On June 25, a signing ceremony for the Joint Education Base of SUSTech and Shenzhen Mingde Experimental School  was held on SUSTech’s campus. Attendees included University Council Chairperson Guo Yurong, Mingde Experimental School President Cheng Hongbing, and Mingde Experimental School Education Foundation Secretary-General Ning Duo.

Guo Yurong fully acknowledged the leading role that Mingde Experimental School has played in the reform of its policies and curriculum, as well as its cultivation of talent. Chairperson Guo expressed the hope that both parties would continue to push for education reform together.

Mingde Experimental School President Cheng Hongbing hoped for further collaboration with SUSTech and more opportunities to explore innovative ways to foster talent. He said he would fully support SUSTech’s development by encouraging outstanding students at Mingde Experimental School to apply for SUSTech.

On behalf of SUSTech, Guo Yurong awarded the plaque of “Joint Education Base for Innovative Talents” to Mingde Experimental School. SUSTech Chief Financial Officer Ye Qin and Mingde Experimental School Vice President Wu Dongzai signed the collaboration agreement on behalf of their respective institutions.

There will be a series of collaborations between SUSTech and Mingde Experimental School around talent selection, teaching and research, and exchange of faculty members and students. These collaborations will bridge the gap between high school and university education and discover an ideal route of education reform in China.