In front of library of the beautiful Lin Tong Campus, the advanced conference “focus on the fundamental tasks of enhance morality and foster talents, improve the level of first-class disciplines” was held in XPU on October 20, 2018.
XPU can be traced back to Beijng Higher Industrial Institute Weaving Academy established in 1912. Later, it transferred to Shaanxi province, from the Northwest Textile Science and Technology University to the textile department of North Western Engineering Collage. After the Textile Department of Xi’an Jiaotong University, the Textile Department of Shaanxi Technological University, and the Textile Department of North Western Light Industry College. In 1978, the North Western Engineering Collage was established. In 2001, it was renamed Xi’an Polytechnic Technical Collage. In 2006, it took on its current name Xi’an Polytechnic University.
On the day of the 40th Anniversary of XPU, leaders, friends, alumni, teachers and students gathered together to look back the development of XPU, sum up the experience of running school, and plan for the future development. More than 3,000 people from the famous alumni representatives, university representatives, retired veteran comrades, teacher and student representatives attended the conference. This conference was presided by Liu Jiangnan, secretary of Party Committee Office.
First, President Gao Ling looked back on the history of XPU, and said that XPU will realize the dream of the great projects of national rejuvenation. Looking forward to the future, XPU will adhere to enhance morality and foster talents, and improve the quality of personnel training; adhere to the discipline construction as a guide, and enhance the core competitiveness; adhere to construct the teaching staff, and comprehensively promote the strategy of strengthening the human resources; adhere to deepen Reform, and continuously promote the modernization of the school management system and capacity, and strive to open a new situation of school development.
Then, Prof.Xu Qingqing, Luo Rong and alumni representative Dong Li expressed their heartfelt gratitude for XPU, and hoped that all of the students will make great effects for XPU’s brilliant future.
Wu Fengmin, Secretary of CPC Committee in Zhejiang Sci-tech University, Guo Lihong, President of Northwest University,Sun Ruizhe, President of China Textile Industry Association, and Dong Xiaolong, Secretary of Higher Education Commission of Shaanxi Provincial Party Committee praised the development achievements of XPU, and hoped that XPU will continue to deepen education reform and innovation, promote high-quality development, run first-class university, cultivate first-class talents, produce first-class achievements and create first-class achievements.
The opening ceremony of the XPU’s Education Development Foundation was held. Sun Ruizhe, Dong Xiaolong,Wang Jianli, Director of Education Department in Shaanxi Province, Han Song, Deputy Secretary of Xi’an Municipal Committee, Academician Yao Mu and retired leader Zhang Leshan unveiled the foundation together.
The 40th Anniversary of XPU is a new starting point for school development. Standing on the new starting point, XPU will struggle to catch up, accelerate the development, and achieve the goal of strengthening university, adhering to inheritance and innovation in order to attain greater accomplishment. Wish happy birthday to the 40th Anniversary of XPU, and wish new glory to XPU’s various fields. (Translated and editted by Gao Jin)
