Deep Industry–Education Integration · Cultivating Talent Together | SDAU & XJ-Bio Successfully Hold Signing and Plaque Ceremony for Joint Base
On June 25, the signing and plaque-unveiling ceremony for the joint Teaching, Research, and Practice Education Base established by the College of Animal Science and Technology of Shandong Agricultural University (SDAU) and XJ-Bio was successfully held in Changsha. Xu Ying, Party Committee Secretary of SDAU’s College of Animal Science and Technology, together with faculty representatives from the college, and XJ-Bio Chairman Huang Yiqiang, Deputy General Manager Xiang Hongbing, and heads of relevant departments attended the event to witness this important moment.
The ceremony was hosted by Zheng Ke, Director of Brand and Communications at XJ-Bio.
In his welcome remarks, XJ-Bio Chairman Huang Yiqiang warmly greeted Secretary Xu Ying and the visiting delegation. He noted that SDAU’s College of Animal Science and Technology is a benchmark institution in China’s animal husbandry disciplines, with outstanding strengths in animal genetics and breeding, nutrition regulation, and research translation. As a global leader in trace mineral smart nutrition, XJ-Bio has long focused on the R&D and industrialization of new mineral trace elements, empowering the industry to improve quality and efficiency through safe, efficient, and environmentally friendly products and solutions. By jointly building the base, he said, the two sides will further deepen talent co-cultivation, research collaboration, resource sharing, and industry–education integration across the board. He stressed that the company will fully implement the co-construction agreement and use the base as a vehicle to move scientific outcomes from the laboratory to the industrial front line, cultivate a new generation of young animal-husbandry professionals who master theory, refine technical skills, and deliver in real-world settings, and create a three-way win for university education, corporate innovation, and industry development.
In his address, Xu Ying, Party Committee Secretary of SDAU’s College of Animal Science and Technology, said the college has always taken serving the high-quality development of the animal husbandry industry as its mission, and shared recent achievements in education and its talent-development system. He emphasized that undergraduate education is the foundation of talent cultivation and that the college is steadily improving an integrated bachelor’s–master’s–doctoral training pathway to continue supplying high-caliber professionals to the industry. He expressed hope that while SDAU students come to Hunan for internships and practice, they will also experience Hunan’s revolutionary heritage and draw spiritual inspiration. He noted that XJ-Bio, as a leading global company in trace minerals, has made important contributions to science-and-technology-led innovation and industrial development. The joint base, he said, is a partnership of equals—an important step in industry–education integration and a high-quality platform for students to engage with industry frontiers and professional practice. He hoped both sides would use this opportunity to deepen university–enterprise collaboration, complement each other’s strengths, and jointly cultivate outstanding talent for animal husbandry.
At the meeting, XJ-Bio Brand Director Peng Xiangping systematically introduced the company’s end-to-end core strengths across product R&D, intelligent manufacturing, quality control, and application research, framed around three strategic dimensions—specialized depth, value empowerment, and a global footprint—reinforcing confidence in deeper cooperation.
Professor Yang Weiren of SDAU’s College of Animal Science and Technology reviewed the university’s century-long development since 1906 and highlighted the college’s strong performance in discipline building, talent-development systems, and teaching and research outcomes—underscoring its deep educational foundation and rich record in cultivating talent.
XJ-Bio HR Director Ai Fen detailed the company’s corporate culture, talent-development mechanisms, and benefits policies, and outlined near-term and medium- to long-term talent needs and university–enterprise co-cultivation plans, with a focus on product technical promotion and marketing. She noted that the company will deepen industry–education integration through the practice base, connect the full teaching–practice–employment chain, and advance shared growth.
Following the exchange session, representatives of both sides formally launched the signing and plaque-unveiling ceremony for the joint Teaching, Research, and Practice Education Base.
The successful signing and plaque ceremony has built a solid platform for deeper cooperation between SDAU’s College of Animal Science and Technology and XJ-Bio. Going forward, XJ-Bio will continue to open its doors to practice—serving as an industrial backbone for university talent development and a real-world stage for young students to grow—empowering talent cultivation with industry resources, driving industry progress through technological innovation, and working hand in hand with the college to build a benchmark model of university–enterprise collaborative education, continuously supplying high-caliber new talent for the high-quality development of agriculture and animal husbandry.
