Liu Yun Leads Delegation to Visit Zhejiang University and Shanghai Jiao Tong University

Recently, Liu Yun, Secretary of the CPC Weifang Municipal Committee, led a delegation to visit Zhejiang University and Shanghai Jiao Tong University. The visit focused on in-depth discussions regarding university-local government cooperation, talent recruitment, achievement transformation, and other areas. The goal was to promote comprehensive and pragmatic cooperation, achieve mutual benefits across multiple fields, and inject strong momentum into building a high-level national innovative city while accelerating high-quality development. Municipal leaders Zhao Xuchun and Liu Yanfang participated in the related activities.

Liu Yun held discussions with Ma Yanming, President and Deputy Party Secretary of Zhejiang University, Ding Kuiling, President and Deputy Party Secretary of Shanghai Jiao Tong University, as well as other relevant leaders and experts. Liu Yun expressed his gratitude to both universities and all leaders and experts for their long-standing concern and support for the development of Weifang. He emphasized that Zhejiang University and Shanghai Jiao Tong University are world-renowned institutions in China, and they have maintained close ties with Weifang over the years, carrying out strategic cooperation with sincerity and yielding fruitful outcomes. Liu Yun expressed the hope that both universities would continue to concern and support Weifang, strengthening their strategic cooperation, jointly building innovation platforms, and encouraging more talented students to come to Weifang for innovation and entrepreneurship. He also urged the transformation and implementation of technological achievements and high-quality projects in Weifang. Liu Yun promised that Weifang would create optimal conditions, provide the best services, and foster the most favorable environment, fully leveraging the city's industrial advantages. He emphasized the importance of strengthening technology integration, resource aggregation, and industry demonstration, while deepening the collaborative cooperation between universities, local governments, and industries in research and development, to jointly drive high-quality development for both the universities and the local area.

Ma Yanming and Ding Kuiling responded by highlighting that Weifang has strong economic strength, a solid industrial foundation, abundant educational and scientific resources, and a rich innovation atmosphere. In recent years, the two sides have deepened practical cooperation, achieving remarkable results in innovation platform construction, high-end talent introduction, and the transformation of scientific and technological achievements. Looking ahead, both universities will continue to leverage their strengths in education, science and technology, and talent, align with Weifang's industrial development, improve the cooperation mechanisms, expand cooperation areas, and enhance cooperation levels. Their focus will be on promoting the deep integration of technological innovation with industrial development, better serving the high-quality economic and social development of Weifang.