On January 23, QIT held the Qilu Ancient Road Industry-University-Research Cooperation Exchange Conference, joining hands with Zichuan District of Zibo City to explore new paths for university-local cooperation. Fu Peng, Party Group Secretary of the Zichuan District Science and Technology Bureau of Zibo City, and Han Jingyan, Director of the Bureau, led a delegation from the District Talent and Sci-Tech Development Group and representatives of some enterprises to the university for exchange. The university's leaders in charge, heads of the School of Computer and Information Engineering and the School of Intelligent Manufacturing and Control Engineering, and key teachers attended the conference together. The conference was presided over by Yuan Dongfeng, Dean of the School of Computer and Information Engineering and the School of Intelligent Manufacturing and Control Engineering.