On May 28th, in order to continuously promote school-enterprise cooperation and cultivate skilled talents who meet the needs of enterprise, the opening ceremony of Covestro Class in 2024 was successfully held in Shanghai Modern Chemical Industry Vocational College. Ji Wenbin, Deputy General Manager of Covestro Integrated Site Shanghai and Director of Health, Safety, Environment and Quality Affairs of Covestro Asia Pacific, Chen Xiaobin, President of the school, and Yan Xiaoli, Vice President, attended the ceremony. All the students of the newly-established Covestro Class participated in the opening activity.
At the opening ceremony, Chen Xiaobin delivered a warm welcome speech and congratulated the students of the newly-established Covestro Class. He pointed out that the cooperation between the school and Covestro is a typical model of school-enterprise cooperation. From signing a 10-year cooperation agreement to building a training base, from organizing a vocational skills competition to setting up Covestro class, the two sides have made many breakthroughs in the development history of the school. Many graduates have taken up important positions in the company and become an indispensable backbone in the company's development. It is expected that the new round of students in the Covestro Class composed of higher vocational students can cherish the hard-won opportunities, work hard, improve their skills, improve their professional quality and make due contributions to the future development of the company.
In his speech, Ji Wenbin introduced the basic situation of Covestro in the development of the whole industry, especially pointed out the great role of school-enterprise cooperation in the company's development. More than half of the front-line operators are graduates from Shanghai Modern Chemical Industry Vocational College. He expects that the students of the first Covestro Class, composed of higher vocational students, will bear in mind the corporate culture of Covestro, which is "Acting Responsibly, Wanting Better, Winning Together, Leading Forward", and strictly observe the relevant regulations formulated by both the school and the enterprise, studying professional knowledge hard, giving full play to their intelligence and wisdom, and jointly creating a bright future for themselves and the company.
At the opening ceremony, on behalf of all the Covestro Class students, one student representative expressed her deep expectations and solemn commitments for her future study and life. After the ceremony, expert from Covestro gave a vivid special lecture for the students. The successful holding of Covestro Class composed of students with different majors marks the official opening of a new round of joint cultivation of Covestro, and the cooperation between the school and the enterprise continues to deepen.
Director of Operation and Maintenance Management of Covestro Shanghai Integrated Base, Employer Brand Manager, Recruitment Manager of Covestro, related heads of relevant departments of the school attended the opening ceremony.