Recently, GTIIT Changzhou Innovation Institute (GCII), a subsidiary of GTIIT, officially unveiled the GTIIT-CICP Talent Innovation Training Base, marking a new step for GTIIT in advancing international innovation platforms and deepening industry-university-research cooperation.

Powered by GTIIT's tech projects, the training base will connect top enterprise resources from Changzhou and the Yangtze River Delta region to create a full-cycle development system for researchers—bridging theory with practice—while delivering substantial internship and startup support for GTIIT students. "We need to establish a platform for young researchers that integrates 'knowledge application, independent innovation, and practical implementation,' helping them translate cutting-edge technologies into real-world solutions while exploring the integration of 'AI+Industry' models to drive sustained R&D innovation," said Prof. Moris S. Eisen, Pro-Vice Chancellor of GTIIT and Director of GCII at the unveiling ceremony.

The training base provides students with a hands-on platform bridging classroom learning and industrial applications. During the event day, students from GTIIT and the joint training program between Changzhou University and Ben-Gurion University visited the base, learning about lab equipment operations and startup innovations. Among them, Xinzhengao Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd., a high-tech startup specializing in the R&D of industrial CAE/CFD simulation software for computational fluid dynamics, particularly captured the students' interest. Xu Xinpeng, the company's founder and associate professor at GTIIT's Physics Department, stated: "Xinzhengao and the training base offer GTIIT students invaluable practical opportunities and innovation platforms. They can not only learn cutting-edge industrial software technologies but also participate in real-world R&D projects, gaining industry experience while enhancing their scientific research and engineering capabilities."

The training base plays a pivotal role in supporting seed projects and talent development for GCII. Associate Professor Qi Yuanshen from GTIIT’s Department of Materials Science and Engineering noted that his seed project will fully utilize the base’s lab resources, including key equipment like the electrode resistance tester. Additionally, the project’s graduate students will conduct regular experiments at the base and are expected to undergo systematic internships there in the future, further strengthening industry-university-research collaboration.

GCII, officially launched in July 2024, is an important industry-university-research platform for GTIIT. Currently, it has established three innovation research and development centers for new energy, intelligent manufacturing, and big health, dedicated to exploring new practices in the integration of industry and education, the introduction and incubation of high-quality scientific research projects, and innovative cooperation mechanisms and systems. 

Text: GTEC, GTIIT News & Public Affairs

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