CityU and Gree Group sign strategic industry-university-research cooperation agreement to co-build new horizon of technological innovation in Greater Bay Area
The City University of Macau (CityU) and Zhuhai Gree Group Co., Ltd. signed a strategic industry-university-research cooperation agreement yesterday. Both parties will focus on the artificial intelligence industry and conduct in-depth cooperation in areas such as technology project incubation, joint talent cultivation, and industrialization of research results, seeking to set a new benchmark for industry-university-research collaboration on technological innovation in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area with concerted efforts. Guests at the signing ceremony included Kang Hong, party committee secretary and chairman of Gree Group; Huang Jianyong, vice president of Gree Group; Zhou Wanlei, vice rector of CityU; and Zhu Tianqing and Liu Wenjian, associate deans of the Faculty of Data Science at CityU.
Vice Rector Zhou Wanlei said that CityU adheres to its social responsibility and philosophy of “serving Macao, integrating into the Greater Bay Area” and closely aligns with the talent needs of the country and Macao, with the goal of establishing itself as a metropolitan university with international competitiveness. Through this partnership, CityU hopes to join hands with Gree Group to construct a full-chain system of “talent cultivation–fundamental research–technological breakthroughs–achievement transformation–industrial upgrading”, jointly cultivate leading talent in data science and information technology, and build a competitive industry-university-research base in education, scientific research, application, and industrial incubation. Such efforts aim to provide an innovative practice platform for Macao’s youth, activate the city’s scientific innovation momentum, and support the upgrading of the scientific and technological innovation industry in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area and Macao’s adequate economic diversification.
Party Committee Secretary Kang Hong said that CityU has outstanding capabilities in scientific research and innovation in the fields of smart cities, the Internet of Things, and big data, which are well matched with Gree Group’s industrial layout and resource advantages in the areas of intelligent manufacturing, artificial intelligence, and new energy. Kang expects that both parties will take this cooperation as a starting point to further their partnership and exchanges on artificial intelligence, technology project incubation, joint talent cultivation, and co-building of industrial ecosystems. Additionally, they aim to jointly establish an integrated platform for industry-university-research cooperation between Zhuhai and Macao, and accelerate the transformation and application of cutting-edge scientific and technological achievements. This will stimulate the high-quality development of the regional economy and create a more dynamic and vibrant industrial ecosystem for scientific and technological innovation through concerted efforts.
At the signing ceremony, witnessed by Vice Rector Zhou Wanlei and Party Committee Secretary Kang Hong, Vice Dean Zhu Tianqing and Vice President Huang Jianyong signed a strategic cooperation agreement as representatives of their respective parties. In the future, the two parties will deepen their cooperation in areas such as scientific research, industry-university-research talent cultivation, and the construction of an industrial innovation ecosystem. The two sides will promote the transformation of scientific and technological achievements in the fields of intelligent manufacturing and new energy through measures such as joint application for scientific research projects and joint establishment of an integrated industry-university-research platform. Meanwhile, they will explore a model for jointly cultivating innovative talent, provide students with internship and employment opportunities, accelerate the marketization and application of scientific research results, and support the upgrading of smart industries in the Greater Bay Area.
This partnership is a milestone that marks Gree Group and CityU’s active response to the country’s innovation-driven development strategy and their in-depth industry-university-research cooperation in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area. In the future, the two parties will uphold the principle of “complementary advantages, resource sharing, and collaborative innovation” to work hand-in-hand for mutual benefits and win-win outcomes, and jointly create a new model of industry-university-research cooperation, providing solid support for the promotion of technological innovation and coordinated industrial development in the Greater Bay Area.
Zhuhai Gree Group Co., Ltd., established in March 1985, is an independent business entity financed and authorized by the Zhuhai State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission and the first state-owned platform in Zhuhai, with a credit rating of AAA. Its business scope covers industrial investment, industrial operation, park development, industrial finance, cultural tourism and leisure, etc. The group strives to establish itself as a first-class all-round industrial operator and become a role model for the reform and development of local state-owned enterprises, having garnered the title of “Benchmark Enterprises for Management Improvement Benchmarking Actions for Key State-owned Enterprises in Guangdong Province”. The group emphasizes cooperation with universities and research institutions at home and abroad, with the aim of strengthening industry-university-research exchanges and cooperation.
Other guests at the signing ceremony included Long Xin, general manager of Gree Group’s Gree Technology Industry Development Co., Ltd.; Zhao Liang, vice general manager of the industrial investment platform; and Chen Huajie and Zhang Lefeng, CityU faculty representatives.
Source: Gree Group
