The deputy general manager of the Human Resources Department of China National Petroleum Corporation, Gu Mengzhe, and his team visited the college for research and exchange

In order to further deepen the cooperation between the school and enterprises and strengthen the connection between talent supply and demand, on September 21st, Vice General Manager (Deputy Minister, Deputy Director) Gu Mengzhe from the Human Resources Department (Party Leadership Organization Department, Party Leadership Compilation Office) of China National Petroleum Corporation visited the college for a visit and exchange, visited the National Key Laboratory for Heavy Oil and held a meeting with the leadership of the college for discussion, gain a thorough understanding of the development of the college in terms of discipline construction, talent cultivation, and scientific and technological innovation.

Gu Mengzhe and his team first visited the National Key Laboratory for Heavy Oil. Party Secretary Hao Zhijie of the college, Party Deputy Secretary Xu Guanghui, Director Tian Yuanyu of the National Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil, and Party Secretary and Deputy Director Chai Yongming of the Party branch of the National Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil, among others, accompanied the visit. Tian Yuanyu provided a detailed account of the laboratory's development history, construction and operation, research directions, scientific research platforms, and representative achievements. During the visit, the two sides had in-depth discussions on topics such as the construction of the laboratory platform, organized research, technology transfer and talent cultivation.

Subsequently, a discussion and exchange meeting was held between the two parties. All the members of the college's leadership attended the meeting, Liu Yonghong, the mentor of Gu Mengzhe during his student days and the former dean of the School of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, also participated in the discussion. At the symposium, Hao Zhijie, on behalf of the college, warmly welcomed Gu Mengzhe and his group's arrival and expressed gratitude for the long-term concern and support provided by China National Petroleum Corporation for the development of the college. Dean Liu Xinmei presented an overview of the college's development. She systematically elaborated on the college's achievements in recent years, covering aspects such as historical evolution, discipline construction, talent cultivation, and research platforms, and it also focused on presenting the key research directions of the college during the "15th Five Year Plan" period, covering areas such as petroleum refining, biological refining, and resource recycling, aligning with the national energy transition and the high-quality development requirements of the petrochemical industry. Hao Zhijie stated in his speech that the college adheres to using high-quality Party building to drive high-quality development, fulfilling the fundamental task of fostering virtue and cultivating talents, they hope that this research and exchange visit can serve as an opportunity to further deepen cooperation with PetroChina in areas such as talent cultivation, scientific research, and industry-academia integration.

Gu Mengzhe expressed his gratitude for the warm reception by the college and highly praised the college's achievements in talent cultivation and scientific research. He stated that the college has a profound academic foundation and distinct advantageous features, having successfully cultivated and provided a large number of outstanding talents for the national petroleum and petrochemical industry, it is hoped that both parties will further enhance communication and coordination, and deepen cooperation in areas such as talent supply and demand matching, industry-university-research collaboration, and graduate recruitment, in order to promote resource sharing and achieve mutual benefit and win-win results. During the discussion session, Gu Mengzhe also had a cordial conversation with his supervisor, Professor Liu Yonghong, sharing their feelings of teacher-student camaraderie. The atmosphere at the scene was warm and harmonious.

This round of research and exchange has further enhanced mutual understanding and trust between the two parties, laying a solid foundation for deepening school-enterprise cooperation, promoting the integration of industry and education, and facilitating precise matching of talent supply and demand.