# Direction and Strategies

**Source**: https://hku.hk/research/direction_strategies.html
**Parent**: https://hku.hk/about/policies_reports/privacy_policy.html

HKU is a comprehensive research-intensive institution engaging in innovative research with local, regional and global significance.

Our research policy is formulated to strengthen capabilities in both fundamental and outcome-driven research and knowledge exchange within a culture that enables our researchers to flourish and innovate.

The University’s research strategies and policies are managed by the [University Research Committee (URC)](https://www.hku.hk/research/urc.html), a committee of the Senate chaired by the [Vice-President and Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Research)](https://www.presidentsoffice.hku.hk/leadership/professor-stephanie-ma "This link will pop up in a new window").

HKU aims to

- Foster outcomes-based [partnerships with municipal bodies and private corporations](https://www.hku.hk/research/state-key-labs-cas-hku-joint-labs.html) to address the public interest and enhance funding competitiveness
- Strengthen strategic [cross-institutional collaborations](https://www.rss.hku.hk/about-us/urc/interdisciplinary-research "This link will pop up in a new window") to expand research activities and access funding opportunities
- [Diversify funding sources](https://www.hku.hk/research/) by collaborating with public and private agencies, tapping into global research funding, and fostering connections with academia, industry, entrepreneurs, and philanthropists
- Enhance the University’s international network through research partnerships, strategic alliances, conferences, and joint evaluation exercises
- Focus on [translational research](https://www.tto.hku.hk/ "This link will pop up in a new window") to drive [innovation and entrepreneurship](https://tec.hku.hk/ "This link will pop up in a new window"), contributing to societal needs and global impact
- Strengthen strategic research themes to establish the University as a leading knowledge hub, sustaining international themes, attracting funding, incubating impactful areas, and supporting emerging researchers
- Articulate clear outcomes, enhance international collaboration, and foster the next generation of academic and societal leaders for impactful research and innovation

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[The University’s vision for 2026–2035: Leadership for Impact](https://vision2026-2035.hku.hk/index.html "This link will pop up in a new window")

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[The Tech Landmark will house new institutes dedicated to interdisciplinary studies and emerging fields](https://www.presidentsoffice.hku.hk/post/tech-landmark-groundbreaking-ceremony-marks-beginning-of-hku-s-innotech-development "This link will pop up in a new window")

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[Initiatives such as the Techno-Entrepreneurship Core (TEC) further support innovation and entrepreneurship and synergise cross-disciplinary resources](https://tec.hku.hk/ "This link will pop up in a new window")