The School of Life Sciences at Guizhou University held the 2025 International Summer School, themed "Biodiversity Conservation and Utilization Driven by Biological Big Data". It attracted more than 20 international students from countries including Thailand and Laos. The program covers course teaching, scientific research practice, and cultural study tours, building an interdisciplinary and cross-cultural learning and exchange platform for Chinese and foreign youth.
To deepen international students' understanding of China's agricultural product processing and agricultural modernization, the university organized the participants of the International Summer School to visit Guizhou Meizhixuan Food Co., Ltd. for an on-site study tour themed around the chili industry, allowing them to deeply experience the technological strength and cultural charm behind "Chinese flavors".
Teachers and students observed production links such as chili stir-frying, grinding, subpackaging, and packaging up close, and gained a detailed understanding of the complete process from raw material processing to finished product warehousing. The enterprise's technical personnel focused on introducing quality safety monitoring, sample retention systems, and standardized management systems, emphasizing the core role of product traceability in food safety assurance.
The e-commerce live streaming and online sales models displayed by the enterprise aroused widespread interest. Students actively asked questions and showed strong interest in the integration of digital agriculture and cross-border e-commerce.
At the chili and cherry tomato planting base, international students learned about crop cultivation and ecological agriculture management on-site, experienced the complete industrial chain from "field to table", and deepened their understanding of China's local industrial structure.
This industrial visit is an important part of the diverse teaching content of Guizhou University's International Summer School, focusing on the integrated development of local characteristic agriculture and modern food processing industry, and promoting cross-cultural understanding and professional exchanges among international youth. Through the composite curriculum design of "academics + practice", the program not only enhances students' international vision and professional literacy, but also demonstrates the vigorous vitality of collaborative cooperation among education, technology, and industry under the background of the Belt and Road Initiative.
Guizhou University
It is abbreviated as Guizhou University (GZU). Founded in Guiyang in 1902 by Deng Huaxi, the Governor of Guizhou, its origins can be traced back to 1735. It is a comprehensive university. In May 1942, the Executive Yuan resolved to merge the National Guizhou Institute of Agriculture and Engineering to establish the National Guizhou University. In October 1950, it was renamed Guizhou University.
In 1953, during the national higher education institutional adjustment, most of the Arts and Sciences College was merged into Guiyang Normal College; some engineering majors were merged into Chongqing University; agricultural programs were merged into Southwest Agricultural University; the Foreign Languages Department was transferred to Sichuan University; all departments of the Engineering College were transferred to Yunnan University; the Law Department was transferred to Southwest University of Political Science and Law; and the Economics Department was transferred to Southwest University of Finance and Economics.
After the institutional adjustment, Guizhou University established Guizhou Agricultural College in 1954 at the former site of National Guizhou University. On July 3, 1958, Guiyang Normal College was restored and rebuilt; Guizhou University and Guiyang Normal College were separated, and Guizhou University was re-established with the Arts and Sciences College of Guizhou University (which was adjusted to Guiyang Normal College in 1953) as its basic framework. In August 1997, it merged with Guizhou Agricultural College and other institutions. In August 2004, the Ministry of Education and the People's Government of Guizhou Province formed a new Guizhou University on the basis of the original Guizhou University and Guizhou University of Technology.
Guizhou University is one of China's high-level universities, a former "211 Project" construction university, and has been selected into the "Comprehensive Strength Improvement Project for Universities in the Central and Western Regions" and is a world-class discipline construction university.
