The Chamber paid a visit to the Jockey Club Institute of Healthcare (IOH) on 12 January, as part of its mission to enhance cooperation with students and third-level institutes in the city.

The IOH is part of the Hong Kong Metropolitan University (HKMU), previously known as The Open University of Hong Kong. At the IOH campus, Chamber representatives met with HKMU President, Professor Paul Lam, who introduced the institute and discussed potential collaboration opportunities with the Chamber's former Deputy CEO Watson Chan. 

The Chamber visitors then toured the IOH campus – a 13-storey building that commenced operations in late 2020. It aims to facilitate the training of nursing and other healthcare professionals to address the needs of the ageing Hong Kong community. The campus is equipped with professional facilities including a neurological physiotherapy laboratory, sports physiotherapy biomechanics laboratory, and a clinical nursing education centre. 

It also has a wide variety of advanced technologies that provide an innovative learning experience for students, including a digital dissection unit. The institute's virtual reality education unit can recreate different healthcare situations. For example, the clinical environment of a psychiatric hospital can be simulated using VR equipment to provide a safe and immersive environment for students to practice different patient scenarios. 

Apart from the equipment in the campus, the institute also has technology to enable remote teaching outside the classroom, allowing students to continue their studies even during the pandemic restrictions. For instance, nursing students have been able to practice medical procedures at home using VR headsets when face-to-face classes have been suspended. 

The campus tour ended with a visit to the sports and wellness centre where students and staff can enjoy the fitness and recreational facilities, to pursue a healthy and balanced lifestyle.

The Open Learning Institute of Hong Kong was established by the Government in 1989 to provide further education opportunities to working adults. It became a university in 1997 and was renamed The Open University of Hong Kong, and began offering full-time degree programmes in 2001. The new name, Hong Kong Metropolitan University, was adopted in September 2021.