The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK), The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen (CUHK-Shenzhen) and the Shenzhen Municipal Government have signalled their intention to further collaborations on education, research and technology transfer through the signing of a tripartite supplementary agreement at a special ceremony held in the afternoon on 22 February 2023 at the Government House of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR). The ceremony was witnessed by Mr Chan Kwok-ki, GBS, IDSM, JP, Chief Secretary for Administration of the HKSAR government, Mr Qin Weizhong, Mayor of the Shenzhen Municipal People’s Government, Mr Cheuk Wing-hing, JP, Deputy Chief Secretary for Administration of the HKSAR government and Mr Zeng Bai, Member of the Standing Committee of the Shenzhen Municipal Committee.

The agreement spells out greater support from the Shenzhen Municipal Government for CUHK and CUHK-Shenzhen to further capitalize on their competitive advantages to deepen collaborations and contribute meaningfully to the development of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area (GBA), while paving the way for strengthening its partnership with the HKSAR government to promote talent interflow and sharing of research outcomes and resources.

Since its founding in 2014, CUHK-Shenzhen has achieved remarkable results, with notable contributions to the national development widely acclaimed by the Ministry of Education, the People’s Government of Guangdong Province, as well as the HKSAR government, asserting the leading role it plays as a Chinese-foreign cooperation institution in the GBA and on the mainland.

Professor Yangsheng Xu, President of CUHK-Shenzhen remarked: “In the spirit of ‘One Brand, Two Campuses’, CUHK-Shenzhen is proud of its remarkable results in talent recruitment and cultivation, academic and college development, and scientific research and innovation achieved in its nine years of history with the great support and trust of the Shenzhen Municipal Government and CUHK. CUHK-Shenzhen is accelerating its growth into a first-class China-based research university with a global vision. We hope to contribute strongly to the reform and innovation of the country’s higher education and the integrated development of the GBA.”

Professor Rocky S. Tuan, Vice-Chancellor and President, CUHK, and Chair of Governing Board, CUHK-Shenzhen, expressed his sincere gratitude to the Shenzhen Municipal Government for supporting CUHK’s education and research development in the GBA. He said: “CUHK-Shenzhen has made remarkable achievements in the past ten years. It is a powerful example of CUHK’s successful education model and a testimony of our country’s progress in terms of internationalization and innovation of the higher education sector. Meanwhile, as the scientific engine room for the GBA, CUHK provides a world-class research ecosystem connecting the Region to a network of global expertise essential for industrial transformation, creating job opportunities and realizing the benefits of economic integration across the Pearl River Delta. With the tremendous support from the Shenzhen Municipal Government, CUHK and CUHK-Shenzhen shall work more closely to seize the historic opportunities presented by the rapid development of our country and align our goals to critical national strategies, such as the 14th Five-Year Plan, the GBA blueprint and the Belt and Road Initiative, to fully integrate into the national development. Both institutions are eager to bring our collaborations on talent cultivation, research and innovation and other disciplines to the next level and continue to create greater impact of the CUHK brand on the world as we consolidate our position as a world-class research-oriented comprehensive university with a global vision so proud of our strong connections to the mainland.”