On the morning of April 23, 2021, a delegation from Shandong Science and Technology Department visited the Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech). Yurong GUO, University Council Chairperson of SUSTech, and Yusheng ZHAO, Acting Vice President and Director of the Office of Research, greeted the guests and held discussions with them.

Their delegation included Bo TANG, Director of the Department of Science and Technology of Shandong Province, Qingliang ZENG, President of Shandong Normal University (SDNU), Zhibo LI, Vice President of Qingdao University of Science and Technology (QUST), and Lei CUI, Vice President of Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences).

Bo TANG spoke about the transformation of scientific and technological achievements and the development of higher education in Shandong Province.

He acknowledged the achievements SUSTech has made over the past ten years, which has set a blueprint for the development of higher education and innovation in scientific research in Shandong Province.

He hopes that both parties will establish stronger cooperation in the training and development of high-level talents and the construction of scientific and technological innovation platforms.

Yurong GUO noted that as an experimental university for China’s higher education reform, SUSTech is a modern university system with Chinese characteristics while exploring innovative talent training models. She hopes that both sides can continue exchanges in the future, to better serve regional and national economic development.

The two parties also held in-depth discussions on the acquisition of high-level faculty, the construction of joint university-enterprise laboratories, and the transformation of scientific and technological achievements. During their visit, Bo TANG and his delegation also visited the Shenzhen Grubbs Institute, the Renewable Energy Research Center, and the exhibition of development and achievements.