On the morning of December 25, the inauguration ceremony of the Haier Smart Home Industry-Education Integration Base was successfully held at Mingzhong Building, Kaifeng Vocational College. The ceremony was witnessed by dozens of enterprise representatives, including Guo Yao, General Manager of Haier Domestic Service; Yang Zhiwei, General Manager of Haier Service Platform Scenario Technology; Zhang Huawei, General Manager of Haier Refrigeration Industry Service; Niu Zhaoxue, General Manager of Haier Air Conditioning Industry Service; Xu Hao, General Manager of Haier Kitchen Appliance Industry Service; and Li Mingcheng, Director of Haier Service Scenario Operations. Also present were school leadersincluding Xu Zhongkun, President of Kaifeng Vocational College, and Liu Shanshan, Executive President, along with heads of relevant departments and representatives of teachers and students. The ceremony was presided over by Ma Jigang, Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee and Vice President of Kaifeng Vocational College.
In his address, Xu Zhongkun, President of Kaifeng Vocational College, extended a warm welcome to the leaders and guests in attendance. He introduced the college’s educational journey, program development, and achievements in industry-education integration, emphasizing the institution’s commitment to serving regional economic development and treating industry-academy collaboration as a core pathway to high-quality development. He noted that Haier, as a global leader in smart living and digital transformation solutions, aligns closely with the college’s talent cultivation objectives in terms of technological expertise and industrial layout. The establishment of this joint base represents a significant step in implementing national vocational education strategies. Through co-building training platforms, joint faculty development, collaborative curriculum design, and shared talent cultivation, the partnership aims to create a model of “industry-education symbiosis and value co-creation.”
Guo Yao, General Manager of Haier Domestic Service, outlined Haier Group’s development history, global service network, and achievements in digital transformation. He emphasized Haier’s longstanding focus on talent development and technological innovation, noting that the company’s service philosophy of “Sincerity Forever” resonates deeply with the educational mission of vocational institutions. Guo Yao stated that Kaifeng Vocational College’s positioning accurately addresses industry needs, and its graduates are highly recognized in the market. This collaboration marks a key step in Haier’s strategy to deepen industry-education integration. Haier will integrate corporate standards, cutting-edge technologies, and job requirements into the base’s development and talent cultivation processes. By dispatching technical experts to participate in teaching, providing training resources, and offering employment opportunities to qualified graduates, Haier and Kaifeng Vocational College will jointly build a talent development pipeline, supporting regional industrial upgrading and the high-quality growth of vocational education.
Witnessed by all attendees, Guo Yao and Xu Zhongkun jointly unveiled the plaque for the “Haier Smart Home Industry-Education Integration Base,” marking the official entry of the collaboration into its substantive phase.
The Haier Smart Home Industry-Education Integration Base at Kaifeng Vocational College focuses on cutting-edge fields such as smart homes and intelligent manufacturing. It integrates functions including talent cultivation, curriculum development, faculty training, technological research and development, internship training, and certification assessment. Centered on an “Order-Oriented Class” model, the base will jointly develop specialized courses and training materials, establish a “dual-subject” education model involving both the college and the enterprise, and provide professional technical training and industry certification services. This will enable students to acquire enterprise-ready skills and industry-recognized certifications during their studies.
Accompanied by President Xu Zhongkun and other college representatives, Guo Yao and his delegation visited the JDDigital Economy Industry College, the One-Stop Student Community, the Xiaomi (Henan) Industry-Education Integration Base, and the Intelligent Manufacturing Training Center. They gained detailed insights into the college’s scale of operations, program offerings, training facilities, and talent cultivation models.
The inauguration of the Haier Smart Home Industry-Education Integration Base marks another milestone in Kaifeng Vocational College’s efforts to deepen industry-academy collaboration. Moving forward, both parties will use the base as a bridge to further enhance cooperation in talent cultivation, technological innovation, and industrial services. By strengthening the connection between the education chain and the industry chain, the partnership will supply Haier Group with high-quality technical talent and contribute to regional socioeconomic development and the national endeavor to build a robust education system.
