Leaders of Guangdong University of Technology meet with China Investment Association and African guests

On the morning of May 19, Guangdong University of Technology welcomed Rougui Mbaye, Deputy Consul of the Consulate of the Republic of Senegal in Guangzhou, Ma Chiyuan, Deputy Secretary General of the Overseas Investment Federation of China Investment Association, Mr. Seye, Chairman of the China-Africa E-Commerce Chamber of Commerce, and Secretary General OMER MOHAMMAD ALI. , Deputy Secretary-General MR.JM, and Li Mingxia, head of the JD Smart City (Greater Bay Area) Operation Center, an international delegation. The delegation visited the Innovation and Entrepreneurship College, which covers an area of ​​20,000 square meters, and introduced the transformation and incubation of the school’s scientific research achievements.

The school said that the scientific research level of Guanggong has approached the international first-class level in some fields, and these achievements can be quickly marketed through the College of Innovation and Entrepreneurship. At present, the college has won seven national honors. After the visit, Vice President Luan Tiangang held a discussion with the guests in Conference Room 602 of the Administration Building.

On behalf of the school, Vice President Luan Tiangang extended a warm welcome to the visitors, introduced the basic situation and development trend of Guangdong University of Technology, and focused on the school’s “1+2+3” climbing plan and internationalization strategy. During the “Fourth Five-Year Plan” period, the school will mobilize the whole school to promote the “1+2+3” climbing plan discipline improvement project, that is, to build a base – the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Innovation and Entrepreneurship Base, to strengthen high-quality innovative new engineering talents Supply; 2 discipline groups – high-end electronic manufacturing and green material chemical discipline group, leading and supporting the high-quality development of the industry; 3 centers – Smart Medical Innovation Technology Center, Guangdong International Advanced Design Center, Guangdong Science and Technology Achievement Transfer and Transformation Center, promoting High-quality development of related industries.

After 5-10 years of development, Guangdong University of Technology plans to enter the ranks of world-class disciplines in several disciplines, and ranks among the top 500 mainstream universities in the world and the top 50 domestically. The above will take greater measures to support the construction of Guangdong as a strong manufacturing province and “dual districts”. Vice President Luan said that he hoped to further integrate internal and external high-quality resources in the aspects of talent training, discipline construction, and cooperation platform construction, and promote the substantive implementation of relevant cooperation intention projects, so as to make due contributions to China-Africa cooperation and Sino-foreign cooperation.

According to the statistics of the Ministry of Education, in 2018, the number of international students who came to China has exceeded 500,000, making it the largest destination country for study abroad in Asia.

Ma Chiyuan, deputy secretary-general of the Overseas Investment Federation of China Investment Association, conducted a macro analysis on China-Africa trade exchanges, study and education in China under the current epidemic situation. Ma Chiyuan pointed out that attracting international students and introducing international talents are the hard indicators for the internationalization of a country’s education sector. However, in this regard, China has characteristics such as partiality, homogeneity, and structural deficiencies, and there is still a lot of room for improvement. He has shown a strong interest in the school’s Innovation and Entrepreneurship Institute. He believes that the development of international education should not only rely on cost-effectiveness, but should be characterized and differentiated.

Ma Chiyuan said that many international students in China come from developing countries and underdeveloped countries. They hope to apply what they have learned and be able to innovate and start businesses after returning to their own countries. The China Investment Association is an authoritative organization in the national investment field, and the Overseas Investment Federation is its subordinate branch, acting as a bridge for domestic introduction and foreign investment. The association has close ties with many foreign investment national sovereign funds, venture capital institutions, investment banks, and investors, and can provide cross-border investment services based on the characteristics of the school’s innovation and entrepreneurship college.

Ma Chiyuan said that financial investment is the blood of innovation and the underlying logic of entrepreneurship. Providing more value-added services for international students in China is the “hard core” service for developing international education. “On behalf of the Overseas Investment Federation, under the witness of foreign consulates and chambers of commerce, I solemnly propose to build an innovation and entrepreneurship center for international students in China with your school!”

Deputy Secretary-General Ma Chiyuan extended an olive branch to Guangdong University of Technology and received an enthusiastic response from the school. The two parties agreed to promote the establishment of the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center for International Students in China as soon as possible on the basis of discussing the feasibility.

Relevant principals and teacher representatives from the International Cooperation and Exchange Office, International Exchange School, Innovation and Entrepreneurship School, Economics and Trade School, and Advanced Manufacturing School of Guangdong University of Technology participated in the seminar. (Guangdong reporter station of China Daily)