Prof. Ammad Ahmad Farooqi from the Institute of Biomedical and Genetic Engineering (IBGE) in Pakistan delivered a guest lecture titled “Realizing the True Potential of Natural Products as Futuristic Pharmaceuticals for Cancer Treatment” at Beijing Normal-Hong Kong Baptist University (BNBU) as part of the Food Science Distinguished Lecture Series on December 1st, 2025. The session was moderated by ...

On 24 November 2025, Professor Alaa El-Din Ahmed Bekhit from the Department of Food Science at the University of Otago, New Zealand, delivered a lecture at Beijing Normal-Hong Kong Baptist University (BNBU) as part of the Food Science Distinguished Lecture Series. The event was moderated by Dr. Xiaoyu Luo, Assistant Professor in the Food Science and Technology Programme.Prof. Bekhit is a renowned scholar ...

On April 25, 2024, Prof. David Parker, Global STEM Chair Professor of Department of Chemistry at Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU), and Adjunct Professor in Food Science and Technology (FS) at Beijing Normal University-Hong Kong Baptist University United International College (UIC), delivered an engaging lecture titled “Excitement in F Block: Luminescent Lanthanide Probes and Sensors”. The ...

Mr Zhang Tianfu, a successful entrepreneur of two tea companies in Yunnan, was invited to give a lecture on "Origin of Pu'er Tea" at UIC on 6 December 2022. President Tang Tao, Member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Fellow of the European Academy of Sciences, attended the lecture. Prof Xu Baojun, Head of the Department of Life Sciences, held the lecture. The lecture also welcomed partici...

Vice President of the Chinese Institute of Food Science and Technology (CIFST) Prof Rao Pingfan delivered a distinguished lecture to UIC students on 25 September. The topic of this lecture was ‘How Important Is Food Science for Human Being?’

The Division of Science and Technology (DST) held a lecture called ’Food for a Voyage to the Mars: Fantasizing Future Food’ by the Vice President of the Chinese Institute of Food Science and Technology (CIFST) Professor Rao Pingfan on 8 May. The guests were Dean of DST Professor Stephen Chung, Food Science and Technology (FST) Professor Xu Baojun, Environmental Science (ENVS) Professor Daniel Ruan, Director of General Education Office (GEO) Professor Mildred Yang, and GEO Professor Sookja Kim Chung.

Using VC technology to present this talk to an audience at UIC, a Professor in the Department of Chemistry at Carleton University (Ottawa), Prof J David Miller, gave a lecture titled "Mycotoxins: threats to public health and the agricultural economy". This lecture was organised by the Division of Science and Technology (DST) on 26 October.