On April 16, the People’s Government of Shizuishan, Schneider Electric (China) Co., Ltd. and Ningxia Institute of Science and Technology held the tripartite strategic cooperation signing ceremony at the academic report hall of the school.

 

Many leaders from the three parties attended the signing ceremony, including Wang Jie, Vice President of Schneider Electric (China) Co., Ltd.; Thibault Curmi, Education Specialist of French Embassy in Beijing; Liu Ruixi, Director of Affairs of Schneider Electric (China) Co., Ltd.; Xu Shen, Director of Public Affairs of Schneider Electric (China) Co., Ltd.; Liang Jian, Director of Vocational Education Affairs of Schneider Electric (China) Co., Ltd.; Wang Chunxiu, Deputy Director of Education Department of Ningxia; Huang Siming, Deputy Director of Science and Technology Department of Ningxia; Liang Wanrong, Deputy Director of Department of Commerce of Ningxia; Chang Jinhong, Member of Standing Committee and Executive Vice Mayor of Shizuishan City; Yang Shuli, Deputy Mayor of Shizuishan City; Zhao Hui'e, President of Ningxia Institute of Science and Technology; and Zhao Chunguang, Party Secretary of Ningxia Institute of Science and Technology.Yang Shuli, Deputy Mayor of Shizuishan City, chaired the ceremony.

 

Chang Jinhong, Member of Standing Committee and Executive Vice Mayor of Shizuishan City, said in his speech that as one of Fortune Global 500 enterprises, Schneider Electric leads the world in the energy optimization field. The cooperation with Schneider Electric was helpful for improving the innovation ability of enterprises of Shizuishan City, strengthening the “hematopoietic function” of enterprises, and promoting economic transformation and upgrading of Shizuishan City, thus playing an important role in accelerating the high quality development. As an undergraduate college in Shizuishan City, Ningxia Institute of Science and Technology has always been committed to serving the local economic development, cultivated a lot of applied talents and skilled talents, and played an important role in the professional education and training in Ningxia and even northwest China. This ceremony was an important result of deep cooperation and win-win development among the three parties. The People’s Government of Shizuishan City will actively support Schneider Electric to establish a talent training base and an intelligent manufacturing research & development center, in a way to deepen cooperation and communication in high-end manufacturing and intelligent applications, and improve technological innovative ability and level, and make great efforts to create a new example of government-college-enterprise cooperation in Shizuishan City. Ningxia Institute of Science and Technology should seize the opportunity to deepen practical cooperation and cultivate more talents in high-end manufacturing and intelligent application for the city. Schneider Electric is expected to give full play to its technical advantages in creative application, take proactive measures to carry out the intelligent manufacturing and industry-university-research integration work, and provide more support for the economic transition of Shizuishan City and the promotion of intelligent manufacturing level of enterprises.

 

Zhao Hui'e, President of Ningxia Institute of Science and Technology, said in her speech, “[US1]this ceremony is not only a joyful success for the People’s Government of Shizuishan City, but also a great event for Ningxia Institute of Science and Technology. The cooperation between Schneider Electric and Ningxia Institute of Science and Technology is a important initiative for implementing the spirit of the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China and adapting to the demand of cultivating applied talents in this information technology revolution era. In the context of friendly cooperation and exchanges between China and France, Schneider Electric actively responses to the national education program, vigorously supports the education in western region, assists the talent construction strategy in Ningxia, and establishes a talent training base and an technology research & development center. Its proactive moves not only offer help for Ningxia Institute of Science and Technology to deepen the integration of production and teaching, but also provide an advantageous chance for the college to comprehensively promote the quality of talent training and realize a great leapfrog development. All the teachers and students of Ningxia Institute of Science and Technology will firmly hold this opportunity for common development, actively learn advanced technical experience of Schneider Electric (China) Co., Ltd., introduce the top-ranking talent team, actively establish a long-term mechanism for cooperation and win-win development, build tight and long-range cooperative relationship, and fully achieve the effective resource usage and complementary advantages.

Wang Jie, Vice President of Schneider Electric (China) Co., Ltd., expressed her special thanks to the substantial support given by Government of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region and French Embassy. Wang Jie said that Ningxia Institute of Science and Technology, as an excellent college engaged in cultivating applied talents, has provided tens of thousands of professional talents for the country, and made enormous contributions to the economic and social development in western China. The solid foundation for the cooperation between both parties is the mutual complementation between advantages of the college in mechanical engineering, electric engineering and automation specialty, and industry characteristics of the enterprise. Wang Jie believed that through the joint effort, we will find a training mode for applied talents that integrates production and teaching and features cooperation between college and enterprise, combination of learning and working, and unity of knowing and doing.

 

Thibault Curmi, Education Specialist of French Embassy in Beijing, said in his speech that the government of France and the government of China had achieved an important cooperation at the college level. In November 2017, the first high-grade applied talent cooperation was concluded. France was not only a romantic country, but also excellent in high-end manufacturing, and Schneider was one of its best enterprises. He hopes that more excellent technologies of France will be introduced through this program. He also sincerely invites students to study and communicate in France.

 

In a friendly atmosphere, Yang Shuli, Deputy Mayor of Shizuishan City, and Wang Jie, Vice President of Schneider Electric (China) Co., Ltd., signed the strategic cooperation framework agreement.

 

Vice-President Laing Feng, on behalf of Ningxia Institute of Science and Technology, signed the co-construction agreement on the production-teaching integration base with Vice President Wang Jie.

Executive Vice Mayor Chang Jinhong and Vice President Wang Jie jointly unveiled the nameplate of the production-teaching integration base and intelligent manufacturing talent training base of Ningxia Institute of Science and Technology and Schneider Electric (China) Co., Ltd.

 

President Zhao Hui'e and Vice President Wang Jie jointly unveiled the nameplate of production-teaching integration base and intelligent manufacturing application R&D center of Ningxia Institute of Science and Technology and Schneider Electric (China) Co., Ltd, which pushed the signing ceremony to a new high!

 

 

After the ceremony, President Zhao Huie leaded the participants to visit the school's Psychological Health Education Research Center, Practical Teaching Center, and New Business Studies Innovation & Entrepreneurship Experience Center.

Main principals of relevant departments of Shizuishan City and representative teachers and students of Ningxia Institute of Science and Technology also attended the signing ceremony.

Qian Wei, Hu Linzi, Du Wenkai, the Publicity Department