The Hele Rural Revitalization Service Center and the HAITC-Hele IAR Base were launched in Wanning of Hainan province on Nov 28.

Representatives from HNU, HAITC and officials from Hele town and Wanning city attend the unveiling ceremony of the Hele Rural Revitalization Service Center and the HAITC-Hele IAR Base on Nov 28. [Photo provided to haitc.hainanu.edu.cn]

Representatives from Hainan University (HNU) and the HNU-ASU Joint International Tourism College of Hainan University (HAITC) and officials from Hele town and Wanning city attended the unveiling ceremony.

Fu Guohua, vice-president of HNU, delivers a speech at the unveiling ceremony on Nov 28. [Photo provided to haitc.hainanu.edu.cn]

Fu Guohua, vice-president of HNU, delivered a speech at the ceremony. He suggested that the center and the base should value opportunities brought by the Hainan Free Trade Port to promote rural construction and international development.

He said HNU has actively responded to the call of the CPC Central Committee, the CPC Hainan Provincial Committee and the Hainan provincial government and contributed to the great cause of rural revitalization.

Wang Lin, dean of HAITC, talks about the college’s cooperation with Hele town on Nov 28. [Photo provided to haitc.hainanu.edu.cn]

Wang Lin, dean of HAITC, explained the basic situation of the college, and elaborated on its cooperation with Hele town. She said the base will promote industry-academia-research cooperation, exploit international resources of the college and serve the construction of the Hainan Free Trade Port. She also thanked local government in Hele for supporting the construction of the service center and the IAR base.

Wang noted that before the inauguration of the center, HAITC had organized teachers and students to investigate rural industries and the town’s development orientation. The college will conduct in-depth research on rural revitalization in the next phase.

The establishment of the base provides a platform for HAITC’s teaching and scientific research and will in turn benefit the development of the base, thus creating a virtuous circle for industry-academia-research cooperation, she said.

Xiao Yin, director of the rural revitalization team in Hele, appreciated the unveiling of the IAR base. Xiao expounded on poverty alleviation achievements and rural revitalization progress in Hele and Wanning. He said the inauguration will fuel talent training for both the college and local areas.

Zheng Zhongfa, a member of the leading Party members’ group of the Wanning municipal government and secretary of the CPC Hele Committee, noted that the government and the college will seize the opportunity to exploit rural resources, initiate relevant projects and accelerate the progress of rural revitalization.

HAITC and the Hele government have been deliberating over the construction of the service center and the IAR base since April 2020. They have completed the establishment of the central office space and signed a cooperation agreement covering the next seven months. At present, registration of the center and the base is progressing.

The inauguration of the base will be conducive to the building of a Hele rural construction demonstration project. It will also improve the transformation of scientific research achievements, promote sustainable growth of industries, and provide continuous driving force for the integrated development of urban and rural areas.