On August 11th, Huai Jinpeng, Minister of Education presided over a symposium on the integration of industry and education in vocational education and promoting for local economic and social development and college Graduates Employment Symposium before visiting SXPI. Liu Yongliang, president of SXPI, and leaders from Xi 'an University of Finance and Economics, Xijing University, West Superconducting Material Technology Co., LTD., BYD Co., LTD., and other universities and enterprises attended the symposium. They delivered speeches separately. Minister Huai said that the Ministry of Education was willing to strengthen cooperation with Shaanxi Province to further promote the integration of industry and education, the construction of a skilled society, and accelerated the construction of an important talent center and innovation highland.
He emphasized that it was necessary to thoroughly implement the spirit of President Xi Jinping's important instructions on vocational education and the employment of college graduates, firmly seize the historical opportunity period for the development of vocational education, promote deeper education collaboration and integration of production and education, and accelerate the construction of modern vocational education system. At the same time, he emphasized that the education system and relevant departments were making every effort to promote higher-quality employment of college graduates.
At the meeting, SXPI's President Liu Yongliang delivered a speech entitled “Strive to Build a High-level Higher Vocational Institute by Improving Quality, Forging Excellence and Pursuing Value Increase and Enabling”, briefing the Institute’s reform and development. He pointed out that the SXPI will uphold the concept of “strengthening the base, establishing the standard, forging the excellence, enabling the Institute, pursuing the integrative development” on the way to establish the “High-level Higher Vocational Education Schools and Disciplines”. First, strengthen the base and establishing the standard: reinforce the foundation and guide the development; Second, forge the excellence and enable the Institute; deepen the reform, improve the quality and benefit; Third, pursue the integrative development: focus on the high end and drive the collaborative innovation. By establishing new mechanisms, contributing new modes and exhibiting new deeds, the Institute has consciously shouldered the mission and responsibility of guiding the high-quality development of the vocational education in Shaanxi Province and backed the regional economic development and the evolution of the manufacturing industry to the high end with the vocational education.
Liu Yongliang put forward two suggestions on the high-quality development of vocational colleges: innovation of industry-education integration policy and support for the reform and development of vocational education in the west. Minister Huai asked about the relevant details and background of the suggestions and gave full approval.
Minister Huai presided over the symposium
