To thoroughly study and implement General Secretary Xi Jinping's important expositions on youth work and education, and to fully implement the requirements of the "Four Orientations" and the "Four Firsts," the Shanghai Institute of Ceramics Chinese Academy of Sciences (SICCAS), held its Third Student Congress on June 20. Liu Jia, Director of the Party Committee Office of the Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology (QIBEBT), CAS; Liu Jun, Director of the Science and Technology Development Department and Director of the Development and Planning Office of SIC; Zeng Huarong, Secretary of the Party Branch of the Information Functional Materials and Devices Research Center at SICCAS; and Lu Caifei, Deputy Director of the Graduate Department of SICCAS, attended the congress. A total of 68 student representatives from the institute participated in the conference. The meeting called on all graduate students to keep firmly in mind the mission of serving the country through science and technology, pool wisdom and strength, seize development opportunities, bravely shoulder the heavy responsibility of reform, strive to scale the heights of science and technology, and contribute their youthful strength to accelerating the realization of high-level scientific and technological self-reliance and self-strengthening and building China into a world leader in science and technology.

Liu Jia delivered a report titled Some Explorations on the Construction of Student Cadre Teams at QIBEBT. Starting from the basic situation of graduate education at QIBEBT, the construction of student cadres, and new models for planning student activities, she systematically elaborated on the innovative models and exploratory experiences in cultivating student cadres.

Liu Jun delivered a report titled Accelerating the Planning of the 15th Five-Year Plan and Striving to Seize the Commanding Heights of Science and Technology. He introduced SICCAS's efforts to benchmark against the goals and requirements of the "Four Firsts" and the "Two Accelerations and One Endeavor," accelerate breakthroughs in core technologies for the extreme manufacturing of key inorganic materials, expedite the creation of an innovation source for intelligent inorganic materials research, and continuously strengthen the platform for materials R&D and the systematic construction of capabilities.

Zeng Huarong delivered a report titled Reading the "Voice of Spring 2025," Achieving the Greater Self in Building a Strong Nation in Science and Technology. Starting from General Secretary Xi Jinping's New Year Address, his messages to young people, the self-reliance and self-strengthening in science and technology, and the spirit of the Eight-Point Regulation, he emphasized that young students must "fasten the first button" of their lives, consciously fulfill the mission of high-level scientific and technological self-reliance and self-strengthening, inherit the spirit of scientists, and bravely act as a new force in seizing the commanding heights of science and technology, so as to contribute their youthful shoulders to Chinese modernization.

Qian Yuantao, Chairman of the 2024 Graduate Student Union, presented a work report on the Graduate Student Union and the Converged Media Center. He reported to all student representatives on the past work content and achievements of the Union and the Center, and outlined the future work plans for both entities. The participating student representatives then held group discussions, engaging in enthusiastic exchanges on issues of concern to students and putting forward valuable opinions and suggestions regarding various aspects such as daily life, academic studies, scientific research, and education.

Lu Caifei expressed her affirmation of the successful convening of this Student Congress. She noted that the congress serves as a bridge and link, encouraging the attending representatives to actively carry forward the spirit of unity and enterprise, bravely scale the heights of scientific research, study diligently, explore with dedication, and strive tirelessly for the advancement of China's scientific and technological endeavors and the building of a world leader in science and technology.

The successful convening of this Student Congress is an important embodiment of the in-depth implementation of ideological and political education for graduate students. It also builds a bridge of communication between the institute and the vast number of young students, further promoting the institutionalized and standardized development of graduate self-governing organizations.