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HKUST Shenzhen Institute
HKUST 2008-2009 Annual Report
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T
he HKUST Shenzhen Institute oversees the University’s
initiatives and developments in Shenzhen. The
University attaches great importance to the Pan-Pearl River
Delta Region and seeks to further enhance its position
in the hi-tech blueprint of Shenzhen, one of the fastest
growing cities in Southern China.
A main focus of the Institute was the capital development
project in the Shenzhen Virtual University Park/National
University Science and Technology Park, i.e. the HKUST
Shenzhen IER Building. “IER”, meaning industry, education
and research, are essentially the core elements in the
future hi-tech development of Shenzhen. The new
building will become HKUST’s own IER base in Shenzhen,
enabling the University’s start-up and joint venture
companies to establish a strong foothold in Shenzhen.
With a constructible area of up to 15,000 square meters,
space will also be available for the establishment of
research laboratories and organization of training
programs.
The ground-breaking ceremony, officiated by Shenzhen
Municipal Government officials and the University’s senior
management, was held on 17 December 2008. It marked
another milestone in the University’s developments in
Shenzhen, following the earlier joint ventures with Peking
University (PKU) and the Shenzhen Municipal Government
in the establishment of the PKU-HKUST Shenzhen-Hong
Kong Institution in 1999 and the Shenzhen PKU-HKUST
Medical Center in 2001.
With the expanded capacity afforded by the new IER
base, our innovative researchers will be in a better position
to explore the R&D opportunities in Shenzhen.
