| Leader's speech |
The Urban Water Resources and Hydraulic Engineering Research Institute of Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology(NUIST) is a newly established research institution in the field of water resources, jointly founded by the Nanjing municipal government and NUIST. It serves as an interdisciplinary research institute that capitalizes on the multidisciplinary basic research strengths of Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology to conduct collaborative studies across various fields, with a particular emphasis on forward-thinking, critical, and innovative engineering advancements as well as applied technology development to address significant needs. The primary objective of this institute is to establish an inventive engineering and applied technology research center with institutional advantages in terms of operational mechanisms through integrating urban water resources with meteorology, hydrology, IT, automation, and other disciplines. By incorporating advanced technologies such as the Internet of Things (IoT) and big data analytics into solving urban water resource challenges, it aims to leverage the university's robust research capabilities along with its extensive achievements in order to focus on practical product development through applied research topics while fulfilling its mission to translate these findings into real-world applications. "Born from the university but oriented towards market demands while contributing scholarly papers across China's vast territory" represents one prominent characteristic distinguishing this institute. Specifically concentrating on strategic breakthroughs related to high-end pipeline network equipment and water treatment devices within cutting-edge engineering problems constitutes its core focus area. It leverages domestic and international resources, as well as internal and external school resources, to assemble a consortium of leading domestic and international research teams. It facilitates global exchanges, collaborations, and technology transfers to drive the technological transformation and upgrade of the domestic water industry while enhancing its capacity building. The Institute aligns itself with Germany's IKT and CUTEC Institutes, thereby enabling it to propel enterprise growth, industrial upgrades, and industry service.
