Partnering with GDOU to Drive Innovation & Talent Development

To deepen the integration of science, industry, and education—and to foster the synergistic development of information technology talent cultivation and technological innovation—Xiao Xiuchun, Head of the Department of Communication Engineering at Guangdong Ocean University, led a delegation of four faculty members to Foshan from April 23 to 24. The delegation visited Foshan Histom Testing Technology Co., Ltd. to engage in discussions regarding university-enterprise collaboration and to hold an unveiling ceremony for an off-campus industry-education internship base. Company executives and key personnel from relevant departments attended the ceremony; both parties reached a consensus on deepening their cooperation, thereby laying a solid foundation for future collaborative development.

During the event, a representative from Foshan Histom Testing Technology Co., Ltd. extended a warm welcome to the visiting delegation from Guangdong Ocean University. The representative provided a detailed overview of the company's core strengths, primary business scope, and future development plans across key areas such as intelligent inspection, information system integration, and industrial machine vision. The representative noted that, as the company rapidly expands within the field of intelligent manufacturing inspection, there is an increasingly urgent demand for high-caliber, application-oriented professionals possessing both a foundation in information technology and practical expertise. Consequently, the company looks forward to forging deep collaborative partnerships with universities to facilitate the precise alignment of talent with industry needs and to foster collaborative innovation in technology.

Xiao Xiuchun, Head of the Department of Communication Engineering at Guangdong Ocean University, represented the College in presenting the distinctive features of the Communication Engineering discipline, its talent cultivation system, and its strategic directions for scientific research. He emphasized that the College has consistently placed a high priority on industry-academia collaboration, adhering to the principle of "using industry to drive education, and using education to foster industry." Through the establishment of a long-term and stable partnership with Foshan Histom Testing Technology Co., Ltd., the College aims to integrate actual corporate job requirements into the entire talent cultivation process. By precisely aligning with industry development trends, they seek to cultivate a greater number of high-caliber, application-oriented professionals who possess a strong blend of theoretical knowledge and practical skills.

During the symposium, both parties engaged in in-depth discussions regarding topics such as the development of industry-education integration curricula, the joint establishment of internship and training bases, and collaborative technical research initiatives, reaching a preliminary agreement on cooperation. Subsequently, the two sides jointly unveiled the "Off-Campus Industry-Education Internship Base," marking the entry of their university-enterprise partnership into a phase of substantive implementation.

The successful execution of this exchange initiative has not only infused Foshan Histom Testing Technology Co., Ltd. with intellectual resources from academia but has also provided students from Guangdong Ocean University with a high-quality platform for practical experience. Moving forward, both parties will continue to deepen their collaboration, working hand in hand to ensure that the cultivation of information technology talent resonates in perfect harmony with the innovative development of the industry.