An inauguration ceremony for the University of Macau-Huafa Group Joint Laboratory and Zhuhai UM Science & Technology Research Institute was held in Hengqin on Friday, according to a statement by the University of Macau (UM).
“The establishment of the joint laboratory and the research institute is an example of cross-border industry-academia collaboration to align Macao’s development with national development,” the statement said, adding that “by bringing together innovative people and advanced technologies from Zhuhai and Macau, the laboratory and the institute hope to create a world-class hub for collaborative innovation in order to promote industrial upgrading and commercialisation of research results in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area” (GBA).
At the ceremony, UM Rector Song Yonghua and Huafa Group General Manager Li Guangning signed a strategic cooperation framework agreement. Guests from Macau and the mainland attended the ceremony.
University of Macau (UM) Rector Song Yonghua addresses Friday’s inauguration ceremony in Hengqin. Photo: UM
