To leverage the exemplary role of outstanding alumni, implement the rectification opinions from the provincial Party committee's inspection, and unleash the subjective initiative of all faculty and students in the college for entrepreneurial endeavors, on April 27th, the Agricultural Engineering College invited alumnus Zhao Yanshui back to his alma mater to reminisce about school days and jointly strategize for the development of the discipline. Over 50 individuals, including the college's party and administrative leaders, heads of secondary units, teacher representatives, student leaders, and party representatives of doctoral and master's students, attended the report meeting, which was presided over by Dean Jia Weidong.

Alumnus Zhao Yanshui nostalgically recalled his time studying at Jiangsu University (formerly Jiangsu Institute of Technology) and expressed his gratitude to his alma mater for its cultivation. Drawing on his over four decades of in-depth experience in the industry, he analyzed the current opportunities and challenges facing China's agricultural machinery industry. Taking the self-driving tractor developed by China First Tractor Group Limited as an example, he emphasized the importance of "industry-university-research collaborative innovation" and encouraged faculty and students to "closely integrate laboratory achievements with field demands, and strive for excellence in areas such as the localization of core components of agricultural machinery and equipment and the research and development of new energy power systems."

Prior to the report meeting, an appointment ceremony was held for the special invited member of the Agricultural Engineering College's Working Committee on Caring for the Next Generation. Party Secretary Liao Zhiling of the Agricultural Engineering College presented the certificate of appointment to alumnus Zhao Yanshui.

Alumnus Zhao Yanshui graduated from the Tractor major at Jiangsu Institute of Technology (now Jiangsu University) in 1983 and completed his postgraduate studies at the same institute in 1990. He earned his doctorate in Vehicle Engineering from Jiangsu University in 2007. He has served in various positions, including Deputy Chief Engineer, Deputy General Manager, General Manager, Chairman, and Party Secretary of China First Tractor Group Limited, as well as Deputy General Manager of the Science and Technology Research Institute of Sinomach. Currently, he is the Executive Vice President of the China Agricultural Machinery Industry Association and the Chairman of the National Innovation Strategic Alliance for Intelligent Agricultural Machinery Equipment. He was a delegate to the 12th and 13th National People's Congress and has been honored with titles such as "Pioneer of China's Agricultural Machinery Industry in the 40 Years of Reform and Opening-Up" and "National Outstanding Scientific and Technological Worker."