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Symposium on Innovation and Entrepreneurship for Chinese and International Youth Successfully Held

2024-10-30    

From October 16-17, 2024, MEM Education Center of Tsinghua University successfully hosted the Symposium on Innovation and Entrepreneurship for Chinese and International Youth. This event brought together numerous youths and industry experts to explore the opportunities and challenges of global innovation and entrepreneurship.

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Scenes from the Symposium

The symposium began with an opening speech by Associate Professor Linning Cai, Vice Director of MEM Education Center. Four international youth representatives introduced their projects: the BRIO MARS ecosystem, the BIMAR component life cycle management system, the Simple APM reliability management solution, and the Faraday optical current transformer. Three Chinese youth representatives also shared their projects, focusing on international railway maintenance, CAE processing technology, and glasses-free 3D technology. Following that, PhD student, William Guey, shared his entrepreneurial journey, highlighting the various resources and support provided by Tsinghua University for startups, which inspired enthusiasm among participants. Haitao Wang, the International Master's Program Supervisor in the Department of Industrial Engineering, introduced the university, the department and its international programs, encouraging international participants to apply. The event concluded with Prof. Cai and other industry experts providing feedback and engaging in discussions on each project.

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Speech by Associate Professor Linning Cai

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Participants Engaging at the Symposium

Introductions by Haitao Wang and William Guey

The symposium built a valuable platform for Chinese and international youths, along with industry experts, to share innovative ideas and entrepreneurial projects, promoting international exchange and multi-element collaboration. Participants appreciated the opportunity to engage with industry experts face-to-face, gain practical experience and insights, and boost their entrepreneurial confidence. In the future, MEM Education Center will continue to explore new modes of international collaboration, aiming to cultivate high-level talent with equipped with a global vision and innovative capabilities.


Writer: Rui Lu

Photographers: Hua’an Zhao, Fan Zhang, Rui Lu

Reviewers: Linning Cai