On October 27, 2021, in order to further strengthen school-enterprise cooperation and promote the dual cultivation of talents, the new Covestro Class Opening Ceremony was grandly held in the Multifunctional Hall of Shanghai Petrochemical Academy. Dr. Ji Wenbin, deputy general manager of Covestro Integrated Site Shanghai, and Gao Ju, principal of Shanghai Petrochemical Academy, attended the event. Related comrades from the Quality Management Department, Human Resources Department of Covestro Integrated Site Shanghai and teachers from the General Administration Office, Chemical Engineering Department and other departments of Shanghai Petrochemical Academy attended the ceremony.
Gao Ju gave a welcome speech on behalf of the school. He pointed out that the cooperation between the school and Covestro is an excellent example of school-enterprise cooperation. From the signing of the cooperation framework agreement to the deepening of school-enterprise cooperation, from the annual Covestro Cup Student Skills Competition to the training of team leaders and master classes, the exchanges and cooperation between the two sides are getting closer and deeper. He sincerely hoped that the students of the new Covestro Class will cherish the hard-won opportunity, follow the example of outstanding graduates from the former Covestro Classes, work hard, improve their skills and professional quality. During the new development period of the school, the cooperation between the school and the enterprise is expected to become deeper and stronger.
Dr. Ji Wenbin expressed warm welcome to the new students on behalf of the company. He introduced the production and R&D of Covestro to the students. Covestro has seven production bases in Greater China, of which Shanghai Integrated Site Shanghai is the largest. More than 45% of the front-line employees in Shanghai Base come from Shanghai Petrochemical Academy. Dr. Ji expected the students to cherish their youth, learn professional knowledge in a solid way, improve themselves, and create a better future together with Covestro.
At the ceremony, outstanding school alumni also shared their work and life experiences in Covestro with the students. On behalf of the new students, Xu Shengjie promised that they would live up to expectations, strive to improve themselves, make contributions to the development of Covestro. Yang Xiaoyan, the head teacher, spoke as a teacher representative, saying that she would work with 25 students to make up for shortcomings and develop strengths, and show her class style with practical actions.
Looking back on the nearly 20-year joint talent training cooperation with Covestro, since 2002, the two sides have taken the lead in opening up the school-enterprise cooperation and co-educating talents in the national vocational education field. Up to now, they have jointly organized 15 classes, with a total of 488 students, who have successively received joint talent training between school and enterprise. High-quality graduates have been fully recognized by the enterprise, which has solidly promoted the school's reputation. The new class has started; let’s expect the new class students to live up to their dreams, embark on a totally new journey, contribute to the society and embrace their colorful life.