City University of Hong Kong (CityUHK) and the University of Cambridge signed several Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) to foster academic and research collaboration in 2024.
Not only a partner of CSCI’s internship schemes, the University of Cambridge is also the groomer of our outstanding students.
We are proud that Mr. Sam Cheng Chun Wun, a CityUHK BSc in Computing Mathematics (BSCM) local graduate, received a four-year full scholarship of HK$2 million to pursue his PhD study in Mathematics of Information at the University of Cambridge. Currently, he is a PhD student under the co-supervision of Professor Carola-Bibiane Schönlieb and Dr. Angelica I. Aviles-Rivero, at the Cambridge Image Analysis Group within the Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics.
Sam graduated with First-Class Honours from BSCM programme at CItyUHK in 2023. When studying at CityUHK, Sam was on the Dean’s List thrice. With support from the College of Science (CSCI), he participated in the Overseas Internship Scheme from May to Aug 2022 and worked on a summer research project about Neural Ordinary Differential Equations (NODEs) and medical image segmentation at the University of Cambridge. He achieved Top Quartile results in the 2022 Simon Marais Mathematics Competition (SMMC), partnering with Toromanovic Jovan (a student of BSc in Computer Science) and won the “Pair- Best-in-University Prizes, East Division” Prize in the competition.
City University of Hong Kong's Mathematics Department has played a crucial role in shaping my academic and personal growth,” Sam shared. The department has provided him countless opportunities and a supportive environment to develop skills and explore interests in mathematics. “Through their invaluable guidance, I have had the opportunity to participate in various STEM internships and overseas summer research at prestigious institutions such as the University of Cambridge.” He said.
Sam is the first BSc Computing Mathematics graduate admitted with 4-year full scholarship for PhD study at the University of Cambridge since 1994. Congratulations!