On November 30th, Wang Yanzhi, the Director of Jinzhou City Science and Technology Bureau, Deputy Director Wang Chengdong, and a delegation of seven people visited our university to conduct research on scientific work. President Shao Liangshan, Ma Weimin, the Head of the Scientific Research and Discipline Affairs Department, Zhang Xiaoliang, the Director of the Party and Government Affairs Office, Jin Ying, the Head of the Personnel Department, as well as deans from various secondary colleges participated in this exchange and discussion session.

During the meeting, President Shao Liangshan extended a sincere and warm welcome to the seven-member delegation led by Director Wang Yanzhi from the Jinzhou City Science and Technology Bureau. He expressed heartfelt gratitude for the long-standing support and concern that the Jinzhou City Science and Technology Bureau has shown towards Liaoning Institute of Science and Technology. Subsequently, they all watched the university's promotional video together.

President Shao stated that the visit from the city's science and technology bureau leaders constitutes a significant opportunity for guidance in our university's scientific innovation, school-enterprise collaboration, and integration into local construction efforts. Having passed the undergraduate qualification assessment, the university has entered a new phase of disciplinary development platform construction, with a strong emphasis on scientific innovation. Scientific research projects are crucial driving forces for the university's high-level development and key factors in enhancing its core competitiveness. Upholding the educational positioning as a locally-oriented and application-focused undergraduate institution, the university is dedicated to nurturing high-quality, application-oriented technical talents. Through industry colleges fostering school-enterprise cooperation, it aims to achieve seamless alignment between enterprise employment needs and the university's talent cultivation objectives, anchoring itself in Jinzhou and serving the local economy.

Ma Weimin, Head of the Scientific Research and Discipline Affairs Department, highlighted the achievements made by our university in recent years in terms of Scientific and Technological Achievements, school-enterprise collaboration, and innovation and entrepreneurship education. The department encourages and supports teachers and students to engage in forward-looking and applied research work. It actively strengthens cooperation with enterprises to solve problems, advance the transformation of scientific and technological achievements, and facilitate entrepreneurial incubation. By combining students' research abilities with innovation and entrepreneurship education, the university provides more practical opportunities and broader entrepreneurial spaces for students. A mutually beneficial partnership through industry-academia-research collaboration can cultivate a greater number of engineers who possess innovative spirits and practical abilities, better adapting them to societal development needs.

Director Wang Yanzhi provided valuable suggestions on how to further strengthen collaboration among the school, government, and enterprises in promoting the transformation of scientific and technological achievements and the construction of innovation and entrepreneurship practice bases. Director Wang emphasized that the conversion of scientific research outcomes plays a pivotal role in driving local economic development. She called for encouraging and supporting teachers to engage in high-level research activities, strengthening interdisciplinary integration, advancing scientific innovation, and contributing to industrial growth. Moreover, she encouraged the school to continue enhancing its efforts in building innovation and entrepreneurship bases, aiming to establish a provincial-level mass innovation space, thereby providing a better platform for students' entrepreneurial activities.

She stated that the Jinzhou City Science and Technology Bureau will consistently support the school's initiatives in scientific innovation and school-enterprise cooperation. The Bureau hopes that the school can fully utilize its university resources and leverage its talent and intellectual advantages to contribute scientific and technological achievements to the local economy of Jinzhou.

Subsequently, the deans of each secondary college presented detailed reports on the status of scientific innovation and school-enterprise collaboration efforts to the leaders from the municipal science and technology bureau. During the exchange, both parties engaged in an in-depth discussion regarding how the university can enhance its capacity for scientific innovation and strengthen school-enterprise partnerships to effectively translate research outcomes into practical applications.

The visit from the leadership of Jinzhou City Science and Technology Bureau has undeniably infused new impetus into our university's work on transforming scientific research outcomes and innovation and entrepreneurship education. We feel a profound sense of responsibility in facilitating the implementation of enterprise projects, while also feeling highly confident. Moving forward, our university will maintain close ties with the city's science and technology bureau, actively participating in Jinzhou's scientific and technological innovation efforts. In doing so, we aim to contribute the strength of a resident higher education institution to the socioeconomic development of Jinzhou City.