On the afternoon of June 16, Zhu Kebing, President and Deputy Party Group Secretary of China Minmetals, met with Feng Xiating, academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering and President of Northeast University. The two sides exchanged views on deepening university-enterprise cooperation. Xu Jiqing, Party Group Member and Senior Vice President of China Minmetals, attended the meeting.

Zhu Kebing extended a warm welcome to Feng Xiating and his delegation and briefly introduced the history and development of China Minmetals. He said that China Minmetals, founded in 1950, through years of transformation and development, has evolved from a foreign trade entity engaged in metal and mineral products, hardware and building materials into a globally competitive metals and minerals conglomerate, establishing a business system focused on metals & minerals, metallurgical engineering, technology development, trade & logistics, financial services and real estate. At present, more than 2,000 employees of China Minmetals graduated from Northeastern University, and they contribute to China Minmetals’ development in mining, mineral processing, metallurgy, information technology and other positions. The discipline setup of Northeastern University fits perfectly with the main responsibilities and main business of China Minmetals. It is hoped that on the basis of previous cooperation, the two sides will further strengthen communication and exchanges, broaden cooperation and tap the potential of cooperation in talent training and technological innovation, so as to achieve mutual benefits and win-win development.

Feng Xiating spoke highly of the productive cooperation between China Minmetals and Northeastern University, and introduced the basic situation of Northeastern University. He said that Northeastern University attached great importance to in-depth cooperation with enterprises, and cultivated a large number of professional talents for enterprises through resource sharing and complementary advantages. It is hoped that the two sides will further strengthen communication, and establish a more comprehensive and stable cooperative relationship, so as to make concerted efforts to deeply integrate the innovation chain, industrial chain, capital chain, and talent chain, thus jointly overcoming key technical problems in the industry, promoting the efficient application of technological achievements, and creating a new model of university-enterprise cooperation.

Before the meeting, the two sides visited China Minmetals’ Metals & Mining and Science & Technology Achievement Exhibition.

Officials from the Northeast University, leaders of China Minmetals' headquarters departments and directly-managed enterprises attended the meeting.