Siemens signed a cooperation framework agreement with Tongji University today to further deepen bilateral cooperation in the fields of scientific and technological innovation and talent training under the background of a new round of scientific and technological revolution and industrial reform. The two sides will create a new digital talent training model for “industry 4.0″ to meet the needs of China’s high-quality development and the 14th five year plan for innovative, applied and skilled talents. Combined with the “Siemens global scientific and technological innovation ecological Partnership Program”, the cooperation between Siemens and Tongji University will also strive to build an open innovation platform and scientific and technological innovation ecosystem, cooperate with the government, universities and enterprises to carry out collaborative innovation, promote disruptive technological innovation and drive industrial upgrading and sustainable development.

“With the development of the fourth industrial revolution and the deepening of China’s industrial digital transformation, new talents with innovative spirit, digital expertise and practical ability will play an increasingly important role.” Dr. Xiao Song, global executive vice president of Siemens and chairman, President and CEO of Siemens China, said, “Siemens has strong technical capabilities and rich practical experience in the field of digital transformation. This cooperation with Tongji University not only continues the century old friendship between the two sides, but also establishes a new model of Sino German cooperation in digital talent training and innovation ecology under the new development pattern. It will further support the construction of world-class universities and provide support for the digital transformation and upgrading of the industry A steady stream of innovation and talent. “

Chen Jie, President of Tongji University, said: “Tongji University and Siemens have deep roots. The two sides have maintained close and friendly cooperative relations for a long time, and the cooperation has achieved remarkable results. At present, Tongji University is fully implementing the requirements of” three new and one high “. It hopes to further promote high-level integration of industry and education, in-depth cooperation between schools and enterprises, jointly cultivate world-class talents, and jointly promote scientific and technological innovation and key core technology research and development , better serve economic, social, scientific and Technological Development and write a new chapter in China Germany cooperation. “

According to the agreement, the two sides will jointly build an engineering practice center, based on which the center will promote the R & D work focusing on “digital industrialization and industrial digitization”, and strengthen the joint R & D on the four major topics of “industry 4.0 and intelligent manufacturing”, “closed-loop digital twin Technology”, “industrial Internet of things and low code development” and “industrial AI and edge computing”. The two sides will also jointly build an “innovation xcelerator space”, based on Siemens digital software and solutions, break the barriers between university R & D and industry, and provide a rapid incubation platform for innovation and entrepreneurship. In addition, Siemens will fully support the scientific research, education and student internship and employment of relevant disciplines of Tongji University.

The long-term cooperation between Siemens and Tongji University can be traced back to 1912. At that time, with the support of Siemens and other German companies, Tongji German medical school and Tongji Engineering School were merged into Tongji Medical Engineering School. In 2008, the two sides signed two agreements on framework cooperation and co construction of scientific research exchange center to further strengthen cooperation.