Campus Digest

Delegation from Department of Science and Technology of Guangdong Province visits HKBU

Thursday, 22 February 2024

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The delegation from the Department of Science and Technology of Guangdong Province visits HKBU.
The delegation visits the newly established Life Science Imaging Centre.
Members of the delegation experience the 360-degree immersive LED Visualisation Cinema at the Visualisation Research Centre.
HKBU research teams present their innovative projects to the delegation.

Ms Wang Yueqin, the Director-General of the Department of Science and Technology of Guangdong Province (GDSTC), led a delegation to visit HKBU on 30 January to exchange ideas on innovation promotion, technology development and knowledge transfer between Hong Kong and Guangdong. To foster research collaboration, GDSTC, HKBU, and the Beijing Normal University – Hong Kong Baptist University United International College have jointly committed to investing resources in establishing collaborative research projects, pooling strengths from both the government and academia to create a greater impact for society.

HKBU senior management members, including Professor Alex Wai, President and Vice-Chancellor; Professor Terence Lau, Interim Chief Innovation Officer; Professor Bian Zhaoxiang, Associate Vice-President (Chinese Medicine Development); and Professor Liu Jiming, Associate Vice-President (Research Development), accompanied the delegation to visit the newly established Life Science Imaging Centre and the Visualisation Research Centre with the 360-degree immersive LED Visualisation Cinema. The HKBU research teams also presented several innovative projects to the delegation.  

During the exchange meeting, Professor Alex Wai shared the University’s latest developments and achievements in research with the delegation and extended his gratitude to GDSTC for its support and trust. Leveraging the combined resources and strengths of both Guangdong and Hong Kong, he looked forward to embarking on more collaborative research projects that can lead to transdisciplinary innovation and knowledge transfer, ultimately contributing impactful cutting-edge technology and applications to the country.

Professor Terence Lau introduced the University’s strategic research clusters, along with the latest developments in knowledge and technology transfer. Professor Cai Zongwei, Director of the State Key Laboratory of Environment and Biological Analysis, and Professor Bian Zhaoxiang respectively shared the advanced facilities and ongoing research projects in the Laboratory, as well as HKBU’s role in promoting the internationalisation and modernisation of Chinese medicine and the development of innovative Chinese medicine research.

Ms Wang Yueqin praised HKBU’s efforts in fostering innovation and technology translation. She said the Guangdong Province has been promoting high-quality innovation and technology for years, with related resources investment ranking at the top in the country. Looking ahead, the government hopes to strengthen collaborations with Hong Kong’s academic and research institutions to facilitate industry application, and to embark on more transdisciplinary collaborative projects, particularly in health and AI development and application, to the benefit of the community at large.