As the spring tide surges forward, a new journey begins; with united hearts and pooled strength, we march towards the future. On 10 April 2026, the second meeting of the first Council of the College of Electronic Information and Automation was held at the Tianjin Jiangsu Chamber of Commerce. Themed “Pooling Wisdom and Strength for Development, Council Members Striving for New Heights in Unity”, the meeting brought together university leaders, leaders of the Alumni and Fund Affairs Development Centre, all members of the Council, College leadership and teacher representatives to discuss the College’s development plans and chart the blueprint for discipline building, pushing the College’s high-quality development to a new level.

The second meeting of the first College Council in session

The meeting consisted of two stages: academic lectures and research project presentations, followed by the Council meeting. In the lecture and presentation stage, Lin Guchun — alumnus of the Class of 1979, Honorary Chairman of the Council, Chairman of Tianjin Guoshangren Group Co., Ltd., President of the Tianjin Jiangsu Chamber of Commerce and President of the Tianjin Property Management Association — drew on his own experience of leading the transformation and upgrading of a state-owned enterprise and of founding and growing businesses with his team. From voluntarily leading laid-off colleagues to start businesses from scratch while a senior manager at a state-owned store, to guiding his enterprise through transformation and upgrading into an industry benchmark, he integrated his credo — “the greatest enemy is oneself; the best friend is difficulty” — into the entire course of entrepreneurship. His philosophy of driving innovation and breakthroughs was deeply inspiring.

Lin Guchun shares his entrepreneurial experience

Yan Zirong delivers his lecture on industry trends

Yan Zirong — alumnus of the Class of 1979, Honorary Chairman of the Council, and Chairman and General Manager of Shenzhen Anruan Technology Co., Ltd. — spoke from his many years of experience in the industry. Combining his practical experience with cutting-edge industry developments, he shared the latest technology trends, industrial opportunities and practical achievements in the field of electronic information and automation, focusing on the direction of core technology iteration and the pain points of talent demand. He also reported on the in-depth industry–academia–research cooperation between his company and the faculty and students of the College, providing a valuable industry perspective and practical reference for the College’s discipline building and talent cultivation.

Subsequently, three teacher representatives — Zhang Dexin, Dai Fengzhi and Cai Yuanxue — took the stage in turn to present their research directions and latest scientific achievements. They gave detailed accounts of core technologies in the field of electronic information and automation, key research challenges, and the translation of results into applications, fully demonstrating the College’s solid foundation and vigorous vitality in scientific innovation and giving the guests present a deeper understanding of the College’s research strength and development potential.

Chan Jing, Secretary of the Party Committee of the College, delivered a welcome address. She extended a warm welcome and heartfelt thanks to the leaders, council members and teacher representatives, reviewed the College’s recent development achievements, and outlined the College’s future development ideas and directions. She expressed the hope that, through the Council platform, forces from all sides could be pooled to achieve new breakthroughs in discipline building, talent cultivation and research innovation.

Lu Fengsheng — alumnus of the Class of 1993, Chairman of the Council, and Chairman of Beijing Liancheng Hechuang Information Technology Co., Ltd. — presented the Council’s work report, comprehensively summarising the Council’s achievements since its establishment, identifying current problems and shortcomings, and giving a detailed account of the Council’s next steps. The report was comprehensive and well-focused, won the unanimous endorsement of all council members, and was adopted at the meeting after deliberation.

Wang Rui, Secretary-General of the Council and Director of the College Office, presented the Council’s financial work report, giving a detailed account of the Council’s income and expenditure, financial management standards and the next financial work plan. The report was deliberated and approved by all council members.

Niu Dongxing — alumnus of the Class of 1994, Vice Chairman of the Council, and General Manager of Tianjin Tianke Shuyan Biotechnology — read out the Charter of the Council of the College of Electronic Information and Automation. All council members deliberated on it and voted unanimously in favour, providing a solid institutional guarantee for the Council’s standardised and orderly work in the future.

Remembering the source and passing on the torch: during the meeting, a donation ceremony for outstanding alumni was held. Feng Junyong — alumnus of the Class of 1994, Vice Chairman of the Council, and head of Yatai Insurance Brokers Co., Ltd. — made a generous donation, giving back to his alma mater and supporting the College’s development with concrete actions, a testament to the deep affection and sense of responsibility alumni hold for the College. This was followed by an appointment ceremony for newly added council members. Chairman Lu Fengsheng presented the letter of appointment to Lu Hongbo — alumnus of the Class of 2010 and Associate Researcher at Phytium Information Technology Co., Ltd. — welcoming him into the Council family and expressing the hope that he would make full use of his resources and expertise to contribute wisdom and strength to the College’s development. Council member Lu Hongbo said he would diligently perform his duties and actively support the College’s high-quality development.

After the appointment ceremony, Chairman Lu Fengsheng shared his experience in cooperative development. Drawing on his own practice and industry resources, he put forward many constructive ideas and suggestions on college–enterprise cooperation, industry–academia–research integration and talent cultivation, providing important guidance for the College to further expand cooperation channels and raise the level of cooperation.

In the discussion session, the council members spoke enthusiastically and freely exchanged views on core topics such as discipline building, talent cultivation, the translation of research results, and college–enterprise collaborative education. They put forward a series of practical and feasible opinions and suggestions, building consensus and pooling strength for development.

Finally, Lu Fuping, Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee and President of Tianjin University of Science and Technology, delivered a speech. He fully affirmed the significance of the meeting and the College’s development achievements in recent years, stressing that as an important force in the university’s discipline building, the College must firmly seize the opportunities of the electronic information and automation industries, focus on disciplinary characteristics, strengthen research innovation and deepen talent cultivation. Combining the university’s “multi-disciplinary, distinctive and research-oriented” positioning and the requirements of advancing the “Pioneer Programme”, President Lu set out clear expectations for the College’s future development, hoping that the Council would fully play its role as a bridge, pool high-quality resources from inside and outside the university, promote the deep integration of the College with industry and enterprises, help the College achieve high-quality connotative development, and contribute greater strength to building the university into a high-level research university.

President Lu Fuping delivers his address

At the end of the meeting, all participants took a group photo, capturing this precious moment of unity and shared purpose on the journey ahead.

Group photo of all participants