On December 17, the 13th Beihang University Vision Forum for International Young Scholars was held online. More than 600 young scholars from Harvard University, University of Oxford, University of Cambridge, Stanford University and other world-class universities attended the forum. Wang Yunpeng, Beihang President and academician of Chinese Academy of Engineering, Lyu Weifeng, Beihang Vice President, and leaders from various schools, institutes and departments attended the opening ceremony of the main forum. The ceremony was hosted by Zhang Yi, Director of Human Resource Department of Beihang University.
In his speech, Wang Yunpeng extended warm welcome and sincere greetings to young scholars from home and abroad. He noted that President Xi Jinping has stressed that education, science and technology, and human resources are basic and strategic support for building a modern socialist country in all respects, among which human resources are the first priority, providing a guidance for us to promote talent training. As one of the top-level universities in China, Beihang has focused on talent cultivation and attracted talented persons from home and abroad to join in the construction of “Double First-Class” university over the past years, and has made contributions to the building of talent center and innovation hub in China. In the principle of openness and inclusiveness, Beihang seeks outstanding talent all over the world and then trains them by every feasible way. It continues to optimize mechanisms and enhance ability and governance to bring out the best in them. Wang Yunpeng said that Beihang University, which has just celebrated its 70th birthday, is making great strides toward the goal of building a world-class university with Chinese characteristics. Beihang is more eager for talent than ever before, and it is confident and capable of absorbing, keeping and utilizing talent. He hoped that the Vision Forum would serve as a platform for young scholars to focus on academic frontiers, exchange ideas and show their talents, and that more and more young scholars take this forum as an opportunity to know and join Beihang, and achieve their careers and dreams.
Prof. Yang Lijun, President Assistant and Dean of Institute of Science and Technology, announced the winner of the Best Report in the 12th Vision Forum. He hoped that the winners will continue to serve the major needs of the country and devote themselves to teaching and scientific research, making more contributions in their fields, and that they can work together in Beihang, contributing to the innovation and development in the fields of aeronautics and astronautics.
In his speech, Vice President Lyu Weifeng reviewed the development and achievements of Beihang since its birth, and introduced status quo of discipline construction, talent cultivation, scientific and technological innovation and platform building in Beihang, and gave a detailed summary of new policies and measures for bringing in talent. He noted that Beihang will aim at the nation’s strategic needs and implement its discipline construction policies unswervingly, exploring a new way to build a world-class university with Chinese characteristics. He welcomed young talent to join Beihang and grow together with Beihang.
In the session of special reports, three invited experts delivered cutting-edge reports in related fields. Dai Qing, a distinguished researcher from the National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, Prof. Li Yibin from the School of Materials Science and Engineering, and Prof. Chen Yuli from the School of Aeronautic Science and Engineering gave their reports respectively. Their reports show research progress and key scientific problems in related fields and play a positive role in guiding young personnel to engage in their scientific research in the future.
During the discussion session, Prof. Yang Lijun, Prof. Cai Jun, Prof. Wu Ruilin and Prof. Deng Yue introduced the university’s support system and policies in discipline construction, research platform building and resources and talent introduction, shared their valuable experience and insights on school selection and personal development, and answered questions from the participants.
In order to implement the university’s strategy of strengthening the university with talent and to realize the talent introduction precisely, the 13th Beihang University Vision Forum has set up 32 online sub-forums, which will be held by each school or institute from December 18, 2022 to December 31, 2022.
Centering on the goal of building a “world-class university with Chinese characteristics” and the international academic frontier, the forum aims to build a platform for young talent from home and abroad to have academic exchanges and display academic achievements. It is closely integrated with the university’s annual recruitment plan to introduce outstanding young talent from home and abroad. The Vision Forum has been held for thirteen times since December 2016, attracting more than 240 young talent to join Beihang, and over 80 have been selected for the Overseas High-Level Talent Recruitment Programs through Beihang. They devote themselves to teaching and research, and play an important role in cultivating virtues and morality, conducting scientific research and providing social services.
Reported by Wang Fuyin
Photographed by Di Yimin
Reviewed by Li Jianwei
Edited by Jia Aiping
Translated by Wen Li
