The Research Team Held a Meeting with Jilin Business and Technology College

At the symposium, Xue Junsheng, Dean of the School of Marxism at Jilin Business and Technology College, presented the progress of the Border Village History Compilation Project. He emphasized that the initiative aligns with national rural development goals and the security development mission of Northeast China's border regions, aiming to strengthen border governance and foster a sense of community among the Chinese nation through village history documentation. To date, the project has completed historical compilations for 18 key border villages, with research in 19 villages progressing steadily. The team plans to gradually expand the project to all border villages across the province.

Xue Junsheng, Dean of the School of Marxism, Jilin Business and Technology College, Delivered a Speech

Subsequently, Ms.Lan Yanchao, the project leader of the "Jilin Family Micro Survey" initiative under the Border Economics Big Data Project, presented the project's progress. She noted that with coordinated efforts from university administrators and expert support, the project selected 10 border counties and districts in Jilin Province. Over 400 students were mobilized to complete more than 1,600 high-quality household surveys, which not only provided invaluable primary data for border economics research but also offered crucial insights into the livelihood conditions and development needs of border regions.

Yananchao, Project Manager of the "Jilin Household Micro Survey", Presented the Project's Progress.

At the meeting, Sun Wenbo, Executive Deputy Director of the Jilin Provincial Rural Comprehensive Reform and Innovation Development Strategy Research Center, presented the center's progress. As the university's first provincial-level research platform in humanities and social sciences, the center focuses on three key research areas: rural land reform, rural fiscal and financial innovation, and rural tourism development with full industrial chain optimization. Since its establishment, it has undertaken numerous provincial-level research projects and published multiple high-quality academic papers, making significant contributions to the high-quality development of agriculture and rural areas.

Deputy Director Sun Wenbo Introduced the Research Center

Dean Li Guanghui highly commended Jilin Business and Technology College for its pioneering efforts in compiling village histories and developing frontier databases in border regions, while highlighting three key priorities: First, to adopt a long-term vision by treating these initiatives as enduring projects, fully tapping into their academic value and practical potential to systematically reconstruct the historical and developmental narratives of frontier areas. Second, to enhance the application of research outcomes by translating findings into policy advisory reports that provide intellectual support for Jilin Province's development plans, thereby strengthening the university's role in regional socioeconomic advancement. Third, to foster collaborative partnerships through the Think Tank Alliance of Frontier Economics Universities, deepening inter-institutional cooperation to facilitate data sharing, academic exchanges, and joint talent development. This collaborative approach will focus on frontier-specific fields to achieve landmark achievements.

Dean Li Guanghui Delivered a Speech

Zhang Xien, Vice President of Jilin Business and Technology College, commended Dean Li's proposal for its visionary and practical approach, which provides valuable guidance for the university's frontier studies. The university will thoroughly implement the suggestions to enhance village history compilation and database development, while continuously refining methodologies and strengthening resource support to address developmental bottlenecks. Capitalizing on this exchange, the university will deepen multi-faceted collaboration with Guangxi University, building stronger partnerships in academic exchanges, data sharing, and joint talent cultivation to advance frontier studies into deeper and broader domains.

Zhang Xien, Vice President of Jilin Business and Technology College, Delivered a Speech.

This research collaboration has established a solid foundation for in-depth cooperation between the two universities in frontier studies, effectively facilitating the sharing of high-quality resources and the integration of cutting-edge academic ideas. Both institutions will take this exchange as a new starting point to deepen mutual learning, achieve complementary strengths, consolidate collaborative efforts in frontier studies, empower high-quality development in border regions, and better serve national and regional development strategies.

Written by Lin Yiling, Liu Kaiwei

Proof Read by Yu Na, Chen Yanyang

Edited by Gan Ziying

Reviewed by Gong Zheng