On July 10, the 2020 Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao University Alliance Online Annual Conference and Principal Forum was held in the form of a video conference. President of Harbin Institute of Technology and President of Harbin Institute of Technology (Shenzhen) Zhou Yu attended the meeting and delivered a speech. Assistant President of Harbin Institute of Technology (Shenzhen) Wei Jun attended the meeting. The meeting announced that the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao University Engineering Alliance, the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao University Accounting Professional Alliance, and the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao University Material Science and Engineering Professional Alliance initiated by Harbin Institute of Technology (Shenzhen) have passed the deliberation of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao University Alliance Council.

At the meeting, more than 170 principals from the member universities of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao University Alliance and government officials from the three places attended the meeting to discuss the development of the alliance and discuss how to jointly promote the continuous development of the alliance during the post-epidemic period.

Zhou Yu delivered a speech entitled "Educational Development and Reform in the Greater Bay Area in the Post-epidemic Era" at the meeting. He said that this year Harbin Institute of Technology is celebrating its 100th anniversary. General Secretary Xi Jinping sent a congratulatory letter to the university and spoke highly of Harbin Institute of Technology. This not only reflects the general secretary’s cordial care for Harbin Institute of Technology, but also reflects the general secretary’s high regard for the development of my country’s higher education.

He said that Harbin Institute of Technology (Shenzhen) grew up in Shenzhen with the tradition and heritage of Harbin Institute of Technology as its roots. Under the guidance and support of the Ministry of Education, the Guangdong Provincial Department of Education, and with the help of members of the alliance schools, it has achieved rapid development. As a new member to join the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao University Alliance in 2019, Harbin Institute of Technology (Shenzhen) will not only set a leading example for Harbin Institute of Technology to build a world-class century-old university, but also become a "talent highland" in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area. Under the guidance of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao University Alliance Council, Harbin Institute of Technology (Shenzhen) will join hands with Sun Yat-sen University, South China University of Technology, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology and University of Macau to create the "Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao University Engineering Alliance". ) Share resources together and deepen cooperation. Accelerate the training of outstanding engineering talents who adapt to and lead the new round of technological revolution, play a major role in engineering technology innovation in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, and write a new chapter for the development and construction of engineering education in the Bay Area.

He pointed out that the epidemic will accelerate the process of a new round of scientific and technological revolution. Harbin Institute of Technology will strengthen the layout of emerging frontier disciplines such as life sciences, bioinformatics, genetic sciences, artificial intelligence and data sciences, especially to promote the integration of medical and industrial, and industrial and industrial integration. Rongtong. In the post-epidemic era, only more unity and close collaboration can face the new normal of education after reform. "The road is long and long, the line will come, and the line will not stop, and the future can be expected." All Harbin Institute of Technology in the three districts of the first school will bear in mind the general secretary Yin Yin's entrustment, and will continue to build the country's important tool and cultivate outstanding talents. Work hard to make a greater contribution to building a powerful country in science and technology and serving economic and social development.

It is reported that the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao University Alliance was established in 2016. It was initiated by the University of Macau, Sun Yat-sen University and the Chinese University of Hong Kong. Sun Yat-sen University is the chairman of the alliance, and the University of Macau and the Chinese University of Hong Kong are the vice-chairmen. At present, 40 universities have joined. The alliance regularly organizes academic forums and exchange activities every year to promote scientific research and innovation cooperation among universities in the Greater Bay Area and jointly cultivate elite talents in the three places.

Zhou Yu, President of Harbin Institute of Technology (Shenzhen), delivered a speech online

Wei Jun, assistant president of Harbin Institute of Technology (Shenzhen), attended the meeting online

Group photo of participants