In today's era of change and opportunity, we have witnessed countless young people changing the world at an unprecedented speed, bringing infinite surprises and hope to the world.
Zhao Xuechen, founder of Regenerative Bio, an anti-aging biotechnology R&D company powered by artificial intelligence and cloud supercomputing, Zeng Jiani, an Internet of Things company that uses the power of technology to improve people's quality of life, Lian Shuning, founder of FurryTail, a leading brand in the domestic pet industry, and Chen Cheng, founder and CEO of Monster Guardians, a sports brand......
These young talents with a passion for entrepreneurship have all left their names on Forbes' U30 list around the world, and they all come from the same university, the University of Nottingham Ningbo China (UNNC). It is the first Sino-foreign cooperative university in China with an independent campus and independent legal personality approved by the Ministry of Education in 2004, and is also one of the important members of the global education system of the University of Nottingham.
University of Nottingham Ningbo China
Up to now, in the 20-year history, UNNC has cultivated 7 Forbes U30 winners from all over the world, who have used their power to transform the industry and create the future.
In just 20 years of history, why has UNNC become the cradle of cultivating innovative and entrepreneurial talents?
This is no accident. Factors such as UNNC's distinctive international education, personal development guided by respect for interests, and strong platform support have made the emergence of innovative and entrepreneurial talents a matter of course.
Innovation and Entrepreneurship Education:
Engrave innovation into the genes and integrate entrepreneurship into the blood
Campus life at UNNC
Walking around the UNNC campus and asking students why they chose UNNC, you will receive two high-frequency answers – "internationalization" and "possibility".
UNNC has a unique teaching method of small classes, full English, tutor system and discussion-based teaching, and the school has teachers from more than 70 countries and regions around the world, with more than 60% of teachers from foreign countries, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan. At the same time, students also enjoy abundant overseas exchange opportunities, with 150 universities in which UNNC has cooperative relationships in more than 40 countries and regions around the world.
UNNC's small-class, English-based, tutor-based, discussion-based teaching methods
Innovation and entrepreneurship education is an in-depth blessing that UNNC gives to students in terms of professionalism. Zhao Xuechen, who majored in finance and management, was named to the 2021 Forbes China U30 list three years after graduating from UNNC. He founded Regenerative Bio, an AI-driven anti-aging biotechnology research and development company, and announced the completion of an angel round of financing of 10 million yuan in early 2022.
He mentioned that innovation and entrepreneurship education runs through UNNC's curriculum. When he first entered the campus, he completed his first entrepreneurship with the support of the Innovation Lab and the Science and Technology Innovation Training Camp, deepening his understanding of business theory and understanding the operating rules of the real business society through the combination of theory and practice.
Coincidentally, Zeng Jiani, a 2021 Forbes North America U30 list, was also deeply influenced by UNNC's innovation and entrepreneurship education. By the time she graduated from UNNC, Zeng had already won a number of international awards, including the Red Dot Award and the Gold Award of the A' Design Grand Prix, and her sense of innovation was deeply rooted in her heart.
"UNNC has given me a strong foundation, including a whole set of traditional design processes, as well as a user-centric mindset, which has benefited me a lot. After I was exposed to a lot of new technologies and design thinking, I knew that I couldn't stay in the traditional design thinking. Zeng Jiani said.
After graduating from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology with a master's degree, Zeng founded Butlr, an Internet of Things company focusing on smart home and intelligent management. By applying low-pixel thermal sensing technology to a variety of scenarios, she hopes to greatly improve the quality of life and experience of users, and lead the product development trend of her industry.
Ignite the inner fire:
Left-handed interest Right-handed good
UNNC students not only focus on their studies, but also explore the world outside of the classroom, and have a soul of "love to toss".
In March this year, Shao Yifei, a student majoring in international affairs and international relations at UNNC, delivered a speech at the United Nations Youth Forum on Drug Combat. In 2022, he and his team completed a draft resolution that was submitted to the United Nations for official consideration, and in 2023, he discussed national environmental issues with young scholars around the world. With a strong interest in international affairs, Shao Yifei shined at the United Nations thematic forums, showcasing UNNC's wisdom and talent to the world.
Shao Yifei showcased the outstanding demeanor of Chinese youth at the United Nations Anti-Drug Youth Forum
Discovering and stimulating interest is the starting point for many UNNC students to innovate and start their own businesses, and it also reflects the liberal arts education philosophy that UNNC adheres to. Academician Yang Fujia, the founding president of UNNC, has always believed that "a student's mind is not a container to be filled with knowledge, but a fire to be ignited".
The current president, Academician Xie Xincheng, further explained that interests and strengths complement each other. "Pure interest, if it is not translated into actual strength, can quickly fade in the face of difficulties and frustrations. On the contrary, when a person shows talent in a certain field and success follows, interest will naturally gerbish and gradually deepen. He said.
With the interest of the left hand and the good skill of the right hand, when the entrepreneur of UNNC takes care of both and is at ease, success seems to be only a matter of time. As the founder of Ouvrir La Boite, a well-known original footwear brand, Huang Qinqin, a student majoring in International Communication and French at UNNC, has already made a name for himself. During his time at the school, Huang Qinqin went to Europe three times for exchanges, and finally found the spark in his heart - fashion design. With extraordinary talent and achievement, she won the British Outstanding Alumni Award for Culture and Creativity 2023-24.
Huang Qinqin received the Cultural and Creative Award 2023-24 of the British Outstanding Alumni Awards
UNNC's rich and diverse second classroom is a place where students' interests sprout, and various community practices, summer scientific research project teams, enterprise practices, exchanges and exchanges, public welfare activities and other programs provide students with a personalized and international development platform to help students explore their interests and unleash their unlimited potential through experimentation. Xu Zhiyin, a student majoring in aeronautics and astronautics at UNNC, and his team invented four utility model patents in the summer of his sophomore year, which were later adopted by well-known companies such as BYD Automobile Research Institute.
In addition, UNNC's innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem provides fertile nourishment for this soil for nurturing cutting-edge innovative talents. This system covers the whole chain of support from professional courses to innovation labs, science and technology innovation training camps, and innovation and entrepreneurship incubators, providing students with a comprehensive training path from theoretical learning to project practice to entrepreneurship acceleration. Through these links, UNNC aims to continuously improve students' knowledge application ability and independent innovation ability, and effectively drive the vigorous development of knowledge transformation and innovation and entrepreneurship activities.
Industry insiders believe that the international vision provided by UNNC, the concept of breaking boundaries and constantly exploring its own potential, the complete entrepreneurial and innovative system, and advanced software and hardware facilities are the fundamentals of UNNC's repeated cultivation of entrepreneurial talents. In the past 20 years, UNNC has produced thousands of outstanding students who have distinguished themselves in all walks of life around the world, led the transformation of the industry and promoted the development of society.
UNNC carries out diversified education modes such as community practice and liberal arts classrooms
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