Delegation Led by Huang Wei, Vice-Minister of Science and Technology, Visits the Joint Laboratory Supported by “Belt and Road” Initiative (Preparatory)
As the City University of Macau celebrated its 40th anniversary, a delegation led by Huang Wei, Vice-Minister of Science and Technology and Academician of Chinese Academy of Engineering, Ye Yujiang and Xu Jie, respectively Director-General of the Department of Basic Research and Deputy Director-General of the Department of International Cooperation, Ministry of Science and Technology, visited the Sino-Portugal Joint Laboratory in Cultural Heritage Conservation supported by “Belt and Road” initiative (preparatory) today (29th).
Accompanied by Rector Jun Liu and Pro-Rector Ip Kuai Peng, the delegation led by Vice Minister Huang Wei visited the Joint Laboratory supported by “Belt and Road” initiative (preparatory), listened to report on the progress and development of the Laboratory, and friendly interacted and talked with teachers and students busy working at the Laboratory. Vice Minister Huang Wei spoke positively of the achievements of the Joint Laboratory and encouraged Macao's research institutes to integrate into the national technological research system and to help Macao perform its role in scientific and technological exchange and cooperation between China and foreign countries.
Rector Liu pointed out that as an important city of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area and the “Belt and Road” initiative, Macao strove to create an exchange and cooperation base with “Chinese culture as the focus while embracing diverse culture”. The university thanked the Ministry of Science and Technology for its advice and support for becoming the only approved “Belt and Road” Joint Laboratory in Hong Kong and Macao. President Liu encouraged the Joint Laboratory to live up to the high expectations of the Ministry of Science and Technology and to have more in-depth cooperation with institutes such as the Portugal University of Évora, Soochow University, Tianjin University, Tongji University, Sun Yat-sen University, Southern Maritime Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory based on research on Macao’s cultural heritage protection and work together to preserve cultural heritage and cultivate talent for countries along the "Belt and Road". A win-win approach with multi-party participation should be adopted for cooperation to speed up research and development in areas including the protection and utilization of Macao’s world cultural heritage, research on and analysis of cultural heritage materials, and cultivation of talent for protection of cultural heritage.
The Joint Laboratory supported by “Belt and Road” initiative was a national scientific experiment platform set up in accordance with the scientific and technological needs of the countries along the “Belt and Road” upon approval of the Ministry of Science and Technology. It aimed to embody the spirit of the speech delivered by President Xi Jinping at the First Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation and uphold the principles of “joint construction and sharing, demand led, capacity development, leading by demonstration. In 2002, CityU jointly applied with the University of Évora and Soochow University for the Sino-Portugal Joint Laboratory in Cultural Heritage Conservation supported by “Belt and Road” initiative (preparatory) by consolidating respective strengths in heritage protection and materials research and was approved by the Ministry of Science and Technology. The Laboratory then had a dozen or so items of advanced equipment, such as SEM-EDX, Micro-FTIR, EDXRF, X-ray flaw detector, Raman spectroscopy, fluorescence microscope and infrared thermal imager, which could be used to conduct research on teasing and analysis of the materials of cultural relics and works of art, analysis and assessment of relic disease and the monitoring of the environment. The Joint Laboratory team had published nine research papers and two monographs in high-level international journals.
The delegation led by Deputy Minister Huang Wei also visited the CityU Craft Laboratory and found out more about the laboratory system and platform set up by the University for the concurrent development of experimental teaching and theoretical research. Li Xiao, Deputy Director-General of the China Science and Technology Exchange Center, Le Jia, Head of the Comprehensive Planning Division, Department of International Cooperation of the Ministry of Science and Technology, Shi Ling, Head of Europe Office, Department of International Cooperation, Ministry of Science and Technology, Xu Hongbin, Division Director the China Science and Technology Exchange Center, Li Chunjing, Level Ii Research from the General Office of the Ministry of Science and Technology, Liu Yuhui, Lever IV Researcher from the Office of Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan Affairs of the Ministry of Science and Technology, Ma Yunfei and Feng Xiaoru, Project Managers of China Science and Technology Exchange Center, Wang Po-Hsun, Assistant Dean of the Faculty of Innovation and Design, Sheng Jian, Head of CityU Research Management Office, Assistant Professor Huang Guang, researcher of the Joint Laboratory and teacher and student representatives interacted with the delegation and conduct demonstrations.
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Source: Research Management Office
