A graduation ceremony is held on June 13. [Photo provided to en.whkfq.gov.cn]
The Wuhan industry-education-research base of Hubei University of Automotive Technology held a graduation ceremony for its first group of 592 graduates on June 13. Nearly half of them have chosen to stay and work in the Wuhan Economic & Technological Development Zone (WEDZ), and most of them have signed labor contracts with Dongfeng Motor Co and its subsidiaries, joint ventures, and auto spare part companies.
Hubei University of Automotive Technology is located in Shiyan city in Hubei province, which has been dubbed "China's capital of commercial vehicles". The university is the only one in the nation to focus on automobiles, with its automobile, machinery, materials and electronics majors standing out. It has seven first-class master's programs.
In July 2021, the university worked with Dongfeng Yuexiang Technology Co and Wuhan Economic Development Investment Co to found the base for the cultivation of inter-disciplinary and application-oriented talent in smart manufacturing, intelligent connected vehicles and other related fields.
Enterprises kept coming to the base for recruitment while students were still attending the training courses. Statistics show that more than 80 percent of graduates majoring in software engineering, computing science and technology have already signed contracts with enterprises, with the highest monthly pay reaching 15,000 yuan ($2,233.5).
In addition to Dongfeng, other graduates have chosen to work for renowned domestic automakers, including Geely, BYD, and Chery, and 42 graduates have passed the graduate entrance examination for further study.
