The Tengchong Scientists Forum 2025 opened in southwest China’s Yunnan Province on Saturday, bringing collectively a whole lot of scientists, college leaders, and entrepreneurs from all over the world to talk about frontier analysis and the mixing of science with trade.
More than 120 academicians and over 70 presidents of well-known universities from house and overseas attended the discussion board, themed “Science and AI Changing the World,” discussing the numerous worth of synthetic intelligence (AI) in empowering industries throughout the board.
On the opening day of the three-day occasion, the “Tengchong Science Award” was introduced to Chinese scientist Pan Jianwei from the University of Science and Technology of China in recognition of his pioneering achievements in quantum communication and quantum computing.
And for the primary time, the discussion board additionally honored 9 excellent younger scientists underneath the age of 40.
Xu Zhanbo, professor from Xi’an Jiaotong University in northwest China’s Shaanxi Province is considered one of them. His group has developed the world’s first hydrogen-powered sensible zero-carbon power system. His breakthrough helps China’s targets of advancing inexperienced technological innovation.
“I believe that as information technology continues to integrate with the traditional energy sector, helping overcome some of the technological bottlenecks of sensing, calculation, and control in the traditional energy sector, building more zero-carbon parks is entirely feasible,” stated Xu.
A expertise outlook report was launched on the occasion, forecasting 10 main megatrends anticipated to remodel the world by 2049. The report predicts that synthetic intelligence will attain human-like capabilities throughout a number of domains, which was a sizzling matter on the discussion board.
“AI will be used quite a lot in the area of advanced materials, in chemistry, in physics. However, we need new technologies. Now, we’re back at the drawing desk, trying to create new approaches of the use of AI for materials science,” stated Konstantin Novoselov, Nobel Laureate in Physics.
Yunnan Province is China’s gateway to South and Southeast Asia. The discussion board additionally goals to foster worldwide collaboration, notably with neighboring international locations.
“Talent developments, technology transfer, joint research and development, I think these are so founded on the grounds of what we are going to do with whatever effort we have in the country, but also collaboration with ASEAN, Lancang-Mekong countries, particularly in China,” stated Hul Seingheng, under-secretary of state on the Cambodian Ministry of Industry, Science, Technology and Innovation.
Global scientists gather in Tengchong to advance innovation-driven development
Ghanaian President John Dramani Mahama has hailed the rising academic and cultural exchanges his nation is having fun with with China, highlighting the function of Confucius Institutes and Chinese-funded infrastructure in constructing a stronger expert workforce.
Mahama was talking in an unique interview with the China Media Group (CMG) which aired on Friday. The Ghanaian President visited Beijing again in October to attend the Global Leaders’ Meeting on Women, and likewise met with Chinese President Xi Jinping throughout his journey, with each leaders stressing the lengthy historical past of friendship between the 2 nations.
In the CMG interview, Mahama stated that the three Confucius Institutes established in the cities of Accra, Kumasi and Cape Coast are serving to to cement exchanges and open up new alternatives for younger individuals, noting that the keenness for studying Chinese is quickly spreading throughout Ghana, reflecting a broader cultural and academic engagement between the 2 sides.
“[When students return from training programs in China,] they come back with the skills that they acquired in China. And there’s a good colony of Chinese speakers. And so it’s interesting, when Chinese companies come in and establish industries, sometimes they don’t need to bring Chinese people to Ghana, they find a pool of Ghanaians who are qualified and can speak Chinese. So it makes it very easy for them to employ them and be able to carry out their work,” Mahama stated.
He additionally drew consideration to China’s contribution to Ghana’s greater schooling sector, singling out the University of Health and Allied Sciences (UHAS) in the Volta Region, which helps nurture a brand new era of medical professionals.
“The campus of the University of Health and Allied Sciences, that’s training a lot of doctors, paramedics and other specialists. [It] was funded by China and that is one of our public universities that has a good reputation and is performing very well. And that was based on friendship,” Mahama stated.
Ghanaian president hails deepening cultural, educational exchanges with China