2019 International Conference on Industry-University-Research-Application Cooperation (Nanchang) Held

2019 International Conference on Industry-University-Research-Application Cooperation (Nanchang) hosted by National Center for Schooling Development Programme and undertaken by Jiangxi Provincial Education Department, Nanchang University and Nanchang Hangkong University was held from June 12 to 13. Experts and scholars from universities, enterprises and research institutes in China, Russia, Republic of Belarus, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, America, England and other countries gathered together to focus on the integrated development of industry, university, research and application. Liu Qi, CPC Jiangxi Provincial Party Secretary, Sun Yao, Deputy Minister of Ministry of Education, Roman Geleba, Deputy Minster of Department of Education and Science of Ukraine and other officials attended the opening ceremony and delivered speeches.

The opening ceremony was presided over by Wu Xiaojun, Vice Governor of People’s Government of Jiangxi Province. Academicians ofChineseAcademyof Sciences, Du Youwei and Zhang Qingjie as well as academician ofChineseAcademyof Engineering Li Yuanyuan attended the meeting.

At the opening ceremony, Nanchang University signed cooperation agreements with the Ukrainian Academy of Frantsevish Institude of Material Issues, Barton Welding Research Institute, Ivanovsky State Polytechnic University of Russia and Wuhan University of Technology.NanchangHangkongUniversitysigned cooperation agreements with Kharkov National University of Aeronautics and Astronautics of Ukraine, Ukraine National University of Aeronautics and Astronautics and Jiangxi Hongdu Aviation Industry Group respectively, and held the inauguration ceremony of “China-UkraineInternationalCollege” ofNanchangHangkongUniversity. Chen Feng, Director of National Center for Schooling Development Programme, presided over the inauguration and signing ceremonies.

Academician Du Youwei of Nanjing University, Voleg Nikolaevitch Grigoryev and Grechagniuk Nikolay Ivanovic, two academicians of Ukrainian Academy of Frantsevish Institude of Material Issues, Yang Weijia, Dean of American Georgia Institute of Technology of Aerospace Engineering as well as an academician of National Academy of Engineering of America, and Yang Xiaoguang, Vice President of Nanchang Hangkong University gave academic reports successively in the report part of the Conference.

During the Conference, there were a series of activities like the Forum on Chinese-Ukrainian President Cooperation, six sub-forums on international cooperation, signing and inauguration ceremonies, site inspections and so on.

This conference is themed by “Embracing Openness and Cooperation for Sharing and Win-win”, and it has acquired the great instruction from Ministry of Education and People’s Government of Jiangxi Province, focusing on material science, manufacturing equipment, artificial intelligence, aeronautics and astronautics and other areas, aiming to deepen the outcome of 2018 International Conference on Industry-University-Research-Application Cooperation, put the diplomacy of great powers and the “Belt and Road” Initiative of General Secretary Xi Jinping into practice, expand the communication with Russia, the Republic of Belarus, Ukraine and other countries, advance the cooperation in the field of advanced technology between China and other related countries, establish the interactive cooperation mechanism “led by government, guided by the market, and dominated by enterprises and universities”, explore actively a new “Five in One” pattern of international cooperation and exchanges featuring “government, industry, university, research, application”.

More than 500 people attended the conference, including the leaders of relevant departments of Ministry of Education, related departments and bureaus of Jiangxi Province and undertaking units as well as the academicians, experts, entrepreneurs in the fields of new material and aeronautics and astronautics.