Yu Jicong, male, Han nationality, is a native of Xishui County, Hubei Province. He was born in 1945 and graduated from the Exploration Engineering Department of Beijing Geography College. Yu is a researcher at the colonel level.
A career academic, Yu has conducted research on student ideological education, management science, and engineering teaching. After graduating from Beijing Geography College, he taught and did supervisory work at the college before conducting similar activities at Wuhan Geology College, China Geology University in Beijing, and China Geology University in Wuhan.
In 1986, he became deputy Party secretary and vice-president at China Geology University in Wuhan – a position he held for seven years until 1993. That year, he traveled to Beijing to become deputy Party secretary of China Geology University. The university promoted him to vice-president in 1997; he also taught and researched. Yu is the author of six published works, including "Market Economy and Philosophy" and "To Be Pillars of the 21st Century."