The World Young Scientist Summit 2022 held in Wenzhou, China from November 12 – 13, 2022, along with the World Young Scientist Summit Award.
The World Young Scientist Summit 2022 held in Wenzhou, China from November 12 – 13, 2022. Due to the pandemic, the summit was held both online and offline with interactions across borders, attracting audiences from more than 30 countries and regions and 102 international science and technology organizations and societies.
In addition, the World Young Scientist Summit Award was inaugurated at the opening ceremony of the Summit.
The World Young Scientist Summit is jointly sponsored by China Association for Science and Technology (CAST) and Zhejiang Provincial People’s Government for high-level young talents around the world. Since its founding in 2019, three editions have been successfully held, and it has become one of the most important international events in the field of science and technology.
The theme of this year’s World Young Scientist Summit remains “Global Talents United for a Better Future”, with a key focus on “Sustainable Development Driven by Basic Sciences”, covering topics such as the United Nations’ sustainable development goals, basic sciences, original innovation, youth and the future, science and technology, education & innovation.
During the opening ceremony, a series of activities were presented, including cross-regional and cross-field dialogues such as the Youth Open Forum, the Sino-European Young Scientists Dialogue on the Future; cutting-edge academic activities such as the Big Health Forum and the International Conference on Carbon and Energy; business matching activities such as the International Summit on Eye Health Technology Innovation and Industry Development and the Business Matching Meeting for Hard & Core Technology Investment and Financing; and Pineapple Science Award Banquet, and knowledge sharing campus activities in celebration of the scientific spirit.
On October 26, 2019, the first World Young Scientist Summit was held in Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province. President Xi Jinping sent a congratulatory letter to WYSS.
President Xi Jinping pointed out that a new round of scientific and technological revolution and industrial transformation has taken place. The future of science and technology lies in youth. It is the common aspiration of all countries to carry out scientific and cultural exchanges and promote youth innovation cooperation. It is hoped that the guests will exchange ideas, learn from each other, build the cornerstone of friendship and tighten the ties of cooperation around the theme of “converging the world’s talents, creating a better future”, so that more young scientific and technological talents can display their ambitions and achieve their dreams, lead economic and social development with scientific and technological innovation, and create a better future for human development!