On December 19, the School of Journalism and Communication hosted the Forum on Cultivating Elite Publishing Talent and the Appointment Ceremony for Industry Supervisors for Doctoral Programs in Publishing. Six publishing industry leaders were appointed as NKU's first batch of industry supervisors for doctoral programs in publishing. Niu Wenli, Deputy Secretary of the CPC NKU Committee, received the guests at the Jinnan Campus.
The appointees include Ban Feng, Secretary of the CPC Committee and Chairman of Tianjin Publishing and Media Group (TPMG), Wang Kang, Director and Editor-in-Chief of Nankai University Press, Li Yongqiang, Secretary of the CPC Committee and President of China Renmin University Press Co., Ltd., Lyu Jiansheng, Secretary of the CPC Committee and Chairman of the Assets Management Co., Ltd. of Beijing Normal University, Hao Yun, Secretary of the CPC Committee and Chairman of Beijing Language and Culture University Press, and Sun Yu, Deputy Editor-in-Chief of Tsinghua University Press and Director of the Life Sciences and Medicine Branch.
Ma Changhong, Secretary of the CPC Committee of the School, and Chen Yibin, Vice Director of the Office of NKU Institute of Interdisciplinary Research, jointly presented the appointment certificates to the industry supervisors.
NKU's undergraduate program of Editing Studies, established in 1984, has cultivated a large number of specialized professionals for the nation over the past 40 years. The university was approved as one of China's first batch of institutions authorized to confer Master's degrees and Doctoral degrees in publishing in 2010 and 2023 respectively, thereby establishing a comprehensive talent cultivation system spanning bachelor's, master's, and doctoral levels. This year, it took the national lead in enrolling doctoral students in publishing.
At the appointment ceremony, Ma Changhong noted that NKU's publishing program boasts a solid foundation. With guidance and support from the Publicity Department of the CPC Central Committee and the Ministry of Education over the past two years, NKU has co-established the Publishing Research Institute with the Publicity Department of the CPC Tianjin Municipal Committee. The institute has been twice selected for the national High-quality Construction Program of Publishing Think Tanks and approved for key publishing projects supported by Tianjin Municipality. Additionally, the School of Journalism and Communication has collaborated with the School of Software and Tianjin Publishing Media Group to establish the Intelligent Publishing Technology and Standards Laboratory. These achievements demonstrate that the School has seized development opportunities and reached a new level in publishing discipline construction and publishing talent cultivation. The six new appointees represent not only NKU's, but also the nation's first batch of industry supervisors for doctoral programs in publishing. Their joining will inject robust vitality into the development of the School's doctoral program in publishing, laying a solid foundation for the School to deepen industry-university-research collaboration and cultivate more outstandingpublishing professionals with innovative vision and practical capabilities.
Chen Yibin, on behalf of NKU Graduate School, extended heartfelt congratulations to the newly appointed industry supervisors. He stated that NKU remains committed to cultivating high-level talents with both theoretical innovation and practical application capabilities. Publishing, as a highly applied interdisciplinary field, necessitates the development of top-tier professionals with profound academic foundations, extensive knowledge backgrounds, and rich practical experience. This initiative constitutes a critical imperative that both addresses national strategic needs and propels innovation-driven advancement in the publishing industry. He expressed his hope that the Institute of Interdisciplinary Research and the School of Journalism and Communication will collaboratively pioneer new approaches to cultivating doctoral students in publishing, thereby contributing to national development and cultural prosperity.
At the subsequent Forum on Cultivating Elite Publishing Talent, Ban Feng, Lyu Jiansheng, Hao Yun, and Sun Yu delivered insightful analyses of the current landscape and practical needs of the publishing industry on the theme of cultivating elite publishing talent through vivid case studies, robust data, rigorous conceptual analysis, and forward-looking perspective. They also discussed the competency framework and developmental pathways for cultivating top-tier publishing professionals. The attending students engaged in vibrant discussions with the industry supervisors, creating a dynamic and energizing atmosphere on-site.
Ban Feng, Secretary of the CPC Committee and Chairman of TPMG
Lyu Jiansheng, Secretary of the CPC Committee and Chairman of the Assets Management Co., Ltd. of Beijing Normal University
Hao Yun, Secretary of the CPC Committee and Chairman of Beijing Language and Culture University Press
Sun Yu, Deputy Editor-in-Chief of Tsinghua University Press and Director of the Life Sciences and Medicine Branch
The appointment ceremony was presided over by Chen Na, Vice Dean of the School of Journalism and Communication, while the forum segment was chaired by Qi Dexiang, Executive Vice Dean of the Publishing Research Institute. The event was attended by over forty participants, including representatives of graduate supervisors and graduate students from the School.
