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on november 10, 2014 deputy director jia changsheng met and held talks with the delegation from macquarie university of australia. professor warren bailey, director of the macquarie university commercialization office led the discussions on a wide range of topics including the application of scientific achievements by macquarie university and promotion of scientific and technological development in shenzhen. mr. jia outlined shenzhen’s business environment, industry development status and policies implemented to boost hi-tech industries. he also expressed the desire to expand cooperation with macquarie university and introduce more scientific achievements and professionals to shenzhen. warren bailey praised the remarkable growth of shenzhen and indicated that macquarie university will seek to explore new fields for cooperation in the future. after the meeting, invest shenzhen sponsored the project and technological exchange meeting for macquarie university and a series of medical equipment leaders and institutional investors in shenzhen including mindray, wego medical and sino mdt.
macquarie university was established in 1964, and is world-renowned for its research and educational quality and earned the five-star certification in eight items by the qs world university rankings. it is ranked 8th among australian universities and 220th globally in terms of r&d capabilities. in 2012, around 37,000 students attended, including 7,910 overseas students from 71 countries, and there were 2,221 faculty members, of which 65% hold a ph.d.