On June 18th, the Conference of establishing the College of Excellent Engineers of Guangdong University of Technology was held, which marked a new level of the master's and doctoral education and the integration of industry and education training system of GDUT. The establishment of the College of Excellent Engineers is a key move for the school to actively serve the national strategic needs and Guangdong's industrial demand. The school will focus on the key technologies for the country and the urgent needs of industries in Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area and Guangdong's coastal economic belts, meeting the actual needs of industries and enterprises, filling the gap of advanced manufacturing talents in Guangdong Province, and build a "special zone" for training leading talents in engineering science and technology in the future.
Chen Jiansheng, second-class inspector of Department of Education of Guangdong province, Huang Jiangkang, second-class inspector of Department of Science and Technology of Guangdong province, Zou Yongbing, chief economist of Department of Industry and Information Technology of Guangdong province, Wang Wenchuan, first-class researcher of Guangdong State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission, Zhao Zhongsheng, deputy secretary general of China Academic Degree and Postgraduate Education Society, Bai Jiangang, Secretary of CPC GDUT Committee, president Qiu Xueqing, Lu Renquan, vice president, representatives of enterprises and scientific research institutions, relevant responsible persons of departments and colleges of Guangdong attended the meeting.
Qiu Xueqing expressed his gratitude to the leaders, representatives of governing units and brother universities who attended the conference for their strong support for the construction of the school's College of Excellent Engineers. He introduced the development of GDUT, especially its characteristics and advantages in engineering education and engineering talent training. He said that the school will unite the strength of the whole school, unite the forces of all walks of life in Industry-University-Research, and focus on three aspects. First, demand orientation, and build a full-chain training mechanism of "demand analysis-enrollment selection-curriculum design-practical training-employment service", so as to fill the talent gap of advanced manufacturing industry in Guangdong Province. The second is project-driven, deepening the integration and collaboration of industry and education, and realizing the mutual beneficial interaction between the transformation of scientific research achievements and talent training. The third is mechanism innovation, exploring diversified cooperation modes, building a collaborative education mechanism in which enterprises raise questions, schools and enterprises jointly answer questions, and industries make assessment, and promote the deep integration and high-quality development of schools and enterprises.
