General Manager Mr. David Li and Professor Liu Jun (left) sign the agreement

On the morning of September 28, the ceremony for the College of Management, Shenzhen University (SZU) and CIMC Vehicles to sign the strategic cooperation agreement and launch the project was held at the International Conference Hall of SZU. Both parties officially signed the strategic cooperation agreement and launched the strategic unit, the research and training center, and the internship center for undergraduate students.

General Manager Mr. David Li delivers a speech

In this exploration on the sharing of public services and resources jointly made by CIMC Vehicles and SZU College of Management, a deep connection of resources between both parties has been realized with Mr. David Li , General Manager of CIMC Vehicles (Group), appointed as a visiting professor of the university and Professor Liu Jun, Dean of SZU College of Management, appointed as the management advisor of CIMC Vehicles. Both parties are seeking to build a long-term, stable, mutually beneficial, win-win and comprehensive strategic partnership.

Professor Tao Yitao delivers a speech

Professor Tao Yitao, SZU Deputy Secretary of CPC committee, attended the ceremony and delivered a speech. She noted that this strategic partnership was significant to the future development of the College and would herald a new phase for the cooperation between enterprises and universities. Both parties boast unique resources respectively. Therefore, the partnership will not only give full play to the academic strength of the College but also demonstrate the CIMC Vehicles’s sense of social responsibility. This teaming-up will bring a significant momentum for the growth of both parties. With the creation of a training platform for SZU students, a solid foundation is laid for them to apply their learning in their career and society and to fit into the society after graduation. There will be a large number of outstanding students remaining at the internship center upon graduation. Later, both parties are expected to jointly build a training center for postdoctoral students to expand the cooperation.

Photo of all attendees

Mr. David Li said that the subtlety of the management theory lies in the professional attitude of “making everything easy.” Be it the strategy, brand, or operation and management, the goal is to enhance the customer experience. With the help of universities, entrepreneurs have the chance of settling down and rethinking. It is helpful to introduce the academic atmosphere from the campus to refine the practices once again and inspire new thinking. As a cradle of innovation, Shenzhen has a strategic setup for future development and this partnership will open a new chapter for the future growth of both parties.

According to the agreement, the university will integrate the teaching staff at its College of Management and its information superiority and provide personnel training for CIMC Vehicles to roll out its “Belt and Road” strategy by “going global.” Excellent teaching staff will be selected for the development of business cases with CIMC Vehicles. CIMC Vehicles will take full advantage of its experience in management achieved through its operations and its dominance in the industry to offer an internship to doctoral, postgraduate, undergraduate, and MBA students from the university. It will play an active role in areas such as the development of disciplines, intern training, student enrolment and employment, and recruitment of outstanding teaching staff for temporary posts and support and collaborate in the scientific research of the University regarding activities such as surveys and interviews, data collection, and data analysis.