Prof. Christopher Chao, PolyU’s Vice President (Research and Innovation); and Mr Zhang Jinwei, head of Xinwu district, Wuxi; signed the agreement to establish the Institute. Witnessing the signing were Dr Lam Tai-fai, PolyU’s Council Chairman; Prof. Jin-Guang Teng, PolyU’s President; and Mr Du Xiaogang, Wuxi’s Party Secretary; Mr Zhao Jianjun, Deputy Party Secretary and Mayor of Wuxi; as well as leaders of the Wuxi government (in a video conference) and senior members of the University.Zoom In
Prof. Christopher Chao, PolyU’s Vice President (Research and Innovation); and Mr Zhang Jinwei, head of Xinwu district, Wuxi; signed the agreement to establish the Institute. Witnessing the signing were Dr Lam Tai-fai, PolyU’s Council Chairman; Prof. Jin-Guang Teng, PolyU’s President; and Mr Du Xiaogang, Wuxi’s Party Secretary; Mr Zhao Jianjun, Deputy Party Secretary and Mayor of Wuxi; as well as leaders of the Wuxi government (in a video conference) and senior members of the University.Zoom In

PolyU and the city government of Wuxi, Jiangsu province, have signed an agreement to create the PolyU-Wuxi Technology and Innovation Research Institute. Under the move, PolyU will be the first Hong Kong tertiary institution to participate in the Yangtze River Delta’s innovation and technology (I&T) drive.

 

The new institute, which will be set up in phases in the Wuxi Airport Economic Development Zone, will provide a world-class research platform for cutting-edge technologies. It will also nurture I&T talent through offering an engineering doctorate programme specially designed by PolyU, and foster emerging industries by setting up an innovation hub for translational research and start-up incubation, backed by the city’s robust local manufacturing sector.