Yang Tianmei, CPC Secretary of Qingdao University of Science and Technology (QUST), and a delegation visited Guangdong University of Technology (GDUT) on 21 September for an exchange visit. Bai Jiangang, Party Secretary of GDUT, met with the guests and attended a symposium, at which the two sides held in-depth discussions on discipline development, talent cultivation, the integration of industry and education, and research and innovation.
On behalf of the University, Mr Bai extended a warm welcome to the delegation. He gave a brief account of the University's development, highlighting its achievements in building discipline clusters focused on high-end electronic manufacturing and green materials and chemical engineering, and, in line with the goal of creating a "cradle of outstanding engineers for the Greater Bay Area", its talent cultivation practices in advancing the two-wheel drive reform of "scientists plus engineers" and in putting the School of Outstanding Engineers into substantive operation. Noting that GDUT and QUST are both engineering-oriented local universities with similar positioning, comparable disciplinary structures and a shared mission of serving industry, he said the two institutions enjoy a solid foundation for industry-academia-research cooperation and broad space for coordinated development. The visit, he added, provided a valuable face-to-face platform for the two universities, and he expressed the hope that they would further deepen cooperation in discipline development, talent cultivation, joint research on key problems and the commercialisation of research outcomes, learning from and complementing each other so as to contribute more to meeting national strategic needs and to the high-quality development of regional industry.
Mr Yang Tianmei introduced QUST's history, disciplinary strengths, talent cultivation and industry-academia-research development. He noted that QUST has long specialised in rubber and chemical engineering, and has built a "three-helix" talent cultivation model driven by value guidance, capability development and innovation, together with the "Xiangxin AI" platform for innovative talent cultivation through industry-education integration. With a deep research foundation in rubber materials and advanced equipment, the University looks forward to closer cooperation with GDUT in jointly building national-level platforms, jointly applying for research projects, jointly advancing the commercialisation of scientific and technological achievements and jointly cultivating high-level talent, so that the two sides may together explore new pathways for local engineering universities to serve the high-quality development of industry.
