Wuxi Urban Investment and School of Business at Jiangnan University Launch School-Enterprise Cooperation

To deeply implement the spirit of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party, promote business exchange and improvement through joint Party construction, further deepen school-enterprise cooperation, and construct a new pattern of Party construction work characterized by "resource sharing, complementary advantages, mutual promotion, and common improvement," recently, under the joint witness of the Party Committee of the Urban Investment Company and the Party Committee of the School of Business of Jiangnan University, the Urban Development Factoring Company, affiliated with the Urban Investment Company, and the School of Business, Jiangnan University have carried out a dual signing for branch joint construction and the establishment of off-campus internship bases; the Youth League Committee of the Urban Investment Company and the Youth League Committee of the Business School of Jiangnan University have signed a joint construction agreement for youth organizations and officially launched the "Voice of the Canal" youth volunteer service project, laying a solid foundation for future cooperation in resource sharing, talent training, and research topics between the two parties.

Liu Changqing, Party Secretary of the Business School of Jiangnan University, Xu Jin, member of the Party Committee, Vice President of the City Construction Development Group, Party Secretary, and Chairman of the Urban Investment Company, along with leaders, Youth League Committee Secretaries, teacher and student representatives from the School of Business, Jiangnan University, and cadre of the Youth League Committee, leadership team, and Party member representatives from the Urban Development Factoring Company attended the signing ceremony. With a focus on management and economics, the School of Business Jiangnan University adheres to the spirit of "dedicated learning and enlightenment, business for societal benefit" and the operational philosophy of "building platforms and creating brands." It possesses one secondary discipline doctoral degree authorization point, three primary discipline master's points, three master's professional degree authorization points, and five undergraduate majors, having trained over 18,000 economic management professionals of various levels for national socio-economic development.

The Urban Development Factoring Company, approved by the Provincial Commerce Department, is the first state-owned domestic capital commercial factoring company in Xicheng and has received numerous awards, including the "Decade of Development New Talent Award (2012-2022)" for the Chinese Commercial Factoring Industry and the "2022 Supply Chain Finance Industry Annual Leap Enterprise Award," gaining high recognition from both the commercial factoring industry and regulatory departments. By the end of 2023, the Urban Development Factoring Company has cumulatively achieved factoring investments of 24.997 billion yuan and generated business income of 1.058 billion yuan, becoming the backbone force through which the Urban Investment Company empowers urban construction and development via quasi-financial business.

At the signing ceremony, Zhou Wuqi, Secretary of the Economic Science Party Branch of Jiangnan University Business School, and Jiang Qiuming, Secretary of the Party Branch of Urban Development Commercial Factoring Company, along with Wang Lei, Vice Dean of Jiangnan University Business School, and Zhu Jiang, Chairman of Urban Development Commercial Factoring Company, signed the "Party Joint Construction Agreement" and the "Off-Campus Teaching Internship Base Agreement" under the witness of both parties' leaders, clarifying the principles and goals of Party construction cooperation, and opening channels for talent cultivation and delivery, aiming to achieve mutual promotion and progress between both parties. Leaders from both sides jointly unveiled the plaque for the off-campus teaching internship base.

The Youth League Committee of the Urban Investment Company and the Youth League Committee of the Business School of Jiangnan University also conducted a joint signing at the meeting. Lu Tinghan, Secretary of the Youth League Committee of the City Construction Development Group, representing the Youth League Committee of the Urban Investment Company, and Wang Zhen, Secretary of the Youth League Committee of the Business School of Jiangnan University, jointly signed the "Joint Construction of College Student Education Practice Base Agreement." They will use the Canal Art Park and the Liangxi River Ten-Mile Gallery as platforms to conduct a series of activities such as youth volunteer services, historical and cultural lectures, and research exchange experiences, using the power of youth to serve the new era of civilized practice and contribute to the construction of a modern, culturally rich, and livable city.

Xu Jin extended a warm welcome and heartfelt thanks to the faculty and students from Jiangnan University Business School for their visit. He mentioned that in recent years, the Urban Investment Company has already engaged in deep cooperation with Jiangnan University in multiple fields. With Party construction as a bridge, this multi-level signing with the Business School will surely upgrade cooperation in deepening industry-academia-research application, innovative case creation, and talent team training, aiding in the high-quality development of enterprises.

In his concluding remarks, Liu Changqing pointed out that serving local enterprises and economic development is one of the important functions of universities. Cooperation with enterprises is not only a comprehensive exchange of production, learning, and research, but also an important way to synergistically cultivate students through "discipline + practice" education. He hopes that both parties will strengthen party building interaction and discussion around the principle of "complementary advantages, collaborative efficiency," innovate theoretical research, and jointly build a large platform for school-enterprise cooperation in financial services.

Unveiling the Plaque for the Off-Campus Teaching Internship Base by leaders of two parties

Signing the "Party Branch Joint Construction Agreement"

Signing the "Off-Campus Teaching Internship Base Agreement"

Signing the "Joint Construction of College Student Education Practice Base Agreement"

Scene of the Signing Ceremony