On April 30, Cao Ping, Party Secretary of the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China (UESTC), led a delegation to visit the headquarters of Dekon Group. Wang Degen, Chairman of Dekon Group and a 1989 alumnus of UESTC, warmly received the delegation. The two sides held in-depth discussions on topics such as empowering modern agriculture through scientific and technological innovation and deepening industry-university-research cooperation.
During the visit, Cao Ping and her delegation toured the headquarters of Dekon Group and learned in depth about the Group’s corporate culture and industrial layout.
At the subsequent symposium, the two sides conducted practical discussions on application scenarios such as high-quality food testing and traceability, digital breeding and smart farming, as well as topics including “AI+” and the whole-industry-chain digitalization construction of planting and breeding, and explored cooperation opportunities in depth. The two sides also exchanged views on talent cultivation, agricultural technology innovation and entrepreneurship, transformation of scientific and technological achievements, interdisciplinary research and application, and data security. All participants reached a consensus on accelerating the precise alignment of the innovation chain with the industrial chain, and establishing long-term cooperation mechanisms in areas such as key technological breakthroughs, transformation of scientific and technological achievements, and joint talent cultivation.
Wang Degen recalled his study experience at UESTC. On behalf of Dekon Group, he extended a warm welcome to Secretary Cao Ping and her delegation, and expressed gratitude for the long-term care and support from his alma mater. He stated that as a UESTC alumnus, he always keeps the alma mater’s cultivation in mind. Modern agriculture is accelerating its transformation toward digitalization and intelligence, and there is tremendous potential in the deep integration of electronic information technology with agricultural modernization. Dekon Group will fully leverage its advantages in industrial scenarios, actively support its alma mater’s innovation and entrepreneurship education, provide practice platforms and development opportunities for students, and advance the transformation and implementation of scientific and technological achievements in the agricultural sector. He expressed the hope that the two sides would take this exchange as a new starting point to generate more cooperation outcomes in the field of smart agriculture and inject new momentum into the high-quality development of the industry.
Cao Ping spoke highly of Dekon Group’s achievements in the modern agriculture and animal husbandry industry. She pointed out that artificial intelligence is empowering all walks of life, and expressed hope to precisely align the university’s comprehensive disciplinary advantages in electronic information with Dekon’s actual industrial needs, writing theses on the vast land of the motherland. She stated that the university is willing to work with the enterprise to establish a number of innovation platforms in an organized manner, jointly build laboratories and R&D centers, and achieve sustainable and landmark achievements. She also spoke highly of the UESTC spirit of “To Seek Facts and Truth, To Be Noble and Ambitious” embodied by alumnus Wang Degen. She welcomed him back to campus to share his entrepreneurial experience and inspire more students to set lofty aspirations. She also stated that the university will encourage students to join and learn about Dekon, so that they can showcase their talents and build their careers in the vast fields of modern agriculture and high-end food industry. She emphasized that this year marks the university’s 70th anniversary, and that this visit is not only a continuation of friendship, but also an expectation that the university and the enterprise could make two-way efforts and empower each other, setting a model of cooperation between alma mater and alumni enterprises.
At the end of the exchange, Cao Ping, on behalf of the university, presented Wang Degen with an invitation to the university’s 70th anniversary celebration and commemorative gifts.th the enterprise to establish a number of innovation platforms in an organized manner, jointly build laboratories and R&D centers, and achieve sustainable and landmark achievements. She also spoke highly of the UESTC spirit of “To Seek Facts and Truth, To Be Noble and Ambitious” embodied by alumnus Wang Degen. She welcomed him back to campus to share his entrepreneurial experience and inspire more students to set lofty aspirations. She also stated that the university will encourage students to join and learn about Dekon, so that they can showcase their talents and build their careers in the vast fields of modern agriculture and high-end food industry. She emphasized that this year marks the university’s 70th anniversary, and that this visit is not only a continuation of friendship, but also an expectation that the university and the enterprise could make two-way efforts and empower each other, setting a model of cooperation between alma mater and alumni enterprises.
At the end of the exchange, Cao Ping, on behalf of the university, presented Wang Degen with an invitation to the university’s 70th anniversary celebration and commemorative gifts.
