Shenzhen Polytechnic University Hosts the Shenzhen Regional Industry-Education Integration Development Conference

The Shenzhen Regional Industry-Education Integration Development Conference was held at Shenzhen Polytechnic University on December 23. This conference aimed to promote the high-quality development of the regional industry-education integration initiative, in line with the Ministry of Education’s directives to further strengthen the construction of industry-education integration alliances in local regions, as well as the related requirements in the work reports of both the Guangdong Provincial Government and Shenzhen Municipal Government.

The Shenzhen Regional Industry-Education Integration Alliance is a strategic initiative to implement the opinions of the General Office of the CPC Central Committee and the State Council on deepening the reform of the modern vocational education system, and the Ministry of Education’s requirements for establishing regional industry-education integration alliances. Coordinated by the Shenzhen Municipal Government and relying on Shenzhen's high-tech industrial parks, the alliance was jointly formed by Shenzhen Polytechnic University, Huawei Technologies, and nearly 70 other partners, including district governments, universities, vocational colleges, enterprises, research institutes, and industry associations. In September 2023, it was selected as one of the first 28 national regional industry-education integration alliances.

More than 100 representatives attended the conference, including leaders from the Shenzhen Development and Reform Commission, Education Bureau, Science and Technology Innovation Bureau, Industry and Information Technology Bureau, Finance Bureau, and Human Resources and Social Security Bureau. Representatives from local district governments such as Nanshan, Pingshan, and Longgang, as well as corporate representatives from Huawei, BYD, Tencent, and Dahua Laser, participated, alongside academic delegates from Shenzhen University, Harbin Institute of Technology (Shenzhen), South China Normal University, and other universities, vocational schools like Shenzhen Information Vocational Technology College, Shenzhen Second Vocational School, and research institutes like Pengcheng Laboratory and the Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, along with industry representatives such as the Shenzhen Battery Association.

Speech by Xu Jianling, Vice President and President of Shenzhen Polytechnic University

In his speech, Xu Jianling introduced the background of the alliance's establishment and shared the university's experiences and practices in advancing the integration of industry and education. He emphasized that the university would play a central role in the alliance’s development by coordinating internal and external industry-education resources and advancing the construction of the alliance with high standards and quality.

Speech by Li Junfeng, Vice President of Huawei Technologies

Li Junfeng expressed that Huawei would focus on industry needs, rely on industry resources, lead with technological innovation, and serve regions, contributing Huawei’s expertise and efforts to the continued high-quality development of the Shenzhen Regional Industry-Education Integration Alliance.

Speech by Cai Maozhou, Chief Inspector of the Shenzhen Education Bureau

Cai Maozhou noted that the alliance must stay focused on its established goals and tasks, accelerate the cohesion of forces for advancing the development of the regional industry-education integration, and deepen collaboration in school-enterprise cooperation, talent development, employment, and joint development. He highlighted the importance of a systematic approach to the five key areas: profession, curriculum, teaching materials, teachers, and practical training, in order to empower Shenzhen's development and contribute to the national strong education initiative.

The conference also released the consensus for the Shenzhen Regional Industry-Education Integration Alliance. It was agreed that the alliance plays a key role in advancing high-quality vocational education in the context of China’s modernization process, improving vocational education’s adaptability and competitiveness, enhancing the quality of vocational education, and supporting the national education initiatives. The conference stressed the need to leverage Shenzhen’s high-tech industry park resources and explore a win-win model that fosters both industry development and vocational education growth. The participants were encouraged to strengthen collaboration and work together to build an open, integrated, and high-quality modern vocational education system, contributing to the enhancement of vocational education in Shenzhen, the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, and China.

Approval of the Alliance’s Charter

The conference also reviewed and approved the Charter of the Alliance, the composition of the first board of directors, progress updates, and plans for 2025. In his closing remarks, Xu Jianling stated that, as the Secretariat of the Alliance’s Board of Directors, Shenzhen Polytechnic would strictly adhere to the responsibilities outlined in the Charter and effectively manage and coordinate daily operations to contribute wisdom and strength to building a high-quality, national-level regional industry-education integration alliance.

During the conference, attendees visited several industry-education integration practice bases, including the BYD Applied Technology College, Huawei ICT Academy, Dahua Laser Industry Academy, and the Integrated Circuit Key Materials Research Institute.

In the past five years, students from Shenzhen Polytechnic have won 39 first prizes in the National Vocational College Skills Competition.

The university won the First National Textbook Construction Grand Prize, along with one First Prize and one Second Prize

Since its establishment, the Shenzhen Regional Industry-Education Integration Alliance has continued to strengthen the “four collaborations” (school-enterprise cooperation, talent cultivation, employment cooperation, and joint development). It has expanded its cooperation with leading enterprises in industrial parks, established 18 industry-specific colleges, and created three open industry-education integration practice centers. Additionally, the university has focused on developing pilot programs for vocational education, achieving an average graduate employment rate of over 98% in the past three years. Furthermore, the university has made significant progress in constructing specialized application technology platforms and intellectual research centers, co-building a "Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Featured Vocational Education Park," and publishing the first Chinese international journal on vocational education, "Vocational·Technology·Education." The university continues to advance the construction of the "Five Key Areas" — professional programs, curriculum, teaching materials, teachers, and practical training — by offering 16 undergraduate programs. It leads the Ministry of Education's pilot teaching reform projects in the field of next-generation information technology and has been included in the "13th Five-Year" and "14th Five-Year" national vocational education planning textbooks, with 110 textbooks selected. The university has received the Grand Prize, First Prize, and Second Prize in the inaugural National Textbook Construction Awards.90% of the faculty members are dual-qualified teachers, and the university is home to five national-level teaching innovation teams and 17 national technical experts. The university has also implemented a systematic reform of practical teaching, leveraging practical training bases to strengthen talent cultivation. Over the past five years, students have won 39 first prizes at the National Vocational Colleges Skills Competition and four gold medals at the International Genetically Engineered Machine (iGEM) Competition.

(Written by Wang Jun, Academic Affairs Office, and Photos by Zhang Lei, Publicity Department)