On December 28, the 2023 Shenzhen University Young Scientists Forum opened in Shenzhen, through which Shenzhen University issued a "Talent Seeking Order" to global talents, received more than 1,500 resumes, and more than 70 young scholars from 16 countries and regions were invited to gather together to talk about the future.
The picture shows Mao Junfa, president of Shenzhen University and academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. Photo courtesy of the interviewee.
Mao Jun, President of Shenzhen University and Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, delivered a welcome speech and introduced the school. He said: "Now that the whole world is fighting a 'war for talents', Shenzhen University hopes to provide a stage for talents to start a business with a broad space and opportunities, and form a healthy competition." He expressed to the young scholars the sincerity of Shenzhen University's "recruiting talents and seeking talents": "Shenzhen University 'has a sycamore, and the phoenix comes to perch'!".I hope to take this forum as an opportunity to achieve a 'two-way rush' between young talents and Shenzhen University, and continue to write the 'spring story' of higher education together!”
Zhang Xueji, Vice President of Shenzhen University, introduced that in recent years, Shenzhen University has formed a sound human resources system, the structure of the faculty has been continuously optimized, the introduction and training of high-level talents have been fruitful, and the independent cultivation of national talents in the past three years ranks among the top local universities. With the teaching team as the core, the school has established academic honorary positions, distinguished professor systems, "pre-hired-long-term" teacher systems and full-time teaching teacher systems, forming a smooth talent development channel and a talent hierarchical training and support system throughout the life cycleIt provides comprehensive training and funding programs for young teachers, and builds promotion channels for postdoctoral fellows and full-time researchers, forming a diversified talent training and development channel. In addition, Shenzhen University also provides high-quality scientific research platforms, comprehensive security services, competitive remuneration and supporting support.
The picture shows the scene of the 2023 Shenzhen University Young Scientists Forum. Photo courtesy of the interviewee.
What are the advantages of Shenzhen University in attracting talents?Zhang Lei, a distinguished professor of the School of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, joined Shenzhen University in 2021 and won the title of "Overseas Excellent Youth" in 2022. He said that Shenzhen University has provided young talents with high-quality hardware conditions, humanized assessment systems and indicators, meticulous and efficient services and guidance in terms of scientific research funding application, laboratory construction support, master's enrollment qualifications, scientific research assessment pressure, material security and supporting services.
Not long ago, 19 people from Shenzhen University were appointed as the first batch of chair professors, which is the highest academic position and honor independently established by the university in the field of natural sciences and engineering technology, and Zhu Weiguo, a representative of leading talents and chair professor of the Department of Medicine, is one of them. "Shenzhen and Shenzhen University are both conducive to the growth of talents. I am proud to say that I have achieved as much scientific research results in my 8 years of work at Shenzhen University as I have achieved in the previous 15 years. Zhu Weiguo, who came to Shenzhen University from Peking University in 2016, said that Shenzhen University is "a place full of scientific research vitality" and "a rising school", and "it is an honor to grow and develop together with such a school, which is a process of continuous struggle with hope." ”
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