As a collaborative venture between Intellectual Property Research Institute (IPRI), Xiamen University and Xiamen University Malaysia, the Intellectual Property and Innovation Research Centre, Xiamen University Malaysia (henceforth the Research Centre) aims to promote talent cultivation, academic research and international cooperation in the realms of intellectual property and innovation between China and Southeast Asian countries. The Research Centre is currently under the leadership of Dr. Cheryl Xiaoning Long, an eminent Chinese economist and Cheung Kong Scholar professor of Xiamen University.