A delegation from Shenzhen Technology University (SZTU) led by Prof. Zhang Jihong, secretary of the Party Committee, visited Tencent on June 9. The two sides held a launching ceremony of the SZTU-Tencent Security Class. The ceremony was joined by Wang Tao, vice president of Tencent Cloud and Smart Industries Group (CSIG) and vice president of Tencent Education; and Xiao Heng, general manager of Tencent Cloud Quality Department.

SZTU and Tencent join hands in establishing the SZTU-Tencent Security Class. [Photo/Tencent Cloud]

SZTU-Tencent Security Class is the first of its kind cooperating with Tencent Security Lab, a top-notch security lab worldwide. The program will offer students related courses and easier access to internships at the lab to meet the needs of the security field and train application-oriented personnel in this area. Starting from the new semester this year, the class will select 30 to 40 students from College of Big Data and Internet annually to join the program.

Prof. Zhang Jihong expects win-win results from the program. [Photo/Tencent Cloud]

Prof. Zhang Jihong reviewed what SZTU and Tencent had worked on together since the signing of the strategic cooperation agreement between the two sides, including teaching and scientific research, campus informatization and smart campus. He expressed sincere thanks for Tencent’s support which had greatly promoted SZTU’s personnel training, new digitalization and many others. He noted that SZTU-Tencent Security Class is only the first step and both sides can further expand the university-enterprise cooperation to provide more job posts or internships for graduates and train innovative students.

Wang Tao speaks highly of SZTU’s development. [Photo/Tencent Cloud]

Wang Tao said that SZTU had drawn on the advanced school-running experience of German and Swiss universities of applied sciences and trained professionals badly needed in the emerging industries. SZTU has been highly recognized with strong momentum and higher enrollment scores in recent years and has developed into a pioneer as a university of applied sciences in China. He pointed out that Tencent has advantages in the fields of digital industrialization and industrial digitization, such as artificial intelligence, big data and information security, and attaches great importance to the education industry. It is hoped that both parties can give full play to their respective advantages and provide more intellectual support for the society by training personnel and developing technologies together.

Other Tencent participants include Li Chunmei (left), Yang Feng and Huang Wenxin (right). [Photo/Tencent Cloud]

The event was also witnessed by Li Chunmei, senior architect of school-enterprise cooperation at Tencent Education, CSIG; Yang Feng, chief operation officer of security industry ecology; and Huang Wenxin, chief technology officer of special testing. They respectively elaborated on the current university-enterprise cooperation plan, the program setup as well as internships and university-enterprise joint laboratory.

Wang Tao (left) and Prof. Zhang Jihong (right) [Photo/Tencent Cloud]

The SZTU delegation also included Prof. Liu Hongwei, director of Academic Affairs Department; Wu Xu, director of Scientific Research and University-Enterprise Cooperation Office; and Prof. Fu Xianghua, deputy dean of College of Big Data and Internet. They further discussed the university-enterprise strategic cooperation, the technical requirements of Tencent, and the project schedule.

Drafted by Daisy（姚琦）/ International Cooperation & Student Affairs Office

Revised by International Cooperation & Student Affairs Office

Edited by International Cooperation & Student Affairs Office