Wanli Partner Collaboration and Anti-Poverty Research Institute of Ningbo was established in May 2020, jointly built by ZWU and Ningbo Bureau of Partner Assistance and Regional Cooperation. Staying true to the development concept of “Think-Tank Research, Promotional Platform and Practice Base”, the institute, based on the strategic deployment of partner assistance and regional cooperation initiated by Ningbo Municipal Party Committee and Government, focuses on the research work in the areas of West-East cooperation, inland-coast cooperation, regional cooperation, partner assistance, the integration of the Yangtze River Delta, and social organization construction, etc., aiming to provide high-quality decision-making consultancy and policy recommendations to the Municipal Party Committee and government.