Recently, the Ministry of Education released the list of international joint laboratories approved for establishment in 2023. CUMTB’s application for the "International Join Laboratory for CO2 Capture, Utilization, and Storage" has been successfully approved. This marks our university's first international joint laboratory approved for establishment by the Ministry of Education, signifying a new milestone in the internationalization of our research platforms.
The International Joint Laboratory is established with CUMTB as the host institution, in partnership with research institutions and enterprises from both China and abroad, including Australia. The laboratory focuses on the critical strategic need for green and low-carbon energy transition, conducting in-depth research in areas such as CO2 geological sequestration and oil displacement theories and dynamic monitoring technologies, the application and demonstration of integrated CO2 injection and storage techniques in ultra-low permeability oil reservoirs, transparent visualization of deep underground structures and physical fields, and CO2 conversion and utilization technologies. The laboratory aims to actively engage in international cooperation, discipline development, talent cultivation, innovative research, and technology transfer in the CCUS field. By promoting interdisciplinary integration and organized scientific research, it strives to undertake major frontier scientific research tasks at both the international and national levels, continuously producing original and innovative results of significant scientific value recognized by the global academic community, thereby advancing the low-carbon and green energy revolution.
The university places great emphasis on the development and establishment of high-level international cooperation platforms, considering the construction of high-level international joint laboratories as a crucial platform for conducting international scientific research cooperation and cultivating high-level talents. Since the initiation of this laboratory, focusing on disciplinary frontiers and major needs, the university has increased efforts in institutional and systemic reforms, widely attracted top international experts and scholars to join the laboratory, recruited world-class resources and innovative talents, and engaged in comprehensive, multi-level strategic cooperation by addressing significant needs in the CCUS field within the global and domestic energy sectors.
The approval of the laboratory is a key step in implementing the university's overall strategy of "deepening reforms, strengthening distinctive features, improving quality, and innovating development", and actively advancing the "Double First-Class" initiative. Our university will continue to engage in in-depth collaborative research, expand the scope and depth of international cooperation, establish world-class teams and innovation hubs, cultivate innovative talents with international competitiveness, so as to significantly enhance the level of scientific and technological innovation, and make greater contribution to the low-carbon and green development of China's energy industry.
