CS leads delegation of Working Group on Planning and Construction of the University Town to conclude visit to Korea (with photos/video)
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In the morning, the delegation met with the Vice Mayor for Political Affairs of Global City of Incheon Metropolitan City, Mr Shin Jae-kyung, to learn about the city's vision and planning for developing a university town, as well as its multipronged strategies to nurture top-tier talent and support the development of key sectors such as biotechnology, smart cities and advanced manufacturing.
Mr Chan said that the higher education sector of Incheon is vibrant, integrating advanced technology and talent cultivation, placing it among the leading cities in Asia. The city has successfully attracted numerous international institutions to set up overseas branch campuses there, and has closely linked the university town with the surrounding business districts and innovation clusters, thereby creating a robust industry-academia-research ecosystem, which provides important references for the planning and construction of the Northern Metropolis University Town (NMUT).
Afterwards, the delegation visited the Incheon Global Campus (IGC), a university town comprised of various overseas institutions operating under an "extended campus" model, where students can be awarded the same degree certificates as those conferred by the main campuses of their respective international institutions. The delegation toured the institutions on the campus and met with the Chief Executive Officer of the Incheon Global Campus Foundation, Mr Byun Ju-young, to exchange views on attracting overseas universities, fostering industry-academia-research collaboration, planning and developing shared campus facilities and nurturing talent in a multicultural context.
Mr Chan said that the operating model of the IGC is innovative and highly inspiring. The successful example of the city in bringing together various overseas universities and promoting deep collaboration between academia and industry offers many valuable lessons for Hong Kong. By making references to these experiences, the development of the NMUT can better meet the needs of the times and contribute more to the development of higher education in Asia and the world. He also said that there is a great potential for collaboration between Hong Kong's universities and their counterparts at the IGC in areas such as student exchanges and collaborative research, and that he looked forward to seeing strengthened co-operation between the two places.
Mr Chan, the Secretary for Education, Dr Choi Yuk-lin, and other members of the delegation concluded their visit to Korea and returned to Hong Kong this afternoon.
Ends/Friday, April 24, 2026
Issued at HKT 18:30
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CS leads delegation of Working Group on Planning and Construction of the University Town to visit Incheon