The 3rd Intake of Designated Training Programme on Deepening Cooperation between Guangzhou and Macao, to Help the Construction of the Greater Bay Area, jointly organized by CCE and ZUMRI, was successfully held at UM from December 2 to 6. Sixteen leaders from various departments, including the Guangzhou Municipal Science and Technology Bureau, participated in the event.
At the opening ceremony, Vice Rector Dr. Claudia Xu, introduced UM’s recent developments and achievements in industry-academia-research, as well as the cooperative gains with other cities in the Greater Bay Area. Mr. Zhai Yaojie, Deputy Director of the Secretariat of the Guangzhou Municipal Science and Technology Bureau and the Municipal Science and Technology Commission Office, shared details about the delegation and their expectations for the exchange. Prof. Guokai Chen, Director of ZUMRI, and Prof. Matthew LIU, Director of CCE, also attended the ceremony.
The itinerary for this exchange and seminar activity was rich and tightly scheduled. Participants first visited the ZUMRI and the Hengqin Guangdong-Macao In-Depth Cooperation Zone Exhibition Hall. This was followed by thematic lectures, discussions, and on-campus and off-campus visits in Macao. During the on-campus visits, the delegation toured the University Gallery, Library, SKL-IOTSC, SKL-AMSV, and the Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship. These visits provided a comprehensive understanding of UM’s latest technological achievements and talent cultivation practices.
For off-campus visits, the delegation visited the Macao Trade and Investment Promotion Institute (China-Portuguese-Speaking Countries Commercial and Trade Cooperation Service Platform Exhibition Hall), the Grand Hengqin International Industrial Development Center, the Macao Science Center, the Science and Technology Development Fund (FDCT), The Economic and Technological Development Bureau (DSEDT), and the Bank of China Macau Branch. These engagements allowed the participants to gain deeper insights into Macao’s practices for transforming technological achievements and explore the potential for Guangzhou-Macao collaboration in technological innovation.
In addition to the visits, the event featured seven thematic seminars delivered by senior professors and experts from UM. The topics covered included promoting the transformation of research outcomes through industry-academia-research platforms, the significance of investment and patents for GBA’s technological innovation, Macao’s approaches to technological innovation and talent cultivation, research commercialization and industrial innovation, the application and transformation of scientific achievements in the health and traditional Chinese medicine industries, and related presentations by the Research Services and Knowledge Transfer Office (RSKTO).
Through these visits and seminars, participants gained a comprehensive understanding of Macao’s practices, challenges, and opportunities in technological achievement transformation. They actively explored specific areas for collaboration between Guangzhou and Macao in industry-academia-research initiatives, discussing ways to foster integrated technological innovation and development within the Greater Bay Area.