The Third China-Europe Scientists Forum, themed “China-Europe Insight, Embodied Future,” recently opened in Frankfurt, Germany.
Hosted by the Organizing Committee of the China-Europe Scientists Forum, the event brought together more than 200 scientists, academicians, political representatives and industry leaders from China, Germany, France, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands and other countries.
The forum focused on in-depth exchanges in frontier fields such as artificial Artificial intelligenceIntelligence, clinical Clinical medicineMedicine, carbon Carbon neutrality Neutrality and new New energyEnergy, new New materials Materials and embodied Embodied intelligenceIntelligence, aiming to strengthen China-Europe academic exchange and cooperation, enhance people-to-people friendship and advance global science and technology.
At the opening ceremony, speeches were delivered by Hamid Reza Karimi, Chairman of the Organizing Committee of the China-Europe Scientists Forum, Professor of Applied Mechanics, Politecnico di Milano, Member of Academia Europaea; Cai Rui, Science and Technology Counselor of the Chinese Embassy in Germany; Li Ran, Standing Committee Member of the All-China Federation of Returned Overseas Chinese and President of the Hong Kong Beijing Universities Alumni Alliance; Michael Borchmann, former Director-General of the Hessian Ministry of Economics; and Michael Levitt, Nobel Laureate in Chemistry and Professor at Stanford University.
They emphasized the key role of China-Europe science and technology cooperation in addressing global challenges. Congratulatory letters were senthave been received from by organizations including the China Association for Science and Technology, Tianjin Association for Science and Technology, Hunan Association for Science and Technology, Chongqing Federation of Returned Overseas Chinese, Hunan Federation of Returned Overseas Chinese, Anhui Federation of Returned Overseas Chinese, Beijing Information Industry Association, France-China Incubator Alliance Association and the International Engineering and Technology Institute, etc.
During the main forum presentations, Jan Pieter Abrahams, Professor Emeritus at the Biozentrum of the University of Basel and main contributor to the 1997 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, delivered a report titled “Machine Learning and Deep Learning Methods in Cryo-Electron Microscopy for Molecular Dynamics Research,” exploring the potential of artificial intelligenceAI in cryo-electron microscopy. Rong Chunming, Academician of the Norwegian Academy of Engineering and European ICT Standards Advisor, presented “AI for Good—Sustainable Development by Green AI,” emphasizing the key role of artificial intelligenceAI in promoting green and low-carbon transition.
Zsolt Szilágyi, Co-founder of Partium University in Romania, gave a report titled “AI and Tech Cooperation: Bridging China and CEE Universities,” offering new ideas for China-Europe cooperation in education and science and technology talent cultivation. Academicians and scholars including Bernhard Mueller, Foreign Academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering and Academician of the German National Academy of Engineering; Liu Zhonghua, Academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering and President of Hunan Normal University; and Wu Zhiqiang, Academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering and Foreign Academician of the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences, also delivered keynote speeches via video.
The forum officially released the “White Paper on China-Europe Science and Technology Collaborative Innovation and Sustainable Development” and held an awards ceremony, presenting the “China-Europe Outstanding Young Scientist Award,” “China-Europe Outstanding Innovative Enterprise Award,” “China-Europe Outstanding Contribution Award” and “China-Europe Lifetime Achievement Award” to individuals and institutions that have made outstanding contributions to China-Europe science and technology exchange and cooperation.
In the afternoon, eight parallel forums were held concurrently, featuring 70 academic and thematic reports, along with flash presentations, roundtable discussions and free exchange sessions. The parallel forums covered artificial intelligence, clinical medicine, carbon neutrality and new energy, robotics and complex systems, smart cities and habitat design, China-Europe science and technology and economic trade, functional new materials and intelligent sensing, and international development of the tea industry. Experts, scholars, entrepreneurs and young researchers from China and Europe engaged in lively discussions and matchmaking at the sub-venues, exploring new models for the transformation of scientific and technological achievements and cross-border industrial cooperation.
In the evening, a China-Europe cultural gala was held to promote cultural exchange among Chinese and foreign guests.
The successful hosting of this forum not only provided a high-level academic exchange platform for Chinese and European scientists, but also injected new momentum into promoting scientific and technological innovation, industrial upgrading and sustainable development in China, Europe and the world.
The China-Europe Scientists Forum will continue to serve as a bridge and bond, working with all parties to create a better future for science and technology.
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