Huawei’s Insights at the World University Leadership Summit

The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen held the World University Leadership Summit in Shenzhen. William Xu, Huawei Fellow and Chair of Huawei’s Scientist Advisory Committee, said “New theoretical and technological breakthroughs are urgently needed to lead the information industry into new stages. Universities, research institutions, and enterprises should work closely together to address industry challenges and deliver world-class achievements.”

To address industry bottlenecks, Xu believes that industry must take the initiative and work with academia in open collaboration to define major challenges that need to be solved. While companies are good at identifying engineering needs, universities excel at probing the frontiers of science and technology, he said.

“We attach great importance to cooperation with universities around the world, through models that develop global capabilities that are known to us, accessible to us, and attainable to us.”