Beijing, June 27 – Universal Beijing Resort is embarking on an exciting partnership with the region’s top four vocational schools. Aiming to cultivate local talent in tourism, arts and culture industry, build a personnel pool for the sub-center of Beijing, and strengthen the soft power of the area’s tourism industry, Universal Beijing Resort plans to unite Beijing College of Finance and Commerce, Beijing Electronic Information Technical College, Beijing Vocational Transportation College, and Beijing Xincheng Vocational School to leverage each institution’s unique resources and expertise.

A signing ceremony for celebrating this partnership was held on June 27th at Tongzhou Cultural Tourism Zone Planning Exhibition Hall. The signing ceremony was attended by government representatives, such as Dong Minghui, Deputy Governor of Tongzhou District; Yang Lianyuan, Director of Tongzhou District Human Resources and Social Security Bureau; Li Jun, Deputy Director of the Bureau; and representatives from Universal Beijing Resort such as Han Lei, Deputy Secretary of Party Committee of Beijing Shouhuan Cultural Tourism Investment Co., Ltd.; Wang Tayi, General Manager of Beijing International Resort Co., Ltd.; Tom Mehrmann, President and General Manager of Beijing International Resort Co., Ltd. Theme Park and Resort Management Branch; as well as principals from the above-mentioned four schools.

"The partnership between Universal Beijing Resort and the four schools in Tongzhou District marks the establishment of school and enterprise cooperation mechanism on professional talent cultivation. It will help enhance local talents’ employability and competitiveness, and make Tongzhou an influential highland of cultural tourism talent," said Dong Minghui, the Deputy Governor of Tongzhou District.

Since the start of planning and construction, Universal Beijing Resort has actively responded to the call for social and economic development in Beijing and Tongzhou. Working closely with Tongzhou District Government, Universal Beijing Resort will unremittingly contribute to the development of human resources in the Beijing sub-center and strive to become a good corporate citizen in not just Tongzhou District, but throughout the capital city.

The agreements signed between Universal Beijing Resort and the four schools will benefit and grow local talent through a mix of resources and industry expertise. Universal and the schools will jointly explore innovative ideas and models for talent cultivation in various fields. Educational opportunities will include development of major and course curriculum, striving to provide professional training and employment guidance for students. At the signing ceremony, Liu Huijin, the Secretary of Party Committee and Principal of Beijing Xincheng Vocational School, as a representative of four schools, expressed that,"Tongzhou vocational schools would carry out in-depth cooperation with Universal Beijing Resort. According to the needs of enterprises, the school would cultivate high-quality graduates with social responsibility, professional skills and innovative spirit to better serve the regional economic development and the construction of Beijing city sub-center, so as to achieve win-win cooperation between schools and enterprises."

Han Lei, Deputy Secretary of Party Committee of Beijing Shouhuan Cultural Tourism Investment Co., Ltd, noted, “Shouhuan Group will support and coordinate with the talent development strategy of Tongzhou District to enhance the mechanism of ‘industry and education integration, school and enterprise cooperation’ and build a platform that is beneficial to the government, schools and enterprises. I believe this talent partnership will build a strong foundation for Tongzhou’s regional development, professional education and industrial technology upgrading.”

“We are extremely pleased to have this opportunity to establish a cooperation intention with four schools with the support of Beijing and Tongzhou District Government. Universal Beijing Resort is committed to building a world-class theme park and resort – creating an extraordinary entertainment experience for tourists from China and around the world – and we believe that a good team is the key to achieving this goal. In the future, we will carry out in-depth communication on professional development based on the cooperation intention, as we aim to contribute to the cultivation and reserve of talent in Tongzhou District through enhanced education and employment opportunities," said Tom Mehrmann, President and GM of Beijing International Resort Co., Ltd. Theme Park and Resort Management Branch.

The official recruitment website of Universal Beijing Resort recently launched, and more than 300 positions are currently on offer. After the completion of the resort, about 14,000 jobs will be created during the operation phase, of which more than 60% would be skilled positions. Universal Beijing Resort aims to conduct its recruitment with an educational partnership that will not only benefit local residents, attracting more talent to the city sub-center, but that will also be to the great benefit of the destination’s future guests. It is dedicated to building an environment where its team members are proud to work, further contributing to the advancement of Beijing’s tourism industry.