CUHK and Great Bay University Forge Partnership in Joint Institute of Advanced Materials and Green Energy Research
The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) and Great Bay University (GBU) joined hands to establish the GBU-CUHK Joint Institute of Advanced Materials and Green Energy Research (JIAMGER) on 8 December 2022. On behalf of the two universities, Professor Rocky S Tuan, Vice-Chancellor and President of CUHK and Professor Tian Gang, President of GBU signed a memorandum of agreement (MoA) on the joint institute. A hybrid MoA signing ceremony was held in the presence of representatives from Hong Kong and Dongguan, who also held discussions next on the development of JIAMGER at a seminar.
CUHK participants included Professor Chan Wai-Yee and Professor Sham Mai-Har, Pro-Vice-Chancellors; Professor Song Chunshan, Faculty Dean of Science; Professor Ngai To, Assistant Faculty Dean of Science; Professor Wang Jianfang, Chairman of the Department of Physics; Professor Lam Hon-ming of School of Life Sciences; Professor Lu Xinhui of Department of Physics; and Professor Wang Ying of Department of Chemistry. GBU members included Professor Dai Changliang, Vice President and Professor Zhao Jinkui, Executive Dean of the School of Material Science.
Professor Tuan said at the ceremony, “Dongguan and Hong Kong should give full play to their complementary advantages for joint development. The establishment of this joint research institute will be able to tie in with the industrial development plan of Dongguan and leverage the research and innovation strengths of CUHK. I believe that our joint efforts will serve the major needs and strategic goals of the country and the Greater Bay Area (GBA), and deepen our collaboration in research, promoting interflow and integration with the industry, and cultivating talents for the region.”
Professor Tian said at the meeting, “The national plan has clarified the goal of creating an international source of scientific and technological innovation. The GBA will work side by side with Beijing and Shanghai for overall resource planning. The collaboration between GBU and CUHK is coming at the right time. The joint research establishment in advanced materials and green energy will allow us to construct a scientific and technological innovation complex with world-class academic impact in the field of materials and energy.”
Professor Song introduced the projects led by researchers from CUHK’s Faculty of Science (CUHK Science) in JIAMGER and their deliverables. Mr. GU Yansong, Head of the GBU Office of Scientific Research presented the latest development of GBU and the establishment plan of the joint institute. Participants also exchanged views on the strategic development, research directions, infrastructure, facilities and postgraduate admission.
Professor Song said, “CUHK’s Faculty of Science has been devoted to world-class research and transferring the research outcomes. We look forward to working with GBU in building up the joint institute towards forming a world-class center for innovative science and technology development, collaborative research and nurturing future talents in Dongguan and the GBA. We very much appreciate the support from leaders of CUHK and GBU and from Dongguan Municipal Government.”
The MoA on GBU-CUHK JIAMGER symbolizes the solidification of a strategic alliance between CUHK and GBU to implement the establishment plans of the JIAMGER, and to develop an international innovation and technology hub in the GBA. With the new joint institute, it is envisioned that the concerted efforts will boost regional and national development at the forefront and applied research and nurture talents for technology innovation.
CUHK Signs Cooperation Agreement with Greater Bay Area Institute of Precision Medicine (Guangzhou)
(1st from left) Professor Chan Waiyee, Pro-Vice-Chancellor of CUHK, (2nd from left) Professor Andrew M. Chan, Director of School of Biomedical Sciences of CUHK, (3rd from left) Professor Rocky S. Tuan, Vice-Chancellor and President of CUHK, (3rd from right) Professor Jin Li, President of FDU and Director of GBA-IPM, (2nd from right) Professor Lin Xinhua,Director of School of Life Sciences of FDU and Executive Director of GBA-IPM, and (1st from right) Mr. Shen Guolin, Director of Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan Affairs Office take a group photo
A group photo of all guests at the signing ceremony
The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) signed a cooperation agreement with the Greater Bay Area Institute of Precision Medicine (Guangzhou) (GBA-IPM) on 14 December 2022 to further promote exchanges and construct a highland for international technological innovation in the GBA under the framework of the CUHK-Fudan University (FDU) Joint Research Centre in Life and Biomedical Sciences.
Officiating guests at the signing ceremony included Professor Rocky S. Tuan, Vice-Chancellor and President of CUHK; Professor Jin Li, President of FDU and Director of GBA-IPM; Professor Chan Wai-Yee, Pro-Vice-Chancellor of CUHK; Professor Andrew M. Chan, Director of School of Biomedical Sciences of CUHK; Professor Shen Guolin, Director of Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan Affairs Office of FDU; and Professor Lin Xinhua, Director of School of Life Sciences of FDU and Executive Director of GBA-IPM.
President Tuan said in his speech that CUHK and FDU have been collaborating in teaching, research, and academic exchanges for years, and both sides share the same vision for expanding strategic cooperation. With concerted efforts, the establishment of a collaboration platform in GBA-IPM is a further combination of the strengths of the two universities to tie in with the national development strategy to contribute to the construction of a highland for international technological innovation, promotion of talent nurture and collaboration in research and education.
According to the agreement, CUHK and GBA-IPM will carry out innovative research in the fields of biomedical sciences and precision medicine via leveraging the research advantages and consolidating relevant resources, and promoting the coordinated research development of GBA.