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City University of Hong Kong (CityU) has appointed prolific Singaporean academic and inventor Professor Freddy Boey as its next president, following a year-long global search. The university’s council on Tuesday approved Boey’s five-year appointment to succeed Professor Way Kuo, who will retire from the presidency after 15 years in May 2023. Boey is currently deputy president for innovation and enterprise at the National University of Singapore (NUS) and is known for his contributions in the application of functional biomaterials for medical devices. The university described Boey as an “accomplished leader” with “a strong focus on world-class education, research and innovation”,...
