On the afternoon of February 22, 2024, Mr. Ulrich Loske, Head of the Agriculture/Bioenergy Department at the German Technical Agricultural School, Ms. Svetlana Vorobey, International Project Manager, Mr. Wang Lei, Project Consultant, Ge Bin, Deputy Secretary-General of the Nanyang Municipal Government, Li Qi, Party Group Member of the Nanyang Municipal Agriculture and Rural Affairs Bureau and Director of the Agricultural Machinery Service Center, Wang Zhigang, Level Four Consultant of the Nanyang Municipal Agriculture and Rural Affairs Bureau, Wei Fengjun from the Office of the Wancheng District Government, Wang Yituo, Chairman of Nanyang Guoyu Industrial Company, and Zhao Guangdong, Project Consultant, visited HPI. President Wang Wei and Vice President Qu Baozhong attended the symposium. Heads from the Academic Affairs Office, Office of Science, Technology and Foreign Affairs, Industry-Education Integration Development Center, School of Mechanical Engineering, School of Automation Engineering, School of Electronic Information Engineering, and School of Automotive and Aerospace Engineering also participated in the meeting. The symposium was held in the conference room on the fourth floor of the administrative building, chaired by Wang Wei.
Wang Wei extended a warm welcome to Mr. Ulrich Loske, Deputy Secretary-General Ge Bin, Chairman Wang Yituo, and their delegation. He also introduced the guests and leaders attending the symposium. Wang Wei expressed that the agricultural development in the Nanyang region requires the introduction of advanced agricultural technology and farm machinery from Germany. Similarly, the development of HPI also needs advanced vocational education concepts and educational resources from Germany. He hoped that both sides could learn from each other and make progress together through exchanges and cooperation, facilitating deeper collaboration between them.
Qu Baozhong introduced HPI’s efforts in overseas campus construction, international student training, Chinese-foreign cooperative education, international exchange collaborations, and exchanges and cooperation in vocational education. Qu Baozhong stated that Germany excels in vocational education and advanced manufacturing. He hoped to seize this opportunity to deepen mutual exchanges and cooperation, thereby advancing collaboration in vocational education, agricultural technology, and other fields to a deeper level.
Ulrich Loske introduced the basic information about the German Technical Agricultural School. He stated that the Technical Agricultural School is an agricultural technology training school focusing on training and practical teaching, and its teaching areas cover plant protection, animal husbandry, agricultural machinery and equipment and other fields. He hoped both sides could engage in exchanges and cooperation in agricultural education and training.
Ge Bin expressed gratitude for the warm reception from HPI. He mentioned that the Technical Agricultural School is highly capable of providing agricultural technology education, representing international advanced standards in teaching principles and curriculum design. According to him, HPI is strongly aligned with professional programs such as mechanical and automation in the development needs of Nanyang. He hoped that both sides could exchange ideas, learn from each other, and better support the construction of Nanyang as a sub-central city.
Mr. Wang Yituo thanked the Institute for organizing this symposium despite their busy schedule. He mentioned that local agricultural enterprises in Nanyang have an increasing demand for advanced machinery and high-level talents. He hoped that both sides could strengthen cooperation in agricultural technology training to promote the rapid development of agricultural modernization in Nanyang.
Both sides engaged in deep discussions and exchanged views on continuing education, short-term training programs, and teaching arrangements at the symposium.
The visit of the experts from the Technical Agricultural School in Germany has effectively propelled more profound exchanges and cooperation in Chinese-German vocational education, agricultural technology, and related fields, laying a solid foundation for expanding HPI’s international educational channels and supporting Nanyang’s development as a sub-central city in Henan Province.
