Visit to Sichuan Vocational College of Health and Rehabilitation to Discuss Cooperation

In December 2024, at the invitation of the Overseas Chinese Federation of Zigong City, Mr. Nick Tatchell, Director of the Vocational Education Department of the University of North Carolina Education Alliance, and Ms. Zhang Wanli, Deputy Director of the Overseas Liaison Committee of the Sichuan Provincial Committee of the China Zhi Gong Party and Head of the China Region of the University of North Carolina Education Alliance, paid a visit to Sichuan Vocational College of Health and Rehabilitation for an inspection and exchange.

Sichuan Vocational College of Health and Rehabilitation is located in Zigong City, which enjoys the reputations of "Hometown of Jiang Jie", "Millennium Salt Capital", "Hometown of Dinosaurs" and "Lantern City of China". It was established with the approval of the Sichuan Provincial People's Government and is a public full - time higher education institution run by the Zigong Municipal People's Government. The college has a long history. Its predecessor was Renji Nursing School founded in 1918. It has gone through periods such as Renji Nursing School, Zigong Nursing School, and Zigong Health School, and was upgraded to Sichuan Vocational College of Health and Rehabilitation in 2012. In January 2014, the Zigong Municipal Party Committee and the Municipal Government designated the First People's Hospital of Zigong City and the Fourth People's Hospital of Zigong City, two Class - III Grade - A general hospitals, as the affiliated hospitals of the college, forming an operating system of "one college with two affiliated hospitals".

The college has achieved fruitful teaching results. As of March 2024, the school has initiated 1 project of the Humanities and Social Sciences of the Ministry of Education, 2 natural science foundation projects of the Sichuan Provincial Department of Science and Technology, 62 projects of the Sichuan Provincial Department of Education, 252 other projects at the department - and - city level, and 317 school - cultivated projects. More than 1,300 academic papers have been published, and 155 patents have been authorized. The faculty and staff have won 1 second - prize of the National Teaching Achievement Award, 1 first - prize and 3 second - prizes of the Sichuan Provincial Teaching Achievement Award, and 56 scientific research achievement awards at the department - and - city level. Students have won more than 270 honors in provincial - level and above skills competitions, including more than 60 at the national level. The satisfaction rate of employers towards graduates remains above 92%.

During this visit, the delegation from the North Carolina Education Alliance inspected the college's sports training base, the integration of industry - education training base for smart elderly care services, and the popular science and practice base for traditional Chinese medicine culture. They highly praised the achievements made by the school in the integration of industry - education, innovation and entrepreneurship, and cultural inheritance and innovation.

In the subsequent discussion and exchange, the two sides had friendly talks on teacher training, international student exchanges, and academic cooperation, and reached a preliminary cooperation intention.

The students of Sichuan Vocational College of Health and Rehabilitation also highly praised the school. They said that the teachers in the school have rich clinical experience and adopt small - class teaching, enabling students to learn thoroughly. The learning atmosphere is strong, and students unite with each other. The school also has a relatively high employment rate, with two - thirds of the internship units being Class - III Grade - A hospitals, providing students with good internship and employment opportunities. The new campus has a beautiful environment and complete facilities, providing students with good learning and living conditions.

Xiao Ling, Secretary of the Party Leadership Group and Chairperson of the Overseas Chinese Federation of Zigong City, and Lan Pengkai, Secretary - General, accompanied the inspection. Li Qin, Vice - President of Sichuan Vocational College of Health and Rehabilitation, and the heads of relevant departments participated in the event. This visit has laid a solid foundation for the future cooperation between the two sides, and is expected to open a new chapter in the in - depth cooperation in the field of education between Sichuan Vocational College of Health and Rehabilitation and the North Carolina Education Alliance in the United States.