In today’s interview, we are very honored to invite Mr. Zhang Shijian, who is currently studying at the Hong Kong Baptist University, majoring master's degree of Green Energy. As a participant of the 2018 International Innovation Accelerator Program, Shijian talked about why he chose to step onboard this journey with the Asia-Pacific Innovation Academy this summer. Zhang said APIA is an authoritative program designed by four famous universities and top research institutions, i.e. Stanford University,

The Asia-Pacific Innovation Academy is co-founded by Brightvision Capital and the European Innovation Academy, in collaboration with the world's leading technology innovation and education research institutions such as Shenzhen University, Emerging Markets Institute of Beijing Normal University, Qianhai Inno-Tech Investment, science & technology innovation institutions from CITIC enterprise and Hong Kong. In implementing the innovative integration strategy of the Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macau Greater Bay Area, APIA aims to bring together top-quality technological innovation resources worldwide to cultivate the new generation of world-class talents and advanced technology enterprises, ultimately creating the Asia-Pacific technological innovation ecosystem with international influence.

Our interviewee Dan Xu, who is studying for her MBA, is a participant of Asia-Pacific Innovation Academy International Accelerator Program. Dan Xu said that she appreciated the ideas of APIA and was greatly attracted by excellent mentors from home and overseas, innovators with entrepreneurial dreams and youngsters who are interested in starting their own businesses here. During the program, she can cooperate as a team with other participants from world-class universities to complete an incubation project which is organized around Artificial Intelligence. Being sparkled by the collision of ideas is of great interests.

According to foreign media reports, Stanford University ranked the top of the "World's Most Innovative University" for the fourth consecutive year. The ranks refer to the universities ability of advanced research, invent new technologies, and empower new markets and industries.

On the morning of July 20, the grand opening ceremony of 2018 Asia-Pacific Innovation Academy International Accelerator Program is held in the technology building of Shenzhen University.

APIA CUP International Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition invites more than 70 mentors, speakers and investors from local and Silicon Valley.

In America on the afternoon of May 15, 2018, Mr. Lin Zhu, Chairman of Brightvision Capital, visited Professor Rick Rasmussen, who is the head of the Innovation Center of the Engineering Colleage at the UC Berkeley and Vice President of the European Innovation Academy (EIA) They exchanged ideas on the establishment of the Asia-Pacific Innovation Academy (APIA) and the 2018 APIA International Innovation Accelerator Program, and reached agreement on the in-depth cooperation in the field of business incubation and international resource integration.

On March 12, BrightVision Capital (BVC) and the Shenzhen University have signed a memorandum of understanding(MOU) to establish a strategic partnership, in promoting globalized innovation and entrepreneurship education.

The Berkeley Stanford China Forum sponsored by BrightVision Capital(BVC) has drew to a successful close at the Computer History Museum, on October 8, 2017.

On December 3 2017, EIA Principal Dr. Alar Kolk and fellow executives visited Guangzhou and Shenzhen on the invitation of Mr. Zhu Lin, Director-General of the China Urban Operation League, Chairman and CEO of BrightVision Capital(BVC). The five-day visit focused on the implementing the plans in industrial resource integration, co-founding the Asia-Pacific Innovation Academy(APIA), co-creating Asia-Pacific’s very own industrial finance and tech innovation incubation ecosystem, as outlined in the MOU between the EIA and BVC. This visit marks the first practical steps taken to set the partnership in motion.

On the morning of June 26 2017, Deputy Principal Mr. Rick Rasmussen and other executives from the European Innovation Academy(EIA) visited BrightVision Capital in Guangzhou, and met with Mr.