Zhuang Weidong and Zeng Jianping, two alumni from Jiangxi Normal University, have been selected into the “10000-Talent” Program, a national plan for the special support of high-level talent, according to the Organization Department of the CPC Central Committee.

Zhuang, who was enrolled in the Department of Chemistry in 1985, is on the “Leading Talents in Science and Technology Innovation” list. Zeng, who studied in JXNU in 1986 and now serves as principal of Jinggangshan University, is listed among the “Leading Talents in Philosophy Social Science”.

The Chinese government launched a 10-year campaign to cultivate more than 10,000 talented individuals in science and technology fields in 2012. The “10000-Talent” Program supports scientists who have made breakthroughs in leading fields and have the potential to become "world-class scientists", and talented people who have made innovative achievements in science and technology, as well as leading figures in philosophy and social sciences, education and engineering. People under the age of 35 who are deemed to have outstanding potential in research and technology innovation are also covered by the program.

The program is being jointly carried out by 11 Communist Party of China (CPC) and government departments, including the Organization Department of the CPC Central Committee and the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security.