On the afternoon of November 28th, the opening ceremony of a workstation for professors and experts from Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST) was held in the west district of Dongfeng Equipment Manufacturing Factory (DEMF). Jointly applied by HUAT and DEMF, the program intends to boost the research and teaching levels of the applying units.
More than 20 guests and experts attended the ceremony, including professor and doctoral tutor Shi Tielin from HUST, also a member of “Zhutian Scholar” of the Ministry of Education, Mr Zhong Yuning, president of HUAT, Mr Luo Zhizeng, chairman of Shiyan Science and Technology Association, and Mr Wang Qiang, director of DEMF).
“As an enterprise and a university that focus on applied technology in China, both DEMF and HUAT take pleasure in setting up such a workstation for experts and academicians.” Mr. Wang said. “The settlement of such a workstation means a breakthrough and advance in the strategy of cooperation between enterprises and universities. Both DEMF and HUAT will take this opportunity to trigger further cooperation in production, teaching and research, and with the guidance of cutting-edge technology and leading experts, make the station a cradle nurturing talents of automobile engineering.
On behalf of Shiyan government, Mr. Luo Zhizeng read out an official document issued by the government and expressed his hope that the station would become a place where talents, knowledge and innovation are respected, speed up the process of changing scientific research into products and boost the education of HUAT.
On behalf of HUAT, President Zhong Yuning expressed his heart-felt thanks to Mr Yang Shuzi, a member of academicians of China and Mr Shi Tielin, both of whom offer to work at the station, and the great help from the provincial and city governments. He said the expert team to work at the station consists of well-known academic authority and experts in the field of mechanics at home and as well as abroad. DEMF is one of the leading factories that manufacture equipment and HUAT is a university that features in automobile engineering. The hand-in-hand cooperation of the three partners means we have reached a new stage in the field of “production, teaching and research” and will benefit HUAT in the construction of featured programs and the development of local, and even the national automobile industry. He said that HUAT would encourage more teachers and students to get involvement in the station so as to promote the technical education of HUAT.
Professor Shi Tielin also made a speech at the ceremony and said he would bear in mind what Mr Yang Shuzi had promised to the station and try his best to make contribution to the development of local economy, industry and education. He said that teachers and students from HUAT and engineers from DEMF are welcomed to HUST for exchange and visit their research institutions so as to increase their ability of research and innovation together.
