From our correspondent — On July 25, the thematic seminar on emergency technologies and equipment for the BRICS Capacity-Building Training Program on Work Safety, sponsored by the International Exchange and Cooperation Center of the Ministry of Emergency Management and hosted by China University of Mining and Technology, Beijing, was held on campus. Thirty-six government officials, representatives from universities and research institutes, and enterprise professionals from South Africa, Brazil, Ethiopia, Nigeria and Indonesia participated in the seminar. President Liu Bo attended and delivered an address. Mi Jianying, Deputy Director of the International Exchange and Cooperation Center of the Ministry of Emergency Management, was present, delivered remarks and gave a special presentation. The seminar was presided over by Wu Jiansong, Dean of the School of Emergency Management and Safety Engineering.
Liu Bo welcomed international participants and domestic guests, and introduced the University’s strengths in disciplinary development, talent cultivation, scientific and technological innovation, and international cooperation. He noted that the University has long focused on energy security, work safety, disaster prevention and control, and emergency management, serving as an important platform in China for talent training, scientific innovation and achievement transfer in safety and emergency fields. He expressed the hope that this training program can serve as a bond to further deepen China-foreign exchanges and cooperation in work safety, disaster risk management and fire rescue. The University will strive to expand short-term technical discussions toward coordinated education and research, joint talent cultivation, collaborative research and industrial cooperation, jointly explore new cross-border models for disaster prevention, mitigation and emergency governance, and contribute CUMTB’s expertise and strength to enhancing disaster risk prevention and emergency rescue capacity of all participating countries.
Mi Jianying outlined the overall agenda of the seminar and briefed participants on the overview, definition and classification of China’s emergency equipment. Drawing on national realities, international participants shared technological progress, key challenges and demands for emergency equipment in work safety, disaster prevention, mitigation and relief. Representatives from Anhui Lijian Defense Technology Co., Ltd., Xi’an Research Institute of China Coal Technology & Engineering Group, Sunward Intelligent Equipment Co., Ltd., and Huano Star Technology Co., Ltd. introduced the R&D, technical application and comprehensive solutions of emergency equipment. Faculty representatives from the University presented the development of the University and the discipline of Safety Science and Engineering, international student education and advanced training programs, and shared cutting-edge research findings.
Closely aligned with China’s national strategy of addressing all types of disasters with a comprehensive emergency response system, this seminar aims to promote China’s advanced experience, innovative technologies and intelligent equipment for disaster prevention, mitigation and emergency management to the world, and bring “Chinese wisdom” and “CUMTB wisdom” to disaster risk reduction efforts of countries along the Belt and Road. Relevant heads from the Office of International Cooperation and Exchange, the School of Emergency Management and Safety Engineering, together with faculty and student representatives, also attended the event.
