On December 7, Harbin Engineering University (HEU) held the Dean’s Forum on the Integrated Development of Education, Science and Technology, and Talent Cultivation in Integrated Circuits. HEU President YIN Jingwei attended the forum and delivered a keynote speech. The forum was chaired by Vice President ZHAO Yuxin, with CHEN Hailong, Assistant to the President, also in attendance.
On behalf of HEU, YIN Jingwei expressed his sincere appreciation to the participating experts for their guidance and support. He noted that the invited universities have long-standing strengths in the field of integrated circuits, and their accumulated experience in institutional development, talent training models, and scientific research achievements constitute valuable assets for the industry. Focusing on the needs of integrated circuits in the SMON sector, HEU has actively cultivated high-quality talent, addressed key integrated circuit technologies in the fields of shipbuilding, marine engineering, and nuclear science, and established the School of Integrated Circuits. He expressed his hope that the experts would share their successful experiences openly, and emphasized HEU’s willingness to work closely with peer institutions to jointly contribute to the development of China’s integrated circuit industry through higher education.
During the invited report session, ten representatives from universities and enterprises in the integrated circuit field—including ZHANG Wei, Dean of the School of Microelectronics at Fudan University—shared advanced practices and experience in college and discipline development.
Representatives from HEU’s School of Integrated Circuits also delivered a report on progress in discipline and professional development.
Participating experts engaged in in-depth discussions on advancing integrated circuit discipline construction and promoting the high-quality development of academic units, sharing valuable insights and experiences.
They unanimously emphasized the importance of strengthening policy incentives, calling on universities to adopt innovative and flexible approaches to build world-class faculty teams, enhance organized scientific and technological innovation, and provide strong support for college development. The experts also highlighted the need to pursue distinctive development paths, strengthen interdisciplinary integration, and fully leverage the advantages of SMON-related disciplines. By maximizing strengths in talent cultivation and scientific research, they advocated driving the integrated circuit industry through the dual approach of “cutting-edge innovation and major national needs,” while placing greater emphasis on basic research and interdisciplinarity. In addition, they called for deeper integration of industry and education, closer university–enterprise collaboration in talent cultivation, the transformation of real enterprise challenges into practical training projects, and the cultivation of high-quality, urgently needed talent to support the development of China’s integrated circuit industry.
