On the occasion of the 10th National Science and Technology Workers Day, Qingdao University of Technology, together with the Qingdao Municipal Bureau of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, held the Qingdao Government-University-Enterprise Conference on Green Development in Urban and Rural Construction on the morning of May 30. The conference, themed “Building Dreams amid Mountains and Sea, Creating a Green Future,” aimed to implement the national strategic arrangements for green and low-carbon development under the 15th Five-Year Plan and promote the high-quality transformation of urban and rural construction.
Liu Yousen, Member of the Leading Party Members Group and Deputy Director of the Qingdao Municipal Bureau of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, and Chen Shaojuan, Member of the Standing Committee of the University CPC Committee and Vice President of QUT, attended the conference and delivered remarks. Around 300 participants attended the event, including officials and key staff from housing and urban-rural development departments of various districts and county-level cities, representatives from more than 170 key enterprises in Qingdao’s construction sector, and faculty and student representatives from the university.
Chen Shaojuan welcomed the leaders and experts and introduced QUT’s achievements in civil engineering and architecture, including concrete structure durability, coastal civil engineering materials, and major infrastructure operation and maintenance. She noted that artificial intelligence is bringing new opportunities and challenges to the construction sector, and that QUT will continue to serve local development, deepen government-university-enterprise cooperation, and promote the application of research outcomes, contributing to Qingdao’s green urban and rural development.
Liu Yousen noted that Qingdao’s housing and urban-rural development sector is at a critical stage of transformation and upgrading, with growing demand for green and low-carbon technologies, new construction methods and professional talent.He hoped universities and enterprises would deepen sci-tech cooperation, jointly cultivate high-quality application-oriented talent, and build a collaborative pattern featuring government guidance and university-enterprise cooperation, contributing to the green, low-carbon and high-quality development of Qingdao’s urban and rural construction.
At the conference, experts from the School of Civil Engineering presented seven frontier green and low-carbon technologies, including artificial aggregates made from mud-based solid waste, carbon-curing technology for solid-waste products, spray-applied polyurea elastomer waterproofing materials, and long-durability protective materials for marine engineering structures. The presentations addressed the industry’s needs for green transformation and showcased QUT’s research strengths in green construction. The school also introduced its academic programs, graduate training and enrollment plans, further connecting university talent cultivation with industry needs.
A strategic cooperation signing ceremony was held during the conference. The Qingdao Building Energy Conservation and Industrialization Development Center signed an agreement with the School of Civil Engineering to jointly tackle key technologies and build an innovation and technology transfer platform. The Science and Technology Development Group signed an agreement with Qingdao Huixinteng Concrete Technology Consulting Co., Ltd. to establish a joint laboratory for low-carbon concrete, while the School of Civil Engineering and Shandong Yierda New Materials Technology Co., Ltd. agreed to build an internship base to better align talent training with industry needs.
Participants also visited the exhibition area, which showcased QUT’s research achievements in green and low-carbon development, typical university-enterprise cooperation cases, and technologies and products from enterprises including Qingdao Lüfan Recycled Building Materials and Qingdao Lingjun Intelligent Construction New Materials. The two sides held on-site exchanges on potential cooperation. After the conference, participants visited the Geotechnical and Rail Transit Comprehensive Experimental Center and the Civil Engineering Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Experimental Center for further discussions on technology transfer and joint talent training.