Georgetown University will be providing UIC students with favourable admission prospects after signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with UIC on 5 November.
UIC Vice-President Prof Zee Sze-Yong and Chair of the Georgetown University Medical Centre Prof Ming Tan sign an MoU
The delegates from Georgetown University, a 224-year-old private research university in Washington DC, welcome UIC students for enrolment in its Biomedical Graduate Education Programmes, and will present eligible ones with a preferential recruitment offer.
The recruitment scheme has been largely directed towards the Biostatistics programme enrolment. Other Master’s Degree Programmes offered to UIC students include biochemistry and molecular biology, biotechnology, and tumour biology. Georgetown University encourages applications from students of the Statistics, Food Science and Engineering, and Environmental Science programmes.
“UIC students no longer have to submit a TOEFL or an IELTS examination score for their application. If more than ten students are recruited, they will get a 10% discount in tuition,” said Director of Recruitment and Career Services at Georgetown University Ms Caroline Wu.
Ms Caroline Wu introduces the Biomedical Graduate Education Programmes
“There is a huge job market for these programmes as the demand is higher than the supply,” she added. For example, the biostatistics programme has a 100% calculated job placement rate within 12 months of graduation.
Delegates Chair of the Medical Centre Prof Ming Tan, post-doctoral fellow in Drug Discovery and Design Dr Kan Wang, and Ms Caroline Wu, thought highly of UIC’s educational philosophy. They received a campus tour by UIC President Prof Ng Ching-Fai and other staff and took part in a discussion session about our college.
Dean of the Division of Science and Technology Prof Stephen Chung (fifth from left) and other teachers receive the Georgetown University delegates
Prof Ming Tan also gave a lecture on “Statistical Methods for Clinical Trials: Multistage Adaptive Designs and Interim Analyses” to students in the Learning Resource Centre the next day.
Students interested in programme enrolment in Georgetown University may apply online at http://biomedicalprograms.georgetown.edu/admissions, or contact Ms Caroline Wu at ctw26@georgetown.edu for more information. The application deadline for the Fall 2014 semester is on 15 May 2014.
Reporter: Chiu Wen Chin
Photographers: Wei Xiao and Irene Yu
Editor: Deen He
(from MPRO, with special thanks to the ELC)
