On the morning of October 17, Future Technology School at Shenzhen University (SZU) officially launched the 2025 Opening Ceremony in Lecture Hall 2 of the Huixing Building at the Yuehai Campus.
Cai Maozhou, Member of the Shenzhen Municipal Education Working Committee and Inspector-General of the Education Bureau of Shenzhen Municipality, addressed the ceremony. He stated that the establishment of the Future Technology School is not only Shenzhen's proactive response to the global wave of technological advancement, but also a strategic initiative to achieve breakthroughs in key core domains. He emphasized that the school carries the deep expectations of the city and the nation for cultivating future leaders in science and technology. He expressed his hope that the Future Technology School would become a critical link in the innovation chain, bridging the campus and industrial parks, integrating learning with industry, and accelerating the transition of innovative achievements from the laboratory to the market, thereby transforming them into core competencies that support high-quality development and enhance productivity for the future. He further affirmed that the Shenzhen Municipal Education Working Committee and the Education Bureau of Shenzhen Municipality would continue their steadfast support for the Future Technology School, striving to make it a model for reforming the cultivation of top-notch innovative talent among universities and colleges in the city.
Mao Junfa, President of SZU and Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, expressed gratitude to all sectors for their strong support during the school's establishment and development. He stated that cultivating technological innovators capable of leading future transformations is the innate mission of the Future Technology School.
Wei Yucan, a representative of the Class of 2025, delivered a speech. He made "Three Commitments" and called on all freshmen to grow together on the platform provided by the Future Technology School: to do one more experiment and read one more research paper each day; to participate in high-level competitions and corporate internships, transitioning from "excelling at solving problems" to "excelling at getting things done"; and to form teams to develop projects that genuinely address real-world challenges, successfully navigating the entire cycle from "idea to prototype to application".
Liu Liwei, Executive Vice Dean of the College of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, presented a development report on the Future Technology School, detailing its establishment background, objectives, strategies and measures, achievements, and future plans. Approved in 2023 as one of Guangdong Province's first future technology schools, the school has a core mission of cultivating technological innovators capable of leading future transformations. The school leverages the strengths of the College of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering and collaborates with other leading engineering colleges within the university, including the College of Computer Science and Software Engineering, the College of Electronics and Information Engineering, the College of Mechatronics and Control Engineering, and the School of Artificial Intelligence. It brings together over 50 national-level top-tier talents and integrates top-tier resources to build a high-starting-point, high-standard innovation platform. Rooted in the Greater Bay Area and facing the future, the school is committed to promoting the development of a future technology education system within the region and establishing a distinctive brand for future technology schools with Greater Bay Area characteristics.
