MoUs signed with three Chinese Mainland’s universities: focusing on AI, innovation and entrepreneurship
Lingnan University has signed MoUs with the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China (UESTC), Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics (NUAA), and Qingdao University, and welcomed a delegation from the Hangzhou Science and Technology Bureau. The discussions focused on postgraduate recruitment, scientific research and innovation, talent development, and entrepreneurship, resulting in a number of key preliminary agreements.
In future, Lingnan will continue to serve as a bridge for higher education exchanges between the Hong Kong SAR and the Chinese Mainland, expanding its institutional collaborative network to advance the innovation and high-quality development of liberal arts education in the digital era.
On 23 September, a delegation led by Prof Jiang Bin (fourth right), President of NUAA, visited Lingnan and was warmly received by President Qin (fifth left) and university representatives. They signed an institutional MoU, establishing a framework for faculty and student exchanges, joint research, and postgraduate training, and held in-depth discussions on joint degree programmes, summer schemes, AI-driven aerospace technology, and interdisciplinary research.
From 24 to 25 September, Prof S. Joe Qin (right), President and Wai Kee Kau Chair Professor of Data Science at Lingnan University, attended Digital Universities Asia 2026. During the event, he met with Prof Hu Jun (left), President of UESTC, and held a discussion. The two presidents then signed an institutional MoU to strengthen collaboration in AI, student exchange, innovation and entrepreneurial exchange, and joint research.
On 21 September, a delegation led by Prof Xiao Jiangnan (first row, first right), Deputy Secretary of the CPC Qingdao University Committee visited Lingnan. Both sides formally executed an MoU on postgraduate progression.
On 22 September, a delegation from Hangzhou Science and Technology Bureau visited Lingnan, with a tour of the LU Jockey Club Gerontech-X Lab.