On September 12, the 2024 China-CEEC Conference on Industry-University-Research Cooperation and Exchange, organized by the China-CEEC Technology Transfer Center (Jiangsu Center for International Science and Technology Exchange) and supported by the Department of International Cooperation of the Ministry of Science and Technology and the Jiangsu Provincial Department of Science and Technology, was held in Nanjing, Jiangsu. CUMT Vice President Bian Zhengfu attended the conference.
The conference, themed "Innovate Together for Win-Win Cooperation," aimed to promote efficient connections between China and CEEC innovation resources, enhance the exchange and sharing of scientific and technological information, foster cooperation on technology innovation projects, and contribute to the establishment of closer partnership. At the opening ceremony, Zhao Yan, Vice Governor of the Jiangsu Provincial People's Government, and Zhuang Jia, Deputy Director-General of the Department of International Cooperation of the Ministry of Science and Technology, delivered speeches. Speeches were also given by four representatives from CEE countries, including Sinisa Berjan, Ambassador of Bosnia and Herzegovina to China; Vladislav Spasov, Consul General of Bulgaria in Shanghai; Balogh Andras Zoltan, representative from the Embassy of Hungary in China; and Dargoslav Sumarac, Academician of the European Academy of Sciences and Vice Chancellor of the University of Novi Pazar in Serbia. Ambassador Jiang Yu, Special Representative for China-CEEC Cooperation Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs; Qiu Zhiqiang, Secretary-General of the Jiangsu Provincial People's Government; and Xu Guanghui, Director of the Jiangsu Provincial Department of Science and Technology, were present at the conference.
There were three promotion sessions for Serbia, Hungary, green and low-carbon technologies, and a "Partners" session by the China-CEEC Technology Transfer Center. There were also on-site "one-on-one" matchmaking meetings, promoting over 30 innovation cooperation projects. During the "Green and Low-Carbon Technology Session," which was hosted by our university, Professor Guo Hong, Director of the Department of International Cooperation at the Jiangsu Provincial Department of Science and Technology; Professor Bian Zhengfu, Vice President of our university; and Professor Pavol Rafajdus, Vice President of Žilina University in Slovakia, made remarks. Innovation projects of Sofia University of Mining and Geology from Bulgaria, the University of Montenegro, and Žilina University in Slovakia were presented. Professor Chen Hao, Director of the International Joint Research Center for New Energy Electric Vehicle Technology and Equipment in CEEC, chaired the "Green and Low-Carbon Technology Session." Four professors from the Sofia University of Mining and Geology in Bulgaria, the University of Montenegro, and Žilina University in Slovakia were invited to attend on-site "one-on-one" matchmaking meetings by the "International Joint Research Center for New Energy Electric Vehicle Technology and Equipment in CEEC," hosted by our university.
It is reported that the conference invited nearly 50 representatives from Middle East European countries including Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Montenegro, Poland, Serbia, and Slovakia. In recent years, Jiangsu has actively explored channels for innovation cooperation with Middle East European countries. More than 120 institutions have become "partners" of the China-CEEC Technology Transfer Center. At this conference, 20 new "partners" of the center were recognized, and eight research institutes and enterprises from Jiangsu signed eight cooperation agreements with seven institutes from seven Middle East European countries. Among these, three units recommended by our university's "International Joint Research Center for New Energy Electric Vehicle Technology and Equipment in CEEC" became new "China-CEEC Technology Transfer Center Partners." Additionally, four research institutes and enterprises from Jiangsu signed cooperation agreements with three institutes from Middle East European countries on-site. Our university's "International Joint Research Center for New Energy Electric Vehicle Technology and Equipment in CEEC" was officially recognized by the Ministry of Science and Technology in October 2021. As a prominent research platform within the university, the center aims to become an important source of international joint innovation in the fields of new energy generation and electric vehicles, as well as a high ground for cultivating talents in science and technology innovation.
