In November 2019, PostgreSQL China took the “PG Ivory Tower Project” to Shenyang Aerospace University and Bohai University, and set up PostgreSQL training bases for the two universities to promote the teaching reform of database basic courses in universities.

Shenyang Aerospace University

At the opening ceremony of SHENYANG Aerospace PG training Base, Bai Guohua, secretary general of PostgreSQL Branch of China, and Professor Fan Chunlong, dean of School of Computer Science of Shenyang Aerospace University, jointly confirmed the pilot teaching reform plan of database foundation courses in Shenyang Aerospace University. According to the plan, universities will gradually promote the reform of database related basic courses, replacing the basic teaching framework, curriculum and textbook system based on Oracle and SQL Server with open source database content system based on PostgreSQL. The primary task is to promote colleges and universities to speed up the deepening of the combination of open source basic software research and education and the understanding of the trend of open source localization, for colleges and universities to lay a foundation for technical research and talent training. Secondly, strengthen the independent innovation of colleges and universities, cultivate the sense of national mission and political responsibility. Strive to make breakthroughs in key areas. Finally, we should contribute to solve the problem of “bottleneck” in core technology.

Bai Guohua, secretary general of PostgreSQL China, first introduced the situation of PG China branch and the current situation of the domestic database market, and emphasized the development of open source ecology at home and abroad. Talent is the basis of PG technology development, and colleges and universities must become fertile soil to cultivate and produce PG technical talent. “China PG Ivory Tower Plan” will rely on China PostgreSQL Development Fund to help SHENYANG Aerospace University carry out all-round work in the aspects of teachers, teaching, practice and scientific research, provide stronger basic and intellectual support for PG technology development, and build a more open, cooperative and win-win PG industry ecological foundation. Fan Chunlong, president of SHENYANG Aerospace Computer Institute, said that the PG training base will carry out work in four aspects: PG student training, teacher training, teaching course reform and scientific research practice. PostgreSQL China branch is the most important PG industry association in China. The university will cooperate with PostgreSQL China branch to closely combine talent cultivation and industrial development, and integrate industry and education. Later, THE Chinese PG Chapter signed a preliminary memorandum with Shenyang Aerospace University on PostgreSQL curriculum reform. Secretary General Bai Guohua awarded the PLAQUE of PG Training Base to Dean Fan Chunlong, Vice Dean Zhang Yifei, professor Xia Xiufeng, An Yunzhe, Liu Qiwen, Sun Weidong, etc. Appointment letter of Expert Committee of PostgreSQL Branch of China.

Finally, the training and certification director, member enterprise representatives, liaoning PG application enterprise representatives (Neusoft) and E-Xun Technology enterprise representatives respectively introduced the application status of PostgreSQL and enterprise talent demand.

Bohai university

In the activities of Bohai University, China PG Branch continued to sign a preliminary memorandum of curriculum reform with Bohai University, and reached cooperation and implementation plans for curriculum reform and teaching and research work around the training base.

On behalf of PostgreSQL, Wei Bo, vice secretary general of PostgreSQL China presented a plaque of PG training base to Liu Yunfeng, president of College of Information Science and Technology of Bohai University. Awarded the expert appointment letter of PG Branch to Prof. Liu Yunfeng, Prof. Xing, Prof. Zhao Zhen, Prof. Li Jinshan, Prof. Ren Yuanpeng, Prof. Wang Xiaoxuan, Prof. Liu Zhongjie, etc. President Liu gave a speech to express his gratitude, and spoke highly of the talent training idea and construction plan of “China PG Ivory Tower Plan”. He said the specific direction of the training base is to cooperate with the PostgreSQL Branch of China to bring PostgreSQL systematic teaching results to students.

“China PostgreSQL Ivory Tower Project” is divided into three levels and five directions.

Three levels:

First, China PG Branch will provide necessary basic conditions for college teachers to open PG courses and carry out PG technology research. PG college training base was established in colleges and universities to help teachers and students learn and practice.

Second, China PG Branch supports universities to promote the reform of database teaching system, carry out PG practical training courses and plan to train more than 100,000 students in the next five years to cultivate ivory tower talents for the PG industry.

Third, China PG Industry Development Fund will provide PG innovation research start-up fund to encourage universities to carry out innovative exploration in the field of database. China PG Branch plans to build PG university joint innovation laboratory and studio with 100 colleges and universities, and guide the high-end intelligence of colleges and universities, research institutions and industrial incubation institutions to invest in PG industry. Cultivate outstanding source code contributors.

Five directions

In terms of faculty construction, China PG Branch will provide product documents, basic teaching courseware, experimental cases and data resources for universities; Provide teacher training for college teachers and help colleges and universities to build PG faculty; Combine with relevant technical certification to promote the construction of teaching staff; Establish database innovation studio and training base to help college teachers directly carry out technology promotion and training on campus.

In terms of teaching, China PG Branch will cooperate with 100 colleges and universities to carry out teaching curriculum reform, academic exchanges, professional co-construction, training bases, professional studios and other cooperation, and jointly build PG talent training mechanism. China PG Branch will invite industry experts to universities, hold lectures and salons, and share cutting-edge technology and industry development trend with students. Relying on THE PG China certification training system, we will create professional courses and teaching plans with cooperative universities to learn PG technology in depth and systematically. Build a multi-directional supply and demand cooperation platform among enterprises, colleges and students, coordinate enterprises and colleges to build extracurricular “enterprise order classes”, and help school-enterprise cooperation develop deeply.

In terms of developer community, PGfans technical community operated by PG China branch will provide a large number of cases and q&A for teachers and students to refer to. Teachers and students can ask questions in THE TECHNICAL community of PG China branch and PG China support platform, and relevant experts will reply in time.

In terms of practice, the Chinese PG Chapter, in line with the principle of “applying knowledge to practice”, encourages competition to practice. It organizes PostgreSQL technical competition and offers scholarships every year. Organize university students to visit well-known enterprises for investigation, exchange and study, and provide internship opportunities for member units and strategic partners; Support students to participate in China PG technical competency certification, will adhere to the long-term training and examination preferential policies for students. And through certification and professional competition to help students and enterprises to choose talents.

In terms of scientific research, China PG Branch will cooperate with well-known enterprises at home and abroad, as well as China Open Source Software Alliance, China Software Association and other official institutions to implement PG university innovation research plan, providing support for university research institutions in subject research and research project application. We will help universities set up PostgreSQL innovation LABS, and jointly promote the industrialization of technology to create new database products.

For more exciting content, please pay attention to the following platforms and websites:

PostgreSQL Branch official official number (technical articles, technical activities) : open source software Alliance PostgreSQL branch

China Postgre SQL Branch technical q&A community: www.pgfans.cn

Official website of China Postgre SQL Branch: www.postgresqlchina.com