The agreement was signed on the PolyU campus on 22 May 2023 by Prof. Christopher Chao, PolyU’s Vice President (Research and Innovation) (front, left) and Mr Wang Zhenyong, Vice Mayor of Wenzhou (front, right). The signing was witnessed by Dr Lam Tai-fai, PolyU Council Chairman (3rd from left, rear); Prof. Jin-Guang Teng, PolyU President (2nd from left, rear); Mr Liu Xiaotao, Party Secretary of Wenzhou (3rd from right, rear); Dr Miranda Lou, PolyU Executive Vice President (1st from left, rear); Mr Wang Jun, Secretary General of the Wenzhou Communist Party Committee (2nd from right, rear); and Mr Wang Chi, Head of the United Front Work Department of the Wenzhou Party Committee (1st from right, rear).Zoom In

PolyU and the Wenzhou Municipal People’s Government have reached an agreement to drive the formation of the PolyU-Wenzhou Technology and Innovation Research Institute, with the aim of promoting Wenzhou as a key innovation and technology hub for entrepreneurs and talents.

 

Through this innovation platform, which is the result of government-academia collaboration, the parties will partner in the research of core technologies in various fields including new energy, advanced materials, intelligent wearable devices, maritime engineering equipment, offshore wind power, blockchain and fashion design.

 

PolyU will leverage its research excellence to support Wenzhou’s development into a premium technology innovation base, through fostering the city’s translational research and commercialisation of research and innovation. Both sides will also join hands to nurture innovative and entrepreneurial talents who are knowledgeable about critical technologies of the future and possess a global outlook.