Thursday, 9/8/2016
Universidade do Minho, Campus de Gualtar, Braga
Bai Chunli, President of the Chinese Academy of
Sciences, led the delegation visiting the University of Minho. Rosa M.
Vasconcelos, Vice-Dean of the EEUM, participated in the visit programme.
A delegation of the Chinese Academy of Sciences
visited the University of Minho, aiming at strengthening the cooperation in
science, technology and innovation among the two entities. The programme
started on the 8th September, with a welcoming session at the
Rectory, Largo do Paço, Braga. The following day, several meetings were held at
the Institute for Biosustainability (IB-S), at campus of Gualtar, and the visit’s
main conclusions were presented.
The delegation was led by the President of the Chinese
Academy of Sciences, Bai Chunli, and counted also on the presence of the
Director General of the Bureau of International Cooperation (BIC), Jinghua Cao,
the BIC’s Programme Director, Xiaofeng Lu, the CTO of the Micro Satellite
Innovation Research Institute, Shufan Wu, and the responsible for the National
Center for Nanoscience and Technology, Xiaohui Qiu.
The President of the Portuguese Foundation for Science
and Technology (FCT), Paulo Ferrão, as well as the Director for International
Relations of FCT, Ana Quartin, were also present. The UMinho was represented by
the Rector, António M. Cunha, and the Vice-Rector, Rui Vieira de Castro. The
Schools of Sciences, Psychology and Engineering also participated in the visit.
The EEUM was represented by the Vice-Dean, Rosa M. Vasconcelos. Several
director of UMinho’s research units, as well as the Director General of the International
Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory (INL), Lars Montelius, also took part.
The Chinese Academy of Sciences is the main scientific
institution in China, represented more than 50 thousand researchers from 140
research institutes. It is also the world leading entity in publication impact,
according to Nature journal. The CAS has recently launched the first quantum
communication satellite worldwide, among other singularities.
More information: http://english.cas.cn/
Photos by
Nuno Gonçalves/UMdicas
