On November 29, the signing ceremony of the strategic cooperation agreement between the People's Government of Sichuan Province and Tianjin University (TJU) was held in Chengdu. The two parties will carry out all-round cooperation in the areas of strategic decision-making consultation, scientific and technological innovation and transformation of achievements, and higher education so as to achieve mutual benefit and common development. Peng Qinghua, secretary of Sichuan Provincial Committee of the CPC, met with Li Jiajun, the party secretary of Tianjin University, and Zhong Denghua, the president of the university, and attended the signing ceremony together.

During the meeting, Peng Qinghua, Li Jiajun and Zhong Denghua exchanged opinions on cooperation in promoting the construction of new high-end think tanks, industry-university-research institute collaborative innovation, and training of cadres, and then reached a series of consensus.

Vice Governor Yang Xingping and TJU President Zhong Denghua signed a strategic cooperation agreement on behalf of both parties. Peng Qinghua and Li Jiajun witnessed the signing of the agreement.

According to the agreement, the two sides will be able to fully develop their respective advantages and fully integrate resources, and carry out all-round cooperation in strategic decision-making consultation, scientific and technological innovation and transformation of achievements, higher education development, cultural industry and cultural relics protection, and talent exchange training to jointly promote the industrial transformation and upgrading of Sichuan province, the collaborative innovation platform building and the construction of an inland open economic high ground, so as to accelerate the realization of high-quality economic development in Sichuan Province, and to help Tianjin University promote the construction of world-class university.

Exchanges and cooperation between Tianjin University and Sichuan Province have a long history. As early as the “5.12” Wenchuan earthquake, Tianjin University has actively participated in supporting the post-disaster reconstruction work, and completed a lot of work, such as the reconstruction of four schools including the Wolong Primary School, the post-disaster planning and design of Yuzixi Village in Yingxiu Town, security testing of Yingxiu Town Reservoir and so on.

In recent years, the province-university cooperation has been highly valued by the Sichuan Provincial Government and Tianjin University. The two parties have made great achievements in scientific and technological cooperation, talent exchanges and intellectual support. Statistics show that in the past five years, the two parties have cooperated nearly 90 scientific and technological projects in the fields of chemical engineering, construction, building planning, automation, machinery manufacturing, precision instruments, among others, with the total project value nearly 100 million yuan. Tianjin University has enrolled over 750 undergraduate students in Sichuan province and about 500 outstanding university graduates have come to work in Sichuan province.

Previously, Tianjin University and Chengdu Tianfu New District jointly explored a new mechanism for campus-district cooperation and reached a preliminary consensus on the establishment of an industrial innovation research institute.