On October 30, HEBAU, together with Hebei University and the doctoral expert group in Japan, jointly held the Sino-Japanese International Symposium (Ecological Environment and Rural Revitalization Forum). The forum was undertaken online by the College of Urban and Rural Construction, HEBAU and the College of Architectural Engineering, Hebei University with the attendance of more than 150 people. Vice President of HEBAU, Prof. Li Cundong, attended the forum and delivered a speech.

  Prof. Li Cundong briefly introduced the relevant situation of HEBAU in serving the revitalization of rural areas with fully applying the advantages in technology and education. He extended gratitude to the experts team for their dedication and expected to carry out cooperation and exchanges with the experts in talent training and scientific research with more forms and in-depth content. The representatives from the experts group, the Education Department of the Chinese Embassy in Japan and relevant leaders of Hebei University spoke respectively.

The experts, including Director of Japan International Agricultural and Aquaculture Research Center; chief researcher of Japan Qiyu International Center for Environmental Sciences; senior engineer of Shanghai Academy of Architectural Sciences Co., Ltd.; Dean of the College of Architectural Engineering, Hebei University; Deputy Director of the Center for Promoting Agriculture via Science and Education, HEBAU; Dean of the College of Urban and Rural Construction, HEBAU, made special reports on the topics, covering agriculture and rural areas, environment and ecology, architecture and structure, engineering and materials. Participants and keynote speakers discussed the relevant topics.

This forum is another important meeting following the visit of the doctoral expert group in Japan to HEBAU in 2019, which further deepened the exchange and cooperation between HEBAU, the doctoral expert group in Japan and relevant disciplines of Hebei University.