On December 4, 2025, the Seventh Faculty Exchange Meeting of the School of Advanced Materials (SAM) was held in Conference Room H105 at Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School. The event was attended by Yang Lin, Member of the Party Leadership Group and Deputy Director of the Nanshan District Bureau of Science, Technology and Innovation, and Huirong Guo, Level-III Research Officer of the Shekou Subdistrict Office, among other invited guests. Also present were Lili Shi, Director of the Office of Research Affairs, Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School; Ruqiang Zou, Dean of the School of Materials Science and Engineering and the SAM at Peking University; Yinguo Xiao and Lianming Tong, Vice Deans of the SAM; as well as faculty representatives from the School. More than 20 participants attended the meeting in total. The meeting was chaired by Prof. Ruqiang Zou.
Figure 1. Scene from the Faculty Exchange Meeting
Prof. Ruqiang Zou extended a warm welcome to Yang Lin and the accompanying delegation. He noted that the School of Materials Science and Engineering and the SAM have consistently aligned their research with major national strategic needs and the international frontiers of science and technology. Leveraging high-level research platforms, the School has promoted organized research efforts and continuously advanced the integration of industry and education, as well as collaborative innovation among industry, academia, and research institutes. In recent years, the School has achieved a series of significant accomplishments in talent recruitment and cultivation, as well as the output of high-impact research. Looking ahead, the School hopes to further deepen cooperation with Nanshan District, jointly building an efficient support platform for faculty and student innovation and entrepreneurship. Through these efforts, the School aims to effectively promote the commercialization of application-oriented scientific and technological achievements and entrepreneurial practice, thereby serving regional industrial development and the construction of a vibrant innovation ecosystem.
Figure 2. Prof. Ruqiang Zou Delivering Remarks
Yang Lin expressed his sincere appreciation to the School for the invitation. He highlighted Nanshan District’s pragmatic measures to support the commercialization of university research and to foster innovation and entrepreneurship. Nanshan District has consistently pursued the goal of building an integrated ecosystem that connects the innovation chain, industrial chain, capital chain, and talent chain. By establishing long-term service mechanisms and precisely matching resources to needs, the district has formed a virtuous cycle of “incubation–growth–feedback,” providing sustained momentum for the cultivation of new quality productive forces.
“Peking University, as a top-tier institution, possesses strong research capabilities and a deep pool of talent. We look forward to seeing more cutting-edge and outstanding take root in Nanshan,” Yang stated in his invitation. He emphasized that Nanshan District will work closely with Peking University by offering high-quality space, funding, and policy support, with the aim of creating a model for university–local government collaboration.
During the exchange meeting, officials from the Nanshan District Bureau of Science, Technology and Innovation provided a systematic briefing on the district’s “Six Ones” policy package supporting innovation and entrepreneurship, as well as the “Six Vouchers” policy package designed to promote industrial development. Together, these policy frameworks deliver comprehensive support for innovation and entrepreneurship projects—covering talent support, space, financial assistance, and application scenario matching. The Bureau will continue to offer one-on-one, tailored guidance, policy matchmaking, and implementation support for university research teams, helping high-quality innovation projects take root and grow rapidly in Nanshan District.
Figure 3. Yang Lin Delivering a Policy Presentation
Lili Shi stated that the Office of Research Affairs will systematically review key scientific and technological achievements across different schools and institutes, and establish a well-structured portfolio of projects with commercialization potential. She also expressed the Office’s expectation to work with Nanshan District to build a regular and institutionalized coordination mechanism, thereby effectively integrating university research capabilities into regional economic development. She emphasized that the university and the local government should jointly foster a more comprehensive ecosystem for technology transfer and talent incentives, enabling outstanding researchers to translate intellectual innovation into real-world value. These efforts, she noted, will further support Peking University researchers in achieving greater breakthroughs at the frontiers of science and technology.
Figure 4. Lili Shi Delivering Remarks
During the open discussion session, faculty representatives engaged in pragmatic exchanges with representatives from Nanshan District, drawing on the industrialization potential and commercialization needs of their respective research. Discussions focused on topics such as policy support mechanisms and practical pathways for technology transfer.
This exchange meeting effectively enhanced in-depth communication between the university and the local government. Both sides expressed a shared expectation that the meeting would serve as a catalyst for translating consensus into concrete collaboration, accelerating the transformation of university-driven scientific and technological innovation into strong momentum for high-quality regional industrial development.
Figure 5. Group Photo of Meeting Participants
