When did China's cooperation with Industry-University-Research begin?

China introduced cooperative education in the late 1980s. 1991April, the National Industry-University-Research Cooperative Education Association was established. 1997,10 April, the Ministry of Education issued the Notice on Launching the Pilot Work of Cooperative Education in Industry-University-Research during the Ninth Five-Year Plan, and decided to launch the pilot work of cooperative education in Industry-University-Research in 28 universities across the country during the Ninth Five-Year Plan period.