On the morning of July 21, 2025, the unveiling ceremony of the "College Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship Social Practice Base" jointly established by the School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering of Hefei University of Technology and Hefei Chuangnong Biotechnology Co., Ltd. was held in the conference room of Chuangnong Biotechnology Co., Ltd. The leaders of both schools and enterprises, representatives of teachers and students, and employees of the enterprise witnessed this important moment together.

Strong alliance to jointly cultivate talents

The unveiling ceremony officially began at 9:00 am and was presided over by Professor Han Xiaozhao from the School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering at Hefei University of Technology. Zheng Lingran, founder and chairman of Chuangnong Biotechnology Co., Ltd., Xu Peipei, sales director, Huang Handa, deputy general manager, Li Ping, party secretary of the School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering at Hefei University of Technology, Zhang Jinfeng, deputy party secretary, Li Xinhua, director of the Student Affairs Office, Li Wenwen, secretary of the Youth League Committee, and teacher Wan Shanhong from the Experimental Teaching Center attended the event.

In his speech, Zheng Lingran, Chairman of Chuangnong Biotechnology, stated, "Chuangnong Biotechnology has always adhered to innovation and entrepreneurship as the core engine driving agricultural modernization, as well as an important path for young talents to realize their value and serve society. Building this practical base today will not only benefit college students in enhancing their innovation and entrepreneurship abilities, but also promote the development of our company's new quality productivity

Deepen cooperation and seek common development

At the ceremony, Li Ping, Secretary of the Party Committee of the School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering at Hefei University of Technology, delivered a passionate speech, full of expectations for the prospects of school enterprise cooperation. Subsequently, representatives from both sides officially signed the agreement for the college student innovation and entrepreneurship social practice base, and Chairman Zheng Lingran and Secretary Li Ping jointly unveiled the plaque for the base.

As a high-tech enterprise established in 2018, Chuangnong Biotechnology focuses on the development and application of technologies such as soilless cultivation and plant factories. It has nearly 200 invention patents and its products and technologies have been promoted and applied in more than 30 countries and regions around the world. This cooperation with Hefei University of Technology will further promote the integration of industry and education, and achieve a win-win situation between schools and enterprises.

Practical Education Helps Revitalization

According to the cooperation agreement, Chuangnong Biotechnology will focus on the following tasks:

1. Strengthen the establishment of innovative job positions for college students and build a social practice operation mechanism;

2. Strengthen the training of mentors for innovative and entrepreneurial enterprises, and participate in extracurricular guidance in schools;

3. Organize college students to visit and learn, and provide on-the-job training to enhance their entrepreneurial awareness;

4. Support college students to enter society, promote smart agriculture, and assist in rural revitalization.

After the ceremony, the attending guests visited the plant factory of Chuangnong Biotechnology under the guidance of General Manager Zheng, and learned about the development achievements of modern smart agriculture on site.

The successful unveiling ceremony marks a solid step forward in the cooperation between the School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering at Hefei University of Technology and Chuangnong Biotechnology Co., Ltd. in terms of school enterprise cooperation and talent cultivation. It will inject new vitality into cultivating innovative and entrepreneurial talents for the new era and serving the rural revitalization strategy.