2026.05.19
ShareAt this rising new-generation university, we hold a star-studded “reunion of scholars”. Will this gathering of talents on the banks of the Yongjiang River open up a cross-temporal dialogue on frontier science and technology?
On May 17, the event “Tsinghua EE85 Alumni Visit EIT & Education Partnership Signing Ceremony” was held in the lecture hall on the first floor of the Youngor Library at Eastern Institute of Technology (EIT), Ningbo. Ninety distinguished alumni and industry-leading entrepreneurs from the 1985 intake of the Department of Electronic Engineering at Tsinghua University (EE85) gathered together with faculty and students of EIT. They exchanged views on scientific and technological innovation, discussed talent training, and promoted industrial collaboration.
At the ceremony, EIT formally signed agreements with five high-quality enterprises to establish education partnerships. This marks a milestone for the university in pooling top alumni resources, deepening university‑enterprise cooperation, and serving regional innovation-driven development.
Zhang Dongxiao, Executive Vice President and Provost of EIT and Member of the National Academy of Engineering (USA), Fei Xiaochen, Representative of Tsinghua Alumni in Ningbo, Director and Party Secretary of Ningbo Science and Technology Bureau, and Xue Weihai, President of the Tsinghua University Alumni Association (Ningbo Chapter), attended the event. The ceremony was presided over by Zeng Wenjun, Vice President of EIT and Foreign Member of the Canadian Academy of Engineering.
In his address, Zhang Dongxiao stated that as a new-type research university built with a high starting point, small-but-excellent scale, innovation-driven orientation and international vision, EIT focuses on frontier interdisciplinary fields including artificial intelligence, integrated circuits, unmanned technologies, new energy and advanced materials, intelligent manufacturing, and life and health. The university is accelerating the development of high-level research platforms and a top-tier faculty team.
The Tsinghua EE85 alumni group forms the backbone of China’s semiconductor and integrated circuit industry. They have founded and led a number of industry-leading enterprises and are known in the industry as the “1985 Singularity of China’s Chips”.
This university-enterprise cooperation represents an important initiative for the university to deepen the integration of industry and education, the convergence of science and education, as well as university-enterprise collaboration. Both sides will carry out in-depth cooperation in joint talent training, research tackling, and achievement transformation, contributing to China’s self-reliance and strength in the chip sector and scientific and technological innovation.
In his address, Fei Xiaochen noted that EIT has rapidly grown into a key strategic force for scientific and technological innovation in Ningbo, injecting robust momentum of basic research and original innovation into regional industrial upgrading. The Tsinghua EE85 alumni group has cultivated the entire industrial chain and achieved multiple breakthroughs in key core technologies, standing as outstanding representatives of sci-tech self-reliance and strength.
The science and technology authorities of Ningbo will fully provide supporting services, continuously promote the efficient flow of innovation factors between universities and enterprises, and help more research results evolve from “samples” into “products” and further into “commodities”. These efforts will offer solid support for Ningbo to build a high-level all-domain innovative city and forge a global capital of intelligent manufacturing innovation.
At the ceremony, Zeng Wenjun, also an EE85 alumnus, presented EIT’s development progress and the industrial influence of the Tsinghua EE85 alumni community. He stated that the foundation and growth of EIT would not have been possible without the original aspiration and commitment of Mr. Yu Renrong, an EE85 alumnus, who donated funds to establish the university out of devotion to his country. It is this sincere dedication to cultivating talents for the nation that has built this high-starting-point and innovation-oriented education platform.During the university’s preparation and development stages, numerous enthusiastic Tsinghua alumni devoted themselves and stood side by side, supporting the university’s construction with practical actions. At this event, several outstanding alumni enterprises formally signed agreements with EIT. Through the integration of industry and education as well as the convergence of science and education, they will inject a steady stream of momentum into the high-quality development of the university.
Witnessed by all guests present, EIT signed formal agreements to establish education partnerships with five high-quality enterprises: Shanghai Biren Technology Co., Ltd., Beijing ParaTech Co., Ltd., Ningbo Xinlianxin Medical Technology Co., Ltd., Xinnuo Communications, and Huaqin Technology Co., Ltd. Commemorative plaques were awarded on site.
In the future, both the university and enterprises will carry out all‑round cooperation covering student internships and practical training, joint talent cultivation, collaborative research on scientific projects, and co‑construction of innovation platforms. The partnership will further connect the full chain of university talent training, industrial application and scientific and technological innovation, and strive to foster top‑notch innovative talents to meet major national strategic demands.
Following the signing ceremony, a sharing forum for EE85 alumni was held. Four distinguished alumni — Wu Manbo, Fellow of Hardware Engineering in the Computing Product Line at Huawei; Cheng Zhiyuan, Qiushi Chair Professor at Zhejiang University; Wang Cunlong, External Director of the North Information Institute of NORINCO Group; and Xiao Bing, General Manager of Biren Technology — shared their experience and reflections on topics including overseas studies, career development, scientific and technological innovation, and entrepreneurial journeys. They delivered an insightful exchange brimming with industrial depth and patriotism for the faculty and students present.
During the event, some alumni visited the campus research platforms, teaching facilities and campus environment on site and spoke highly of the university’s construction achievements.
