The “2018 International Forum of Chongqing University for Outstanding Young Talents” opened on the afternoon of November 10, 2018 ceremoniously. 20 excellent young scholars, and 10 outstanding young teachers from School of Civil Engineering (SCE), Chongqing University (CQU), along with Dean Qingshan Yang, Party Secretary Jianmin Hua, Vice-Dean Hongliu Xia, Vice-Dean Bo Yang attended the sub-forum.
At 8:30 a.m. on November 11th, Civil Engineering Sub-Forum was held ceremoniously. 20 outstanding young scholars from universities of different countries, including the USA, the UK, Germany, Australia, and so on, have launched intensely academic discussions and communication.
At the evening of November 27th, Civil Engineering Sub-Forum was closed successfully. The forum won the unanimous praise of experts at home and abroad. The sub-forum has enhanced the understanding of the basic situation of SCE by preeminent young scholars and promoted the influence of SCE in the international universities. Moreover, the sub-forum played the positive propaganda function in attracting the outstanding young scholars. It was in an effort to provide an academic exchange platform for international outstanding scholars and a platform for them to establish contact with CQU.
The forum is a landmark event in the international exchange activities of SCE. It enriches SCE's international communication ways, expands its international communication channel, enhances its international influence, and plays an important role in helping Civil Engineering to build a “first-class discipline”.