On the morning of May 28, Shanghai Business School (SBS), in collaboration with the School of the Huangshan Municipal Committee of the CPC, jointly held a symposium and exchange meeting for the Latin American Sci-Tech Innovation and Entrepreneurship Seminar, along with a ceremony for signing a strategic cooperation agreement and unveiling a practice teaching base. Officials in the field of sci-tech innovation from six countries — Colombia, Costa Rica, Panama, Cuba, Spain, and Dominica — together with representatives of key sci-tech innovation enterprises in Huangshan City, gathered to explore cooperation opportunities. Jiao Changlong, Executive Vice President of the School of the Huangshan Municipal Committee of the CPC; Jiang Liming, Party Leadership Group Member and Deputy Director of the Huangshan Municipal Bureau of Science and Technology; and Chen Wei, Secretary of the CPC branch at the College of International Education at SBS, attended the event.
(Photo: Signing ceremony)
At the event, a signing ceremony was held for the Strategic Cooperation Framework Agreement between the School of the Huangshan Municipal Committee of the CPC and SBS, along with the unveiling ceremony for the Practice Teaching Base of the MOFCOM Training Base for International Business Officials (Shanghai). In his speech, Chen Wei expressed gratitude to the School of the Huangshan Municipal Committee of the CPC for its meticulous preparation and strong support, and fully affirmed the positive results achieved through the long-term friendly cooperation between the two parties. He stated that the signing of this strategic cooperation agreement and the unveiling of the practice teaching base are important measures to deepen university-local government collaboration and expand resources for international practice teaching. These steps will further elevate cooperation between SBS and local government to a new level, building a higher-quality platform for the cultivation of internationally oriented talent, the training of international business officials, and international practice teaching.
Jiao Changlong reviewed the history of cooperation between the two parties in the field of international practice teaching. He noted that over the past three years, the School of the Huangshan Municipal Committee of the CPC has hosted a total of 226 international officials, fully demonstrating the sense of responsibility of SBS-local government collaboration in serving the country's opening-up strategy. This signing and unveiling ceremony represent an important achievement in complementing each other's resources, integrating strengths, and empowering both parties. Looking ahead, the School of the Huangshan Municipal Committee of the CPC will continue to work with SBS to build a high-level practice teaching platform, further expanding pathways for international education, international exchange, and sci-tech innovation cooperation, contributing greater strength to serving a high level of opening-up.
During the symposium and exchange session, Jiang Liming, focusing on the four key concepts of "innovation, cooperation, talent, and openness", systematically introduced the development of sci-tech innovation and entrepreneurship in Huangshan City. He highlighted achievements in areas such as the cultivation of high-tech enterprises, the construction of research platforms, the integration of industry, academia, and research, and the layout of international sci-tech innovation cooperation, fully demonstrating Huangshan's solid foundation and development potential in deepening the sci-tech innovation industry and expanding opening-up.
Representatives of Huangshan enterprises shared their experiences based on their respective development realities, introducing their practical experience in areas such as research and development, technology commercialization, market expansion, and industrial collaboration. The participating enterprise representatives expressed their hope to leverage this exchange platform to deepen engagement with various countries in areas such as technology collaboration, market co-development, talent exchange, and project cooperation, achieving complementary advantages, mutual benefit, and shared development.
Representatives of the seminar participants also actively shared their learning experiences and cooperation expectations. Ms. Viviana Casallas Rojas, Advisor to the Government of the Municipality of Yopal, Colombia, stated that her trip to China allowed her to experience firsthand the vitality of China's sci-tech development and the profound heritage of Chinese culture. She hopes to bring back the knowledge gained during the seminar to her home country, using knowledge, technology, and international cooperation to inject new momentum into the development of her hometown.
Mr. Félix Ramón Ochoa Maldonado, CEO of CLUE HUNTER in Madrid, Spain, said that when he first arrived in China, he came with questions and curiosity. After on-site study and exchange, he was deeply moved by China's development achievements, open attitude, and sincerity in cooperation. He believes that different countries have different national conditions, and differences are not obstacles but important opportunities for complementary cooperation. In today's interdependent world, sincere dialogue serves as an important bridge for promoting cultural communication and advancing pragmatic cooperation.
(Photo: Seminar participant speaking)
The successful hosting of this event represents an important practice for SBS in remaining committed to its international education orientation, deepening SBS-local government collaboration, and serving the country's opening-up strategy. In the future, SBS will continue to leverage the platform advantages of the MOFCOM Training Base for International Business Officials (Shanghai), deepen coordination with local governments, high-quality enterprises, and relevant institutions, and regularly carry out international training exchange, practice teaching, and sci-tech innovation matchmaking activities. This will continuously enhance the level of international education of SBS and make new contributions to promoting China-foreign sci-tech innovation collaboration and people-to-people and cultural exchange.
(Photo: Group photo of the event)
Written by: Zhao Zixuan
Photograph by: Zhao Zixuan
Reviewed by: Chen Wei
