The Industry and Innovation Research Center of Zhengzhou University of Light Industry (formerly known as the Research Center for Industrial Innovation and Development of Zhengzhou University of Light Industry) (hereinafter referred to as the "Center") serves as a disciplinary platform with industrial innovation and development as its research focuses, which was established earlier than other higher education institutions in Henan. Over more than a decade of construction and development, the Center has now developed into a vital base for the research on cross-regional policy collaboration and innovation mechanism, industrial technology innovation models, and innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem in Henan.
The 18th CPC National Congress proposed to implement the strategy of innovation-driven development. In recent years, a series of preferential policies have been rolled out from the central government to local governments in Henan to bolster industrial innovation. Particularly, the establishment of the Zhengzhou-Luoyang-Xinxiang National Independent Innovation Demonstration Zone has aroused the enthusiasm for entrepreneurship and innovation in society as a whole. Under such circumstances, by adhering to the problem-oriented approach, highlighting the national economic development, emphasizing the teamwork, and bolstering the collective research, the Center has steadily introduced a group of outstanding research-oriented talents. It has so far established a key team with young and middle-aged researchers as the pillar. The full-time and part-time researchers of the Center, who possess reasonable knowledge structures and well-defined research focuses, are a vigorous academic team featuring strong comprehensive strength and a spirit of solidarity and collaboration. The Center, renowned for its meticulous scholarship, diligence and innovation, as well as for engaging academic and research atmospheres, has borne substantial fruits in industrial innovation research. Several of its research outcomes have exerted a significant domestic influence.
Since its inception, the Center has upgraded and improved the essential research conditions, and continuously supplemented relevant academic works, academic journals, and hardware equipment including computers to cater to the research needs. Meanwhile, by virtue of the existing interdisciplinary research platforms of economics and sociology at ZZULI, the Center provides relevant research with formidable comprehensive disciplinary resources.
In the course of research, the Center has strengthened its management and reformed with keen determination, making notable progress in personnel and management efforts. It has also formulated effective rules and regulations and enforced them rigorously, promoting the work progress on all fronts. ZZULI will provide all-round support for the Center so that it can function better.
In view of this, the Academic Committee of ZZULI is willing to officially recommend the Industry and Innovation Research Center of Zhengzhou University of Light Industry (formerly known as the Research Center for Industrial Innovation and Development of Zhengzhou University of Light Industry) for the declaration of a key research base of humanities and social sciences for higher education institutions in Henan Province.