From August 19th to 20th, 2023, Professor Li Jiancheng, academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, Geo-desist, President and Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee of Central South University (hereinafter called the “CSU”), Professor Guo Xueyi, member of the Standing Committee of the Party Committee of CSU and Vice president, and other leaders and teachers of CSU, Vice president of the 4th CSU Alumni Association, president of the 4th CSU Alumni Association of Hubei, former chairman and Secretary of the Party Committee of CSU, Jiang Zaiqiu, and other Hubei alumni representatives of CSU visited GEM. Hu Yabo, Secretary of the Jingmen Municipal Party Committee, Chen Jiawei, Deputy Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee and Mayor, He Ping, member of the Standing Committee of the Municipal Party Committee and Secretary-General of the Municipal Party Committee, Zhou Junjie, Deputy Mayor, Secretary of the Party Working Committee of Jingmen High-tech Zone, Secretary of the Duodao District Party Committee, Professor Xu Kaihua, Board Chairman of GEM, Ms. Wang Min, the Joint actual controller and Board Director of GEM, warmly welcomed President Li Jiancheng and his team.

August has yet over, and the sky is bright and clear. On the afternoon of August 19, President Li Jiancheng arrived at GEM’s Jingmen Park. Representatives of Hubei alumni of CSU, student representatives of the 2nd CSU-GEM-CMMAI Joint International Metallurgical Engineering Master Training Program, and all CSU alumni of GEM included more than 100 people, welcomed President Li Jiancheng with warm applause.

President Li Jiancheng visited the GEM "Urban Mine" Museum and the National Demonstration Base for Urban Minerals Analysis Center to learn about the brilliant achievements of GEM in the past over 20 years and explore the "code" behind green development. They felt the brilliant achievements and profound science of the centuries-old CSU at the alumni exhibition. During the period, President Li Jiancheng left a blessing of "GEM for a better future" at the GEM "Urban Mine" Museum.

"We put the elimination of pollution first, and then consider the resource disposal of electronic waste." "With the help of CSU and other universities, many of our processes have completed the great practice of moving from beaker to production line." Accompanied by Chairman Xu Kaihua, President Li Jiancheng went to GEM production workshop to fully understand GEM’s magical journey of "Turn waste into treasure”, and feel the majestic power of the dual-track "Urban Mining + New Energy Materials Manufacturing" driving the high-quality development of GEM.

The cooperation between GEM and CSU to draw a beautiful picture of green circular economy deeply impressed the Hubei alumni representatives of CSU. In the meeting of CSU Hubei Alumni held on the morning of August 20, alumnus of the class of 1978 Jiang Zaiqiu, alumnus of the class of 1976, former deputy director of Hubei Provincial Party History Research Office and calligrapher Li Hui, alumnus of the class of 1978, vice president of Wuhan Municipal Design Institute Zhao Jian, alumnus of the class of 1979, vice president of the fourth Hubei Alumni Association and deputy general manager of China Railway Engineering Group Yang Zuxin, have said, that they would take GEM as a development model and take the Hubei Alumni Association of CSU as a platform, to strengthen the ties between Hubei alumni’s enterprises and their Alma mater, constantly deepen the school-enterprise cooperation, and continuously expand the brand influence of CSU. They also wish that CSU and GEM can make steady progress in the grand journey of building a world-class university and a world-class enterprise, and have a more brilliant future!

"We talk about 'roots', and our alma mater is our eternal root; we talk about 'backers', and CSU is the eternal backing of our alumni; we talk about 'resources', and alumni are our greatest resources. "At the symposium on the morning of August 20, Chairman Xu Kaihua once again welcomed President Li Jiancheng and representatives of Hubei alumni from CSU. Chairman Xu Kaihua reviewed his history of studying and starting a business with "three honors": the first honor refers to the studying at the Central South Institute of Mining and Metallurgy in 1981, the second honors is to choose a major in metallurgy, and the third honor is to apply metallurgical knowledge to recycling industry. "Since then, I have laid the brand of pragmatic work and the style of working in the real economy; I have cultivated the unity of knowledge and action, the morality of being a person and doing things, and shaped the spirit of contract. The family and country spirit of being practical has evolved into the entrepreneurial spirit of serving the society and the world's green environment, so we make friends all over the world, enter the world's new energy industry, and eventually begin to mining urban mines, catching up with the trend of peaking carbon dioxide emissions and achieving carbon neutrality, catch the high-speed rail of new energy development”.

Chairman Xu Kaihua also emphasized that GEM would contribute to building a world-class university and a world-class enterprise, and contributing to the common development of the alma mater, alumni and GEM. The first is to focus on promoting the internationalization of the discipline construction, and build an international industry-university joint research center; The second is to promote the internationalization of subject education, launch "1+N" period of CSU-GEM-CMMAI Joint International Metallurgical Engineering Master Training Program to share Chinese technology and Chinese education with the world, and to serve countries along the "Belt and Road"; The third is to promote the construction of the Southeast Asia Innovation Research Center and Innovation Research Institute of Central South University to promote the engineering technology of CSU to serve Southeast Asia; The fourth is to actively make full preparations for the CSU Alumni Association to promote the establishment of the Southeast Asian Alumni Association of CSU within this year.

"Alumni are the best brand of the alma mater, and also the most valuable asset of the alma mater." After the speeches of representatives of CSU Hubei alumni and Chairman Xu Kaihua, President Li Jiancheng highly praised the work of the Hubei Alumni Association of CSU and the achievements of GEM . He said that everyone should continue to expand the "circle of friends" among CSU alumni, support each other and develop together. President Li Jiancheng was deeply impressed by the entrepreneurial spirit of CSU alumni. He also said that in the future work, like GEM recycling tungsten alloy drill materials for shield machines, we must maintain unique advantages, build strong disciplines and majors, and cultivate more innovative talents, create more competitive disciplines and scientific research achievements, live up to the expectations of alumni, and strive to accelerate the establishment of a world-class university!

After the exchange meeting, President Li Jiancheng blessed GEM with pleasure. "GEM is a world-class enterprise, and it has become an international symbol in the field of material recycling", which pointing out the direction for GEM's future development and inputting a strong force to move forward!

Co-planting of “carbon-neutral” trees and taking group photos of alumni... During the event, President Li Jiancheng, representatives of Hubei alumni of CSU and Chairman Xu Kaihua jointly planted a tree in the "Carbon Neutral Forest" by the shore of GEM Baofeng Lake. The "Carbon Neutral Tree" is of special significance, which is a kind wish to create a world-class university and a world-class enterprise in the future. Under the leadership of Chairman Xu Kaihua, enthusiastic GEM people use "green" as a medium to unite the friendship of alumni with a variety of activities, and jointly wish Central South University and GEM a more brilliant future, and wish each other's career and study to a higher level .

At the end of the event, the alumni held placards and scrambled to take a group photo with President Li Jiancheng to recording this unforgettable precious moment. "The beautiful land of CSU!" "Create the future!" The placards were raised one by one, which showed the alumni's gratitude to their alma mater, CSU, and their good expectations for school-enterprise cooperation and common development.

Dr. Zhang Kun, Deputy General Manager of GEM, student representatives of the 2nd CSU-GEM-CMMAI Joint International Metallurgical Engineering Master Training Program and all CSU alumni of GEM attended the event.

Figure 1. President Li Jiancheng took a group photo with all CSU Alumni

Figure 2. President Li Jiancheng and his team visited the GEM "Urban Mine" Museum

Figure 3. President Li Jiancheng and his team visited the CSU Alumni Exhibition

Figure 4. President Li Jiancheng and his team visited GEM Manufacturing Center

Figure 5. The meeting of CSU Hubei Alumni

Figure 6. Speech by Representatives of CSU alumni

Figure 7. Speech by Chairman Xu Kaihua

Figure 8. Speech by President Li Jiancheng

Figure 9. President Li Jiancheng, Representatives of Hubei Alumni of CSU and Chairman Xu Kaihua jointly planted a "carbon neutrality" tree

Figure 10. A Group Photo of CSU Hubei Alumni