Release Date: November 6, 2024 Views: 318
On November 5, the 2024 International Conference on Industry-University-Research Cooperation · Sub-forum on Low-carbon Metallurgy and New Energy Materials grandly kicked off at Changsha Jinmao Meixi Lake Hotel. Sponsored by the Ministry of Education and undertaken by Central South University, the event gathered more than 200 participants, including academicians, experts, scholars and senior representatives from over 30 world-renowned universities and enterprises in Canada, Australia, Japan and other countries, as well as teachers and students from the School of Metallurgy and Environment and the National Outstanding Engineers College of Central South University.
Participants exchanged the latest research achievements and future development trends in low-carbon metallurgy and new energy materials, aiming to deepen industry-university-research cooperation and contribute wisdom and strength to global green and sustainable development. The opening ceremony was presided over by Tian Qinghua, Director of the Organization Department of Central South University.
Zulfiadi Zulhan, Director of Metallurgy Program at Bandung Institute of Technology of Indonesia, and Zhang Kun, Deputy General Manager of GEM Co., Ltd., delivered speeches at the opening ceremony. Upholding an open educational philosophy, Central South University has made remarkable achievements in advancing international industry-university-research cooperation and serving socio-economic development.
The University always views industrial development trends from a global and strategic perspective, actively explores new paths for all-round strategic transformation, and firmly forges ahead toward green low-carbon development, intelligent innovation, high added value and internationalization. This conference serves not only as a grand platform for academic exchanges, but also boosts interdisciplinary integration for innovative development.
Zulfiadi Zulhan pointed out that Indonesia is in urgent need of learning from China’s experience in scientific and technological innovation and industrial upgrading to address environmental damages caused by resource exploitation, and stressed the significance of bilateral cooperation. He stated that only through cooperation and innovation with major countries like China can countries build a promising future, realize socio-economic sustainable development and fulfill commitments to low-carbon economy.
Zhang Kun stated that adhering to the core philosophy of "Limited Resources, Infinite Recycling", GEM has joined hands with Central South University to build an eco-friendly recycling society and achieved outstanding progress in technological cooperation, talent training and international innovation alliance construction. Going forward, GEM will further deepen integrated industry-university-research development, take scientific and technological innovation and green low-carbon development as the core orientation, and jointly create a sustainable green future.
During the ceremony, Central South University exchanged the Framework Cooperation Agreement with the Bolivian National Academy of Sciences, and signed a Scientific Research Cooperation Project Agreement with GEM Co., Ltd.
After the opening ceremony, academician Zhao Zhongwei from the Chinese Academy of Engineering, Zulfiadi Zulhan, Professor Toyohisa Fujita from the University of Tokyo, Professor Yu Haijun from Beijing University of Technology and Professor Ma Tianyi from RMIT University delivered keynote speeches focusing on low-carbon metallurgy and new energy materials. This session was hosted by Yang Jianguang, Vice Dean of the School of Metallurgy and Environment, Central South University.
In addition, four parallel forums were set up: Low-carbon Intelligent Metallurgy, Clean Metallurgy and Environmental Protection, Energy Metal Metallurgy and New Materials, and Youth Forum on Cutting-edge Interdisciplinary Metallurgy. A total of 34 invited reports were presented, among which 20 were delivered by overseas experts and scholars from prestigious universities and enterprises in Canada, Australia, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea and other countries.
The conference has built a sound communication platform for professionals engaged in low-carbon metallurgy and new energy materials, and acts as a vital link to implement the Belt and Road Initiative and promote in-depth global industry-university-research cooperation.
Via this platform, all participants can seize development opportunities brought by the Initiative, strengthen international collaboration, accelerate innovation and application of green low-carbon technologies, speed up the transformation of research findings into practical productivity, jointly advance the green and low-carbon transition of relevant industries, and make solid contributions to sustainable development goals.
