Science, industrial innovation integration the new focus

Scientific revolutions spur industrial revolutions, which in turn drive economic progress. Enhancing innovation capabilities, fostering new quality productive forces, and promoting high-quality development have become the shared priorities for governments, universities, research institutions and businesses alike.

Universities, as engines of science and technological innovation and a major source of talents, play a crucial role in shaping industrial ecosystems and driving economic growth, and their deep interactions with local economies create a mutually beneficial cycle of progress. For example, Stanford University played a key role in the rise of Silicon Valley.

Similarly, the University of Science and Technology of China has been fueling Anhui province's technological progress, while Sun Yat-sen University, with its century-long legacy, has made significant contributions to Guangdong province's economic development.