On April 19, 2025, Mr. Li Liuji, Chairman of Dingli Group, officially took up the post of President of Henan Alumni Association of the School of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering of Henan University of Technology, and was hired as an off-campus employment and entrepreneurship mentor. These two appointments are not only a recognition of his personal achievements, but also a high recognition of his outstanding contributions in the integration of industry, academia and research, fulfillment of social responsibilities and leading industry innovation.

Mr. Li Liuji founded Zhengzhou Dingli Company in 2001 and developed it into Dingli Group, which has eight series and more than 150 high-tech products. It is popular in China and exported to more than 100 countries including Russia, Germany, France, Thailand, Israel, India, etc., with annual sales of nearly 200 million yuan, showing strong international competitiveness; It is also committed to academic research and has published more than 30 academic papers and 2 scientific and technological achievements in Henan Province, which have a profound impact on the drying equipment manufacturing industry; Under the leadership of Mr. Li Liuji, the company insists on independent innovation, has more than 300 independent intellectual property rights, and has successfully realized the transformation of many invention patents, promoting energy conservation and consumption reduction in industries such as coal, chemical industry, and environmental protection.

From technical experts to industry leaders, from entrepreneurs to entrepreneurial mentors, Mr. Li Liuji has written an era chapter of entrepreneurs in the Central Plains with innovation and responsibility. In the future, in the new role of president of the Alumni Association, he will continue to promote the three-dimensional linkage of his alma mater-enterprise-society, and inject stronger momentum into the "double first-class" construction of Henan University of Technology and the high-quality development of the drying industry.