Harbin Institute of Technology recently held the 2026–2027 Technology Business Masterclassand the opening ceremonyfor its inaguguralScience-Industry Integration Pioneer Class. President Han Jiecai presented the class flag to the inaugural cohort and delivered a lecture to the Pioneer Class students and the Business School's Class of 2026. Chen Rui, Deputy Secretary of the University Party Committee and Vice President, delivered the opening address.
The opening ceremony.
Han Jiecai presents the flag to the inaugural Science-Industry Integration Pioneer Class.
“Today’s scientific frontiers are tomorrow’s technological wellsprings; today’s emerging industries are tomorrow’s pillar industries; and today’s strategic planningshapestomorrow’s competitive edge,” Han said in his masterclass titled New Quality Productive Forces and Future Industries in the Age of Artificial Intelligence. He emphasized that scientific and technological innovation is the core driver of new quality productive forces. Technological revolutions continually reshape the world, and artificial intelligence is now profoundly transforming science, industry, and society. As new quality productive forces and future industriescontinue to develop, the mission of universities is evolving from “main force and cradle of innovation” to a “leading force” in the national innovation system. Han urged students to grasp the shifts of the times, seize the opportunities of intelligent transformation, and position themselves for future changes—working to turn “future industries” into tangible “new quality productive forces.”
Han Jiecai delivers the lecture.
In her address, Chen Rui described the Pioneer Class as a strategic initiative to cultivate “industry-leading talent” at the highest level. The program aims to bridge the “last mile” between laboratory discoveries and market applications, while using industry perspectives to inform and drive further technological innovation. By exploring new models for industrial transformation, the class seeks to accelerate the conversion of cutting-edge research into real productiveforcesand nurture top talent capable of leading industrial change. Chen encouraged students to ground themselves in the university motto—“strict standards, earnest effort”—and draw strength from HIT’s “vanguard” culture in the new era, breaking new ground in science-industry integration and growing into innovative leaders whocontribute to the nation’shigh-quality industrial development.
Chen Rui delivers the address.
Ma Tao, Dean of the Business School, chaired the event. Liu Chenyu, head of the Student Science and Technology Innovation Division of the University Youth League Committee, and Xie Qiang, a 2025 MBA student at the Business School, spoke as the technology representative and industry representative, respectively, for the inaugural Pioneer Class cohort.
Ma Tao chairs the event.
Liu Chenyu speaks.
Xie Qiang speaks.
The HIT Science-Industry Integration Pioneer Class is led by the University Youth League Committee and draws on resources from the Business School, the HIT National University Science Park, and other partners. Through deep collaboration on real innovation projects, the program cultivates interdisciplinary leaders who combinestrongtechnical expertise withexpertise incapitaloperation. The cohort brings together promising master's and doctoral students and young faculty from major research teams alongside venture capital professionals from the Business School, forming a dual-track pairing model supported by industry mentors. This structure leverages the strengths of Technology Business education and the university science park platform to buildan intergrated talent development system. The inaugural cohort comprises 32 members: “core technical talent” from research frontlines, “business talent” specializing in venture investment, and “organizational talent” with long experience in student innovation initiatives. Focused on the real demands of innovation projects, the class embodies the pioneering spirit of breaking new ground through persistent, practical action—advancing the industrialization of HIT's hard-tech research outcomes.
The inaugural Pioneer Class cohort, Business School Class of 2026 students, industry alumni, and heads of relevant university departments attended the event.
