Ren Zhengfei: Only by attaching importance to basic research for a long time can industry be strong

On the morning of September 17, Ren Zhengfei, CEO of Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd., led a team to visit Peking University. Party Secretary Qiu Shuiping and President Hao Ping of Peking University met with Ren Zhengfei and his party. The two sides held an expert symposium in the Sunshine Hall of the Yingjie Exchange Center of Peking University. Xu Wenwei, Director of Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. and Dean of the Strategic Research Institute, Zha Jun, President of Academia Sinica, Executive Vice Presidents Zhan Qimin and Gong Qihuang of Peking University, Vice Presidents Zhang Pingwen and Huang Ru, Assistant President and Secretary-General Sun Qingwei, relevant functional departments of Peking University and Heads of faculties, representatives of experts and scholars, and heads of relevant departments of Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. attended the symposium. The symposium was hosted by Zhang Pingwen.

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Ren Zhengfei speaks

Ren Zhengfei said that only by attaching importance to basic research for a long time can industry be strong, and only by attaching importance to basic education for a long time can there be talent soil for industrial revitalization. University is the best platform for innovation. It must be tolerant of learning and do seemingly meaningless research. Let young scholars dare to pierce the sky upward, go to the forefront of the world, and strive to root down, so that basic education and basic research become the driving force of innovation. Huawei will continue to deepen cooperation with Peking University in the field of talent training and technology research, and look forward to producing more original and disruptive results.

Qiu Shuiping’s speech

Qiu Shuiping extended a warm welcome to Ren Zhengfei and his party. He said that since its establishment, Peking University has always shared the destiny with the motherland and the people, and progressed with the times and society. Huawei is a national enterprise that the people of the whole country pay attention to, and it is an industry benchmark for the reform and development of Chinese enterprises. The cooperation between the two parties is of great significance. Mr. Ren Zhengfei’s in-depth thinking on China’s technological development and higher education as well as his deep patriotic feelings are admirable. Peking University will base itself on its own development reality, meet major national strategic needs, strengthen basic research, and highlight scientific and technological innovation. He will use this visit as an opportunity , To further promote the in-depth cooperation between the two sides in scientific and technological innovation, talent training, and student employment.

Hao Ping speaks

Hao Ping said that Huawei is a leading company in the field of global communications technology and has become a benchmark for high-end manufacturing and a banner for national brands. Peking University is China’s first national comprehensive university with a complete range of disciplines. In recent years, it has made remarkable achievements in discipline development, teacher team building, and international cooperation. Peking University attaches great importance to the cooperative relationship with Huawei. It is hoped that both parties will further deepen cooperation in personnel training, scientific research, and transformation of results, optimize resource allocation, promote scientific research in key areas, and contribute to the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation and the building of a community with a shared future for mankind. .

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Huang Ru introduced the overall scientific research situation of Peking University from the aspects of discipline construction, overall thinking of science and engineering research, new engineering characteristics, key fields and advantageous directions. The heads of relevant faculties and departments present at the meeting introduced the situation of the faculties, and the experts and scholars present shared and exchanged their professional fields and related research results.