HK, mainland university to open in Guangzhou

An aerial photo shows the campus of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology in South China's Guangdong province. The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, will start its very first semester in the Guangdong provincial capital in September, undertaking its mission to train new talent for the development of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area. Ma Shu, deputy director-general of the city government, said HKUST is the first cooperative university in Guangzhou and the first university in the city's Nansha district, which has become a new engine for economic growth. "HKUST is expected to become a role model for higher education collaboration between Hong Kong and the Chinese mainland, as well as a world-class university to train the right kind of talent for the development of the GBA and the entire country," Ma said at a news conference in Guangzhou on Monday. The university aims to integrate the high-quality education resources of the mainland and Hong Kong, Ma said, adding that by exploring cutting-edge and crossover disciplines it can build a new internal management system and mechanism to help cultivate innovative talent with an international perspective, for the development of the GBA.