UM, China State Construction sign cooperation agreement

The University of Macau (UM) and China State Construction International Holdings Limited (CSCI) have signed a strategic cooperation framework agreement to promote university-enterprise-government cooperation. According to the agreement, the two parties will explore the full-chain technical service mechanism from application development to commercialisation, engage in collaborative talent development, and promote the application and commercialisation of research results, thus contributing to Macao’s economic diversification and infrastructure development.

The signing ceremony took place at the 15th International Infrastructure Investment and Construction Forum jointly organised by the China International Contractors Association (CHINCA) and the Macao Trade and Investment Promotion Institute (IPIM). More than 3,500 government officials and industry professionals from over 70 countries and regions attended the forum, including more than 60 ministerial-level guests. Ge Wei, vice rector and representative of UM, and Shen Cheng, director and general manager of China Construction Engineering (Macau) Company Limited and representative of CSCI, signed the cooperation agreement in the presence of Fang Qiuchen, chairman of CHINCA, and U U Sang, president of IPIM.

Based on the principles of complementarity, equality, mutual benefit, and win-win cooperation, the two parties will jointly seize the strategic opportunities arising from the diversified development of Macao’s ‘1+4’ industries. They will take advantage of the cutting-edge knowledge, in-depth research, and talent of the university, and combine them with the demands and applications of the enterprise’s projects, so as to carry out comprehensive and in-depth cooperation in various fields.

To read the news on UM’s official website, please visit the following link:
https://www.um.edu.mo/news-and-press-releases/campus-news/detail/58523/