The City University of Hongkong (CityU), in partnership with Edinburgh Napier University (Scotland, United Kingdom), will establish its first Biofuel Research Center, under CityU's new School of Energy and Environment. "The center will address the rising global demand for sustainable and non-fossil-based fuels and Hong Kong's urgent need to develop sustainable solutions to accommodate its ever-increasing volume of waste matter." Edinburgh Napier University will assist the City University of Hongkong in the recruitment of academic personnel for the center. Both universities will open student/faculty exchange programs, and collaborate in joint research projects (between both universities as well as with private industries in Hongkong and Mainland China). Professor Johnny Chan Chung-Leung, Dean of the City University of Hongkong's School of Energy and Environment, said, "This center represents a key development for the School of Energy and Environment at CityU. We expect that it will become an important hub for scientific research in the area of biofuel, which will eventually lead to the commercialization of new technologies and enhance our professional education to benefit various sectors of society, including the government, industries, academia and the general public.".