On the afternoon of March 6, HZAU Sci-Tech Work Arrangement Meeting of 2019 was held in the meeting room on the fifth floor of the administrative building. Participants included Vice President Yao Jianglin, vice deans in charge of scientific work, secretaries of scientific research from all colleges,,principals of key laboratories and research centers, and all directors from Office of Scientific Research and Development (OSRD).

At the meeting, Guan Huanda, executive vice-president of OSRD, gave an introduction to the sci-tech work plan in 2019 and also made an annual arrangement on recent application for national foundation programs and other key work.. He stressed that guided by Xi Jinping’s thought on socialism with Chinese characteristics for a new era, HZAU would center on the quality development and further implement the Sci-Tech Innovation Capacity Enhancement Program and the Sci-Tech Support for Rural Revitalization Action Plan so as to strive for a world-class university.

All attendees followed to hold discussion on topics as follows: how to meet national strategic needs; how to promote regional economic&social development; how to build an interdisciplinary innovation system and a leading-edge innovation platform; how to foster a favorable academic atmosphere for sci-tech innovation, and so on. They also gave suggestions on the technological innovation and social service.

Mr.Yao continued to analyze the current situation of reform on scientific and technological system and held that the University would remain committed to the principle of “dreaming big and working hard, cultivating talents and benefiting people”. Eight major work for 2019 will be carried out: building a first-class science and technology innovation system; enhancing on science and technology strategy research ; furthering cultivation of sci-tech talents and research team; promoting capability of undertaking major national sci-tech innovation projects; upgrading the sci-tech innovation bases; producing more great sci-tech results; more putting in  social service; creating a sound atmosphere for sci-tech innovation and social service. Yao also mentioned that our sci-tech work will experience two major reforms: from quantity-oriented into quality-oriented and from goal-oriented to result-oriented. He stressed that sci-tech must change their mode of thinking after careful consideration of the situation, so as to help make more progress in science and technology.

Translated by: Yin Ruixuan

Supervised by: Guo Haiyan