1. On April 7, at the invitation of the College of Animal Science and Technology, Luo Xugang, Research Fellow of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences came to Hebei Agricultural University (HEBAU) for an academic report titled “Advances in Research and Application of Organic Micro-element in Animals”, at which there were over 60 undergraduates, postgraduates, teachers and leaders in relevant disciplines from the College of Animal Science and Technology.
2. On the afternoon of April 6, at the invitation of the College of Information Science and Technology, Dr. Gao Xiaoying from Victoria University, New Zealand gave a presentation titled “Text Mining and Web Intelligence”. All the postgraduates and teachers from the College listened to the presentation.
3. On the morning of April 8, Professor Lin Guohai, a Well-known Expert in the field of low energy building construction technology in China and Chief Engineer of The Architectural Design and Research Institute, Harbin Institute of Technology came to HEBAU for an academic report titled “On Integrated Low Energy Building Construction of Thermal Insulation, Structure, Fire Protection and Assembly”. At the report meeting were Vice-President Sun Jianheng and over 300 students and faculty from the College of Urban and Rural Construction and the College of Horticulture, as well as Director Yu Dafei from Wall Materials Innovation Office, Hebei Provincial Department of Housing and Urban-rural Construction, news media representatives and leaders from departments of housing and urban-rural construction of other counties and cities.
4. On the morning of April 17, at the invitation of the College of Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences, Professor Wang Chaohui from the College of Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences, Northwest A&F University came to HEBAU for an academic report titled “Research and Problems on Nutrition of Dry-land Crops”, which attracted more than 100 undergraduates, postgraduates and teachers in relevant majors from the College of Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences and the College of Agronomy.
5. On the afternoon of April 20, at the invitation of the College of Urban and Rural Construction, Dr. Pieter Boets, Senior Researcher and Expert of water ecological environment from the Environmental Research Center of East Flanders, Belgium came to HEBAU for an academic report. There were over 120 undergraduates, postgraduates and teachers from Department of Water Conservancy and Department of Municipal Engineering at the report.
6. On April 28, at the invitation of the College of Business, Professor Li Nuyun, Executive Vice-President of China Green Carbon Foundation came to HEBAU, giving a report titled “Forestry Coping With Climate Change and Carbon Trading” for 110 undergraduates, over 30 postgraduates for master and doctoral programs and over 40 teachers from the College of Forestry, the College of Economics and Trade, the College of Business and others. The report was hosted by Professor Wang Jianzhong, Dean of the College of Business.
7. On the morning of May 5, at the invitation of the College of Sciences and Technology, Professor Wang Honghai from the Hebei University of Technology came to Hebei Agricultural University (HEBAU) to give a wonderful academic report titled “Research on Integrated Control and Energy Saving Optimization of Distillation System”, focusing on introduction of policies of energy saving, controlling and optimization in multi-angles and on future potential development orientation, as well as on his research group’s major research achievements in recent years. Present at the report were students and faculty from the College of Sciences and Technology, who had a discussion and idea exchange on some questions with Wang Honghai after the report.
8. On the morning of May 10, at the invitation of the College of Plant Protection, Dr. Martin Lessar, Research Fellow from the Research Institute of Saskatoon, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada came to HEBAU for an academic report titled “The molecular interaction between blackleg (Leptosphaeria maculans) and canola (Brassica napus) ”. The listeners are postgraduates and teachers of the College in relevant research fields.
9. On May 12, at the invitation of the College of Foreign Languages, Professor Zhu Zhenwu from the College of Humanities and Communication, Shanghai Normal University gave an academic report titled “Two Dimensional Complementation in English Literature Translation” for over 120 students and teachers from the College.
10. On May 18, at the the College of Foreign Languages, around 120 students and faculty listened to an academic report titled “Talk on Translation/Interpreting Skills”, which was made by Zhang Xiaojun, Doctoral Supervisor of University of Stirling, UK, Specially-Invited Scholar of Xi’an International Studies University and Specially-invited Supervisor of Beijing Language and Culture University’s School of Translation and Interpreting.
11. On May 24, at the invitation of the College of Information Science and Technology, Dr. Liu Jinzhong, Chief Engineer and Specialist of Big Data Development and Application from the TRW came to the College of Information Science and Technology, HEBAU for an academic report titled “Big Data Application ”. Present at the report were around 50 postgraduates and teachers in relevant majors from the College of Information Science and Technology and teachers from other colleges.
12. On May 26, at the invitation of the College of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Wang Hui, Research Fellow of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Mechanization Sciences came to the College of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, HEBAU for an academic report titled “The Overall Solution of Modern Agriculture Led by Informatization”. There were over 60 postgraduates and teachers in relevant majors from the College of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering at the report.
13. On April 26, there held the Signing and Inauguration Ceremony of HEBAU Undergraduate Practice and Teaching Base, which is a cooperative program jointly by Hebei Agricultural University and Skill Training Center, State Grid Jibei Electrical Power Company. Those who were invited for the inauguration of the Base are Sun Jianheng, Vice President of HEBAU, Luo Xiguo, Director of the Skill Training Center, State Grid Jibei Electrical Power Company and some relevant responsible persons from Department of Teaching Affairs, Guidance Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship Education and College of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering. A cooperation agreement was signed by Ma Yuejin, Dean of the College of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering and Luo Xiguo on behalf of both parties, respectively.
14. Recently, the 100th Anniversary Commemorative Assembly for the Establishment of China Forestry Association was held at the Great Hall of People in Beijing, at which the 6th Liangxi Outstanding Student Award-Issuing Ceremony took place. This honor was granted to Chen Panfei, a Master degree student who is under the supervision of Professor Yang Minsheng from the College of Forestry, HEBAU.
Chen Panfei is one of the postgraduates majoring in Forest Tree Genetics and Breeding for the 2014 Master degree program of HEBAU. After different levels of strict selection and evaluation, he became one of the excellent candidates from the 28 colleges and universities of P. R. China and became one of the 14 honorary award-winners.
15. Recently, Hebei Provincial Party Committee Organization Department and Social Security Department jointly issued a notice, announcing the result of the 7th batch of candidates of the “100 Experts Plan of Hebei Province”. Professor Wang Yanming, from the College of Life Sciences, HEBAU, was selected as one of the candidates and was granted the “Provincial Special Expert” title, as well as the research fund of 1 million yuan RMB. Up to date, three experts from HEBAU have already been selected as the experts of the “100 Experts Plan of Hebei Province”.
16. On the morning of May 20, the 2017 National Science and Technology Week – Beijing Science and Technology Week took place. Present at the event was Liu Yandong, Vice Premier of the State Council and Member of the Political Bureau of CPC Central Committee and Guo Jinlong, Member of the Political Bureau of CPC Central Committee and Party Secretary of CPC Beijing Municipal Committee. Liu Yandong announced the start of the 2017 National Science and Technology Week – Beijing Science and Technology Week.
The meritorious deeds about Comrade Li Baoguo, Model of the Times and National Outstanding Commissioner of Science and Technology were spoken highly of at the event. Professor Guo Suping, wife of Professor Li Baoguo and Shen Shuxing, President of HEBAU were also invited to attend the opening ceremony and were interviewed kindly by Liu Yandong.
17. On the afternoon of May 3, a 16-member delegation composed of presidents of Brazilian Universities, which is organized by the Confucius Institute, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro paid a visit to HEBAU. Vice President Gao Baojia met the delegation and attended the welcoming ceremony held at Hebei Agricultural University.