On October 16, 2024, the "Hundred Parks, Hundred Schools, and Ten Thousand Enterprises" innovation cooperation action - the construction of the Qiantang (New) District University City innovation ecosystem was officially launched.
Xu Weihua, member of the Party Group of Hangzhou Municipal Government and Deputy Mayor, Sun Ziqiang, second level inspector of Zhejiang Provincial Department of Economy and Information Technology, Xie Bin, member of the Party Group and Deputy Director of Zhejiang Provincial Department of Education, Shi Dongcai, member of the Party Group and Deputy Director of Zhejiang Provincial Department of Science and Technology, Wang Xin, Secretary of the Party Group of Hangzhou Science and Technology Bureau, Jin Chengtao, Shen Yanjun, Zhou Miaorong, Li Feng, Wang Xuexiong, Ma Yuhui, Yang Fan, leaders of 14 universities in the district, as well as representatives of research institutes, financial service institutions, and outstanding technology-based enterprises, attended the event.
Qiantang prospers and advances through industry and innovation, "said Jin Chengtao, Secretary of the Party Working Committee and District Committee of Qiantang New Area, at the launch ceremony. Building an innovation ecosystem around the university city is an important measure to implement the" Hundred Parks, Hundred Schools, and Ten Thousand Enterprises "innovation cooperation action and efficiently allocate innovation resources. It is also an important lever to leverage Qiantang's characteristic advantages, deepen the promotion of new industrialization, and vigorously develop new quality productivity. Therefore, Qiantang District will implement the "Qiantang (New) District Innovation Ecological Circle Construction Plan" and "Several Supporting Opinions on the Innovation Ecological Circle of the University City", continue to promote the two-way flow of science and technology and industry, and the mutual empowerment of the new city and universities, and create a leading area for the transfer and transformation of scientific and technological achievements.
For Qiantang, being adjacent to universities is a rare innovation resource.
From the "student-centered" approach in higher education parks to the "industry university research collaboration" in the innovation ecosystem of the university city, from independent campus spaces to open science and technology innovation areas - a series of decision-making arrangements demonstrate the progress and deepening of Qiantang, which also hides the confidence and determination of Qiantang to "create a circle".
At the beginning of the new semester, the various instruments at the Analysis and Testing Center of Zhejiang University of Technology have become busy again: from micro material analysis to macro performance testing, many excellent technology-based and innovative small and medium-sized enterprises like Hangzhou Xingrong Technology Co., Ltd. have come in droves with demands, and the laboratory is bustling.
This is a vivid scene of Qiantang promoting the linkage of school enterprise resources and supporting the development of scientific and technological innovation. In March 2021, Hangzhou Qiantang Science City was established in Qiantang (New) District, using the city as a laboratory to fully leverage Qiantang's industrial advantages and abundant scientific and educational resources in the higher education park, enhancing the momentum of high-quality development. In this city, which has just turned three years old, the Hangzhou Economic and Technological Development Zone (Qiantang Science City) Industry Education Joint Venture, established last year, has been successfully selected as the first batch of national level city level industry education joint ventures as the only case in Zhejiang Province.
The conference also showcased three batches of key projects for the construction of the innovative ecosystem around the university city, which were newly signed for this year's Qiantang "Circle Building" project. Among them was the "Research and Manufacturing Project of Thin Layer, High Capacity MLCC Electronic Materials" jointly signed by Hangzhou Xingrong Technology Co., Ltd. and Hangzhou Dachuang Town Management Office.
The innovation ecosystem around the university city is the top-level design and effective practice of the virtuous cycle of "education, science, and personnel". At the launch ceremony, Xu Weihua, Vice Mayor of Hangzhou, pointed out that Qiantang District, as the first new district in Zhejiang Province, hopes to use this as an opportunity to deploy innovation chains around the industrial chain, extend the industrial chain around the innovation chain, and achieve the "dual chain integration" of innovation and industry by showcasing new advantages, shaping a new pattern, attracting more scientific and technological achievements to be incubated in Qiantang District, more outstanding college students to stay in the district for employment, and more high-quality projects to take root and develop.
*Part of the content of the article is sourced from relevant media such as People's Daily News reporter Guo Yang and Qiantang Publishing