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At eight o'clock in the morning, at Shanghai University, Han Tao quickly packed up his teaching materials and the complete school-enterprise cooperation plan that he had worked on overnight before leaving his office.

The thick folder contained information on community library co-construction, targeted internship placement for recent graduates, and special scholarships.

In addition, materials for the four major sections of the career development public welfare class, along with a cooperation framework agreement stamped with the preliminary letter of intent by Jingyan Group.

Normally at this time, only a few faculty and staff members arrive early, but today, Vice Principal Li, who is in charge of school-enterprise cooperation and student employment, is already waiting in the conference room of the Career Guidance Center.

Han Tao told me on the phone that he was coming over early this morning to report on a major cooperation project, and he had specially canceled two regular meetings to wait for it.

When Han Tao knocked on the conference room door, several relevant leaders had already arrived. After greeting them one by one, he laid out the entire set of documents on the solid wood table: "Principal Li, the company we have reached an agreement with this time is Jingyan Group, a leading local real estate company in Shanghai."

Jingyan Group is well-known, with a market value of tens of billions of yuan, and its main businesses are urban renewal and high-end residential development.

Its projects are located throughout the country, and it has also developed dozens of large-scale communities and youth apartments in Shanghai.

The collaboration I finalized with them this time is not limited to internships in a single major; it's a long-term joint development project covering all departments across the university.

Upon hearing this, Vice Principal Li bent down to look through the documents, his fingertips landing on the first batch of "20 community cultural spaces co-construction, 300 targeted internship positions throughout the year, and 2 million yuan in special scholarships every year".

His eyes lit up as he looked at it, and his tone was full of surprise: "Xiao Han, you're not kidding me?"

In the past, leading real estate companies like Jingyan Group only partnered with top architecture and civil engineering universities like Tongji and Southeast University for their external university-enterprise cooperation.

  

Our school primarily focuses on humanities and economics/management; our architecture-related programs are only in the second tier. Why would they be willing to proactively expand into interdisciplinary collaboration?

"Principal Li, this collaboration can be considered a win-win situation based on mutual value."

Han Tao began to explain, slowly recounting the community library plan he had discussed with Ye Jinyan the day before: "Ye Jinyan herself has a strong sense of humanism, and now the company's development has reached its peak."

He wanted to create a warm and welcoming urban cultural landmark, but the group's senior executives were still primarily focused on making money.

Therefore, what is most lacking now is the academic resources of universities to support cultural operations.

Our school's majors, such as Chinese language and literature, journalism, economics and management, social work, and Marxist theory, can precisely fill this gap.

We can certainly provide them with resources such as public lecture instructors, library operation planners, and a pool of recent graduates.

Jingyan will provide funding, venues, and internship positions to fully cover the costs of implementing cultural projects, while also establishing scholarships to support students from underprivileged backgrounds.

He paused for a moment, then emphasized the supporting employment policies: "All positions in sales, brand operation, administration, and cultural tourism planning under Jingyan are open to our students for internships, and those who perform well in the internship assessment can be directly converted to full-time positions."

I also finalized with Mr. Ye that we would arrange one open class on career planning in schools every month.

The courses are taught by senior executives and industry veterans on a rotating basis, complementing my previous postgraduate entrance exam and job-seeking courses.

Vice Principal Li became increasingly excited as he listened, pacing back and forth, unable to hide his joy: "This is absolutely the biggest breakthrough in our school's employment work this year!"

In previous years, we would visit all the major companies in Shanghai and consider it an achievement if we could get a hundred or so internship positions.

I never expected that you would negotiate 300 designated places for the whole year, plus a cultural co-construction project with ongoing investment.

"Incredible! Now that the school board is at their meeting, our employment results are absolutely stunning!"

Several school leaders nodded in agreement, their eyes lingering on the terms of the agreement.

Deputy Secretary Liu, who is in charge of student affairs, took off his glasses and wiped them, then said solemnly, "Teacher Han, this cooperation framework also mentions incorporating 'career development public welfare classes' into the extracurricular credit system. This design is ingenious."

This way, we can both increase student participation and report it as a highlight of the school's teaching reform.

As he spoke, he looked at Vice Principal Li with a burning gaze: "Regarding the co-construction of the community library, I suggest that the practice bases of the School of Marxism and the Department of Social Work also be incorporated into it."

Students can earn practical credits and gain experience in grassroots governance by doing cultural services in the community.

I just don't know if Jingyan will agree to this plan.

"I'll handle this." Han Tao pulled out a supplementary page from the side pocket of the document bag. "President Ye specifically noted that the community library's operations team needs support from university think tanks."

Our Chinese department can organize book clubs, the journalism department can produce community publications, and the social work department can design digital support courses for the elderly.

Jingyan Group is willing to bear all material and human resource costs; the school only needs to provide intellectual resources.

The meeting room was silent for a few seconds, then the leaders exchanged glances and smiled in unison.

"Professor Han has considered everything very thoroughly, and the plan is well-written." The director of the Career Guidance Center spoke first: "Principal Li, I suggest that this be presented as a key topic at the school affairs meeting next Monday."

Upon hearing this, Vice Principal Li picked up the agreement and repeatedly confirmed the terms of the agreement. He immediately made a decision: "I will submit this cooperation framework to the Principal's Office Meeting this morning. The school will fully cooperate with you to promote its implementation."

The Career Center and the School of Humanities provided unconditional support, including arranging venues, selecting faculty and students, and scheduling courses. They provided all the necessary personnel and resources!

"Thank you, Principal Li, and thank you to all the school leaders for your support," Han Tao said, pulling out an additional agreement from the bottom of the document bag. "President Ye also specifically mentioned that the Qing Teng Youth Apartment brand under the Jingyan Group will provide our school's interns with free accommodation for three months."

The scope covers all students interning across campuses. This alone can save students nearly ten thousand yuan in housing costs each year.

A low murmur of astonishment rippled through the conference room once more. Director Wang, who was in charge of logistics, couldn't help but remark, "To be honest, in my fifteen years working at the university, this is the first time I've seen a company go to this extent."

Vice Principal Li put down the agreement, his gaze sweeping over everyone present before finally settling on Han Tao: "Xiao Han, you will temporarily take the lead in establishing a special working group, and I will personally serve as the group leader."

First, we will complete the assessment of the needs of each department and compile a list of students who are interested in participating in the internship this week.

Second, next Monday I will go with you to Jingyan headquarters to visit General Manager Ye and turn the framework agreement into a formal contract.

Third, the school's media center should immediately follow up with publicity, and this case should be reported to the Municipal Education Commission as a typical example.

"Principal Li, I suggest we start recruiting volunteers for the community library lecturer team at the same time."

Han Tao nodded and took notes, adding, "There are also several professors from the Chinese Department and the School of Marxism who need your coordination."

Ideally, we could participate in the first public lecture series so we can launch the first batch of pilot projects before the winter break.

Vice Principal Li slammed his hand on the table and said, "No problem. We'll report to the Principal's Office today and try to get the contract signed and the plaque unveiled next week."

"Xiao Han, you've done a tremendous job securing such a significant industry-university collaboration. I'll nominate you first for year-end awards."

Everyone nodded in approval, and then spent nearly an hour discussing the timeline for the cooperation, the selection mechanism for teachers and students to apply, and the site selection for the first pilot community library, finalizing all the details of the preliminary preparations.