Support｜Tianjo University organizes the "Belt and Road" International Alliance of Universities of Architecture 2024 Conference and Forum

　　On the morning of the 19th, the 2024 Conference of the "Belt and Road" International Alliance of Universities of Architecture was held in the Lecture Hall of the Modern Education Center of the University.. Huang Chunyan, Member of the Party Group of Foreign Affairs Office of Tianjin Municipal People's Government and Vice President of Foreign Friendship Association, Zheng Yu, Secretary of the Party Committee of Beijing Architecture University, Yu Dehu, President of Shandong Architecture University, Margarita Imandossova, Rector of the Academy of Architecture and Civil Engineering of Kazakhstan, Canbay Turkyilmaz Cigdem, Rector of University of Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Zoran Tomić, Vice-Presidents of Beijing University of Architecture, Chen Hongbing and Yang Jianwei, Vice-Presidents of Anhui University of Architecture, Li Zao, Vice-President of Changchun College of Architecture, Li Qi, Vice-President of Hebei University of Architecture and Engineering, Yao Bing, Vice-President of Henan University of Urban Construction, Sun Yuzhou, Vice-President of Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Lei Peng, Vice-President of Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Yan Jin, Chairman of China Silk Road Group, Ltd. Mr. Yan Lijin, Chairman of the Board of Directors; Mr. Wang Hongzhuan, Secretary General of Beijing International Peace and Culture Foundation; Mr. Song Mang, Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee and Chairman of the Labor Union of CCCC Yigong Bureau Group; Mr. Li Zhongbao, Assistant President of Quanta Science and Technology Co. Woldeyohannes, Bakhtiyar Sabdenaliyev, Vice Rector of the Institute of Architecture and Civil Engineering of Kazakhstan, as well as other students from Beijing Institute of Technology, Hebei University of Engineering and Technology, Inner Mongolia Institute of Construction Vocational and Technological Sciences, Nanchang University, Northeastern University, Soochow University of Science and Technology, University of Science and Technology of Beijing, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Tyumen University of Technology, Surabaya University of Technology, Surabaya University of Technology of Indonesia, and Aristotle University of the Netherlands. University of Thessaloniki, Greece, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Tyumen University of Technology, Russia, Surabaya University of Technology, Indonesia, Russian Academy of Architecture and Civil Engineering, Kitakyushu Municipal University, Japan, Bulgarian University of Civil Engineering, Architecture and Geodesy, University of Banja Luka, Bosnia-Herzegovina, University of Novi Sad, Serbia, and the University of South Wales, United Kingdom, and other member units of the alliance, attended the meeting. Party Secretary Shi Qingwei, President Wang Zhongliang, Standing Committee of the Party Committee of the University, Vice President Chen Zhihua, Yang Jing, cadres of the organization and representatives of teachers and students, etc. more than 600 people attended the meeting.Wang Zhongliang (1944-), PRC politicianPresided as Executive Chair of the 2024 Alliance Conference and Forum.

　　Shi Qingwei (1941-), vice-president of PRC Supreme Court 1998-2008He extended a warm welcome and sincere greetings to all the guests attending the event. He said that 2024 is the seventh anniversary of the establishment of the "Belt and Road" International Alliance of Universities of Architecture. Over the past seven years, with the tenet of "voluntariness and equality, openness and sharing, win-win cooperation and innovative development", the alliance has been committed to pioneering and promoting outreach work, expanding the international circle of friends, and promoting the organic articulation of the international education chain and talent chain with the industrial chain and innovation chain, and has become an important carrier for promoting the training of innovative talents in the field of architectural engineering as well as the exchanges and cooperation in science and technology and humanities in the co-constructed countries. It has become an important carrier to promote the co-construction of innovative talents training and scientific and humanistic exchange and cooperation in the field of construction engineering. In the future, Tianjin University of Urban Construction will carry out diversified interactions and pragmatic cooperation with alliance members in a more open attitude, and jointly contribute to the opening up of education, expanding international academic exchanges and cooperation in education and scientific research, and jointly contribute to the power of the alliance to participate in global education governance.

　　Zheng Yu, Party Secretary, Beijing Architecture UniversityOn behalf of the alliance, he said that the alliance has always taken "co-construction" as the initial heart, "cooperation" as the core and "sharing" as the goal, and is committed to promoting cooperation in education and scientific research within the alliance, and actively building the "Internet+" international education cooperation model and talent training sharing mechanism. It is committed to promoting cooperation in education and scientific research within the alliance, actively constructing the "Internet+" international education cooperation mode and talent cultivation sharing mechanism, and strengthening the value and influence of the alliance's brand activities. In the future, the alliance will further build a scientific and efficient alliance management mechanism, continue to integrate the disciplinary advantages of the alliance members, further expand academic exchanges and cooperation in education and scientific research among the alliance members, and build a more open, integrated and innovative community of higher education in the field of global construction engineering.

　　Representative of the Union's universities, Rector of the University of Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Zoran TomićandYu Dehu, President of Shandong University of Architecturesaid that the alliance has played an active role in promoting global cooperation and development of education and research, building a platform for research cooperation and academic development of member universities, as well as providing valuable resources and experience for teachers and students. It is hoped that the members of the alliance will take this meeting as an opportunity to deepen their exchanges and cooperation, expand new cooperation programs, and make new contributions to education and global sustainable development continuously.

　　Huang Chunyan, Vice President of the Municipal Association for Friendship with Foreign CountriesIn his speech, he said that Tianjin actively promotes high-level opening up to the outside world, improves the layout of foreign exchanges, gives full play to Tianjin's advantages in port, vocational education, industry and location, and actively integrates into the construction of "One Belt, One Road" to expand and deepen the exchanges and cooperation of international friendly cities. The "Belt and Road" International Alliance of Universities of Architecture 2024 Conference and Forum can be held in Tianjin, which not only provides a platform for the representatives of colleges and universities and enterprises from different countries to exchange ideas, share experiences and explore cooperation, but also provides a good opportunity for Tianjin to have dialogues with the international community and show the image of Tianjin in the international arena. In the future, Tianjin Foreign Affairs Office will, as always, support Tianjin Urban University to participate in the exchange activities of the alliance, and use the platform of the alliance to promote more internationalized scientific research practices, the integration and transformation of industry-academia-research projects and the cultivation of innovative talents, and to promote humanistic exchanges in a wider range of fields at a deeper level, so that we can jointly enhance the internationalization level of the city of Tianjin, promote the external exchanges and cooperation of Tianjin and serve to build a commonwealth of human destiny.

　　The meeting released the new logo of the alliance, integrating the new design concept and the core values of the alliance, signifying that the alliance members work together to open a new chapter of in-depth cooperation.

　　Meeting.Gao Weijun, foreign member of the Japanese Academy of Engineering, Professor of Kitakyushu City University, Distinguished Professor of Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Doctoral Mentor, , ,A keynote presentation entitled "Sustainable development and decarbonization of cities - the case of Japan" was delivered. Focusing on the two topics of sustainable development and decarbonization, the report discussed new concepts, new dynamics, new technologies and new trends in urban development, and gave very informative suggestions for achieving the goal of "achieving carbon neutrality by 2060".

　　State-level talent title holder, State Council government specially subsidized expert.Standing Committee of the Party Committee and Vice President of Tianjin University of Urban Construction, ChinaChen Zhihua (1905-1975), communist politicianThe keynote report titled "Research, Development and Application of New Space Structure and Assembly Building Structure System" was presented. The report demonstrated the international cutting-edge research ideas and latest scientific research achievements of new space structure and assembled building structural system, introduced the school'sact asPromoting education, technology and human resources as a wholeMunicipal science and technology platform - Tianjin new industrialized assembly building technology innovation center construction.

　　19 PM.Alliance Principals' ForumandFour sub-forumsHeld at the same time. The Rector's Forum was organized by the Standing Committee of the Party Committee of the University and Vice Rector of the UniversityYang Jing (1979-), Chinese female singerHosted by more than 30 Chinese and foreign university leaders, main responsible comrades of enterprises and organizations as well as some university representatives attended the meeting, the President of our universityWang Zhongliang,President, Beijing Architecture UniversityZhang Dayu,Rector, Faculty of Architecture and Civil Engineering, KazakhstanMargarita Imandossovameta-analysisGathering Momentum for the Future-"Vigorously Innovating for a Bright New Future in Construction Education".Maintaining Strategic Firmness - Grasping Development Opportunities, Creating a Blueprint for Prosperity - Painting a Long Scroll of Prosperity Together.Partnerships for a Sustainable Future: Educational Cooperation among Universities of Architecture under the Belt and Road InitiativeA presentation was made on the topic.

　　The other guests of honor delivered keynote speeches on the theme of opportunities, challenges and sustainable development of educational cooperation among construction universities in the context of "Belt and Road", and carried out exchanges and discussions on further stimulating the vitality of cooperation among construction universities, improving the mechanism of exchanges and activities, leading the synergistic innovation of science and technology, jointly cultivating high-quality talents and deepening the cooperation among industries, universities and research institutes. Explore the construction of a more open, integrated and innovative global higher education community in the field of construction engineering.

　　The four sub-forums are centered on the protection, renewal and management of urban and rural cultural heritage, green city and sustainable development, urban renewal and new quality productivity development, artificial intelligence and intelligent manufacturing, etc., inviting renowned experts and scholars from various industries to share the most cutting-edge information of the industry, and building a diversified scientific research and exchange platform with international influence.