Light Industry Technology and Engineering

The discipline of Light Industry Technology and Engineering of Guangxi University is a first-rate and key discipline with advantageous characteristics in Guangxi, as well as a key discipline of Guangxi University included in the "double world-class project". In 1997, the School of Light Industry and Food Engineering had a second-level discipline master program of sugar engineering. In 2001, it obtained a first-level discipline master program of light industry technology and engineering. In 2006, it got a second-level discipline doctoral program of sugar engineering. In 2008, its light chemical engineering was awarded the title of a national characteristic major. In 2009, it obtained a first-level discipline postdoctoral research station of light industry technology and engineering. In 2018, it possessed a first-level discipline doctoral program of light industry technology and engineering.

To meet the significant strategic needs of the country, the discipline centers around the basic theories and key technologies of the light industry, and is guided by the integration of scientific research and industries, aiming at the forefront of the light industry disciplines. It has formed four disciplinary directions: efficient treatment and resource utilization of typical wastewater in the light industry, clean pulping and wood-based biomass functional materials, functional utilization of Guangxi's characteristic resources, and diversified high-value resource elements of the entire sugarcane industry chain. With the full leverage of the advantages of university-enterprise cooperation, the discipline promotes seamless integration of basic research and technological applications, and achieves rapid application of scientific and technological results. It has obtained internationally advanced technological achievements in key technologies such as pulp cleaning and bleaching, light industry wastewater resource utilization and ultra-low emissions, green sugar production technology, and functional product development, solved core technical problems such as cleaner production in pulp and green sugar production, met significant national strategic needs, and achieved innovative utilization of Guangxi's characteristic resources. It has made great contributions to the high-quality development of the national and local economy and society, as well as the technological upgrading of the light industry.

The talent cultivation goal of this discipline is to cultivate innovative talents with solid knowledge of related majors, excellent academic literacy, and teamwork spirit, who can independently engage in scientific research and technology development, engineering design and implementation, engineering planning and management in this field by comprehensively utilizing the knowledge system of the light industry. In the past five years, the number of first-choice candidates for this discipline has been increasing year by year, with improving quality of student sources. The distribution range of student sources is wide, with a large number of interdisciplinary students. Nearly 40% of high-quality students come from universities included in the "double world-class project".

This discipline has been actively serving the industries, and its related technological achievements not only benefit domestic light industry enterprises, but also realize the export of China's intelligent manufacturing products, enhancing the world influence of China's intelligent manufacturing. In the past five years, Guangxi University has won one Second Prize of the National Technology Invention Award, one Second Prize of the National Science and Technology Progress Award, one First Prize for the Technology Invention Award and the Science and Technology Progress Award of Ministry of Education each, as well as multiple science and technology awards at the autonomous-region and ministerial levels, significantly enhancing the influence of the discipline both domestically and internationally. Graduates in the discipline have become not only the backbone of relevant domestic enterprises, public institutions and scientific research institutes, but also the main force of the design, construction, operation and management of light industry enterprises in the countries along the "Belt and Road". They have played an important role in the construction of the light industry at home and abroad, won high praise from all clients, and enhanced the impact of the discipline in the light industry. In addition, by hosting/co-hosting the International Conference on Biomass Conversion and Renewable Materials, the China Sugar Expo and World Sugar Seminar, the China-Hungary Environmental Protection Forum, the 18th Academic Annual Conference of the CTAPI, and the 2018 Valmet Asia-Pacific Regional Technical Director Training Course, the discipline's reputation at home and abroad was further enhanced.

Food Science and Engineering

The discipline is based on the characteristic and advantageous food resources of the Beibu Gulf in Guangxi, focusing on Guangxi's innovation-driven development strategy and the "Nine Innovative Industries" strategic layout. Guided by the integration of scientific research and industries, it aims at cutting-edge fields and has formed three stable disciplinary directions: aquatic product processing and storage engineering, agricultural product deep processing technology, and grain oil and vegetable protein deep processing technology.

After deep collaboration with enterprises to build a platform for industry-university-research cooperation, the discipline aims to promote seamless integration between basic research and achievement transformation, and facilitates the rapid transformation of scientific and technological achievements. Multiple industrialization achievements have been made in the development and utilization of characteristic aquatic resources in the Beibu Gulf, as well as the development of locally renowned specialty foods and flavored foods. This has transformed Guangxi's food resource advantages into a new driving force for innovation-driven development, promoting high-quality economic and social development in the local area, and making important contributions to the development and upgrading of Guangxi's food industry.

Our postgraduate students are trained to be innovative talents with comprehensive and solid knowledge of related majors of the discipline, standardized academic literacy, rigorous and practical scientific attitude, and team spirit, and are able to independently engage in scientific research, technology development, engineering design and implementation, and engineering planning and management in their respective fields. The distribution range of students in this discipline covers 23 provinces, municipalities, and autonomous regions across the country, involving 14 ethnic groups. These high-quality students come from domestic universities for the first-rate discipline construction, such as Jiangnan University, Nanjing Agricultural University, and Southwest University. Current students also have a high level of recognition and satisfaction with their majors, and actively apply for further studies in this discipline.

This discipline is based in Guangxi and faces both domestic areas and ASEAN countries. Graduates play a pivotal role in enterprises of related industries in Guangxi, Guangxi Academy of Agricultural Sciences, and food safety supervision and testing institutions, and have received high praise from relevant units, demonstrating the influence of this discipline on the economic and social development of Guangxi. At the same time, teachers of the discipline undertake joint scientific and technological research, technical services, and management consulting among universities, enterprises, and research institutions. These discipline experts of the university play the role of think tanks in social management. The discipline has actively served Guangxi’s food industry, and solved key technical problems for Nanning Baiyang Food Co., Ltd., Beihai Guoxiangyuan Co., Ltd., and other food enterprises engaging in processing Luosifen, sand crab extract, and Liubao tea, with relevant scientific and technological achievements transformed and applied in enterprises. In terms of social management, this discipline, as an important technical support for food safety in Guangxi, has played a significant role in the construction of food safety standardization in Guangxi, the establishment of the food inspection system in Guangxi, and the improvement of food safety supervision capacity in Guangxi. In addition, this discipline plays an important educational demonstration role in Guangxi, providing guidance and assistance for the construction of food science disciplines and majors in universities such as Guangxi University of Chinese Medicine, Beibu Gulf University, and Hezhou University. The starting and development of these universities cannot be separated from the help of this discipline. This discipline provides a high-level talent training base and a technology service center for the food industry in Guangxi, playing an important role in promoting the enhancement of the competitive advantage of Guangxi's food industry and accelerating the economic construction and social development of Guangxi.