The Discipline Construction Seminar of our university's Light Industry and Chemical Engineering College was successfully held

The Discipline Construction Seminar of our university's Light Industry and Chemical Engineering College was successfully held

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On July 6, 2024, the Guangdong University of Technology School of Light Industry and Chemical Engineering held a discipline construction seminar in the first conference room of the university town campus auditorium. President Qiu Xueqing and Vice President Yu Lin attended the seminar. Academician Jin Zhengyu from Jiangnan University, as well as experts and scholars from renowned domestic universities such as Tsinghua University, Zhejiang University, Fudan University, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Sun Yat-sen University, and South China University of Technology, totaling 35 participants, gathered to discuss the current status, development trends, opportunities, and challenges of the School of Light Industry and Chemical Engineering at our university, promoting high-quality development of its discipline construction. Zhou Dongbin, Secretary of the Party Committee of the School of Light Industry and Chemical Engineering, hosted the meeting.

Opening Address by President Qiu Xueqing

President Qiu Xueqing delivered the opening speech for the meeting, warmly welcoming the experts and scholars to visit our university and provide guidance on the construction of chemical engineering and food disciplines, and expressing gratitude for their ongoing care, attention, and support. He provided a general introduction to the development of the university and the school, and pointed out that the future chemical engineering and food disciplines will play an important role in promoting high-quality development of scientific and technological innovation and industrial layout in Guangdong Province, as well as achieving the strategic goals of "carbon peak and carbon neutrality." He hoped to leverage this meeting to conduct extensive and in-depth exchanges and cooperation with the experts and scholars, jointly explore the construction and development of green chemical engineering and food disciplines, and strive to make due contributions to building an internationally advanced innovation ecosystem for chemical engineering and food-related industries in Guangdong Province and the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area.

Discipline Construction Report by Vice President Yu Lin

Vice President Yu Lin represented the School of Light Industry and Chemical Engineering in delivering the discipline construction report. He provided a detailed introduction from three aspects: the historical development of the university, the discipline development layout of the School of Light Industry and Chemical Engineering, the achievements already made, and the next steps for development ideas. He pointed out that our university's chemical engineering and food disciplines closely rely on Guangdong Province's two major resource advantages of "petrochemical and biomass," concentrating superior resources to focus on areas such as green alternatives at the source of petrochemicals, clean production processes, and high-value utilization of mid- and downstream products, gradually forming three characteristic strengths: fine chemicals, polymer materials, and new energy chemicals. Looking ahead, we expect to promote the high-quality construction and development of chemical engineering and food disciplines through strengthening the cultivation and introduction of leading talents, promoting interdisciplinary innovation, deepening industry-education integration, advancing science-education integration, and expanding international cooperation.

Academician Jin Zhengyu Provides Valuable Opinions on the Discipline Construction of Our University’s School of Light Industry and Chemical Engineering

The experts in attendance highly evaluated the significant achievements made by Guangdong University of Technology in chemical engineering and food disciplines in recent years and conducted in-depth and enthusiastic discussions on the development plans for the school's discipline construction. In areas such as discipline layout, talent cultivation, faculty team building, and characteristic direction construction, the experts put forward valuable opinions and suggestions. At the meeting site, the experts spoke freely and shared generously, creating a very lively atmosphere.

Experts Engaged in Heated Discussions at the Seminar

This seminar holds profound significance for the comprehensive construction of our school's chemical engineering and food disciplines, promoting their high-quality and intrinsic development, as well as supporting the university's "1+2+3" climbing plan in discipline enhancement projects. It not only enabled all faculty members of the School of Light Industry and Chemical Engineering to reach a consensus on the construction and development of chemical engineering and food disciplines, consolidating strength, but also clarified the direction forward. The School of Light Industry and Chemical Engineering will firmly implement the fundamental task of moral education, further enhance the sense of mission and responsibility, and create a new situation in the development and construction of chemical engineering and food disciplines.

The main responsible persons from the Department of Scientific Research Management, Graduate School, Human Resources Department, and Analytical Testing Center, as well as the leadership team of the School of Light Industry and Chemical Engineering, heads of major teams in the school, and backbone teachers, attended the meeting.

Group Photo of the Guangdong University of Technology School of Light Industry and Chemical Engineering Discipline Construction Seminar