Tian Haitao, deputy secretary of the Party Working Committee of Zhengzhou Airport Economy Zoneand director of the Administration Committee of Zhengzhou Airport Economy Zone, visited the construction of Henan University of Electronic Science and Technology and Zhengzhou University of Aeronautics and Astronautics on January 12, stressing the importance of earnestly carrying our the instructions of Lou Yangsheng, secretary of the CPC Henan Provincial Committee, on the layout of colleges and universities by fully promoting the construction with the sense of responsibility and urgency to inject new vitality into the high-quality development of Zhengzhou Airport Economy Zone and provide talents and intellectual support for the construction of modern Henan.

　　Tian pointed out that the establishment of Henan University of Electronic Science and Technology and Zhengzhou University of Aeronautics and Astronautics is a strategic measure related to Henan's long-term development, a key step to building Zhengzhou Airport Economy Zone into an important innovation highland and talent center, and a pragmatic move to meet the public's demand for high-quality higher education. First, with a vision of 30 years ahead, the urban and university planning should be coordinated and the infrastructure construction should be promoted in an orderly manner to meet the criterion of first-class universities. Second, the coordination between government, industry, universities and research institutes should be strengthened. Specifically, focus should be put on leading industries such as electronic information, biomedicine, new energy vehicles, and aerospace. Breakthroughs, key points, and focal points are to be identified to pool technological innovation resources. Efforts should also be increased to attract high-level talents and teams, and the construction of high-level scientific research platforms should be accelerated to build a new high-level university of science and engineering at an early date. Third, the guarantee and coordination of basic factors should be strengthened by refining the specific implementation plan, ensuring the accomplishment of our goals and tasks, coordinating land, funds and policies as well as improving the surrounding facilities to create a good environment for the construction of universities and provide solid support for building Zhengzhou Airport Economy Zone into an international innovation talent center.

　　Li Zhen also participated in the visit. ( Reporter: Wang Rui Translator: Zhao Hanqing & Yang Jiaxin Proofreader: Zhang Junping)