Recently, a delegation of faculty and students from Southeast University’s National Graduate School of Exceptional Engineers visited Space Company, where both sides held in-depth discussions on topics including collaborative scientific research and production, joint school-enterprise research, and high-end talent cultivation. Faculty and students from Southeast University’s School of Mechanical Engineering, School of Civil Engineering, and School of Information Science and Engineering, together with leaders and relevant departments from Space Company, jointly drew a new blueprint for industry-education integration.
Complementary strengths, jointly exploring new paths for scientific research and production
At the exchange meeting, Space Company gave a comprehensive introduction to the company’s basic situation, ongoing project progress, design and development capabilities, and scientific research and production strengths, and proposed a cooperation plan centered on “joint project development.” By integrating Southeast University’s disciplinary strengths in aerospace technology and intelligent manufacturing with Space Company’s rich experience in engineering application and industrialization, the two sides will focus on advancing research on satellite platform development, aerospace material innovation, and related topics, and will jointly apply for national-level scientific research projects to create a demonstration benchmark for integrated “industry-academia-research-application” development.
Southeast University’s schools also presented several cutting-edge research topics covering satellite communication, intelligent remote sensing, and aerospace structural design. The two sides discussed technical demand alignment and resource-sharing mechanisms, and agreed to accelerate breakthroughs in key technologies through a model of “joint research on topics and shared outcomes,” thereby serving national aerospace strategic needs.
Industry-education integration, jointly cultivating exceptional engineering talent
As an important platform of the National Exceptional Engineer Education Program, Southeast University’s National Graduate School of Exceptional Engineers focuses on strategic fields such as integrated circuits and intelligent manufacturing, and will provide Space Company with a full range of talent support. In the future, the two sides plan to jointly train graduate students through a “dual mentor system,” co-build practice-oriented teaching bases, and offer customized courses to achieve deep integration of theory and practice. Space Company will also provide Southeast University students with internship positions at the frontline of satellite assembly and testing, as well as aerospace product development, helping them grow into interdisciplinary talent who “understand technology and can work in real-world engineering settings.”
In addition, Space Company proposed a “staff education enhancement program” to provide continuing education opportunities for in-service engineers. Leveraging Southeast University’s high-quality educational resources, the program aims to systematically improve the team’s innovation capability and academic level, building a mutually empowering ecosystem for school-enterprise talent development.
On-site observation, jointly exploring the future of aerospace manufacturing
During the visit, the Southeast University delegation toured Space Company’s commercial satellite factory and observed the satellite assembly production line, gaining a deeper understanding of the satellite development process and core technological achievements. The delegation leader said, “This exchange not only deepened mutual technical trust, but also showed us the key role of school-enterprise collaborative education in serving major national projects.”
Looking ahead: aligning with strategy and moving forward together
This cooperation is an important practice by Space Company and Southeast University in response to the national call to “deepen industry-education integration.” Starting from this exchange, the two sides will continue to promote collaborative scientific innovation, joint talent incubation, and efficient resource sharing, jointly delivering more innovative achievements and leading talent to China’s aerospace and high-end equipment manufacturing sectors, and writing a new chapter in school-enterprise cooperation that supports a strong nation.
