香港大學宣佈任命兩位副校長

香港大學校務委員會於2月24日(星期二)的會議上議決，委任賀子森教授為副校長(研究)，以及高為元教授為副校長(環球事務)，任期均為五年。

兩個職位經由全球招聘，校務委員會根據就兩個職位而分別成立的物色委員會一致建議，通過任命。

候任副校長(研究)賀子森教授是新加坡國立大學(國大)化學系教授，並獲借調出任新加坡科技研究局材料與工程研究所所長。賀教授並為國大「教學學院」創會院士之一。亦為中國復旦大學的兼職教授。賀教授多年來主持及服務多個顧問組織及委員會, 在多個國際、地區學術會議上應邀發表演說及作主題演講。他是Humboldt, Commonwealth and the Association of Southeast Asian Institutions of Higher Learning (ASAIHL) 院士，屢獲多項研究及教學的獎項。賀子森教授是土生土長的香港人，在大學階段負笈海外升學，預計將於2015年9月就任。

候任副校長(環球事務)高為元教授，是美國威斯康辛大學麥迪遜分校藥劑、外科及生物醫學工程教授(Vilas Distinguished Achievement Professor)，亦擔任該校國際研究部副院長，他身兼由多間美國中西部研究型大學參與的臨床及轉譯研究所所長，亦為浙江大學客席教授。高教授曾先後在亞洲、美國及歐洲等多地生活、求學和工作, 預計將於2015年9月履新。

香港大學校長馬斐森教授歡迎兩位行將履新的大學人員，他說:｢賀子森教授銳意進一步鞏固香港大學以研究、創新進取而全球知名的高等學府，吸引全球精英前來教、研、學習的不二之選。高為元教授則熱切期待把其在多個大學合作組織及國際聯盟、知識轉移等經驗引入港大，在未來進一步發揮港大在國際高等教育界的影響力。」

現任副校長(研究) 譚廣亨教授將留任至賀子森教授上任為止。 馬斐森教授感謝譚廣亨教授對大學的貢獻，他說: ｢我希望藉此機會由衷地感激譚教授一直以來對大學的支持及其出色的貢獻。」

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Vice-President and Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Global) designate Professor W John Kao is Vilas Distinguished Achievement Professor of Pharmacy, Surgery, and Biomedical Engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison (UW-Madison). He is currently an executive director of the Institute for Clinical and Translational Research, a partnership based in UW-Madison of multiple campus affiliates and research-intensive institutes in the Midwest.  He has served as the Associate Dean of the Division of International Studies and holds an adjunct professorship at Zhejiang University.  Professor Kao has an international upbringing, having lived, worked and studied in Asia, US and Europe. He is expected to take up the appointment from September 2015.

HKU President and Vice-Chancellor Professor Mathieson welcomed the new appointees to the important positions, saying: “Professor Hor has the aspiration of bringing HKU to be the university-of-choice for global talent and a first-class higher learning institution known for research, innovation and enterprise as well as talent development. Professor Kao, who leads multiple university initiatives in knowledge transfer and international engagement at UW-Madison, is eager to bring his experience to HKU to further shape the future roles of global higher education.”

Vice-President and Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Research) Professor Paul Tam will continue to serve in that post until the arrival of Professor Hor.

Professor Mathieson thanked Professor Tam for his contributions to the University. He said: “I wish to take this opportunity to convey to Professor Paul Tam my warmest appreciation for his strong support and sterling contribution.”

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