China News Service, July 28. According to Hong Kong's "Wen Wei Po", the Education University of Hong Kong will add elements of the Greater Bay Area to the curriculum from the next academic year, and some universities in Hong Kong have similar arrangements to strengthen cooperation and exchanges between the two places and provide students with Internship opportunities to enhance its competitiveness.

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　　The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) stated that the "2021-2025 Five-Year Strategic Plan" launched by the school has set the global and mainland expansion as a strategic focus, and participating in the construction of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area is a top priority. It has entered the mainland cities in the Greater Bay Area 16 years ago. It is the earliest pioneer among the higher education institutions in Hong Kong. It has the most mature base and has established a strong network in the three aspects of "production, learning and research".

　　CUHK stated that in order to encourage students to develop in the local cities of the Greater Bay Area, the school has launched the “Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Youth Entrepreneurship Funding Scheme” to strengthen entrepreneurial support for teachers and students; Size of undergraduate education programs linked to industry or public-private institutions.

In view of the overwhelming response to the first plan, CUHK has now started preparations for the “Studying and Working Plan” for the 2022-23 academic year, looking for more partners with common goals and visions to join, including contacting enterprises in mainland cities in the Greater Bay Area, To provide students with job opportunities, many CUHK students are currently doing internships at the Shenzhen Research Institute of the Chinese University of Hong Kong.

　　CUHK is also proposing to set up a new "Global Greater Bay Area 2+2" degree program, allowing students to study for two years at local universities and other urban universities in the Greater Bay Area, and obtain two degrees at the same time, enhancing the higher education in the Greater Bay Area. strength.

　　The Hong Kong Polytechnic University pointed out that the “Innovation and Entrepreneurship” undergraduate course will be established from the 2022/23 academic year to provide students with the opportunity to visit the mainland cities of the Greater Bay Area to investigate the entrepreneurial ecology and understand the local innovation and technology development.

　　PolyU stated that the university has been providing undergraduates with opportunities to learn about different places overseas and in the Mainland through different forms, including the opportunity to study in mainland cities in the Greater Bay Area, so as to better equip themselves. At the same time, students are encouraged to know and understand in various ways. The development of the Greater Bay Area, including taking subjects related to the Greater Bay Area, such as "service learning" subjects.

　　Lingnan University of Hong Kong stated that it has always arranged for students to conduct academic exchange activities in places including mainland cities in the Greater Bay Area, and at the same time cooperates with different mainland institutions to provide students with internship opportunities.