INRTU and Harbin Institute of Technology Open International Center for Clean Water
INRTU and Harbin Institute of Technology (HIT) open the International Center for Clean Water, which will combine competencies in the field of water quality technologies and reduction of anthropogenic impact on nature. The corresponding agreement was signed on August 12 by INRTU Vice-Rector for Academic Affairs Vladimir Smirnov and Harbin Polytechnic University Vice-Rector Shen Yi.
The delegation fr om the Chinese university also included Zong Yining, Director of the Office of Graduate Studies, Meng Lifeng, Coordinator of the Department of Cooperation with Russia and CIS countries, Wu Jian, Deputy Director of the Office of International Cooperation, and Liang Heng, Director of the Institute of Environment.
The meeting with colleagues from HIT was opened by Vladimir Smirnov, Vice-Rector for Academic Affairs of INRTU. According to his information, the universities have been productively cooperating since 2019. INRTU students participate in scientific schools, take language courses in Harbin. The workshop “iPolytech Conference: water in the context of global challenges” became a joint project of the two universities. In July this year, the founder and scientific director of the Siberian School of Geosciences of INRTU, Alexander Parshin, delivered lectures at the HIT.
Stepan Bykov, Vice-Rector for International Affairs of INRTU, said that the Center for Clean Water will facilitate the creation and testing of resource-saving technologies with their introduction into the practice of municipal and industrial enterprises. The universities count on the support of industries and state scientific funds.
“All efforts of INRTU and HIT will be directed to finding a research niche, the development of which will be useful for China and Russia. We hope that the work of our partner En+ Company on the International Water Center and Baikal will be integrated with the activities of the Center for Clean Water. Supporting the real sector of the economy will increase the chances of receiving grants from the Russian Science Foundation and the State Natural Science Foundation of the People's Republic of China (NSFC). However, now universities should show positive experience of joint work by forming research groups and writing scientific articles”, noted Stepan Bykov.
The Vice-Rector of HIT Shen Yi expressed confidence that the cooperation between the two universities would result in effective programs and technologies for the protection of unique natural sites.
“Harbin Institute of Technology highly appreciates the cooperation with INRTU. All our joint initiatives bring positive results. The leading project will be the International Center for Clean Water. Formation of professional research teams will create an organization capable of solving the most extraordinary problems in the field of environmental engineering”, shared Shen Yi.
The representatives of INRTU and HIT also discussed the prospects of academic mobility development, strengthening of cultural and creative relations, professional development of teaching staff. The parties intend to work in such scientific areas as energy, materials science, automation of technological processes and production.
We would like to add that before the official visit the representatives of HIT and INRTU visited the site of Irkutsk Hydroelectric Power Station, wh ere the efforts of business to involve in the preservation of water resources and natural ecosystems, as well as cooperation with the scientific community were presented.
