訪問重慶大學，探討雙方教育科技領域合作機會

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訪問重慶大學，探討雙方教育科技領域合作機會

□ 文、圖/本刊記者 熊怡

7月11日上午，約翰斯頓一行來到重慶大學，出席“科學、技術和創新圓桌討論會”。中國駐加拿大大使盧沙野、重慶市副市長劉桂平，重慶市政府外事僑務辦公室主任吳康明、副主任唐文等，與約翰斯頓、加拿大駐華大使麥家廉、駐重慶總領事歐陽飛及代表團成員共同參加會議。

重慶大學校長周緒紅、云南大學黨委書記楊林、西南大學校長張衛國、電子科技大學副校長熊彩東等，中加高校領導及研究人員在會上分享經驗，探討雙邊在科學、技術和創新方面的研究合作。據了解，重慶大學與加拿大交流合作日益緊密。目前，該校已與滑鐵盧大學等7所加拿大大學建立了密切合作交流關系。

加拿大是中國西南地區在科技領域國際合作與交流的最重要合作伙伴國家之一，建立了系列高水平的科技國際合作平臺，包括中加兩國政府根據《中加科技協定》聯合資助的重大項目、加拿大社會與人文研究院重大資助項目、加拿大省級政府資助的項目、中國的省級科技國際合作基地、科技部國家級科技國際合作基地、千人計劃專家項目、外專千人計劃專家項目和111創新引智項目。

中加高校領導及研究人員在會上分享經驗，探討雙邊在科學、技術和創新方面的研究合作。目前，重慶大學已與滑鐵盧大學等7所加拿大大學建立了密切合作交流關系。

在科學、技術與創新領域，與中國西南地區合作的加拿大主要機構包括不列顛哥倫比亞大學、阿爾伯塔大學、加拿大國家研究委員會、溫莎大學、滑鐵盧大學、麥吉爾大學、西安大略大學和紐芬蘭紀念大學。主要合作領域包括核電站安全儀表控制技術、云南高原湖泊環境保護、長江三峽水科學、醫學機器人、呼吸疾病、高風險妊娠病、阿茲海默病、多元文化和少數民族教育等。

據悉，今年4月，加拿大國際貿易部長在重慶會見了參與中加科技合作項目的科學家代表。本次中加“科學、技術與創新圓桌會議”是約翰斯頓一行訪渝的首場活動，再次體現了加拿大對科學、技術與創新的重視，和對中加科技合作的支持。

圓桌會議后，約翰斯頓為3位“加拿大總督訪問勛章”獲得者頒發獎章。其中，重慶唯一獲得該殊榮的是重慶醫科大學附屬兒童醫院前院長李廷玉教授。她的獲獎理由是，為重慶與加拿大在兒童健康等教育和科研領域的合作作出了重要貢獻。

On the morning of July 11, Johnston and the delegation went to Chongqing University to attend the “Round-table Meeting of Science, Technology and Innovation”. This meeting was attended by Lu Shaye (Chinese Ambassador to Canada), Liu Guiping (Deputy Mayor of Chongqing), Wu Kangming (Director of Foreign and Overseas of Chinese Affairs Office of Chongqing Municipal People’s Government), Tang Wen (Deputy Director of Foreign and Overseas of Chinese Affairs Office of Chongqing Municipal People’s Government), Johnston and John McCallum (Canadian Ambassador in China), Mr. Philippe Rheault (Consul-General of Canada in Chongqing) and the members of delegation.

Leaders and researchers of colleges and universities of both sides including Zhou Xuhong (President of Chongqing University), Yang Lin (Party Secretary of Yunnan University), Zhang Weiguo (President of Southwest University) and Xiong Caidong (Vice-President of University of Electronic Science and Technology of China), shared experiences and discussed the bilateral research cooperation in science, technology and innovation. It is understood that the cooperation between Chongqing University and Canada become more increasingly intense. At present, Chongqing University has established close cooperation and exchange with seven Canadian universities including University of Waterloo.

Canada is one of the most important partners to the southwest China in international cooperation and exchange of science and technology. A series of high-level international cooperation platform of science and technology was built including major projects cofunded by China and Canada according to the “China-Canada Agreement of Science and Technology”, major projects funded by the Canadian Social and Humanities Research Institute, projects funded by provincial government of Canada, provincial science and technology international cooperation base of China, national science and technology international cooperation base of Ministry of Science and Technology, Thousand Talents Program, The Recruitment Program of Global Experts and 111 Program.

In the field of science, technology and innovation, the major institutions cooperated with the southwest China include University of British Columbia, University of Alberta, National Research Council of Canada, University of Windsor, University of Waterloo, McGill University, University of Western Ontario and Newfoundland Memorial University. The cooperation covers the fields including the control technology of safety instrument of nuclear power plant, the protection of the environment of Yunnan plateau lake, water science of Three Gorges of Yangtze River, medical robot, respiratory disease, high-risk pregnancy disease, Alzheimer’s disease, multi-culture and minority education and etc.

It is reported that in April of this year, Minister of International Trade of Canada met with the representatives of scientists participating in the China-Canada scientific and technological cooperation project in Chongqing. The round-table meeting was the fi rst event that Johnston and his delegation participated in, which again had shown their great attention attached to the science, technology and innovation and their support to the cooperation between two sides. After the round-table meeting, 3 people were awarded the “Visiting Medal of Governor General of Canada” by Johnston. Professor Li Tingyu, the former director of Children’s Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, was the only one who won this honor in Chongqing for her great contributions she made in the cooperation between two sides in the education and research area of child’s health.

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Article/Journalist Xiong Yi