From power collection to AI, forming 5 communities, Shanghai University and the Yangtze River Delta Innovation Center jointly build the Laboratory of the School of Excellent Engineers | National | Shanghai University
China is the largest country in engineering education, but it is not yet a strong country in engineering education. The central talent work regards outstanding engineers as one of the national strategic talent forces, and explores the formation of a Chinese characteristic and world-class engineer training system.
On the afternoon of July 6th, Shanghai University and the Yangtze River Delta National Technology Innovation Center jointly established the School of Excellent Engineers, which was established at the Qian Weichang Library. The new college focuses on five key industrial fields, including integrated circuits, artificial intelligence, aerospace, biomedicine, and dual carbon materials, and is led by the school to form five integrated communities of industry and education.
![From power collection to AI, forming 5 communities, Shanghai University and the Yangtze River Delta Innovation Center jointly build the Laboratory of the School of Excellent Engineers | National | Shanghai University](https://a5qu.com/upload/images/7d5f325d7d50c56d391a69575b2d5fe0.jpg)
Last year, multiple ministries jointly issued the "Special Pilot Plan for the Reform of Engineering Master's and Doctoral Training". A group of universities, enterprises, national laboratories, comprehensive national technology innovation centers, and some industrial parks were selected nationwide. In 18 key professional fields, 10000 engineering master's and 2500 engineering doctoral students were selected and trained, and their enrollment plans were arranged separately.
In May of this year, 8 departments in Shanghai issued a notice on the issuance of the Shanghai Excellent Engineer Training Special Work, proposing to build 10 Shanghai Excellent Engineer Colleges, promote the cultivation of core mentor teams, develop core courses, tackle core technologies, and establish a community of integrated industry education training, forming a new model of joint training for engineering master's and doctoral students.
![From power collection to AI, forming 5 communities, Shanghai University and the Yangtze River Delta Innovation Center jointly build the Laboratory of the School of Excellent Engineers | National | Shanghai University](https://a5qu.com/upload/images/eabc468ab03c390e909ce0af817ff918.jpg)
What is excellence? Excellent engineers should have outstanding technological innovation capabilities and be adept at solving complex engineering problems. Previously, Shanghai University, together with COMAC Shanghai Aircraft Design and Research Institute, China Academy of Military Sciences, Shanghai Microtechnology Industry Research Institute, 804 Institute of Aerospace Science and Technology, and China Electronics Technology Group, jointly established characteristic talent training projects such as "Big Aircraft Class", "Artificial Intelligence Class", "Microelectronics Class", "Aerospace Class", and "Optoelectronics Class".
Cheng Danhong, Secretary of the Party Committee of Shanghai University, stated that Shanghai University will explore the formation of an organized and urgently needed engineering innovation talent training system through the creation of a high-level innovation talent training special zone led by the school, guided by industry, supported by disciplines, coordinated by industry and education, and pursuing excellence, with the goal of "enterprises generating problems, universities solving problems, and government themes".
![From power collection to AI, forming 5 communities, Shanghai University and the Yangtze River Delta Innovation Center jointly build the Laboratory of the School of Excellent Engineers | National | Shanghai University](https://a5qu.com/upload/images/bd803ba0c30dd71332bc6bec96c4847d.png)
The reporter from Jiefang Daily's Shangguan News learned that the new Shanghai University Excellent Engineering College relies on the integration of industry and education in five major fields, opens up the revolving door of school enterprise education, adopts a "characteristic class" and "project system", jointly recruits and selects students, matches training projects, forms teams with school enterprise mentors, constructs characteristic courses, and implements a dean responsibility system under the leadership of the council.
At present, 15 leading enterprises, research institutes, and national laboratory units, including the Yangtze River Delta National Technology Innovation Center, Zhangjiang Laboratory, Lingang Laboratory, Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China, China United Heavy Gas Turbine Technology Co., Ltd., Shanghai Microtechnology Industrial Research Institute, Shanghai Shangtang Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd., and Shanghai Fosun Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., have all become the first batch of council members of the college.
![From power collection to AI, forming 5 communities, Shanghai University and the Yangtze River Delta Innovation Center jointly build the Laboratory of the School of Excellent Engineers | National | Shanghai University](https://a5qu.com/upload/images/a8476c7c8c980c3df2273fe1432e13c0.jpg)
At the first council meeting, Academician Liu Changsheng, President of Shanghai University, represented the chairman unit and stated that Shanghai University will continue to deepen the integration of industry and education with the newly established Excellent Engineer College and various council units, focusing on promoting the integration of "enrollment, training, and management", comprehensively and deeply promoting the reform of excellent engineer education and training, and cultivating high-level applied talents with patriotism, global perspective, innovative spirit, and practical ability.