Deepening industry-education integration and jointly fostering digital and intelligent talents. On April 29, 2026, a delegation led by Xie Jiangling, Party Secretary of Beijing Information Science and Technology University (BISTU), and Vice President Zhang Jian visited the Shanghai headquarters of Hongying Intelligent. They held talks with Zhang Huahong, Chairman of Hongying Intelligent. The two parties signed a strategic cooperation agreement and held an unveiling ceremony for the Internship and Practical Training Base. Zhang Huahong, Chairman of Hongying Intelligent and distinguished alumnus of the School of Automation at BISTU, was awarded the honorary title of External Enterprise
Discussion Session: Exploring New Pathways for Talent Cultivation
During the forum, Secretary Xie introduced BISTU’s development history, educational philosophy and disciplinary layout.
He stated that as a key university in Beijing featuring information disciplines, BISTU has a solid disciplinary foundation in intelligent perception, intelligent control, intelligent equipment, intelligent computing and intelligent decision-making. Its strengths are highly aligned with the talent demands of intelligent manufacturing enterprises. Through this cooperation, both sides aim to forge in-depth links in expanding employment opportunities, technological innovation and industry-university-research integration. The partnership will closely combine the university’s theoretical reserves with the enterprise’s practical scenarios to jointly cultivate high-quality application-oriented talents for the future.
Chairman Zhang Huahong extended a warm welcome to Secretary Xie, Vice President Zhang and the delegation. He pointed out that talent and innovation are always the core driving forces behind Hongying Intelligent’s growth. This cooperation with his alma mater continues the bond of alumni fellowship and represents a practical initiative for the coordinated development of industry and education.
Going forward, drawing on its technological accumulation and industrial experience, Hongying will build a high-level internship and practical training base together with BISTU to inject new momentum into industry-education integration. Both parties will jointly tackle technical bottlenecks through industry-university-research collaboration and continuously drive innovation and upgrading.
Signing & Unveiling: Opening a New Chapter of Collaborative Talent Development
Witnessed by all attendees, Zhang Huahong, Chairman of Hongying Intelligent, and Fan Junfang, Dean of the School of Automation at BISTU, unveiled the plaque for the Internship and Practical Training Base on behalf of both organizations. This marks that cooperation between the two sides in talent training, technology R&D and achievement transformation has entered a substantive phase.
The signing of this university-enterprise strategic cooperation has laid a solid foundation for collaborative talent development and joint technical research.
Moving ahead, Hongying Intelligent will uphold an open and win-win cooperation mindset, further strengthen ties with universities, and explore diversified models including internships, joint training and project collaboration. The company will cultivate more high-caliber talents with innovative thinking and practical capabilities, bridging educational supply and industrial demand.
About Beijing Information Science and Technology University
Beijing Information Science and Technology University (BISTU) is a key university in Beijing rooted in information disciplines. It was formed by the merger of Beijing Institute of Machinery (formerly under the Ministry of Machine-Building Industry) and Beijing Information Engineering Institute (formerly under the Ministry of Electronics Industry). Committed to building a high-level application-oriented university with distinctive information features, BISTU serves as an important training base for high-quality talents in new-generation information technology and intelligent manufacturing.
