On December 7th, the 12th Southern Education Annual Conference, guided by Guangdong Provincial Department of Education, sponsored by Guangdong Education Research Institute, was held in Guangdong University of Technology. Zhu Kongjun, Vice President of China Education Society and Secretary of CPC Sun Yat-sen University Committee, Lin Rupeng, Director of Guangdong Provincial Department of Education, attended the annual meeting. Qiu Xueqing, President of GDUT, was invited to give a keynote speech. Nearly 300 people attended the annual meeting. With the theme of "Deepening the Comprehensive Reform of Education and Promoting the High-quality Development of Education", more than ten experts were invited to give special reports.
Qiu Xueqing gave a keynote report entitled "Exploration of Discipline Construction and Talent Training Model Reform of GDUT aimed at National and Regional Strategic Needs". He pointed out that local engineering universities need to closely focus on the important proposition of "how to integrate into regional scientific and technological innovation and industrial development", aiming at cultivating high-quality engineering and technical talents with patriotic sense, international vision, solid foundation, innovative ability, and ability to meet the needs of regional industrial innovation and development. With strength in industrial demand, discipline support, education and teaching improvement, student growth and resource utilization. GDUT implements the "5I" path, integrate and utilize diversified high-quality teaching resources, stimulate students' motivation for independent learning, and enhance the cultivation of their ability to solve complex engineering problems, technological innovation and engineering innovation.
