Special Symposium on the Institute of Advanced Studies Hong Kong Held during the Meeting of Sun Yat-sen University-Lingnan University Cooperative Development Committee.

On November 25, the 9th Annual Meeting of the Sun Yat-sen University (SYSU)-Lingnan University Cooperative Development Committee was held at Lingnan Hall, South Campus of SYSU in Guangzhou. Vice President Zheng Yue of SYSU and Vice President Yao Xin of Lingnan University conducted a special symposium on the Institute of Advanced Studies Hong Kong in Meeting Room 204. Grounded in the century-long academic heritage shared by both universities, and aligned with the development of the Guangdong–Hong Kong–Macao Greater Bay Area and China’s national strategy on artificial intelligence, the two sides engaged in in-depth discussions on key topics including deepening collaboration, advancing coordinated scientific research, and jointly building an innovation ecosystem, reaching broad consensus on future cooperation.

The historical bond between Sun Yat-sen University and Lingnan University began with early educational endeavors along the Pearl River. Through periods of convergence and divergence across changing times, the two institutions have formed a distinctive trajectory of “shared origins with divergent paths, different journeys with resonant outcomes” over the past century, serving as a vivid testament to the inheritance and innovation of higher education in the Greater Bay Area. During the symposium, both sides briefly reviewed the century-long historical connections between the two universities. Subsequently, the Institute of Advanced Studies Hong Kong introduced its progress in institutional development and outlined collaborative visions in areas such as “AI + Life and Health Sciences”, providing reference pathways for substantive cooperation between the two universities.

Vice President Zheng Yue stated that, building on their deep historical foundations, the two universities should seize the development of the Institute of Advanced Studies Hong Kong as an opportunity, leverage Hong Kong’s advantages as a global hub for scientific collaboration, and further capitalize on complementary disciplinary strengths. He emphasized deepening research collaboration in key national strategic fields such as artificial intelligence and biomedicine, expanding both the depth and breadth of cooperation in joint project applications and academic resource sharing, and fostering a virtuous cycle of “mutual reinforcement and shared achievement”. He also expressed the aspiration to jointly build in Hong Kong a globally oriented hub for scientific and technological innovation.

Vice President Yao Xin noted that Lingnan University fully recognizes and supports the original intention of cooperation with Sun Yat-sen University. The two institutions share aligned goals and common responsibilities in responding to national strategies and serving the development of the Greater Bay Area. Lingnan University is actively integrating into the Greater Bay Area innovation ecosystem and is willing to take this symposium as a catalyst to establish a normalized communication mechanism with Sun Yat-sen University, carry out substantive cooperation on scientific and technological innovation projects, jointly cultivate interdisciplinary innovative talent, and together contribute academic wisdom and strength to the development of the Guangdong–Hong Kong–Macao Greater Bay Area.