The 4th International Postgraduate Seminar

On July 12-13, the 4th International Postgraduates Seminar was held in our school. The seminar held in the form of online video meeting, Host by Director of the International Cooperation Department of our school Xiao Qiaoling. 31 colleges and universities from 10 countries including Austria, Germany, Russia, France, India, Iran, Brazil, Poland, South Korea participated in the conference, with more than 300 participants.This seminar was organized by our school, Leoben University of Mining and Technology in Austria, and Freiberg University of Technology in Germany. The director of the seminar are Professor Li Yawei, Professor Harald Harmuth, and Professor Christos G. Aneziris.

Lei Fengyun, the Science and Technology Counselor of the Chinese Embassy in Austria, Dong Keqin, a member of the Hubei Provincial Department of Science and Technology, and Liu Jing, the vice president of our school, delivered speeches at the opening ceremony of the seminar.

Lei Fengyun said that this year marks the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Austria. Hubei Province’s science and technology departments, scientific research institutes, especially Wuhan University of Science and Technology have established friendly and cooperative relations with Austria over the years, fully affirming our school’s efforts in promoting Sino-Austrian, Sino-European, and Sino-foreign refractory, and he wish China-Austria, China-Europe, and China-foreign friendly cooperation to continue the past, and achieve stability and long-term progress.

Dong Keqin introduced the development of science and technology innovation in Hubei Province and the foundation of international science and technology cooperation. He pointed out that Hubei Provincial Department of Science and Technology supports and encourages colleges and universities in the province to work with scientific research institutions from other countries to create an open, fair, just, and non-discriminatory environment for scientific and technological development, promote mutual benefit and sharing of cooperation results, and use technological innovation as a means to promote technological upgrading and industrial upgrading , To strengthen high-quality "Belt and Road" cooperation and contribute to the building of a community with a shared future for mankind.

Liu Jing introduced the basic situation of our school to participating experts and scholars, and welcomes domestic and foreign universities to come to the school for exchanges, in-depth cooperation and common development, and promote the global refractory materials from manufacturing to intelligent manufacturing.

From Leoben University of Mining and Technology in Austria, Freiberg University of Technology in Germany, Federal University of San Carlos in Brazil, Seoul National University in South Korea, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology and Zhengzhou University 25 postgraduates make report. The content involves secondary resource utilization, material preparation, new methods and new methods in the field of refractory materials, and reflects the current research trends of refractory materials in universities in the above-mentioned countries.

This seminar has been held for four consecutive sessions and has become an important link in postgraduate training and education among countries and an important event for international academic exchanges in this field. As an important part of talent training, the conference was supported by the China Association for Science and Technology "One Belt One Road" international science and technology organization platform construction project and the Hubei Province Advanced Refractory Material Innovation Base.