Hong Kong Aerospace Technology Group Limited (HKATG) and Jiangxi Normal University (JXNU) inaugurated the Joint Laboratory for Space Science and Technology

On 26 October 2023, the 2023 International Conference on the Cooperation and Integration of Industry, Education, Research and Application (Jiangxi District) was held in Nanchang. At the opening ceremony of the conference, Hong Kong Aerospace Technology Group Limited (HKATG) and Jiangxi Normal University (JXNU) completed the inauguration ceremony of building a "Joint Laboratory for Space Science and Technology" together. Guests who witnessed this ceremony included leaders from Jiangxi Province and the Ministry of Education, officials from United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), Nobel Prize winners, Turing Award winners and leaders from JXNU and other universities.

HKATG and JXNU have signed the "Strategic Cooperation Agreement to Build a Joint Laboratory for Space Science and Technology together" since October 2022. In December 2022, Golden Bauhinia 1-06, the remote sensing satellite which is jointly cooperated by both parties, was well-launched and successfully entered orbit to start the mission of environmental observation. Through this mutual establishment, two parties can attract domestic and foreign talents, who familiarize with aerospace science and technology, to settle in Hong Kong and Nanchang, to build an international platform for innovation and technology cooperation, so as to promote the country’s plan to deepen international cooperation between industry, academia, research and application.

Remarks: The International Conference on the Cooperation and Integration of Industry, Education, Research and Application is initiated by the education industry and jointly developed with universities, enterprises, and institutes from various countries. The conference is now mutually promoted by Jiangxi, Hubei, Hunan, Sichuan, Chongqing, Guizhou, Tibet, Qinghai, Jilin and other provinces, with over 1,600 domestic and foreign universities, institutes, and enterprises, in order to achieve the theme of "Diversified cooperation, openness and win-win" to enhance "cooperation at home and abroad, mutual assistance between regions".