Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech) and HEC Paris have achieved a milestone in their collaborative relationship by establishing the Institute for Global Management and Entrepreneurship, according to a release by SUSTech recently.
Through the SUSTech-HEC Paris Institute, the two universities will cooperate on research into industrial and business management, education, senior management training as well as innovation and entrepreneurship. The institute will contribute to the technology, innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area.
The establishment of the institute marks a milestone in the two-year relationship between the two universities. It represents the alliance of SUSTech’s academic expertise in scientific and technological innovation with HEC Paris’s knowledge in economics, finance, management science, innovation and entrepreneurship.
The institute will integrate both knowledge bases and partner networks to focus on the needs of international innovation and entrepreneurship platforms. It will also seek to cultivate managerial professionals for cutting-edge technology-centric industries for the industrial transformation of the Greater Bay Area.
It will also provide training and talent exchanges for international management professionals to accelerate Shenzhen’s industrial transformation while upgrading the city’s local entrepreneurial and innovation ecology.
HEC Paris was founded in 1881 by the Paris Chamber of Commerce and Industry. It is a leading academic institution in Europe and the world. HEC Paris offers flagship Masters of Management, Masters of Business Administration and Advanced Management Education programs.