On Oct. 29, in a bid to advance school-enterprise cooperation and jointly foster practical talents that closely catering to the demand of the enterprise, 191 Covestro Class Opening Ceremony was successfully held in Shanghai Petrochemical Academy. Ji Wenbin, Deputy General Manager of Covestro Integrated Site Shanghai, Liu Dingfeng, Training Director of the Coating Section of Covestro Integrated Site Shanghai, Cai Lanying, Secretary General of Chamber of Commerce of Jinshan No. 2 Industrial Park Development Co. LTD., Wang Lili, Manager of the General Administration Department of Shanghai Dongda Chemical Co. Ltd, Gao Ju, Principal of Shanghai Petrochemical Academy, Ze Yubiao, Chairman of the Union of Shanghai Petrochemical Academy attended the ceremony. Teachers from the Administration Office of SPA, the Chemical Engineering Department of SPA and all students from 191 Covestro Class joined the activity.
At the opening ceremony, Gao Ju delivered an enthusiastic welcome speech. He pointed out that the cooperation between Shanghai Petrochemical Academy and Covestro ranges from signing the first ten-year cooperation agreement and jointly establishing training base to jointly setting up Covestro Class and jointly organizing vocational skills competition, which has made various landmarks in the development of the school and set an example for school-enterprise cooperation. So far, SPA has set up 14 Covestro Classes including 476 students, who have received dual talent training. Many graduates from SPA have held important posts of the enterprise, becoming an indispensable force for the development of Covestro. He sincerely expected the school-enterprise cooperation will be deepened in the new context of development. The new Covestro Class students are expected to master enough theoretical knowledge and proficient practical skills to continuously improve the capabilities of communication and teamwork cooperation, improve personal comprehensive quality and make contributions to the future development of the enterprise.
As a student of the previous Covestro Class, Liu Dingfeng shared his personal experience and development path in Covestro with all the students of the new Covestro Class.
At the opening ceremony, head teacher and student representative from 191 Covestro Class expressed their expectations for future studies and life and made solemn a pledge to try their best.
Dr. Ji Wenbin expressed his warm welcome to all the students of the new Covestro Class on behalf of Covestro in his remarks. He illustrated the significant position that Covestro holds in the industry in specific numbers. The Covestro Integrated Site Shanghai, which has been invested with 3.6 billion Euro accumulatively, is the largest production base of Covestro around the globe. It is also the first national green factory in the Shanghai Chemical Industry Park. He expected all the students of the new Covestro Class will bear in mind the meaning of the name of Covestro, which implies collaboration, investment and being strong, follow the successful path of brothers and sisters, learn professional knowledge, fully exert their intelligence and jointly make a brighter future for themselves and the company.
After the ceremony, both sides conducted a discussion on the formulation of curriculum of the new Covestro Class, which showcases that in the context of the lasting COVID pandemic, school and enterprise still stand ready to strengthen cooperation of the new round of joint cultivation of the new Covestro Class.
Leaders from Training Section, Human Resources Section, Repair and Maintenance Section of Covestro Integrated Site Shanghai and General Administration Section and Huaman Resources Section of Shanghai Dongda Chemical Co., Ltd. attended the ceremony.