In order to gain a deeper understanding of the members of the TIEI (Tianjin International Engineering Institute) enterprise club, and drive the enthusiasm and activity of member units, the club has adopted a rotation system--the club members take turns organizing the club meetings.
On October 18th, the second meeting of the TIEI enterprise club in 2019 was organized by NXP Semiconductors. Guan Jing, the TIEI Vice Dean, representatives from Tata Consultancy Services (China) Co., Ltd., the 18th Research Institute of China Electronics Technology Group Corporation, Inspur Group, teachers, students and other enterprises attended the meeting. The meeting was hosted by Shao Peng,System Engineering General Manager of NXP (China).
Shao Peng warmly welcomed the participants and introduced the general situation of NXP. He noted that the TIEI Enterprise Club promotes exchanges and cooperation between academic institutions and enterprises.
Gao Yang, Head of MIP Investment Services, gave a detailed introduction to the construction of the MIP park and its operation.
Guan Jing reported the recent work of TIEI and the school-enterprise cooperation, and highlighted that TIEI has become a member of the Polytech Group. She said that in order to further promote the seamless integration of industry, academics and research, the school and enterprise have carried out various forms of close cooperation, including the emerging engineering education experimental class which was jointly established by Tianjin University and NXP. “We want to carry out more in-depth exchanges and cooperation between schools and enterprises in the new form, and jointly cultivate outstanding engineering leaders who serve for the development and construction of the country and meet the needs of the industry” said Guan.
Then, Wang Lingyan, the human resource manager of the 18th Research Institute of China Electronics Technology Group Corporation (18 CLP), said that 18 CLP had carried out a number of efforts in close cooperation with TJU. He invited the representatives of TIEI enterprise club to visit their industry.
He Yuanyuan, a senior manager from Tata Consultancy Services (China) Co., Ltd. said that the club should focus on combining professional theories with practice, and constantly expand students’ thinking and vision.
Yu Jinghai, chief engineer of Tianjin University Research Institute of Architectural Design & Urban Planning, said that by learning from the French engineer training model, and combining with China’s national conditions and industry development needs, TIEI has formed a unique talent training model, especially for enterprises to participate in students training.
Zhang Tao, a professional teacher representative, conducted in-depth exchanges with the participants on the fundamental issue of “How to cultivate students? What kind of students to cultivate? Train students for whom?”.
Nie Mengzhen, a student representative, was deeply touched by the speeches of the representatives of the enterprises and teachers. He said “TIEI provides us with a variety of resources to gain professional experiences. In the future, we should seek not only to gain professional knowledge, but also to participate in the enterprise project. Through the internships and practice, we will continue to broaden our horizons and enhance our comprehensive competitiveness.”
TIEI Enterprise Club with 50 members from foreign and domestic corporations aims to set up a platform for further communication and cooperation between school and enterprise, also among enterprises. Entrepreneur salons will be held on a regular basis to further the communication and cooperation among colleges and enterprises.
By Liu Yingtong from Tianjin International Engineering Institute
Editors: Eva Yin & Doris Harrington
