When it comes to Geely, which "makes cars", many people will smile, "I know, I saw their Galaxy E8 at the Guangzhou Auto Show some time ago, it's super cool!."”。But when it comes to Geely, which is "doing education", many people are at a loss, "What does car companies have to do with education?".”
Why does a car company spend so much energy on education?This seems to be at odds with the current social view that everything is about "maximizing profits".
This has to talk about Li Shufu's educational feelings, Li Shufu believes that "entering the campus is to better enter the society". Therefore, almost at the same time as Geely entered the automotive industry, it began to set up its own school. Over the past 20 years, Geely has adhered to the mission of "helping more people achieve better value", and has established Geely College, Sanya College, Hunan Geely Automobile Vocational College and other colleges and universities, and has sent more than 180,000 talents to the society.
If "high-level applied talents" are the final fruit, then the educational concept of integration of industry and education is the soil that carries the growth of the big tree of education reform.
At the 2023 Hainan International Forum on Innovation and Development of Higher Education held on December 4 this year, Li Shufu, Chairman of Geely Holding Group, pointed out: "Universities are the tractors of social progress and the main training places for innovative talents. No matter what kind of university, academic research results need to be industrialized, and the industrialization process certainly needs talents, and enterprises are the best carrier of academic achievements industrialization, and they are also the most important place for college students to find employment. ”
What kind of people to cultivate?How do you train people?For whom to train people?This is not only a problem faced in the development of university education, but also a core topic of Sanya College. They actively explore new paths for the integration of industry and education by integrating teaching and scientific research resources, connecting with leading enterprises professionally, and giving full play to the leading effect of high-level talents.
In 2023, Sanya College will strengthen the in-depth cooperation with Geely Holding Group, and Geely Xingrui Data Intelligence Industry College and Green New Energy Alcohol and Hydrogen Industry College will be inaugurated in Sanya. In addition, Sanya University has invested nearly 100 million yuan to build a supercomputing center, which has been used to serve the fields of ocean, remote sensing, and meteorology. It has played a great role in improving the overall scientific research level of the school and enhancing the employment competitiveness of students. At the China International Hi-tech Fair on November 15 this year, Sanya College focused on the integration of industry and education, and unveiled the latest research results such as space, ground, ground and sea information processing and AI + big data model in the exhibition, reflecting the scientific and technological innovation ability of Sanya College.
From this point of view, Geely College's talent training model of integration of industry and education not only improves the comprehensive quality and practical ability of students, but also provides a steady stream of talent support for industrial development, which has important reference significance and practical value for the reform of higher education.