Chinanews.com, Beijing, February 24th (Reporter Kan Feng) Over the past few days, the party secretaries and principals of universities affiliated to the Ministry have undergone intensive personnel changes.

Data map: Wang Jinsong, photo by China News Agency reporter Zhang Yuan


Intensive adjustment of secretaries and principals of subordinate colleges and universities

  On the 23rd, the official release said, “A few days ago, the central government approved: Comrade Wang Jinsong is appointed as the president (deputy ministerial level) and deputy secretary of the party committee of Sichuan University; Comrade Li Yanrong will no longer serve as the president and deputy secretary of the party committee of Sichuan University.”

  Wang Jinsong was previously the president of Northwestern Polytechnical University, and Li Yanrong has recently served as the secretary of the Party Committee of Northwestern Polytechnical University.

  On the 22nd, the party secretaries or presidents of the three universities were adjusted on the same day. Huang Taiyan was appointed as the party secretary of Wuhan University, Li Yanrong was appointed as the party secretary of Northwestern Polytechnical University, and Jia Zhenyuan was appointed as the president of Dalian University of Technology.

Data map: Qiu Xin Image source: WeChat public account of Fudan University

  On the 21st, two universities in Shanghai also ushered in important personnel changes. Qiu Xin was appointed Secretary of the Party Committee of Fudan University, and Ding Kuiling was appointed President of Shanghai Jiao Tong University.

  The above-mentioned university party committee secretaries or principals are all "post-60s" cadres, and Qiu Xin (born in December 1965) and Ding Kuiling (born in March 1966) are "post-65s" cadres.

  During this adjustment, Qiu Xin, the new party secretary of Fudan University, Ding Kuiling, the new president of Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Huang Taiyan, the new party secretary of Wuhan University, and Jia Zhenyuan, the new president of Dalian University of Technology, are all serving as deputy ministers for the first time.

Where is the new secretary-principal from?

  Qiu Xin has worked in the news field for a long time. He has served as the deputy director of the Propaganda Department of the Shanghai Municipal Party Committee, the director of the Municipal Party Committee's External Publicity Office (the Municipal Government Information Office), the deputy secretary of the Party Committee and director of Shanghai Radio and Television Station, and the party secretary and president of Shanghai Press Industry Group.

In November 2021, Qiu Xin will serve as the executive deputy secretary of the Party Committee of Fudan University (bureau level).

  Ding Kuiling has worked at the Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences for a long time. He has successively served as a researcher, chairman of the labor union, deputy secretary of the party committee, secretary of the discipline inspection committee, and deputy director. Member of the Standing Committee, Executive Vice President (bureau level).

Data map: Huang Taiyan Image source: WeChat public account of Wuhan University

  Huang Taiyan graduated from Wuhan University with a doctoral degree in political theory and has worked in Wuhan University for many years. He used to be the executive deputy secretary of the Party Committee of Wuhan University (at the bureau level). In March 2019, he was transferred to the Party Secretary of Beijing Jiaotong University. In August 2022, Huang Taiyan He returned to Wuhan University and continued to serve as the executive deputy secretary of the Party Committee of Wuhan University.

  Jia Zhenyuan has worked in Dalian University of Technology for a long time. He used to be the deputy dean, party secretary and dean of the School of Mechanical Engineering, director of the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Energy, member of the standing committee of the school party committee, vice president, vice president and executive vice president of Dalian University of Technology ( Bureau level).

  Li Yanrong, the new party secretary of Northwestern Polytechnical University, and Wang Jinsong, the new president of Sichuan University, were already vice-ministerial cadres.

Li Yanrong used to be the deputy secretary of the Party committee, the president of the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, the president of Sichuan University (deputy ministerial level), and the deputy secretary of the party committee; Wang Jinsong was the president of the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, the president of Northwestern Polytechnical University (deputy ministerial level), and the deputy secretary of the party committee.

These universities ushered in academician secretaries and presidents

  In recent years, the phenomenon of "academician secretaries" and "academician principals" in colleges and universities has attracted public attention. There are also three academicians among the above-mentioned college cadres.

Data map: Dingkuiling


  Ding Kuiling, president of Shanghai Jiaotong University, is an organic chemist, mainly engaged in research in the field of chiral catalytic synthesis. In 2013, he was elected as an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

  In August last year, at the first Shanghai Science and Technology Communication Conference, Ding Kuiling once talked about the relationship between innovation and education, "The foundation of scientific and technological innovation lies in people, and the essence of scientific and technological competition among countries is the competition of education and talents. Therefore, popular science education and Technological innovation is equally important."

In November 2020, he also said in an interview with the media that cultivating a new generation of young people with original innovation capabilities is extremely important to China's future development. "Although future technologies cannot be seen or touched, we hope that through system and mechanism reforms, Allow students to look up at the starry sky and let their imaginations run wild.”

Data map: Jia Zhenyuan and students Photo source: WeChat official account of Dalian University of Technology

  Jia Zhenyuan, president of Dalian University of Technology, is an expert in mechanical engineering. He has long been engaged in the research of mechanical manufacturing theory and technology. In 2019, he was elected as an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

  In January 2018, "People's Daily" reported Jia Zhenyuan who won the first prize of the 2017 National Technological Invention Award. According to the report, since 2005, Jia Zhenyuan has won the National Technological Invention Award four times. Dean of the Faculty of Engineering promoted to Vice-Chancellor.

Jia Zhenyuan said that he likes to be called "Teacher Jia" the most. "I define myself as a teacher. Teaching is my duty, and scientific research is my duty. I have been the dean and minister for many years, and there is no conflict between administration and scientific research. The key is how you allocate your time and improve efficiency."

Data map: Li Yanrong.

Photo by He Miao

  Li Yanrong, Secretary of the Party Committee of Northwestern Polytechnical University, is an expert in electronic information materials. He is mainly engaged in the application research of electronic thin film materials and devices. He was elected as an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering in 2011.

  In June last year, Li Yanrong warned teachers and students at the 2022 graduation ceremony of Sichuan University that a person has little social status, no matter how much money or official status, he may not be happy, and so what if he has a lot of money.

"As long as we can perceive life from the perspective of life and nature, examine the present and the future from the intersection of history, and think about responsibilities and missions from the perspective of our contribution to the country and nation, you will continue to expand. One's own mind and pattern." (End)