Supported by the China-SCO Doctoral Student Training Innovation Center, Professor Zhou Weixing and Professor Zhang Haochun from the School of Energy Science and Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology (HIT), together with eight doctoral students, traveled to Almaty, Kazakhstan for an academic exchange from April 12 to 16.
The delegation attended a roundtable meeting on science and technology exchangebetween HIT and Al-Farabi Kazakh National University (KazNU). At the opening ceremony for that meeting, Kozhamkulov, chairman of the Kazakhstan Physical Society, and Beisen, dean of the Faculty of Physics and Technology of KazNU, attended and delivered speeches.
The Kazakh side extended a warm welcome to the HIT delegation and highly praised the potential for cooperation between the two universities in areas of strength such as energy and physics. During the meeting, faculty and students from both universities delivered theme-based academic presentations and conducted in-depth exchanges on the interdisciplinary fields of energy science and physics.
The opening ceremony of the HIT–KazNU roundtable meeting on science and technology exchange. [Photo/hit.edu.cn]
The delegation visits the Faculty of Physics and Technology of KazNU. [Photo/hit.edu.cn]
During the visit, the delegation conducted an inspection of the Faculty of Physics and Technology of KazNU, its key laboratories and Supercomputing Center. Experts and scholars delivered several high-level academic reports on frontier topics. Doctoral students from both universities engaged in heated discussions on interdisciplinary research in energy and physics, creating a strong academic atmosphere.
The delegation visits the Thermal Engineering Laboratory. [Photo/hit.edu.cn]
The delegation visits the Cryogenic Laboratory. [Photo/hit.edu.cn]
The delegation visits the Dust Plasma and Plasma Technology Laboratory. [Photo/hit.edu.cn]
The delegation visits the KazNU Library. [Photo/hit.edu.cn]
The delegation visits the KazNU Supercomputing Center. [Photo/hit.edu.cn]
This academic exchange further consolidated the friendly cooperative relations between HIT and KazNU, laying a solid foundation for in-depth cooperation in energy, physics, and cutting-edge interdisciplinary fields.
The two sides exchanged views on student training plans and reached a consensus on the text of a joint student training agreement.
In the future, the two universities will continue to leverage the China-SCO Doctoral Student Training Innovation Center as a platform to expand cooperation in joint talent cultivation, collaborative scientific research innovation, and academic resource sharing, jointly contributing to China-Kazakhstan educational and scientific exchanges and the high-quality development of the Belt and Road Initiative.