Professor BEIT attended the Certificate presentation ceremony of New Academicians of the German National Academy of Engineering and the 2024 General meeting of all academicians of the German National Academy of Engineering


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On October 15, Professor Wei Yiming of Beijing Institute of Technology was invited to Berlin, Germany, to attend the certificate presentation ceremony of the new Academician of the German National Academy of Engineering and the 2024 General Assembly of the German National Academy of Engineering, and to carry out academic exchange activities。In October 2023, 32 new academicians were elected by the German National Academy of Engineering, and Professor Wei Yiming was the only Chinese scholar elected to the German National Academy of Engineering that year。

Academicians Jan Worner and Thomas Weber, presidents of the German National Academy of Engineering, presented certificates and badges to the new members of the 2023 class and invited them to share their remarks。

During the congress,Prof. Yiming Wei was joined by Academicians Jan Worner and Thomas Weber, presidents of the German National Academy of Engineering, Academician Frank Behrendt, winner of the Chinese Government Friendship Award, and academicians from German universities and research institutions such as Technical University of Munich, Technical University of Berlin and University of Hannover,In-depth exchange of research progress in energy transition and global climate governance,Potential international cooperation in the future was also discussed。

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At the welcome dinner, the German Federal Minister of Finance Christian Lindner gave keynote speeches on the theme of "Value creation and Cosmopolitanism" and the Chairman of the German Ethics Committee Alena Buyx gave keynote speeches on the theme of "Praising the Value of Doubt"。Academician Jan Worner and Academician Thomas Weber, President of the German National Academy of Engineering, discussed and shared three topics: Knowledge, change and competition。During the period, relevant enterprises were also invited to promote scientific and technological achievements。

German National Academy of Science and Engineering (Acatech),Also known as German National Academy of Science and Engineering (German Deutsche Akademie der Technikwissenschaften),It is the highest honorary and advisory academic institution in the German engineering and technology industry,academician,To carry out strategic research on national important engineering science and technology issues,Provide decision-making advice,It is committed to promoting the development of engineering science and technology。The German National Academy of Engineering has more than 600 academicians, who are outstanding scientists from the fields of engineering, natural sciences and humanities and social sciences。

Professor Yiming Wei is an expert in energy and environmental systems engineering, and has long been engaged in carbon emission reduction and global climate governance research and higher education。He has won the first prize of Natural science of the Ministry of Education, the first prize of scientific and technological progress, the first prize of national teaching achievements, the second prize of the first National Excellent teaching materials and other awards。He has won the Guanghua Engineering Science and Technology Award, the National Innovation Award, the Special Government Allowance of The State Council, the China Youth Science and Technology Award, the Beijing Excellent Teacher, the National Excellent science and Technology Worker and other honors。He has been selected as a global highly cited scientist for many years, and is the co-convenor of "Energy Systems" of Working Group III of the Sixth Assessment Report of the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)。He was awarded the National Science Fund for Outstanding Young People (2004), the Special Professor of Jiang Scholars of the Minister of Education (2008), and the National High-level Talent Program。As an academic leader, he led the approval of the National Natural Science Foundation's Basic Science Center (2024) and Innovative Research Group (2015).。