UIC and China United Network Communications Co., Ltd. (Zhuhai) (China Unicom (Zhuhai)) signed a Collaborative Agreement to become strategic partners on 13 March.
Prof. Zee Sze-Yong, Vice President of UIC, and Mr. Ji Jiasheng, Vice General Manager of China Unicom (Zhuhai), sign the agreement in the ceremony
The two sides will work together on communication services, product provision, resource sharing, cloud computing, and other research and development projects in creating a “smart campus” with mutual benefits for the college, student and staff users, the company, and the informatization of Zhuhai.
Prof. Ng Ching-Fai, President of UIC, and Mr. Zhang Haitao, General Manager of China Unicom (Zhuhai) exchanging souvenirs
According to the agreement, China Unicom (Zhuhai) will offer internship opportunities to the most qualified students each year. The company will also provide scholarships to encourage students to excel in their studies.
This great union represents an important step forward for UIC in college-enterprise cooperation, says Prof. Ng
To heighten information technology management on campus, China Unicom (Zhuhai) will provide UIC with a range of solutions for system deployment and operation, including Internet data centres (IDCs), hosting services, telecommunication services, a broadband network, platform technology, cloud computing, and other sponsorship programmes.
The signing intends to promote UIC to a smart campus with information technology, Mr. Zhang Haitao says in the speech
A new learning, research, and development industrial model of a cloud application database will be created for UIC, the company, and users to convert between innovations and research results.
In the meantime, student and staff users can compose, edit, and synchronize files and documents among multiple locations and devices on the cloud computing system maintained by China Unicom (Zhuhai). It is foreseen that UIC will eventually turn into a digitalized campus with a wireless, paperless and borderless teaching and office environment.
(from left in front) Mr. Wu Xiangming, Deputy Director of the Zhuhai Education Bureau, Prof. Ng Ching-Fai and Prof. Zee Sze-Yong learn about the products and services that China Unicom (Zhuhai) provides
Witnessed by Mr. Liu Qinghua, Deputy Director of the Administrative Committee of the Zhuhai National Hi-tech Industrial Development Zone; Mr. Wu Xiangming, Deputy Director of the Zhuhai Education Bureau; Mr. Zhang Gen, an official of the Zhuhai Science, Technology, Industry, Trade and Information Bureau; Mr. Zhang Haitao, General Manager of China Unicom (Zhuhai); Mr. Li Gui, Vice General Manager of China Unicom (Zhuhai); Mr. Tao Rongming, Vice General Manager of China Unicom (Zhuhai); Prof. Ng Ching-Fai, President of UIC; Prof. Zhang Cong, Vice President of UIC; and Prof. Chan Moung-Yin, Associate Vice President of UIC, and hosted by Ms. Li Li Kelly, Director of the Four-Point Education Coordination Office; Mr. Ji Jiasheng, Vice General Manager of China Unicom (Zhuhai); and Prof. Zee Sze-Yong, Vice President of UIC, signed the agreement at the ceremony.
UIC’s Academic Registrar, Prof. Zhang Genfa; Managing Director for Financial Planning and Development, Mr. Nelson Chan; Dean of the Division of Business and Management, Prof. Stella Cho; Dean of the Division of Science and Technology, Prof. Stephen Chung; Dean of the Division of Humanities & Social Sciences, Prof. Mei-Hwa Sung; Deputy Registrar, Dr. Ricky Hou; College Librarian, Mr. Henry E; Assistant to the President, Ms. Lillian Li; and other staff and guests were also in attendance.
Representatives from both sides
In August of last year, a Research and Development Finance Training Centre was inaugurated at the Hengqin Financial Industry Service Base. To enhance the development of the training base included in the agreement, UIC and China Unicom (Zhuhai) will establish a joint research centre in a short time. Together with China Unicom (Zhuhai), the college will explore new projects with marketing development prospects designed either by UIC graduates or by others.
UIC aims to become a world-class liberal arts university, and no liberal arts university should neglect the importance of research experiences, Prof. Ng said. China Unicom (Zhuhai) is an internationally known telecommunication corporation with advanced information technology. This new cooperation with the company will push forward the research and innovation agenda at UIC, he added.
Reporters: Anny Wang and Sze Ying Cheong
Photographers: Irene Yu, Kathy Fu and Wei Shen
Editor: Deen He
(from MPRO, with special thanks to the ELC)
