Recently, the signing ceremony for the establishment of Sino-French Future Cities Lab was held in Paris. Xu Huibin, President of Beihang Uniersity and Romain Soubeyran, President of Centrale Supélec attended the ceremony.
Hong Guanxin, Dean of Central Pekin of Beihang University, pointed out in the speech that after a year’s planning, promotion and cooperation, the Future Cities Lab is to be fully launched, which is a new realm for joint innovation and cooperation since Paris and Beijing established friendly relationship 30 years ago. It is also a new platform for international cooperation after the foundation of Central Pekin.
Laurent Pandolfi, Director of the Asian Division of International Affairs of Ile-de-France Regional Council, said that the history of cooperation between Beijing and Ile-de-France can be traced back to 1985. The bilateral cooperation in city planning and environment has been very deep. The establishment of the Future Cities Lab is an important measure for the two sides to deepen comprehensive strategic cooperation and provide support for the development in the field of future city research. Then, Prof. Cedric Reigenbach, French laboratory research coordinator, reported the future research fields of the Lab to the representatives.
Sino-French Future Cities Lab will be located in Central Pekin of Beihang University. Taking advantage of the cooperation between Beijing and Ile-de-France, the Lab will build an international and inter-regional long-term exchange and cooperation system in scientific research and talent cultivation. Aiming at the new characteristics, new trends and new technologies of future city development and focusing on key scientific issues in the fields of urban transportation, resource management and health, it will build the basic database, method library, model library and decision support platform for future city research. Also, the Lab will be a new type of think tank for future city research with international influence by proposing policy recommendations and decision support at the strategic level.
Reported by Niu Wei
Edited by Jia Aiping
Reviewed by Zhang Wei
Translated by Zhao Yue
