Macau | UM hosts western Greater Bay technology alliance forum

The University of Macau played host to an inauguration ceremony yesterday for an alliance of technology-focused institutions from across the western side of the Greater Bay Area.

The inauguration ceremony for the Alliance for Technological Innovation and Talent Development in Western Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area brought together over 70 members of senior management teams of universities and government representatives from the western Greater Bay Area.

In his speech at the inauguration, Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture Alexis Tam said that the government is keen to enhance Macau’s input in regional collaboration in the field of technology.

The Secretary referenced Macau’s four state key laboratories, which focus on chip research and development, quality research for traditional Chinese medicine, Internet of Things applications for smart cities, and lunar and planetary sciences.

The inauguration ceremony was followed by the first Alliance Forum on Collaboration in Technology and Education.

Rector Yonghua Song said that the establishment of the alliance reflects the University of Macau’s determination to integrate the teaching and research resources of the various cities in western Greater Bay in order to promote technological innovation and personnel training.

Song added that the University of Macau will fully support the local government’s effort to participate in the development of the Greater Bay Area as well as the city’s development into a trade cooperation service platform between China and Portuguese- speaking countries. DB

Corrected on August 27 to clarify that two State Key Laboratories in Macau are operated by the University of Macau (UM), while a third, the State Key Laboratory of Lunar and Planetary Sciences, is operated solely by the Macau University of Science and Technology (MUST). Macau’s fourth State Key Laboratory, the State Key Laboratory for Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, is jointly operated by MUST and UM.