Baotou Iron and Steel Group’s delegation led by its Secretary General of the Party Committee and Chairman Mr. WEI Shuanshi, and General Manager Mr. Liu Zhengang, visited USTB. They were met by Prof. YANG Renshu, President of USTB, Prof. MAO Xinping, Academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering and relevant university leaders. Mr. Li Lin, Associate Dean of the Department of Science and Technology, presided over the meeting.

On behalf of USTB, Prof. YANG extended a warm welcome to Mr. WEI and appreciation for the Baotou Steel's on-going support for USTB. He hoped that the two sides would further in-depth cooperation in personnel training and scientific research by innovating the long-term mechanism for industry-university-research cooperation based on the 14th Five-Year Plan.

Mr. WEI also expressed his gratitude to USTB and briefly introduced the cooperation achievements in personnel training and scientific research between the two sides during the 13th Five-Year period. He was hopeful of closer cooperation based on the 14th five-year plan. He also hoped USTB would continue to support Baotou Steel Group in academic and non academic education.

Prof. Mao Xinping hoped that the two sides would leverage their advantages to explore innovative systems and mechanisms for cooperation during the 14th Five-Year period. He suggested that, for example, a full authorized research institution be established by the two sides so as to meet the requirement of Baotou Steel for science and technology.

Both sides also had a detailed discussion on industry development, scientific research projects, and personnel training, enrollment and employment.