With the aim of serving the light industry and local economy and facing the market demand, the College strives to create innovative high-quality technical talents in light industry fields such as light chemical industry, bio-fermentation, food and Internet of Things industry. At present, the college has Jiangsu Electrical and Electronic Experimental Teaching Demonstration Center, Wuxi Key Laboratory of "Energy Saving and Control Technology of Industrial Equipment", Wuxi Internet of Things Project Demonstration Center, Jiangnan University Electrical and Information Students' Innovation Practice Base, and several joint laboratories jointly established with enterprises. At the same time, it cooperates with many well-known enterprises to set up various scholarships and grants to encourage students to participate in scientific and technological innovation activities. First-class teaching resources and scientific research experimental conditions provide a strong guarantee for personnel training and scientific research. College students have won many achievements in the national extracurricular science and technology competition, such as "Challenge Cup", mathematical modeling, electronic design competition, robot competition, ACM programming competition, smart car competition, process control simulation challenge and so on. Won the championship in the international internet knowledge competition for college students in Jiangsu province; In the national mathematical modeling competition, college students won the national first prize for many times, and in the 2006 national mathematical modeling competition for college students, they won the highest prize in the competition-"Higher Education Club Cup". The college has the policy of "recommended interview for graduate students" and "excellent graduate students studying for doctoral degrees in advance". Every year, nearly 70 undergraduate graduates are recommended to Chinese Academy of Sciences, Peking University, Zhejiang University, Fudan University, Southeast University and other universities for postgraduate study, and have exchange programs with relevant foreign institutions.

Wuxi is an Internet of Things "Perception of China" center approved by the State Council, and also a national Internet of Things innovation demonstration zone. Wireless Internet of Things is the hottest and most competitive industry, and there is a strong demand for relevant professional and technical personnel. The students trained by the college have broad knowledge, solid foundation, strong adaptability, broad employment prospects and good development potential.