Lingnan deepens GBA inter-university exchanges and expands science-education collaboration network
Lingnan University continues to increase its involvement as an active contributor to the Greater Bay Area (GBA)’s growing higher education ecosystem, encouraging cross-border academic synergy and sustainable cooperation.
On 23 July, a delegation led by Prof Xue Hongwei, President of South China Agricultural University, visited Lingnan University, and was warmly received by Prof S. Joe Qin, President and Wai Kee Kau Chair Professor of Data Science, Prof Xin Yao, Vice-President (Research and Innovation) and Tong Tin Sun Chair Professor of Machine Learning, and other Lingnan representatives.
During the symposium, the two universities held in-depth discussions on core cooperation priorities, including digital and intelligent innovation for smart agriculture, food and health research, joint cultivation of bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral students, and joint research platform development. Going forward, they will apply for regional research grants and explore establishing Guangdong-Hong Kong laboratories together.
The symposium and exchange between Lingnan University and South China Agricultural University delegations.
Lingnan University and Zhaoqing University delegations.
The same day, President Qin, Prof Sam Kwong Tak-wu, Associate Vice-President (Strategic Research), J.K. Lee Chair Professor of Computational Intelligence and Dean of the School of Graduate Studies, and other Lingnan members received a delegation led by Prof Li Qin, President of Zhaoqing University. They discussed faculty and student exchanges, sharing course resources, expanding postgraduate pathways, and interdisciplinary collaboration.
On 24 July, the 2026 Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao University Alliance 10th Anniversary Annual Meeting and Presidents’ Forum was held at The Chinese University of Hong Kong. Prof Raymond Chan Hon-fu, Vice-President (Academics) cum Provost and Lam Man Tsan Chair Professor of Scientific Computing, headed the Lingnan delegation.
The Alliance held its 10th Anniversary Achievement Exhibition, where Lingnan, an Alliance member, displayed the University’s educational and collaborative achievements over a decade of close mutual development in digital-era liberal arts education.
Prof Raymond Chan Hon-fu (centre) heads the Lingnan delegation to join the Alliance’s 10th Anniversary Annual Meeting and Presidents’ Forum