Recently, Shenzhen Technology University (SZTU), Pingshan District, and Shenzhen Investment Holdings Co., Ltd. (SIHC) joined forces in a signing ceremony in order to foster a new ecosystem for industry-education integration and technological innovation. The event was attended by Zhao Jia, secretary of the CPC Pingshan District Committee; Zhang Qian, deputy secretary of the CPC Pingshan District Committee and chief executive of the District Government; Du Xiufeng, deputy secretary of the Party Committee of SIHC; Ren Zhongquan, deputy general manager of SIHC; Chen Qiuming, scretary of the Party Committee of SZTU; as well as Liang Yongsheng and Deng Yuanlong, vice presidents of SZTU.

Signing ceremony of the strategic cooperation agreement [Photo/Party Committee Publicity Department]

During the ceremony, SZTU signed a strategic cooperation agreement with the People’s Government of Pingshan District and SIHC, and concluded a technology commercialization cooperation agreement with the Science, Technology and Innovation Bureau of Pingshan District and Shenzhen High Tech Zone Investment Development Group Co., Ltd. According to the strategic cooperation agreement, the three parties will engage in deep collaboration across five core areas: talent cultivation, collaborative innovation, industry co-development, financial support, and entrepreneurship. This aims to create a new ecosystem integrating government, industry, university, research, and application. The technology commercialization cooperation agreement outlines specific goals and funding standards for the three parties in the field of achievement transformation over the next five years. Efforts will be channeled towards infrastructure development, platform operations, and application promotion, in order to accelerate the journey of scientific research achievements from the “laboratory” to the “production line”.

Signing ceremony of the technology commercialization cooperation agreement [Photo/Party Committee Publicity Department]

Since the Pingshan District and SZTU signed a comprehensive strategic cooperation framework agreement in 2023, fruitful results have been achieved in talent training in the field of quality and standards, the establishment of industry-education integration platforms, and the sharing of scientific and technological innovation resources. The latest agreement signing represents a deepening and upgrade of the prior collaboration, focusing on areas such as the construction of the SZTU Science and Technology Innovation Park, the joint cultivation of high-end industrial talents, and the industrialization of scientific research achievements. Looking ahead, SZTU will fully leverage its strengths in applied talent cultivation and technological innovation, combining with the policy support from Pingshan District and the industrial resources of SIHC, to build an innovation ecosystem for the high-quality development of Shenzhen and the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area.

Drafted by Olivia（赖丽伟）/ International Cooperation and Exchanges Department

Revised by Brian（郑斌）/ International Cooperation and Exchanges Department

Edited by Brian（郑斌）/ International Cooperation and Exchanges Department