In order to actively promote university-enterprise cooperation and deepen the integration of industry and education, the School of Business of Central University of Finance and Economics (CUFE) has actively cooperated with Beijing Stage Information Technology Company Limited (hereinafter referred to as Stage) to carry out all-around cooperation. 2025, the signing ceremony of the cooperation between CUFE Business School and Stage, as well as the appointment ceremony of the chair tutor, were held in Stage in Beijing.
The two sides will focus on talent training, integration of industry, academia and research, scientific research and social services, academic events and other core areas of multi-dimensional exhibition to carry out in-depth cooperation, and jointly explore the innovative path of university-enterprise collaborative development, injecting the dual engine power of talent and science and technology for the construction of digital China.
School-enterprise linkage, co-cultivation of innovative talents
In the morning of April 18th, led by Prof. Lin Song, Dean of Business School and Director of MBA Education Center, Prof. Wang Yi, Associate Prof. Wang Junjie, Associate Prof. Xu Jin, Associate Prof. Yao Xiao, Director of MBA Student Work Department, Kong Weiming, Director of Teaching and Management Department, Zhao Tiebai, Counselor of Student Work Department, Zeng Gongxing and Liu Xinfeng, Teaching and Management Department, Luan Tian, and Enrollment and Promotion Department, Lu Xuezhao, and other teachers with a group of more than 30 student representatives arrived at the In the exhibition hall, Mr. Sun Hao, CEO & General Manager of ODT System, and Mr. Rao Yan, Director of Talent Development, introduced the development history of Stitch, the core technology layout in the fields of Cloud Computing, Artificial Intelligence, and Big Data, as well as the results of the industry's digital transformation practices to Dean Lin and his team.
Deep Integration, School-Enterprise Cooperation Entering a New Stage
01. Signing the Framework Agreement on School-Enterprise Cooperation
At the beginning of the activity, General Manager Sun Hao and Prof. Lin Song delivered speeches, respectively introduced the overview of the enterprise and the school as well as the recent main work and achievements, and unanimously indicated that the two sides would jointly carry out scientific research, case development, talent training and other cooperation projects, promote the deep integration of academic theory and industrial practice, and help the transformation of scientific research results of universities and the enhancement of enterprise innovation capacity.
Subsequently, Prof. Lin Song and General Manager Sun Hao signed the “University-Enterprise Cooperation Framework Agreement” as the representatives of both parties. The signing of this agreement marks that since February 2025, when the two sides reached the intention of cooperation, they have formally stepped into a new stage of all-round cooperation.
02. Integration of industry and education to promote talent cultivation
As an important part of the cooperation, Prof. Lin Song, on behalf of the School of Business, awarded the MBA tutors to the executives of Sixtech on the spot. Mr. Wu Feizhou, Chairman of Stitch, and Mr. Sun Hao, CEO & General Manager of ODT System, were appointed as MBA tutors, and will participate in the MBA training process, empowering business education innovation with industry foresight and realizing the upgrade of talent cultivation mode of “industry tutors in the classroom”.
03. Promote Learning by Competition, Stimulate Practical Innovation
Subsequently, both parties had an in-depth exchange on the preparation progress of the 17th Management Case Analysis Competition. As the exclusive sponsor of the competition, Stitch will provide special donations to support the organization of the six-school league, and rely on its own industrial resources to provide real business case guidance for the participating students. Through the “competition instead of practice” mode, students' problem solving ability and innovative thinking will be cultivated, creating a new paradigm for the joint cultivation of practical talents by schools and enterprises.
Deepening Cooperation and Drawing a Blueprint for Development
After the ceremony, two venues were set up for school-enterprise cooperation seminar and “Gathering Intelligence for Enterprises and Empowering Innovation” lecture.
In the school-enterprise cooperation seminar, the two sides engaged in in-depth dialogues on topics such as “innovative mode of industry-teaching integration” and “construction of digital talent cultivation system”, and reached a consensus on the direction of subsequent cooperation, such as the construction of joint laboratories, the opening of customized courses, and the carrying out of subject research. In addition, the company will provide a broader industrial practice platform for students and deliver high-end talents for the era of digital economy.
In the lecture “Gathering Intelligence for Enterprises and Empowering Innovation”, Yang Baoyue, Product Manager of Stitch, introduced Stitch's business contents and achievements in AI model construction and product intelligent upgrading for the visiting student representatives, and discussed the cutting-edge research contents of the industry with the visiting MBA students, which was warmly responded on the spot.
Looking to the Future, Industry-University-Research Collaboration for a New Chapter
This activity is an important milestone for the CUFE business school and SITECH to explore the innovative mode of industry-teaching integration, which marks a new stage in the integration of “industry-teaching integration”. In the future, the business school will continue to deepen the synergistic innovation with the industry benchmark enterprises, actively promote the implementation of the relevant policies of industry-teaching integration, and promote the all-round cooperation between the school and enterprises in the fields of teaching and training, internship practice, talent recruitment, etc. It will establish a regular communication mechanism to realize the education chain, talent chain and talent recruitment. In the future, the business school will continue to deepen the synergistic innovation with the industry benchmark enterprises, actively promote the implementation of the policies related to the integration of education and industry, promote the all-round cooperation between the school and enterprises in the fields of teaching and training, internship and practice, and recruitment of talents, and set up a regular communication mechanism between the school and enterprises, so as to realize the organic convergence of the education chain, the talent chain and the industrial chain, and to provide the solid support of talents and intellect for the development of the digital economy.
