China University of Geosciences (Wuhan): The First Lesson of Discipline Enlightenment Education and Career Education at High-tech Enterprises in Wuhan

“What is the maximum capacity of fiber optic transmission?” “What are the development trends of household appliances?” “What technology is most needed for smart driving?” Recently, led by counselors and class teachers, nearly 400 undergraduate students of Grade 2023 from the School of Mechanical Engineering and Electronic Information of China University of Geosciences (Wuhan), visited well-known enterprises such as CUBIC, Haier Group, FiberHome Telecommunication and BYD Automobile, marking the beginning of enterprise trip for college students.

Experiencing the independent innovation concept of high-tech enterprises in Cubic Sensor and Instrument Co., Ltd

With the strong support of Xiong Youhui, chairman of Cubic Sensor and Instrument Co., Ltd and an alumnus of CUG, more than 100 freshmen majoring in electronic information visited the headquarters of CUBIC located in Phoenix Industrial Park, East Lake High-Tech Development Zone, Jiangxia District, Wuhan City. The staff led the students to visit the technology center and the R&D center. Qin Xu, vice president of the research institute, made a detailed introduction to the development history of the enterprise, featured technology fields, customer application scenarios and future strategic planning, which not only enabled the students to understand the active investment of CUBIC in R&D and manufacturing as a hi-tech enterprise, but also to experience the corporate culture of CUBIC, which has always been adhering to the concept of innovation and creation to promote the development of the industry. During the visit, the students actively asked questions, and the staff also answered every question.

“We warmly welcome students to come to the company! We also hope to take this opportunity to promote more cooperation and exchange between university and enterprise, and achieve a positive interaction between the development needs of enterprise and the talent cultivation in university.” said Long Zhou, director of the General Manager Office of CUBIC.

This kind of real scene, real field, and real operation teaching mode can help new students quickly establish a basic understanding of their major and set a good start for future professional learning,” said Li Xingmei, the teacher in charge of Class 07D237.

Looking at the broad prospects of advanced manufacturing at Haier Group

When the freshmen in the mechanical major entered the Wuhan Haier Industrial Park, they were shocked by the scene in front of them: a worker could not be seen in the vast workshop, and several “giants” on the production line were waving their robotic arms, working skillfully. In addition, smart logistics simultaneously assists in improving production quality and efficiency, achieving automated operations such as vacuum injection of fluorine, laser printing, automatic security inspection, and automatic spot welding. The suspended chain in the workshop was constantly transporting various components, and the sound of machine operation was constantly ringing in the workshop.

“Intelligent transformation not only saves costs and improves efficiency, but also reduces the labor intensity of workers and fully liberates manpower.” Haier’s staff explained to students that since 2020, Wuhan Haier Industrial Park has undergone factory intelligent transformation, achieving significant results.

Wuhan Haier Industrial Park is one of the important production bases of Haier Group in mainland China, renowned for its advanced production equipment, high-quality product quality, and efficient production efficiency. As a leading global appliance manufacturing enterprise, Haier Group has invested a large amount of resources and technology in Wuhan Haier Industrial Park, committed to promoting the development and application of innovative technology.

“This visit to Haier has shattered my inherent imagination of traditional manufacturing industry!” Hu Yihang, a new student of Class 07J234, said excitedly after the visit to Haier, “I learned about the advanced management mode of today’s manufacturing enterprises, and I have a clearer understanding of my professional prospects.”

Learning about the cutting-edge technology in optical communication at FiberHome Telecommunications

FiberHome, a listed company under China Information Communication Technologies Group Corporation, is committed to providing information and communication network products and solutions, and is a base for industrialization of the achievements of the “863” plan in the field of optical communication and an innovative enterprise in China. In April 2018, when General Secretary Xi Jinping visited FiberHome, he pointed out that “core technology and key technology must be developed based on ourselves.”

Teachers and students visited the exhibition hall of FiberHome under the guidance of the staff, and gained a comprehensive understanding of the company's development history, business fields, cutting-edge technologies and innovative achievements. The staff showed the solutions proposed by the company in the field of ICT to the teachers and students, who experienced the highly industrialized intelligent scenarios in product production, assembly, quality inspection and packaging as well as the wide application of 5G technology.

“While talking to the senior assistant, I learned that FiberHome is the first choice for employment for many college graduates. After visiting FiberHome, I felt the advanced communication technology and equipment of the enterprise, which also made me clear about my future goal.” Wang Xiaoxue from Class 07D238 expressed that through this visit she opened up her horizons, “Not only can I have a close understanding of industry development and technological principles, but it also allows me to feel the spirit of unremitting struggle and pursuit of excellence reflected in the development process of FiberHome, which has greatly benefited me.”

Witnessing China’s “Smart” Manufacturing in New Energy Vehicle Field at BYD

BYD is a leading Chinese manufacturer of new energy vehicles, which has gained a worldwide reputation for its advanced technology and reliable product quality. As a high-tech enterprise devoted to “leveraging innovations for a better life”, its business layout covers the fields of electronics, automobile, new energy and rail transit, making it an important employment destination for college graduates.

In BYD’s exhibition hall, the latest research and development achievements and technological innovation achievements in the field of new energy vehicles are displayed. Teachers and students have truly experienced BYD’s development philosophy of “technology is the key, and innovation is the foundation”. Under the guidance of the staff, the teachers and students also test drove new models with different technical parameters and appearance performances, experiencing the application performance of BYD’s latest technology in actual driving, and the atmosphere at the scene was very warm.

“BYD’s super hybrid technology with ultra-long range and ultra-low fuel consumption took my breath away, which really made me realize what ‘technology is the first productive force’ means.” Hou Yingfan from Class 07J231 said, “I am also impressed by BYD's clean and tidy working environment and vibrant cultural atmosphere, and I would like to work in such an enterprise in the future.”

“Last year, in the face of a tough employment situation, BYD created employment opportunities against the trend, fully reflecting the company's social responsibility.” Luo Caiwei, a counselor of the School who led the team, said, “Since the beginning of the school year, students are highly motivated to employment, the School will also take the opportunity of enterprise trip for new freshmen to invite units with long-term good cooperative relationships such as BYD to the School for special recruitment, to do a good job in talent transfer and promote high-quality employment of graduates”

This year, the School will take enterprise trip as an important part of the entrance education for freshmen, providing them with the first lesson in discipline enlightenment education and career education.” Qu Xianghua, Secretary of the Party Committee of the School of Mechanical Engineering and Electronic Information, said, “In the future, the School will continue to deepen the integration of high-quality resources inside and outside the school, establish a long-term mechanism based on university-enterprise cooperation and collaborative education, so that more students will go into the enterprise and learn the professional knowledge based on the industry, laying a solid foundation for promoting the Engineer Excellence Program.”

In recent years, the School of Mechanical Engineering and Electronic Information has explored a path of university-enterprise cooperation and collaborative education by promoting precise integration between the school and enterprises. The school has established industry-university-research cooperative relationship with more than 40 enterprises and institutions, including Shenzhen Konka Group, EFORT Robotics Co., Ltd., and China Railway Engineering Equipment Group. It has more than 40 internship and training bases at all levels and of various types, and has obtained more than 40 industry-university collaborative education projects from the Ministry of Education. Every year, about 500 students go deep into the production line for internship and training, creating more high-quality employment opportunities for college graduates and generating good social and economic benefits. In addition, relying on the “Road to a Strong Manufacturing Power” practical education project, the School has promoted the activities for “Boosting Youth Dreams and Practicing Craftsman’s Sprit”, deeply integrating ideological and political education with professional education, and helping to cultivate new engineering leaders with strong innovation and practical abilities, as well as national and international perspectives.