PostTime：9/8/2022
The 2022 China-Israel Innovation Cooperation Week (CIICW) hosted by the Ministry of Science and Technology of the PRC, Ministry of Economy and Industry of Israel, Jiangsu Provincial Government, and Embassy of Israel in China was held from September 5th to 9th in Changzhou, Jiangsu. Guangdong Technion – Israel Institute of Technology (GTIIT), as a model of China-Israel educational cooperation, carried out in-depth communication with institutes and enterprises including China-Israel Changzhou Innovation Park, and discussed further collaboration in the aspects of talent cultivation, university-enterprise cooperation and technology transformation.
At the 3rd China-Israel Innovation Cooperation and Industrial Investment Conference, GTIIT signed a memorandum of understanding on strategic cooperation between the two sides. Leaders and guests including Prof. Gong Xingao, Academician of Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and Chancellor of GTIIT, Irit Ben-Abba Vitale, Israel’s Ambassador to China, enterprise representatives and experts from China and Israel attended the conference.
Under the consensus of win-win cooperation and common innovation, both sides agreed to promote collaboration in education and talents cultivation, basic and applied research, the transformation of scientific and technological achievements, to combine GTIIT’s international and advanced research resources with the industrial advantages of the Park, and to conduct communication and cooperation in smart manufacturing, innovative materials, life sciences, etc., further promoting high-quality development of China-Israel cooperation.
After the conference, Prof. Gong Xingao had a discussion with Qiao Junjie, Member of the Standing Committee of the CPC Changzhou Municipal Committee. The two sides reached a consensus on university-industry coordination and would further promote substantive cooperation. Leaders of Wujin District of Changzhou City and the Park attended the meeting.
Qiao Junjie extended his welcome to Chancellor Gong. He stressed that GTIIT, as a top research university in China, held the unique education mode of "emphasizing foundation, thinking, research and innovation", and has cultivated a group of outstanding engineers and scientists. He hoped that the two sides would focus on industrial technology innovation and professional talent training, meet the needs of Wujin's industrial upgrading and transformation, innovation and development, and take on cooperation in the aspects including smart manufacturing and life science.
Chancellor Gong introduced GTIIT’s history and achievements and stressed the university’s commitment to establishing an elite STEM university with worldwide recognition, cultivating innovative talents through highly qualified education recourses with its root in Chinese culture and enhancing China-Israel cooperation in education and technology. He hoped that GTIIT and the Park could make joint efforts in education co-building, talent cultivation, university-enterprise cooperation, transformation of scientific and technological achievements, etc.
On September 6th, the delegation of GTIIT visited institutes and unicorns including China-Israel Scientific Innovation Academy, Wanbang Digital Energy (Star Charge), Fluence Corporation, Suwen Electric Energy Technology Co.,ltd., Changzhou Lambda Electronic Co., LTD, Changzhou Xitaihu Lake Cell Therapy Technology Research Institute. The representatives of the institutes and enterprises looked forward to a further collaboration with GTIIT, for their high compatibility in the fields of life science, materials science, smart manufacturing, new energy and modern agriculture.
Text/Photos: GTIIT News & Public Affairs, Xinhua Daily
