The Science and Education Alliance for Rural Revitalization of Wuling Mountain, Luoxiao Mountain, and Hunan-Jiangxi Border Area was officially established in Changsha on August 8, 2022. Yang Weigang, deputy director of the Standing Committee of the Hunan Provincial People's Congress, and Li Jianzhong, vice governor of the People's Government of Hunan Province, attended the inaugural meeting.

The alliance is led by the Hunan Agricultural University, and jointly initiated by 18 universities and research institutes in Hunan, Jiangxi, Hubei, Guizhou, and Chongqing, covering Wuling Mountain Area, Luoxiao Mountain Area, and Hunan-Jiangxi Border Area. It aims to further integrate the science and education forces of agriculture-related universities and research institutes in these areas, and forge an exemplary model of the key regions receiving national assistance in pursuing rural revitalization.

According to the plan, between 2022 and 2023, the alliance will focus on "two mountains and one area" to meet the development needs of agricultural advantageous and characteristic industries; build a new "government-industry-university-research-finance" integrated mechanism; cultivate talents for rural revitalization; and, provide experience and models that can be used for reference and replicated for consolidating and expanding the achievements made in poverty alleviation in coordination with the extensive drive for rural vitalization.

Efforts will be made to:

- Select and absorb an array of member units to form a large-scale alliance with 40 to 50 members, covering the fields of government, industry, education, research, and finance;

- Carry out cooperative research on "14th Five-Year Plan" national textbooks and education reform projects;

- Set up 3 to 5 samples of key regions receiving national assistance in pursuing rural revitalization, and assist in the development of 8 to 10 characteristic and advantageous industries; and,

- Establish 8 to 10 scientific and educational service teams to serve throughout the industry chain.

This article is from Hunan Provincial Government www.enghunan.gov.cn.

Translator: Yu Jiangjiang

Chinese source: hunan.gov.cn