To thoroughly study and implement the guiding principles of the Third Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee and the National Education Conference, and to advance the implementation of the fundamental task of fostering virtue through education in the new era, the 2025 first session of the National Training Workshop on Enhancing the Quality and Efficiency of “One-Stop” Student Community Development in Vocational Colleges, hosted by the National University Ideological & Political Work Net and organized by our university, was held from April 8 to 11 in Meeting Room 1, Tongde Building, Liuxiandong Campus. Wang Hui, Vice Party Secretary of SZPU, and Zhang Zhiguo, Executive Deputy Director of the National University Ideological & Political Work Net, attended and addressed the opening ceremony, which was presided over by Wang Huimin, Deputy Director of the National University Ideological & Political Work Net.

Strategic Leadership: Focusing on the Educational Mission to Envision a New Blueprint for Community Development

At the opening, Zhang Zhiguo emphasized that developing “One-Stop” student communities is a key initiative in the implementation of China’s national strategy to strengthen education. It represents a new model of university grassroots governance guided by Party leadership. He noted that in the latest list of 100 model “One-Stop” student communities published by the Ministry of Education, 3 public undergraduate vocational universities and 12 vocational colleges were selected—highlighting the sector’s achievements in aligning with Party building, vocational education characteristics, and industry partnerships.

Wang Hui shared that SZPU regards student communities as a vital front in its comprehensive reform to develop students in all aspects. The university has built a distinctive “One Core, Two Wings, Six Drivers” educational framework and a “Nine-in-One” operational model to establish a community-based brand of student development with vocational characteristics. She affirmed SZPU’s commitment to deepening these efforts and contributing to the advancement of community construction in vocational colleges.

Diverse Empowerment: Balancing Theory and Practice to Explore New Paths for Quality and Efficiency Enhancement

The training workshop combined keynote lectures, field visits, and group discussions. Associate Professor Zhang Shasha from the School of Marxism led participants in an in-depth study of the guiding principles of the Third Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee. Liang Yanyan, an expert from the Ministry of Education’s Research and Advisory Group on the Construction of “One-Stop” Student Community Management Models, delivered a keynote speech titledGuidelines for Enhancing the Quality and Efficiency of One-Stop Student Communities in Higher Education. Wang Minjian, Director of SZPU’s Student Affairs Office, shared the university’s exploration and practices under the theme “Upholding Our Educational Mission, Highlighting the Distinctiveness of Vocational Education, and Shaping a Model of Ideological Education for Youth in the Greater Bay Area”, which received enthusiastic feedback.

Presentations were also delivered by Chen Yongli, Party Secretary of the School of Electronic and Communication Engineering; Zheng Yongsen, Party Secretary of the School of Economics; and Huang Biao, Deputy Director of the Student Affairs Office, covering areas such as Party leadership, cultural development, and staff engagement. Participants conducted in-depth group discussions on shared challenges and proposed actionable solutions.

Immersive Experience: SZPU as a Model to Showcase the Impact of Student-Centered Community Building

Participants visited SZPU’s “One-Stop” student community and residential colleges, observing functional areas including the Party-Mass Service Center, Innovation Hub, Aesthetic Education Studio, and the Roadshow Corner. At the university’s Student Work Command Center, attendees experienced the “Smart Student Work Platform” in action—an integrated digital system for data analysis, task supervision, early warning, and decision-making, offering real-time insights into campus operations and student services. The platform was widely praised for its innovative solution to digital challenges in student affairs management. Participants also visited leading enterprises in Shenzhen—Tencent, BYD, Han’s Laser, and BTR—for on-site research, gaining insights into how university-industry collaboration supports the development of professional student communities.

At the closing ceremony, a participant representative noted that the workshop combined policy depth, theoretical insight, and vocational relevance, providing new perspectives for overcoming challenges in student community building. Vice President Dong Chaojun concluded the event by highlighting SZPU’s role as a pioneer in vocational education reform, and expressed the university’s commitment to continued collaboration with peer institutions to advance the construction of “One-Stop” student communities in vocational colleges to new heights.

(Xue Feifei, Student Affairs Office)