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WENZHOU, China, Nov. 16, 2021 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/ --

The two-day opening ceremony of the 2021 World Young Scientist Summit (WYSS)

came to an end in Wenzhou, East China's Zhejiang Province on November14. Themed

"Gathering World's Talents, Creating Better Future", the Summit held in-depth

discussion on the UN 2030 Sustainable Development Goals and China's national

key strategies.

The WYSS, co-sponsored and co-hosted by the China Association for Science and

Technology (CAST) and the People's Government of Zhejiang Province, is joined

by young talents from around the world annually. It has become one of the

important international sci-tech events and an innovative platform gathering

global resources.

Peter Gluckman, president of the International Council for Science, and Zhong

Nanshan, one of China's top epidemiologists, made opening remarks via video.

Zhang Yuzhuo, a senior official from the CAST hailed the increasing

international influence of the event, which was held for the first time two

years ago, as well as the stronger ties among young talents from various

countries fostered by the Summit.

The Summit provides young scholars with opportunities for open and earnest

exchanges, fosters an ecology of mutual benefit and shared innovation, and

builds a youth community that features openness, mutual trust and inclusive

innovation, he added.

Wang Hao, a senior official from Zhejiang Province, introduced the accelerated

sci-tech and institutional innovation made by the province over the past two

years, adding that Zhejiang has built a high-capacity innovation platform

system in order to attract and retain more talents.

The province will keep enhancing the research on core technologies and

accelerate the development of high-tech industries to provide a strong impetus

for high-quality development and set an example of building common prosperity,

Wang added.

Gluckman remarked that technology needs more open international exchange and

cooperation, in which young scientists and organizations shall play a greater

role.

Liu Xiaotao, a senior official from Zhejiang's Wenzhou, said the city took the

Summit as an opportunity to promote innovation among its market entities, and

fuel innovation with scientific outcomes.

The Summit included 47online and offline activities, such as the International

Forum on Biodiversity Conservation and Biotechnology and the 2021Resilient

Cities International Symposium.

The Summit is also planning to launch a summer school program, offering

academic visits, as well as exchanges and research internships.

Source: 2021 World Young Scientist Summit

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