Recently, Baidu and Chongqing University signed a strategic cooperation agreement in Shapingba Campus of Chongqing University, and unveiled the "Baidu AI Cloud Joint Innovation Center of Chongqing University".
Strategic Cooperation Agreement Signing Ceremony
Liu Guiwen, Vice President of Chongqing University, and Du Hongji, General Manager of Baidu AI Cloud Chongqing signed the agreement on behalf of both parties. Chongqing University President Wang Shuxin and Baidu Vice President Shi Qinghua attended and witnessed the signing ceremony. According to the agreement, both parties will adhere to the principle of "complementary advantages, mutual promotion, common development, and mutual benefit" and carry out strategic cooperation in innovative talent cultivation, high-level scientific and technological innovation, and empowering the construction of benchmark smart campuses.
"Chongqing University Baidu AI Cloud Joint Innovation Center" was unveiled
As one of the contents of strategic cooperation, the two sides will jointly build the "Chongqing University Baidu AI Cloud Joint Innovation Center", focus on frontier key areas such as mountain autonomous driving, large model application, information security, jointly carry out high-level scientific and technological innovation, jointly build the AI For Science scientific research computing platform, deepen the integration of industry, university and research, and promote the two-way transformation of scientific and technological achievements. Wang Shuxin and Shi Qinghua, representing both sides, unveiled the plaque at the center.
Wang Shuxin stated that the fundamental task of the school is to cultivate virtue and talents, accelerate the construction of world-class universities and disciplines with Chinese characteristics, and strengthen the establishment of strategic partnerships with leading enterprises in related fields in response to major national and local strategic needs. Baidu is a leading AI company with a strong Internet foundation, focusing on breakthroughs in Internet core technologies, and has many cutting-edge layouts in the AI field. Both sides should continuously deepen the cooperation mechanism, integrate high-quality resources in key technology fields such as autonomous driving, large model application, and information security, combine with the characteristics of Chongqing's mountainous environment, cooperate in technology research and talent cultivation, create a school enterprise cooperation community and a new form of industry education integration, promote the transformation and upgrading of regional industries with digital empowerment, and help comprehensively enhance the international competitiveness of regional industries. In addition, Chongqing University is accelerating the digital transformation of education, focusing on building a "high-quality, warm, and thoughtful" smart university. In terms of education digitization, it will also engage in in-depth and extensive cooperation with Baidu, continuously optimizing the talent training system and environment, and using digital education to lead the sustainable development of higher education in the future, providing talent support for national and regional economic development.
Shi Qinghua said that based on the profound practical experience of Baidu AI Cloud Qianfan big model platform and industrial intelligence, the two sides will jointly build a talent training system based on advanced technology and strengthen the cultivation of students' innovative practical ability through AI native tools such as big model development tool chain Model Builder, application development workbench APP Builder, etc; To jointly establish a joint innovation center and carry out high-level scientific and technological cooperation in cutting-edge and key fields; Empowering the construction of smart campuses through emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence and big models.
It is understood that this signing marks a new starting point and a new level of cooperation between Baidu and Chongqing University. In the future, both sides will work together to cultivate innovative talents who can adapt to the new technological revolution and industrial transformation, jointly tackle key technical problems in key fields, promote the digital transformation of higher education, and jointly serve national strategies and local economic construction. (Li Yan)