/PRZWT/SHANGHAI, July 16, 2024 - Injecting innovation into the industry and cultivating outstanding young talents. The final point of the 18th China Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Industry College Student Science and Technology Competition "Daikin Air Conditioning Cup" in East China was successfully concluded on July 10 at the University of Shanghai for Science and Technology.
The China Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Industry College Student Science and Technology Competition covers more than 120 colleges and universities across the country and is held once a year. So far, it has been successfully held for 18 sessions and has developed into one of the most influential college student science and technology competitions in the country. The competition is a mass science and technology activity with social welfare attributes for college students and graduate students. The purpose is to publicize and guide young students to actively participate in extracurricular science and technology activities and promote the cultivation of outstanding reserve talents in the industry. This year, 17 teams from 16 colleges and universities participated in the finals of the East China Division.
1. Ignite scientific and technological dreams and cultivate innovative talents
Daikin has continued to help the event for 13 years, with nearly 2,000 teachers and students participating, receiving more than 400 innovative proposals, helping China's refrigeration and air conditioning industry to cultivate more than 20,000 outstanding innovative talents.
Zhang Zhaohui, vice chairperson and secretary general of the China Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Industry Association, said in his speech that the original intention of this competition is not only to help the cultivation of talents in the entire industry and broaden their horizons, but also to continue to promote the technological development of the industry. Over the past ten years, Daikin has joined hands with leading enterprises like Daikin to organically integrate the education sector and the industrial sector. In addition to the event, Daikin has also allowed students to further understand the enterprise and its products and markets through novel forms such as live broadcasts and workplace sharing. Before entering the job, they have gained an intuitive and profound understanding of the operation of the entire industry. Enterprises have also showcased their advanced management models, technologies, solutions and new products to the future talent pool, allowing a positive interaction between the school and the enterprise.
2. Diversified paths, personalized training
This competition has promoted the cultivation of outstanding reserve talents in the industry through more scientific and technological practice, cultivating innovation awareness, enriching practical experience, and improving engineering literacy. Among them, Cao Qingtai from Shanghai Jiao Tong University, the champion of this graduate student group, said, "The knowledge I studied in undergraduate may have been biased towards theory. This competition has deepened my understanding of theory through more practical methods, which is of great help to future learning and development. Thank you very much to the company and the organizers for creating this opportunity."
Liu Zijian, deputy general manager of Daikin China Investment Co., Ltd. Shanghai Branch, mentioned to all teachers and students in this year's finals that the China Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Industry College Student Science and Technology Competition is a very powerful platform channel to solicit innovative proposals from colleges and universities across the country, injecting a lot of fresh blood into the refrigeration industry. As a century-old enterprise, it is Daikin's original intention to explore more innovative solutions and outstanding talents for the industry for many years. This is not only a manifestation of corporate social responsibility, but also the needs of the current industry development. I hope to continue to explore the future of the industry with these excellent young forces.
3. Continuous accumulation of energy, the future can be expected
The China Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Innovation Competition adopts a multi-party collaborative model of "production, learning, research and application" to continuously cultivate high-quality talents in the industry, in order to make more contributions to the sustainable development of the country and the industry and the new journey of achieving the dual-carbon goal.
Zhang Hua, vice president of the University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, affirmed the role played by Daikin in the competition, believing that through this competition, Daikin has allowed young students to learn advanced knowledge of enterprises, provided a platform for talents in the refrigeration and air-conditioning industry to display their talents, exchange and learn, and also allowed them to be closer to changing market needs. As a century-old university and the organizer of the finals, the University of Shanghai for Science and Technology will use this competition to further cultivate more high-quality talents in the industry with practice and responsibility.
"Daikin Air Conditioning Cup" The 18th China Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Industry College Student Science and Technology Competition has officially come to an end, but the influence and significance of the event will continue to continue. In the future, Daikin will continue to increase research and development efforts to promote the innovation and development of refrigeration and air conditioning technology, and provide global users with more efficient and environmentally friendly refrigeration and air conditioning products. In addition, Daikin will also strengthen cooperation and exchanges with universities and scientific research institutions to jointly cultivate reserve talents in the refrigeration and air conditioning industry and lead the industry's innovative and green development.
