Recently, the Graduate Student Party Branch of the Anhui Provincial Engineering Research Center for Advanced Functional Polymer Films at the National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China (hereinafter referred to as “the Branch”), was successfully recognized as an “Advanced Primary-Level Party Organization” of the University of Science and Technology of China, thanks to its solid Party-building work, distinctive educational characteristics, and fruitful practical achievements. Guided by Party building, the Branch has deeply promoted talent cultivation through industry–university–research integration, built a distinctive Party-building brand, and given full play to the role of the primary-level Party organization as a strong fighting fortress and to the vanguard and exemplary role of Party members.
The Branch currently has 27 full Party members and one probationary Party member, covering multiple disciplinary fields including nuclear science, materials engineering, and chemistry, and bringing together more than 50 master’s and doctoral students of the Center for their shared growth. The Branch has always kept in mind the mission of “devoting itself to fostering virtue through education and pursuing innovation through persistent research efforts.” Closely aligned with the national innovation-driven development strategy, it integrates Branch development into the overall advancement of education, science and technology, and talent cultivation, and has explored a distinctive development path of “Party building plus industry–university–research integration.”
Relying on its “Four Innovations” branded activities, the Branch has established a full-chain practical education system. It regularly carries out “Innovation Field Trips,” organizing teachers and students to visit leading enterprises such as Anhui Wanwei Group and China Lucky Group. To date, these activities have brought more than 100 participant-visits to the front lines of industry, helping bridge the gap between theory and production. It has continued to hold “Innovation Seminars,” working with enterprises to conduct focused exchanges on technological bottlenecks in the industrial chain, with more than 80 participants, thereby accurately aligning with industrial needs. It has also created an “Innovation Salon,” inviting experts from academia, industry, and the investment sector to give six sharing sessions, reaching more than 300 participants, breaking down disciplinary barriers and stimulating innovative thinking. In addition, the Branch has formed four “Innovation Teams,” with more than half of its Party members taking part in technological research and development, strengthening their scientific research capabilities through real-world practice.
This recognition is both an affirmation and an encouragement. Moving forward, the Branch will continue to deepen its distinctive Party-building model, steadily advance its two-year development plan, improve its activity mechanisms, expand the coverage of talent cultivation, and continue building a replicable and promotable model for collaborative education through industry–university–research integration. It will guide young Party members to keep in mind the country’s fundamental interests, devote themselves to scientific research, serve industrial development, and contribute their youthful strength to achieving self-reliance and strength in science and technology in the field of key materials.
