On September 13, around the first anniversary of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Tianjin Summit, participants in the China–SCO Seminar on Green Industry Cooperation and Exchange, organized by the International Cooperation Center of the National Development and Reform Commission, visited Nankai University for exchanges. Niu Wenli, Deputy Secretary of the CPC Nankai University Committee, attended and chaired the discussion session.

The seminar brought together 32 experts, scholars and senior government officials from 11 SCO member states, observer states and dialogue partner countries: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Belarus, Uzbekistan, the Maldives, Egypt, Sri Lanka, Azerbaijan, Mongolia, Cambodia and Nepal.

At the meeting, Niu Wenli noted that green industry is an important area of cooperation within the SCO framework. The China–SCO Green Industry Cooperation Platform provides an important vehicle for implementing the consensus reached by leaders at the SCO Tianjin Summit, facilitating exchanges on industrial policies and cooperation on industrial projects among member states, advancing collaboration in the research, development and application of advanced green technologies, and strengthening the sharing of resources, information and achievements related to green development. As a key source of academic support for the platform, Nankai University has established a dedicated research institute, brought together multidisciplinary expertise and a team of scholars to contribute intellectual support to SCO green industry cooperation. The university will continue to draw on its strengths in academic disciplines and talent, actively participate in developing the cooperation platform, and contribute to regional green and low-carbon development and deeper practical cooperation among SCO member states.

During the meeting, representatives from Nankai University’s College of Environmental Science and Engineering, the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences Research, and the SCO Green Industry Research Center gave presentations on “China’s Air Pollution Prevention and Control and Coordinated Governance of Carbon and Pollution Reduction”, “Research on Green and Low-Carbon Supply Chain Governance in China”, and “Development of the SCO Green Industry Research Center and Research Progress on China’s Circular Industries”, respectively.

During the interactive session, experts and scholars from the Maldives, Belarus and Kyrgyzstan held in-depth discussions with Nankai University’s researchers on pathways for green industry development in small and medium-sized countries, lessons from China’s experience in developing green industries, and the sharing of modeling tools and data.

The delegation also visited Nankai University History Exhibition, gaining a deeper understanding of the university’s development and educational characteristics over the past century.

（Edited and translated by Nankai News Team.)