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Nurturing digital economy talents with The Academy of Digital China (Fujian)
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LU’s Faculty of Business and The Academy of Digital China (Fujian) signed a strategic collaboration agreement in April 2021 to strengthen their long-term partnership in research and talent training in digital economy, culture and ecosystem, e-government and smart city.
Supported by Tsinghua University and The Academy of Digital China (Fujian), the new Doctor of Business Administration in Global Digital Economy and Governance programme which LU has introduced this year trains and inspires students to become business leaders with an international, innovative perspective and forward-thinking mindset.
Prof Mingming LENG, Dean of the Faculty of Business said that the two institutions will co-host a number of summer programmes and advanced seminars on digital technology in countries along the Maritime Silk Road. Joint research projects will be conducted in collaboration with industries in the related fields and joint tenders will be submitted for national and local technology development projects.