphabetical order)
- Association of Principals of Government Secondary Schools;
- Grant Schools Council Hong Kong; and
- Hong Kong Direct Subsidy Scheme Schools Council.
The goal of this Cup is to inspire secondary school students in Hong Kong to cultivate empathy towards real-world health issues, utilize evidence-based research principles effectively, and harness their creative spirit to develop innovative health and biomedical technologies through research projects.
Themed “AI and Big Data for Health”, participating secondary school teams are tasked with 1) identify and address a health problem, 2) propose an innovative solution and 3) elaborate with action plan for the solution and implementation steps. Their concepts will be evaluated through poster, video and live presentation in 3 rounds:
- Preliminary Round: Poster Submission and Project Showcase Expo
- Semi-final: Final Poster with 5-minute Video Presentation
- Final: Live Presentation (10 Teams)
Eligibility
Open to all Hong Kong secondary school students, including those from government-funded, aided, Direct Subsidy Scheme (DSS), private, and international schools.
Participants must be in Secondary 4-5 / Grade 10-11 / Year 11-12 during the 2024/25 academic year.
Each team should consist of 3-4 students from the same secondary school, led by a teacher.
Each school is allowed to nominate up to 2 teams. If a school submits 2 teams, the first team will be prioritized for participation.
Important Dates
Date | Events |
January 17, 2025 (Fri) - February 17, 2025 (Mon) | Application Period |
Before February 21, 2025 (Fri) | Confirmation of Successful Application |
February 22, 2025 (Sat) | Online Seminar |
March 31, 2025 (Mon) | E-submission Deadline of Poster |
April 12, 2025 (Sat) | Project Showcase Expo |
April 17, 2025 (Thu) | Announcement of Semi-finalists |
April – May, 2025 | Attachment Programme at HKUMed |
June 6, 2025 (Fri) | E-submission Deadline of Poster with 5-minute Video |
June 23, 2025 (Mon) | Announcement of Finalists |
July 12, 2025 (Sat) | Final and Prize Presentation Ceremony |
Registration
Application Fee
- HKD200 per team
- The fee is non-refundable once after submission.
Application Procedures
- Teacher-in-charge must submit application via the designated online form >>HERE<< on/before February 17, 2025 (Mon). All confirmation and updates, including the Zoom link for the seminar and further instructions will be sent to the registered teacher's email.
- Teacher will be notified of the qualified applications and payment details via email by February 18, 2025 (Tue). Confirmation of the team’s entry by settling the payment fee by February 20, 2025 (Thu).
- Successful applications will receive confirmation of participation and Online Seminar Zoom Link on/ before February 21, 2025 (Fri).