The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) and the Zibo Municipal People’s Government have signed a framework agreement to establish the "PolyU Zibo Technology and Innovation Research Institute" (the Research Institute) and to engage in deep and effective industry-academia-research collaboration.
The Research Institute to be established will focus on areas such as nano technology, industrial artificial intelligence and digitalisation, and cultural tourism. Responding to Zibo's economic development and industrial needs, it will carry out technological R&D, tackle core technological challenges, and promote the transformation, application, and sustainable development of research outcomes.
The agreement was signed by Prof. DONG Cheng, Associate Vice President (Mainland Research Advancement) of PolyU, and HU Xiaohong, Vice Mayor of Zibo Municipal People’s Government, on 28 May at the 2024 Shandong-Hong Kong Science and Technology Innovation Cooperation Conference in Hong Kong.
The institute will also undertake the important mission of talent cultivation. Both sides will work together to cultivate a pool of outstanding engineers who are capable of mastering critical technologies of the future and are internationally connected, as well as high-quality, innovative and entrepreneurial talents.
