UIC has attracted scores of tip-top scholars who together have nudged the college into the nation’s top 100 in the concentration of high-calibre talents.
The Deputy Director of Guangdong Provincial Department of Human Resources and Social Security, Zhou Cheng led a delegation to visit UIC to learn about its talent introduction on 8 March. He affirmed the contribution of UIC to recruiting talents from home and abroad. At the meeting, the two sides had an in-depth exchange of talent development and safeguard measures.
President of UIC and Member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Prof Tang Tao, mentioned that UIC had made rapid and effective talent introduction progress in recent years. He expected further support from provincial and municipal governments.
Zhou Cheng leads a delegation to visit UIC
Many distinguished guests also attended the forum, including the Deputy Director of Zhuhai Municipal Bureau of Human Resources and Social Security Mr Quan Guan, UIC Provost Prof Chen Zhi, Deputy Secretary of the College Party Committee Ms Wang Hong, Director of Human Resources Office Ms Chasy Guo, Academician of South African National Academy of Sciences and Division of Science and Technology of UIC Prof Wang Qingguo, and other talent representatives.
At present, UIC faculty, including teachers from more than 30 countries and regions, among which 100% of full-time teachers at lecturer level or above have studied or working experience in overseas universities. Many teachers come from Stanford University, Harvard University, Oxford University, Cambridge University, and other world-renowned academics. They provide students with high-quality academic resources and advanced teaching methods.
Many experts and scholars have joined UIC since 2019. The college has introduced 151 faculty members, including nine chair professors, 13 professors, and 18 associate professors. Among them, a total of 108 doctors were introduced, with an average age of 41 years, all of whom have spent time studying or working overseas.
UIC vigorously promotes the cooperation between industry, university, and research institutes and the transformation of scientific research achievements. The Key Laboratory for Artificial Intelligence and Multi-Model Data Processing of Department of Education of Guangdong Province, UIC Zhuhai Blockchain Technology Research Centre, the UIC Industrial-University Research Collaboration Centre in the Zhuhai Hi-tech Zone, the Institute for Communication Studies of Chinese Culture, and other facilities have been built as a result of these cooperations.
Over the years, UIC faculty has been supported by various national, provincial, and municipal research funds and the Guangdong Province's Innovative University Project. With the strong support of the Zhuhai Municipal People's Government, UIC actively promotes the second-phase campus construction. The first-phase campus focuses on "humanities and business", while the second-phase campus will focus on "science and technology and postgraduates". The college will continue to strengthen talent introduction and student training to promote the country's development and the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area.
From MPRO
Reporter: Xia Meng
Editors: Samuel Burgess, Deen He, Zhang Fan
