A renowned lighting company has appointed a university expert as its Vice President of Technology.

On October 13, Xiamen Tonsida Co., Ltd. held a meeting to introduce its newly appointed Vice President of Technology and to showcase its technological innovation efforts, aiming to deepen corporate R&D collaboration with industry, academia, and research institutions, thereby empowering technological upgrades,成果转化, and high-quality development. At the event, Associate Professor Su Jinhe from the School of Computer Engineering at Jimei University was officially appointed as Tonsida’s Vice President of Technology.

During the meeting, the General Manager of the Operations Management Department of the Light Industry Group read out the group’s resolution on the appointment of the Vice President of Technology, clearly outlining Associate Professor Su Jinhe’s responsibilities, areas of collaboration, supporting mechanisms, and evaluation criteria, ensuring that all measures of university–enterprise cooperation are effectively implemented and that universities’ research strengths are truly translated into the company’s market competitiveness.

In their remarks, representatives from the university stated that Jimei University will leverage its disciplinary expertise, talent pool, and research platforms to align with Tonsida’s technical needs, conduct joint research initiatives tailored to the company’s requirements, and, in turn, use industrial practice to enrich academic development, thus establishing a model of collaborative innovation between academia and industry. Associate Professor Su Jinhe pledged to fully capitalize on the university’s advantages, serve as a bridge for university–enterprise cooperation, and help translate research outcomes into practical industrial applications.

The principal executive of Tonsida emphasized that the formal appointment of a university expert as Vice President of Technology represents a pragmatic and pivotal step in the company’s long-term strategic planning—addressing core technology gaps and energizing internal innovation. Moving forward, the company will draw deeply on the university’s research capabilities and the expert’s technical expertise to precisely tackle key technical challenges currently facing the enterprise in smart manufacturing, energy management, and modular construction, while accelerating the R&D and commercialization of its smart lighting product line.

Going forward, Tonsida and Jimei University will stay aligned with their established objectives, leveraging the Vice President of Technology as a vital link to drive the translation of technological advances into real-world applications, transforming the university’s research potential into tangible business value, and taking corporate technological innovation and high-quality development to the next level.

Source: Tonsida