On April 20, a delegation of academicians and experts from the Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE) specializing in nonferrous new materials visited Jiangxi University of Science and Technology (JXUST) for inspection and discussions. The group included CAE academicians Liu Jiongjiong and Dai Shenglong, along with Zhao Wencheng, Deputy Director of the CAE’s Third Bureau, as well as officials from the Jiangxi Academy of Sciences, the CAE’s Jiangxi Research Institute for Strategic Development, and Ganzhou’s municipal science and industry authorities. JXUST Party Secretary Liu Zuwen, President Ge Shirong, who is also a CAE academician, Deputy Party Secretary Xu Zhifeng, Vice Presidents Dong Bingyan and Wang Hang, and other senior administrators participated in the symposium, which was chaired by Liu Zuwen.
Liu Zuwen opened with a warm welcome and traced the university’s deep roots back to 1932, when China’s first state-owned enterprise of the Chinese Soviet Republic — the China Tungsten Company — was founded at the Tieshanlong mining area in Yudu County, Ganzhou. He highlighted JXUST’s distinctive strengths across the full chain of rare earth, tungsten, copper, lithium and other critical minerals, outlining its achievements in talent cultivation, research platforms and industry collaboration. Liu also presented the university’s ambition to become a world-class institution in rare earth and critical minerals, introduced its forward-looking strategic plan, and reported on the new momentum generated by its deepening reforms. He thanked the experts for their guidance and pledged to translate their advice into concrete actions that contribute to Jiangxi’s modernization.
President Ge Shirong then detailed the university’s drive to integrate education, science and technology, and talent cultivation under the goal of building a world-class university in rare earth and critical minerals. He described a series of internal reforms: a “four organized” framework that coordinates disciplinary development, research and talent efforts; the restructuring of faculties; the creation of three centers of excellence; the strengthening of mission-driven research; and aggressive recruitment of high-level scholars. These measures, Ge noted, are already sharpening the university’s competitive edge.
During the open discussion, Liu Jiongjiong, Dai Shenglong and Zhao Wencheng all offered their assessments. The experts spoke highly of JXUST’s distinctive industrial character, solid disciplinary foundation, notable research capacity and clear strategic vision.
Liu Jiongjiong remarked that JXUST, rooted in the old revolutionary base, has long occupied a vital place in the national strategic landscape, particularly in rare earths. He encouraged the university to deepen its “Double First-Class” efforts, steadily enhance its substance, and press ahead toward its world-class goal. Dai Shenglong said he had gained a great deal from the visit and looked forward to more practical exchanges and deeper collaboration. Zhao Wencheng observed that the university successfully blends its red heritage with distinctive strengths, fuses its sense of mission with breakthrough innovation, and aligns talent training with industrial service — a combination that has given real impetus to the integration of education, science and technology, and talent. He expressed hope that JXUST would play a larger role in the CAE’s strategic science and technology consulting, thereby contributing to a modern industrial system.
The visit served to strengthen the university’s ties with the CAE and its experts, injecting fresh energy into JXUST’s scientific innovation and disciplinary progress.
