In order to implement the requirements of the school's "Pioneer Plan" and the "3510" strategic project, and actively carry out the "Striving Project" action of the Food Science and Engineering College, fully implement the deployment of the "Strong Foundation Action" for talents, and effectively solve the current bottlenecks in scientific research development, recently, the Food Science and Engineering College held a special meeting on the "Strong Foundation Action" for young teachers. The meeting focused on key tasks such as the breakthrough in research funds, the planning of the growth path for young teachers, the breakthrough in school-enterprise cooperation, and the coordinated development of teams. It unified thoughts, clarified responsibilities, and detailed measures, with a proactive and practical action consciousness of "taking immediate action and doing solid work", to promote the "Striving Project" from deployment to implementation. Party Secretary Du Xinhjun, Party Deputy Secretary and President Cheng Dai, Vice President Liu Jifeng, and all young teachers attended the meeting.

This meeting's analysis and assessment pointed out that currently, the college is in a critical period of climbing over obstacles and making breakthroughs. Problems such as low completion rate of research funds, insufficient team synergy, and poor integration of research results with industrial demands need to be resolved urgently. Implementing the "Strong Foundation with Talents" action is not only an inherent requirement of the school's "3510" strategy and "Pioneer Plan", but also the core approach for the college to solve development problems, boost development momentum, and support the construction of first-class disciplines. The college will regard young teachers as the driving force and vanguard of its development. Through a package of measures such as classified development, resource allocation, team support, and mechanism incentives, it will provide platforms and paths for the growth and success of young teachers.

The meeting conveyed the spirit of the college's mobilization meeting for strengthening talent. It made detailed arrangements regarding the current research situation, goals and breakthrough paths. Du Xinjun encouraged everyone, stating that all young teachers should recognize the situation, take the initiative to act, and resolutely step out of the comfort zone of "doing research in isolation", actively enter enterprises, connect with industries, and serve demands. They should write their papers in the production frontlines and convert their technologies into real funds. They should base themselves on the application-oriented positioning of the food discipline, start from cooperation with small and medium-sized enterprises, accumulate trust through precise services, build advantages with core technologies, and gradually enhance the industry influence and project competitiveness.

Regarding the development of young teachers, Cheng Da clearly proposed four support directions: First, clarify the development track and implement classification evaluations of teaching-oriented, teaching-research-oriented, research-oriented, and social service-oriented types. For teachers focusing on horizontal projects and social services, give them preferential treatment in terms of teaching workload and assessment indicators. Second, strengthen team empowerment, promote talent cultivation in a unit-based manner, with the same goals, shared resources, and collaborative operations, and avoid "single efforts". Third, activate internal and external resources, encourage young teachers to apply for doctoral supervisor qualifications, make good use of biomedical special doctoral programs, off-campus mentors, and alumni networks, and promote the implementation of projects and resources in the college. Fourth, optimize the incentive mechanism, accelerate the revision of research performance documents, strengthen the incentive orientation for horizontal projects, social services, and technology transfer, so that those who work hard can benefit and those who strive can have motivation.

At the meeting, the college's leaders put forward clear requirements for the recent key tasks: All young teachers should closely follow the annual time nodes, fully strive for the arrival of research funds, actively connect with enterprises, and actively expand horizontal projects; quickly clarify their personal development positioning and align with the team leaders' goals; actively participate in industry exhibitions and industrial exchanges, accurately grasp the real needs of enterprises, and take concrete actions to shoulder responsibilities and demonstrate commitment.

This special meeting for strengthening the foundation of young teachers is a crucial part of the college's comprehensive implementation of the "3510" strategic plan, the deepening of the "Pioneer Program", and the acceleration of the "Striving Project". It is also a thought mobilization, task deployment and action commitment for young teachers. In the future, the Food Science College will, with the spirit of "competition", the attitude of "striving" and the style of "practicality", continuously carry out the four major actions of strengthening talent foundation, directing research, improving study tours and expanding network. We will stimulate the vitality of talents to drive development momentum, test responsibility and performance with breakthrough achievements, and strive to promote the college's research indicators to rebound against the trend and steadily enhance its discipline strength, contributing the strength of food science to the school's high-quality development and the construction of first-class disciplines.

Author: Zhang Lingling