On the morning of May 26th, 2022 Hengyang S&T (Science and Technology) week activities were launched in HNIT. A variety of S&T-themed activities took place at site, such as the launching ceremony of S&T Week activities, the matching meeting of scientific and technological achievements, the science knowledge elaboration contest and billboard exhibition. Zhu Chunguang, deputy mayor of People’s Government of Hengyang, Wang Xianmin, director of Policy, Regulation and Innovation System Construction Division of Science and Technology Department of Hunan Province, Li Xiaobing, deputy director of the Scientific and Technological Achievements and Regional Innovation Division, Tan Chunlan, deputy director of Publicity Department of the Municipal Party Committee of Hengyang and director of Municipal Civilization Office, Wang Yinghua, deputy secretary general of Hengyang government, Cao Zhiling, president of HNIT, He Jianxiong, vice president of HNIT, and relevant leaders from Association of Science and Technology of Hengyang, Science and Technology Bureau of Hengyang, and Education Bureau of Hengyang attended the launching ceremony.

2022 S&T week activities, with its theme “approaching science and technology", were initiated by Hengyang Science and Technology Bureau, the Publicity Department of Hengyang Municipal Party Committee, Hengyang Association of Science and Technology, Hengyang Education Bureau and hosted by HNIT, aiming to create an innovative atmosphere by organizing mass S&T campaign, and to provide strong support for implementing the policy of "the three strengths and one centralization" of Hengyang government (strong innovation, strong opening-up, strong agglomeration and regional centralization), to contribute scientifically and technologically to the construction of national and regional key cities and provincial sub central cities, and inject new stimulation into the high-quality economic and social development of Hengyang City.

President Cao Zhiling gave his address at the launching ceremony. On behalf of all the teachers and students, he expressed congratulations on HNIT’s holding of the S&T Week. He briefly introduced the development of HNIT. He said: “In recent years, HNIT has continued to promote the development to improve the school-running level, to deepen the reform of education and teaching to improve the quality of talent training, to deepen university-enterprise and university-local government cooperation to serve local economic and social development, and to actively serve development strategies of both Hunan province and Hengyang city. In the meantime, HNIT has actively engaged in the popularization of science, educating students about Hengyang industry by making the most of resources in industrial heritage and revolutionary history of Hengyang city. Accordingly, HNIT Industrial Culture Education Base was accredited as the first education base on industrial culture in Hunan Province.”

Wang Xianmin announced the list of awards in excellent individuals and organizations in the 2021 National S&T Week.

Zhu Chunguang also made a speech at the launching ceremony, highlighting Hengyang’s achievements in scientific innovation since ancient times and encouraging people of all walks in Hengyang to engage in innovation.

In the matching meeting of scientific and technological achievements, Vice-president He Jianxiong introduced the important achievements of HNIT in scientific research, intellectual property rights and industry-university-research cooperation. 8 government sectors and local enterprises signed a cooperation agreements with HNIT.

After the launching ceremony, the participants also watched the science knowledge elaboration contest and saw the billboards exhibition. (Publicity Office of Party Committee of HNIT)

Zhu Chunguang, deputy mayor of People’s Government of Hengyang, addresses the launching ceremony

Wang Xianmin, director of Policy, Regulation and Innovation System Construction Division of  Science and Technology Department of Hunan Province, announces the list of awards

Cao Zhiling, President of HNIT, addresses the launching ceremony

He Jianxiong, Vice President of HNIT, introduces HNIT’s achievements in scientific research