SXU to train talent for semiconductor sector

Shanxi University (SXU) – based in Taiyuan city, capital of North China's Shanxi province – signed a trilateral cooperation agreement with Changzhi High-tech Industrial Development Zone and Shanxi Zhongke Lu'an Advanced Ultraviolet Optoelectronics Technology Co on July 5 to further improve the level of business-oriented training for the semiconductor sector.

Representatives of the three parties signed an accord for the joint development of the Shanxi University-Zhongke Lu'an Zixin Class.

Ma Jie, vice-president of Shanxi University, said the establishment of the Zixin Class was an important measure to implement the strategic plan of innovation, technology and education-driven development of Shanxi.

Under the agreement, the three parties will focus on the needs of enterprises and cities, semiconductor and the information technology innovation application sectors.

They will jointly set up a Zixin Class and offer corresponding courses at Shanxi University, so as to explore a talent training and professional development model more oriented to corporate needs.

The university, together with the management committee of Changzhi High-tech Industrial Development Zone and the company, will be committed to cultivating outstanding engineers with firmness, perseverance, and a solid professional foundation.

They will also provide intellectual support for the development of the semiconductor industry in the development zone and throughout the whole of Shanxi province.