Recently, two pieces of news about university leaders caught my attention. One is the news that Wang Shuguo, president of Xi'an Jiaotong University, attended the alumni collaborative innovation and high-quality development forum in Nanjing, and the other is the news that Zheng Qiang, secretary of Taiyuan University of Technology, stepped down. These two pieces of news appeared almost simultaneously, prompting me to wonder if there were other hidden secrets behind Zheng Qiang's resignation.
In the past days, I have always liked Professor Zheng Qiang very much. As an influencer educator, Professor Zheng Qiang is known for his person-filled speeches and exaggerated mannerisms. However, now we don't see him anymore. Although I don't want the "Little Three Turmoil" a few days ago to have an impact on Zheng Qiang's resignation, according to the official explanation, Professor Zheng Qiang's resignation is due to his age. Professor Zheng Qiang was born in September 1960 and is 63 years old this year. According to the regulations, he was supposed to retire at the age of 60, but the retirement was delayed until 2025 due to his tenure as party secretary of Taiyuan University of Technology. Professor Zheng Qiang has a wealth of work experience, having served in three universities, including the Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee of Zhijiang University, a 985 university, the President of Guizhou University, a 211 university, and the current Party Secretary of Taiyuan University of Technology, a 211 university. Recalling the moment when he took a photo with the students, he seemed a little reserved in a group of youthful beauties. Now that Professor Zheng Qiang has retired, the Organization Department of the Shanxi Provincial Party Committee has highly praised him and wishes him a good retirement.
The successor to Professor Zheng Qiang as Secretary of the Party Committee of Taiyuan University of Technology is Professor Shen Xingquan. Shen Xingquan was born in November 1969, and like Professor Zheng Qiang, he is a post-60s generation, but he is a 60-year-old, exactly ten years apart. Professor Shen Xingquan, a native of Xuzhou, Jiangsu Province, is a doctoral supervisor and has been working in universities in Shanxi. His work experience includes Taiyuan University of Technology and North University of China, and his return to Taiyuan University of Technology can be described as his second return to Chang'an. We look forward to Professor Shen Xingquan bringing the only 211 university in Shanxi Province onto the track of rapid development.
Looking back on Professor Zheng Qiang's work experience, he began to serve as the Vice President of North University of China in November 2008, and then transferred to Taiyuan University of Technology in December 2015 as Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee, and in March 2018, he also served as Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee and President of North University of China. It was not until August 2020 that he officially became the secretary of the Party Committee of North University of China, but only three years later, he was transferred to the party secretary of Taiyuan University of Technology. Professor Zheng Qiang's research interests are mainly in intelligent equipment and advanced manufacturing technology, and he has rich experience and profound attainments in academic research.
In summary, Professor Zheng Qiang has made many contributions during his tenure as Secretary of the Party Committee of Taiyuan University of Technology, and has also been highly praised by the Organization Department of the Shanxi Provincial Party Committee. His departure, while meeting the retirement age requirement, has sparked public speculation about the reasons for his resignation. Perhaps, when Professor Zheng Qiang is about to retire, he also hopes to devote more time and energy to his academic research and make more contributions to the development of intelligent equipment and advanced manufacturing technology. Professor Shen Xingquan, who succeeded him, will shoulder the important responsibility of Secretary of the Party Committee of Taiyuan University of Technology, lead the 211 university to accelerate its development and make more contributions to the education of Shanxi.
Behind this news, I can feel the responsibility and responsibility of university leaders. They carry the development and rise and fall of the whole school, and they not only need extraordinary wisdom and courage, but also need to have noble sentiments and deep educational feelings. They not only need to pay attention to the daily management of the school, but also promote the teaching and research of the school and provide students with high-quality educational resources. Their work is not only a duty, but also a mission, a commitment to the future.
For me, this news made me think about the cause of education. As an editor and self-practitioner, I can also make some contributions in my own position. I can spread positive energy and promote the development of education by writing high-quality articles. I also hope that I can continue to learn and grow like university leaders, and contribute to the progress of society. At the same time, I would also like to express my heartfelt respect for the hard work and solid work of the leaders of the university, and I would like to pay high tribute to them.