On the afternoon of March 23, 2026, Hong JIANG, University Council Chairperson of Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech), led a delegation to visit Shenzhen Shokz Technology Co., Ltd. Hao CHEN, founder and CEO of Shokz Technology Co., Ltd., received Chairperson Hong JIANG and her delegation.

Hong JIANG and her delegation visited the Shokz Technology exhibition hall and the Shokz Technology Research Center to gain an in-depth understanding of the company’s operational philosophy, product development processes, and core technological innovations. They also had cordial exchanges with alumni from SUSTech working at Shokz Technology. During the discussion, both sides engaged in thorough talks on promoting the transformation of scientific and technological achievements, advancing industry-university-research cooperation, and talent development.

Hao CHEN introduced the development history, business layout, and operations of Shokz Technology. He stated that the company’s growth relies on the support of high-quality talent; graduates trained by SUSTech have strong overall qualities and innovative capabilities, playing an important role in the company’s development. He expressed the hope of further deepening university-industry cooperation with SUSTech and jointly establishing new standards for talent evaluation between universities and industry, cultivating more outstanding innovative talents with technical thinking, engineering thinking, product thinking, and creative thinking.

Hong JIANG expressed gratitude for Shokz Technology’s long-term support for SUSTech and fully affirmed the achievements made by both sides in transforming scientific research results and jointly cultivating talent. She stated that deepening precise university-industry cooperation is one of the key measures for the high-quality development of the university. She hopes that both sides will further strengthen resource alignment and cooperation, fully leverage their respective advantages, work together in talent development, scientific research innovation, and achievement transformation, continuously promote the deep integration of the education chain, talent chain, and industrial chain, and better serve regional economic and social development.

This event is one of a series of visits to Shenzhen-based enterprises conducted by university leaders. In order to further implement the university’s work arrangements, senior leaders of SUSTech have successively led delegations to carry out a series of visits and research with enterprises in Shenzhen. The aim is to deepen the mutual exchange of advantageous resources between the university and enterprises, foster strong connections and deep integration of the education chain, talent chain, industry chain, and innovation chain, facilitate the transformation of scientific and technological achievements, collaboration in production, education, and research innovation, and high-quality employment for graduates. These efforts will effectively enhance the university’s capacity to serve economic and social development.

It is reported that Shenzhen’s Shokz Technology Co., Ltd. was founded in 2004, focusing on the field of hard technology, with innovation driven by fundamental technology and original technological innovation at its core. As a full value-chain enterprise, Shokz Technology has independent pricing rights, mid-to-high-end proprietary brands, and global marketing capabilities.