Lyu Zhongmei, a member of the Standing Committee of the 14th National People's Congress (NPC), vice-chairman of the Environmental and Resource Protection Committee of the NPC, vice-chairman of the Chinese Peasants and Workers Democratic Party, and vice-president of the China Law Society, visited the Harbin Institute of Technology (HIT) on March 18.
The visit focused on the State Key Laboratory of Urban-Rural Water Resource and Environment, with discussions centered around environmental protection.
Lyu Zhongmei listens to a work report at the State Key Laboratory of Urban-Rural Water Resource and Environment. [Photo/hit.edu.cn]
Lyu Zhongmei conducts research at the State Key Laboratory of Urban-Rural Water Resource and Environment. [Photo/hit.edu.cn]
During the visit, Lyu and her delegation listened to a work report on the development and construction of the State Key Laboratory of Urban-Rural Water Resource and Environment. They reviewed the lab's efforts in environmental protection advocacy and science education for young people and closely examined the innovative achievements of research teams in fields such as drinking water safety and green hydrogen bio-manufacturing.
Lyu praised the laboratory's efforts, particularly its focus on national strategic needs and cutting-edge technological development. She commended its approach of deeply integrating technological and industrial innovation to support the comprehensive upgrading of environmental protection from focused treatment to systematic management. She expressed hope that the university and the laboratory would align with the strategic deployments of the national 15th Five-Year Plan (2026-30), leveraging their engineering and research strengths to refine disciplines and research directions in line with emerging industries, and to produce more impactful original achievements.
During the research exchange, Chen Jie, HIT Party secretary, introduced the university's history, as well as the unique features and achievements of its environmental discipline in talent cultivation and scientific research. He also shared insights on enhancing the discipline's development and competitiveness by integrating emerging fields such as new-generation information technology.
He further stated that the university aims to seize the high ground in technological development amid a new wave of technological and industrial transformation.
HIT will continue to focus on original innovation and tackling key core technologies, promoting the deep integration of technological and industrial innovation. Additionally, under the guidance and support of the NPC and the Environmental and Resource Protection Committee of NPC, the university will rely on the State Key Laboratory of Urban-Rural Water Resource and Environment to conduct in-depth environmental advocacy and science education activities for young people.
Editor: Yang Wenyu