At the scene of signing ceremony

 

    Yesterday, the centralized signing ceremony of cooperative projects for International Consultative Conference on the Future Economic Development of Guangdong 2013 was held ceremoniously in Guangzhou. It is noted that this signing activity was the first time for all the projects to be signed together since the ICCFED was held in 1999, which takes a beneficial attempt to expand the function of international consultative conference.

 

    It is known that three of the nine cooperative projects will conduct in eastern Guangdong to bring in large fund and advanced technology for Jieyang. A MOU on co-constructing Sino-German Metal Eco-City was signed among Jieyang municipal government, RSBK GmbH in Beijing and the Metal Enterprises Union of Jieyang. Two cooperative agreements were signed at the same time; one is about co-building Sino-German University of Applied Sciences between Jieyang municipal government and Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences, the other is about constructing a joint venture project of Menrad Optical ( Asian )production base between German Ferinand Menrad Holdings Ltd. and Jieyang Rongcheng District Huifeng Eyeglass Trading Co., Ltd.. 

 

    In addition, an agreement was signed between Guangdong Provincial Development and Reform Commission and Electricity of France, which enables the latter one to participate in the construction of Guangdong nuclear power plant. Several consultant organizations also have reached primary cooperative intention with relevant enterprises and sections of provincial government.

    

Brief of the nine signing projects

 

    1. A MOU of strategic cooperation is signed between Administrative Commission of Guangzhou Development District commission and ABB (China) Ltd.. ABB (China) Ltd. will set up an integrated R & D center of rail systems in Guangzhou development district to bring in the core technology of rail transit vehicletraction and new production projects, increasing capitals in the right time. 

 

    2. A cooperative agreement is signed between Nanshan District Government of Shenzhen and Emerson Network Power. The latter one is devoted to constructing the global R & D center of Shenzhen and cultivating the local R & D personnel to beef up the cooperation with Guangdong in a new generation of information technology, new energy and so on.

 

    3. A cooperation intention agreement is signed between the Administrative Commission of Zhuhai Hi-tech Industrial Development Zone and Emerson Electric (China) Holdings Co., Ltd. which is to invest and set up an electric therm-o-disc (TOD) project in Zhuhai Hi-tech zone and to improve the construction of technology center.

 

    4. A cooperation intention agreement is signed between Guangzhou Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd. and Murad Biotech Co., Ltd..

   

    5. A MOU is signed between Guangdong Provincial Development and Reform Commission and Volkswagen Group China, which focuses on strengthening the cooperation in the fields of new energy automobile, environmental production and university programs.

 

    6. A MOU is signed between Guangdong Health and Family Planning Commission and Novartis (China). Both sides will further communicate to promote the construction of Novartis’ development and R & D base in Guangdong and conduct cooperation to formulate the health care system, medical security policy and research ability of public hospitals.

 

    7. A MOU is signed among Jieyang Municipal Government, RSBK GmbH and the Metal Enterprises Union of Jieyang. Full support will be given in the aspects of talents training, equipment and technology introducing, R & D, commercial intercourse and joint venture.

   

    8. Jieyang Municipal Government co-constructs Sino-German University of Applied Sciences with Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences.

 

    9. Jieyang Rongcheng District Huifeng Eyeglass Trading Co., Ltd. builds a joint venture project of Menrad Optical ( Asian )production base with German Ferinand Menrad Holdings Ltd..

 

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The first domestic dual-system university will be established in Jieyang

 

    Sino-German University of Applied Sciences will cultivate skilled talents for the transformation and upgrading of Jieyang.

 

    At the ceremony held yesterday, largest attention was paid on the plan about co-constructing dual system university with Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences in the park.

 

    Sino-German University of Applied Sciences is situated in the Wisdom Town of Sino-German Metal Eco-City, covering 1500 mu (approx. 100 ha), with a total planned investment of 1 billion RMB and an expected enrollment of 20,000 students. It is invested by Jieyang Municipal Government, the MEUJ and Guangdong Sino-Germen D.S. Education Investment Co., Ltd. under the guidance of government and leadership of association. Being geared to the nation and to the world, the cooperative university aims at cultivating high-level industrial talents and seeking after a new mode of vocational education through bringing in dual-system vocational education system. 

 

    Prof. Stengler expressed that Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences is ranked in top five among the German universities. Compared with the traditional colleges, it pays more attention to the practical application. And the doctoral students should go out to work for several years before being as teachers in Darmstadt.

 

    It is known that the German university is non-profit organization. According to the law, Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences could not invest the Sino-German University of Applied Sciences directly or hold shares in the cooperation. The German university is responsible for introducing the German dual-system teaching method and experienced teachers, and for taking Chinese teachers to Germany for further training. After graduation from Sino-German University of Applied Sciences, students can take German examines and get German relevant certificates if certain scores reached, and they can go to Germany for further education after graduation.

 

    Stengler says it is significant for German partner concerning the cooperation. Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences has conducted cooperation with many universities in Beijing and Shanghai in the fields of talents exchange and training. The cooperation will make history if Sino-German University of Applied Sciences is accomplished successfully. Besides, with the development of globalization, the society needs more international talents. Through establishing cooperative university in China, Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences can carry out the higher level internationalization.

 

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Dual System

 

    Dual system began in Germany as a training mode. It means that the trainees should receive two kinds of training; one is vocational education related to professional knowledge, the other is workshop training in certain enterprises or public institutions. This mode is prevailed in German enterprises, taken by some Chinese enterprises in recent several years.