Wanda inks research deal with US university

Dalian Wanda Group has inked a deal with the University of Southern California, marking a step forward in the former's poverty alleviation undertakings in Southwest China's Guizhou province.

The Danzhai Wanda Village, one of Wanda's target poverty alleviation programs located in Danzhai county in Guizhou, signed a memorandum of understanding on June 2 with the Sol Price School of Public Policy at the University of Southern California. Together they aim actively explore the potential for a broader partnership, including using the Wanda Village as a host location for a USC Sol Price School International Lab to conduct research into poverty alleviation.

Using the Wanda Village as a case study location, the two sides will also explore the potential to conduct USC Sol Price School faculty-led scholarly research on poverty alleviation in a global context. The Wanda Village will invite the USC Sol Price School to provide a rigorous assessment of the effectiveness of the project, and to offer constructive and practical advice for boosting Wanda's future poverty alleviation initiatives.