Cutting-edge Discovery with Global Impact and Societal Contributions

Our Five-Year Vision

A world-class university recognized as a centre of excellence for developing cutting-edge research and emerging interdisciplinary strengths that have global impact and significant contributions to society.

Our Goals

• To achieve research excellence in specific areas
• To create synergy across disciplines
• To address global and regional challenges and societal needs
• To generate academic and societal impact
• To promote academia-industry partnerships and knowledge transfer

Our Strategies

• Identify strengths, niche areas and emerging excellence for translational and policy research to meet societal needs and global challenges
• Build multidisciplinary teams in focused areas to create synergy in order to foster interdisciplinarity in collaborative research and knowledge transfer
• Team up with our international strategic partners in creating a new research landscape to complement areas of expertise
• Foster university-industry partnerships proactively to bridge discovery with delivery
• Strengthen the research support functions in the Shenzhen Research Institute (SZRI) and develop synergies with CUHK(SZ) to interface with expertise and opportunities in the PRD region