From January 6-7, 2017, the MIT-SUSTech Joint Workshop was held at the conference hall of the administrative building of Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech). The workshop was organized by college of engineering,SUSTech and department of mechanical engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology(MIT). SUSTech President Chen Shiyi attended and delivered a speech.
Scholars from both sides discussed various topics, including 3D Printing, Design and Manufacturing, Environment, Quantum Computing, Energy and Robotics, at the workshop. Prof. Zhenghe Xu, the incoming Dean of College of Engineering, SUSTech chaired the opening session.
Chen welcomed the delegation. He said:” The workshop held today is of equal importance to both MIT and SUSTech, especially for carrying out explorations and researches in solving global issues, including environmental pollution, Design and Manufacturing, energy, AI and Robotics.”
Gang Chen, Department Head of MIT Mechanical Engineering, expressed sincere gratitude to the Ma Xinrui, acting governor of Guangdong Province for his strong support to the event. He said:” The goals of today’s workshop is to develop areas of collaboration, and team up SUSTech and MIT scholars. I am looking forward to build cooperation in future.” During the meeting, he made an introduction of MIT.
Lu Chun, Associate Vice President for International Affairs of SUSTech, made a brief introduction of SUSTech.
Background Info
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is a private research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Founded in 1861 in response to the increasing industrialization of the United States, MIT adopted a European polytechnic university model and stressed laboratory instruction in applied science and engineering. Researchers worked on computers, radar, and inertial guidance during World War II and the Cold War. Post-war defense research contributed to the rapid expansion of the faculty and campus under James Killian. The current 168-acre (68.0 ha) campus opened in 1916 and extends over 1 mile (1.6 km) along the northern bank of the Charles River basin.
The Institute is traditionally known for its research and education in the physical sciences and engineering, and more recently in biology, economics, linguistics, and management as well. It is often cited as among the world's top universities.The "Engineers" sponsor 31 sports, most teams of which compete in the NCAA Division III's New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference; the Division I rowing programs compete as part of the EARC and EAWRC.