The 22nd Conference on International Exchange of Professionals (CIEP), one of China's biggest annual gatherings for talent exchanges, opened in Shanghai on Saturday.
The two-day event is set with 32 conference venues and scheduled with 48 talent exchange events. More than 1,300 international experts from more than 120 countries and regions attended the opening ceremony.
Chinese State Councilor Shen Yiqin attended the opening ceremony, and inspected the work on introducing talents and employment services in Shanghai.
She stressed that it is necessary to further support and guarantee overseas talent introduction, strengthen international talent exchanges, in a bid to establish win-win cooperation, and provide talent and intellectual support for promoting Chinese-style modernization.
Shen also stated precise skill trainings which are necessary to better serve people in employment seeking and bring them additional income.
Founded in 2001, the Conference on International Exchange of Professionals (the CIEP) has been successfully held for 22 sessions so far.
According to initial statistics, each session of the CIEP has attracted professional organizations to participate in the exhibition from more than 40 countries and regions such as the UK, Germany, France, Italy, the USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Russia, Ukraine, Japan, South Korea, Singapore, Israel, Brazil, Argentina, and South Africa.
In its history, more than 35,000 foreign experts, overseas students and professionals have attended the conference, and a total of over 10,000 projects have been launched under the event.
Themed "Pursuing Common Development and Benefiting Worldwide Professionals in the Drive to Scientific and Technological Innovation", the CIEP has become a national, international and comprehensive exhibition and negotiation occasion for the exchange of international technological innovation talents.
22nd Conference on Int'l Exchange of Professionals opens in Shanghai
The international community should redouble efforts and work together to unlock the full potential of hydrogen energy to seek a zero-carbon development path while cutting the energy's high costs, said Fu Xiaolong, deputy director of the International Hydrogen Energy Center (IHEC).
The presidency of the 29th session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP29) has proposed a new annual climate finance goal of 1.3 trillion U.S. dollars by 2035, with developed nations urged to contribute 250 billion U.S. dollars annually to support developing countries.
Hydrogen energy is also in focus as a key solution for zero-carbon growth, but high costs and limited applications remain barriers.
In a recent interview with China Global Television Network (CGTN) on the sidelines of the COP29 in Baku, capital of Azerbaijan, Fu highlighted global cooperation and innovation to make clean energy affordable for developing nations.
"To accelerate the development of hydrogen energy, we must advance both technological and industrial innovation. Our focus includes developing next-generation materials, hydrogen production platforms and integrated control systems to enhance efficiency and reduce costs. Expanding clean hydrogen's role in low-carbon fuel production such as green ammonia, green methanol and SAF (sustainable aviation fuel) is essential," he said.
"It is crucial for countries to leverage their unique strengths within the hydrogen value chain and engage into global cooperation through the hydrogen trade network. The IHEC will continue integrate into UNIDO's (United Nations Industrial Development Organization) global cooperation network, starting with hydrogen energy and aiming to enable affordable zero-carbon industrial development in developing countries, and leverage China's technical and industrial strengths in hydrogen energy," Fu said.
The COP29 which opened on Nov 11, brought together negotiators to discuss strategies for reducing carbon emissions, achieving carbon neutrality and advancing the transition to green technologies.
The IHEC is a globally influential technology innovation hub for hydrogen energy. The Beijing-based center was established by the Tsinghua Industrial R&D Institute (TIDRI) under the auspices of the Beijing Municipal Bureau of Economy and Information Technology (BEIT) and China International Center for Economic and Technical Exchanges (CICETE), and supported by UNIDO.
International Hydrogen Energy Center urges joint efforts to tap potential of hydrogen energy
