The 20th Annual Conference of Deans (Department Heads) of University Electronic Information Schools and the 3rd National Conference on Electronic Information Disciplinary Construction in Universities was grandly held in Xi’an from July 17 to 19. Co-sponsored by the Chinese Institute of Electronics (CIE) and Xidian University, the conference was jointly undertaken by the Expert Committee on Electronic Information Disciplinary Construction of Universities under CIE and the School of Electronic Engineering, Xidian University.
Centered on the theme “Pool Wisdom, Cultivate Talents, Jointly Forge World-Class Disciplines”, the conference featured one main forum, 17 sub-forums, 2 roundtable sessions, and an on-campus recruitment fair for university faculty positions.
A host of distinguished experts attended the conference, including Members of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Huang Wei, Hao Yue, Cui Tiejun, Deng Yunkai, Luo Qingming (CAS Member and President of Hainan University), Li Shutao (CAS Member and President of Chang’an University); Members of the Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE) Duan Baoyan, Su Donglin, Wu Feng (CAE Member and Vice President of the University of Science and Technology of China).
Other participants included Zhang Feng, Party Secretary of the Council of CIE; Lei Chaozi, Executive Vice President of the China Council for the Promotion of Industry-University-Research Cooperation and former Director-General of the Department of Science, Technology and Informatization, Ministry of Education; Li Yongle, First-Class Research Fellow of the Disciplinary Construction Division, Department of Degree Management and Postgraduate Education, Ministry of Education; Jiang Lin, Party Secretary of Northwest University; Su Sen, President of Chongqing University of Posts and Telecommunications; Zhang Wentao, President of Guilin University of Electronic Technology; Lu Guangyue, President of Xi’an University of Posts and Telecommunications; Cao Xueqin, Deputy Secretary-General of CIE; Ye Tianchun, Researcher and Former Director of the Institute of Microelectronics, CAS; Shi Guangming, Deputy Director of Pengcheng National Laboratory; Liu Jian, Vice President of Harbin Institute of Technology; Wang Chengxiang, Vice President of Southeast University; Kong Lingjiang, Vice President of University of Electronic Science and Technology of China; Peng Mugen, Vice President of Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications; Xiao Fu, Vice President of Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications; Qiu Min, Vice President of Westlake University; Li Wenjun, Vice President of Hangzhou Dianzi University; Lu Xiaoqiang, Vice President of Fuzhou University; Luo Xiaorong, Vice President of Chengdu University of Information Technology.
Over 1,300 renowned domestic experts and scholars gathered at the conference, including CAS & CAE Members, deans, Party secretaries, department directors, program leaders and core faculty from electronic information schools nationwide, as well as representatives of key enterprises in the electronic information industry. Led by Dean Ni Zhenhua, multiple faculty members from the School of Electronic Science and Engineering, Southeast University took part in various conference sessions, engaging with experts to conduct in-depth discussions on disciplinary construction.
During the main forum, the award ceremony of the 2026 Electronic Information Teaching Achievement Competition organized by CIE was held. Two teaching achievement projects from the School of Electronic Science and Engineering won awards:
Second Prize: AI-Driven and Project-Integrated: Exploration and Practice of a Training Model for Top Innovative Talents Majoring in Electronic Information Compilers: Lin Tong, Ni Zhenhua, Lü Junpeng, Wu Jun, Jiang Xuehua, Tang Yongming, Rui Guanghao, Li Liu, Ye Jing, Yang Tingting
Third Prize: Innovative Curriculum Construction Practice of Micro-Nano Photonics: AI-Empowered, Problem-Driven and Integrated Teaching & Research Compilers: Gu Bing, Rui Guanghao, Zhang Ruohu, Zu Shuai
This year, the conference launched the Incentive Program for Educational Papers for the first time. Focusing on nine major directions of education and teaching reform, 20 outstanding papers were selected and awarded at the conference to commend institutions and individuals with remarkable achievements in teaching reform. Two papers by faculty of our school were recognized in this program:
Construction and Practice of an Innovative Talent Training System for Electronic Science and Technology Cultivating Talents with Both Profound Knowledge and Noble Morality by Teacher Rui Guanghao
Construction and Practice of a Multi-Agent Collaborative FPGA Intelligent Teaching Assistant Model by Teacher Sun Hao
A series of thematic seminars on diverse topics were held between July 17 and 18. The School of Electronic Science and Engineering hosted an educational seminar themed Optimization of Electronic Information Disciplinary Layout for New Quality Productive Forces and Modern Industrial Systems. Deans and administrative leaders from Nanjing University, Tianjin University, Jilin University, Xidian University, AMD Research, Cingta Education and other institutions joined the discussion. Participants focused on disciplinary positioning, core construction priorities and implementation paths, offering valuable references for electronic information disciplines to better serve national development and modern industrial upgrading.
At the sub-forum E-Educate the Future: Frontier Teaching Reform Practices in Electronic Information Education, participants systematically reviewed cutting-edge achievements and practical paradigms in electronic information teaching reform, pooled collective wisdom for electronic information talent cultivation, and jointly explored innovative talent training pathways for the future. Teacher Rui Guanghao delivered a speech titled Construction and Practice of an Innovative Talent Training System for Electronic Science and Technology Cultivating Talents with Both Profound Knowledge and Noble Morality.
Faculty representatives of our school also delivered active speeches at two forums: Integration in Ideology, Practice and Heart: School-Level Exploration and Practice of Dual High-Quality Development through Comprehensive Integration and Cultivate Morality and Forge Souls: Consolidate the Foundation of Talent Growth. The seminars explored practices of leveraging Party building to foster a new landscape of fostering virtue through education, advancing in-depth integration between university Party building and institutional development in the new era, boosting AI-enabled student affairs in electronic disciplines, uniting benchmark institutions for coordinated and synchronized high-quality development.
In addition, faculty and student representatives of our school engaged in in-depth and productive exchanges with counterparts from peer universities through group discussions and free communication. They exchanged views on prevailing bottlenecks, future development directions and potential cooperation opportunities concerning disciplinary construction.
By participating in this national flagship event, representatives from Southeast University’s School of Electronic Science and Engineering not only showcased the school’s distinctive strengths and outstanding outcomes in disciplinary construction and talent cultivation to domestic peers, but also gained profound insights into advanced experiences of other universities as well as cutting-edge trends and future prospects of electronic information disciplines. This experience provides invaluable guidance for the school to fulfill its core mission of “Cultivate Talents for the Party and the Nation”, deepen teaching reform and build a highland for innovative talent training in the next stage.
As a flagship educational and research event in the electronic information sector, the Annual Conference of Deans (Department Heads) of University Electronic Information Schools and National Conference on Electronic Information Disciplinary Construction is a professional academic conference initiated by the Chinese Institute of Electronics. Centered on discussions of electronic information talent cultivation and disciplinary development, it aims to build a public platform for electronic information disciplinary construction, university faculty career development and the promotion of outstanding scientific research achievements. The 2027 conference will be co-hosted by National University of Defense Technology and Hangzhou Dianzi University.
