China News Service, Lishui, March 25 (Shao Yanfei, Zhou Jian, Liu Congjian, Bao Lingyan) How can "returnees" promote development? In recent years, the Zhejiang Lishui European and American Alumni Association has been based on the three major functions of "a talent pool for studying abroad and serving the country, a think tank for giving advice and a new force for non-governmental diplomacy", building consensus, establishing positions, serving the innovation and entrepreneurship of overseas students, and creating a "Zhejiang Concentric · Zhejiang Returnees" "The work brand brings together returnee talents for Lishui, a hot spot for entrepreneurship.
"Senior said" Make a good voice
"Studying to serve the country is beneficial. Practice has also proved that studying abroad is to enhance the ability to serve the motherland, and serving the country is the unswerving goal of overseas students. Return after completing your studies and build our most beautiful city in the best of times. Hometown, this is my unswerving pursuit." Recently, Zhang Yi, Chairman of Zhejiang Shengshengtang Sinopharm Group Co., Ltd., won rounds of applause from the audience with his speech.
"Zhijiang United, Zhejiang Li Patriotic Struggle" publicity and report meeting. Photo courtesy of the United Front Work Department of Lishui Municipal Party Committee
Strengthen leadership and send out a good voice of "Zheli Returnees". In recent years, Lishui has been adhering to the combination of "online + offline" and regularly organizes "seniors' talks" to guide returned overseas students to actively speak out around major events and important nodes, and play a leading role as a model example.
For example, the local government organized the "Zhijiang Tongxin·Patriotic Propaganda Deeds Report" for returned overseas students to tell the typical stories of studying abroad and serving the country in a "speak for yourself, tell yourself" way, and tell the story of growing up with the motherland and Lishui. Stories to actively guide returning overseas students to establish correct values and career outlook.
"Senior Gathering" creates new frontier
"The big health industry has great potential, and Lishui has obvious advantages." "The health industry matches my major, so I can learn more about it."... Not long ago, the Lishui European and American Alumni Association and the Lishui Central Hospital European and American Alumni Association jointly held the fourth In the "Zhejiang Lidu Concentric·Returnee Seniors Gathering", a group of returnees and medical workers in the new era jointly visited major industrial demonstration projects in Zhejiang Province and conducted exchanges based on overseas study and their own work experience.
"Zhejiang University of Science and Technology·Gathering of Returned Students". Photo courtesy of the United Front Work Department of Lishui Municipal Party Committee
Innovating working methods, Lishui has created a unique platform carrier in many aspects to guide returned overseas students to show their good style and contribute wisdom while focusing on the center and serving the overall situation.
Among them, Lishui has made good use of the advantages of returned talents and has carried out many activities such as "Hai Chuang Future" senior students visited Songyang and "Haiyan'Jin' Mass Entrepreneurship" visited Jinyun to negotiate on project investment and cooperative development; in Lishui The Overseas Chinese Entrepreneurship and Innovation Service Center has established a "Home for Returned Talents" to take advantage of the extensive connections among overseas returnees to connect universities, hospitals, enterprises and overseas students, and actively cooperate with the talent introduction work. A total of 19 returnee PhDs have been introduced.
"Students' Action" stimulates strong momentum
Talent is an important resource for local development. In recent years, Lishui has deepened its "Students Travel" brand, allowing returned talents from overseas studies to become a valuable asset in promoting the leap-forward and high-quality development of the local economy and society.
For example, in October 2023, Lishui's first entrepreneurship park for overseas students was unveiled in the Yonglian Intelligent Manufacturing Industrial Park. The park is positioned as "specialization, refinement, chaining, internationalization, and platformization" for the development of entrepreneurship for overseas students. The service runs through the three stages of enterprise development: incubation, acceleration, and industrialization, promotes the return of overseas students and elements of overseas entrepreneurial enterprises, strives to create a full-chain industrial incubation ecology, and strives to develop into the "locomotive" of innovation and entrepreneurship incubation in Lishui City.
"In the process of enterprise development, the competent authorities at all levels have provided nanny-like services in terms of talents, policies, finance, market development, etc. Helping our 'seed' to take root smoothly and thrive. In the future, I hope more Talents who have studied abroad come here to start businesses and realize their dreams," said Dr. Ai Yujie, who started a business in the above-mentioned park. (over)