Welcome to the Jockey Club College of Veterinary Medicine and Life Sciences (JCC). Our four departments of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, Infectious Diseases and Public Health, Biomedical Sciences and Neuroscience advocate the One-Health concept to recognise that animal health, human health and environmental health are inextricably linked together.
Our flagship programme, the Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine (BVM) is a collaboration with Cornell University. In 2023, the JCC achieved a significant milestone - dual international accreditation of our BVM degree with the UK’s Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons and with the Australasian Veterinary Boards Council. Our graduates can therefore practice in Hong Kong, the UK, and Australia/New Zealand. This accreditation firmly establishes our BVM programme as a high-calibre, well-funded, international degree that provides students the ease of studying in Hong Kong while maintaining close links and opportunities to visit our partner institution, Cornell University's College of Veterinary Medicine.
Here, at Hong Kong’s first and only veterinary school, we recognise that veterinarians are both healthcare professionals and scientists. Our BVM programme prepares new graduates for a career in a broad range of disciplines in veterinary medicine. Our BVM programme provides particular emphasis on training and research in Food Safety, Emerging Infectious Diseases, Animal Welfare and Aquatic Animal Health.
The Department of Biomedical Sciences also offers two Bachelor level degrees that equip graduates with skills to embark on professional medical technology careers in the health sector or in industry or to pursue advanced studies after graduation.
The College's flagship postgraduate research degree is an interdisciplinary PhD programme in collaboration with Cornell University that provides opportunities for postgraduate students in any of our departments to embark on a PhD programme with CityU and Cornell University Supervisors and to spend up to one year at Cornell University.
Professor Vanessa Barrs
Dean, Jockey Club College of Veterinary Medicine and Life Sciences