Cooperation shining brightly

Collaboration model

Shi says that this cooperation model－integrating research from industry and academia－not only guarantees a pipeline of professional talent but also ensures that the scientific research results can promote the upgrading of the industry.

In October 2018, the company signed a strategic agreement with the fisheries authorities in Sabah state on the promotion and development of pearl cultivation technology and the industry in Malaysia to further benefit people from both countries.

Under the agreement, the two sides set up pearl cultivation sites in the Malaysian coastal communities of Kudat, Bangi and Semporna. The operation covers 2,000 hectares.

More than 300 Malaysians have been trained up in the technical skills required, greatly advancing the development of Malaysia's pearl industry, Shi says.

The spirit of cooperation has extended to the Philippines. In April 2019, the Institute of Oceanology at the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Iloilo Campus of the University of the Philippines signed a memorandum of cooperation.

Under the arrangement, the two sides will cooperate in the fields of aquaculture, marine biology, biotechnology, marine ecology as well as on research and development related to seaweed cultivation. They also reached a consensus on academic exchanges and training.