Ms Wang Yuyan, Deputy Party Secretary, Head of the Organization Department of the CPC Shandong Provincial Committee, leads a delegation to visit Lingnan University to explore closer cooperation in research and talent cultivation
The two parties hold a seminar to explore closer cooperation in the areas of research, innovation and talent cultivation.
Lingnan University welcomed Ms Wang Yuyan, Deputy Party Secretary, Head of the Organization Department of the CPC Shandong Provincial Committee and her delegation on their visit to the Lingnan University campus in Tuen Mun on 4 November. Prof S. Joe Qin, President and Wai Kee Kau Chair Professor of Data Science, Prof Raymond Chan Hon-fu, Vice-President (Academics) cum Provost and Lam Man Tsan Chair Professor of Scientific Computing, Prof Xin Yao, Vice-President (Research and Innovation) and Tong Tin Sun Chair Professor of Machine Learning, Mr Ernest Chan Chi-man, Vice-President (Administration), Associate Vice-Presidents and the University management met with the guests, and held a seminar, chaired by Prof S. Joe Qin, to explore closer cooperation in research and innovation, and expanding talent cultivation.
President S. Joe Qin describes the latest development at Lingnan University.
President S. Joe Qin told the delegation about Lingnan University’s long history, and its latest achievements in digital transformation, campus expansion, and talent and research. He also said that 29 leading Lingnan scholars have been listed in Stanford University’s World’s Top 2% Scientists, and several of them ranked first in the country and Hong Kong in their fields, which has further increased the University's scientific research strength. In addition, the University has collaborated with Mainland institutions such as the Lingnan University Shenzhen Research Institute in the Shenzhen Virtual University Park, the Lingnan University Creative and Cultural Innovation Research Institute (Shenzhen Qianhai), and the Lingnan University-Shandong Research Institute to develop research and innovation, creating a demonstration area for new high-quality productive forces driven by zero-carbon/negative-carbon and smart technologies, and to promote the cultivation of innovative, professional talents.
After listening to Prof Qin’s introduction, Deputy Party Secretary Wang Yuyan understood Lingnan’s rapid development and its forward-looking positioning as a research-based liberal arts university better. She hopes that both parties will expand their cooperation, and she welcomes and supports Lingnan University’s exchanges and relationship with Shandong at every level.
Representatives from the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of Shandong Province, the Department of Education of Shandong Province, the Department of Science and Technology of Shandong Province, Jinan city, Qinghai city, and Hualu Holding Co., Ltd put forward proposals for further cooperation between the two parties, having explored future in-depth opportunities for cooperation in various areas, including research and innovation, and expanding talent cultivation. They also look forward to strengthening exchanges and contacts between personnel.
