In order to support young scientists and technicians to go abroad for short-term visits and create a reserve team of national high-level scientific and technological talents, the China Association for Science and Technology has recently launched an exchange program for young talents from home and abroad. The three outstanding doctoral students—Cao Weifan from the College of Life Sciences, Chen Qiaoli from the College of Forestry, and Li Ying from the College of Engineering and Technology were successfully selected in the program and received 50,000 Yuan in funding each.

The program was launched in the early December, 2017 and intended to recruit 50 doctoral students in natural science and engineering fields. During the academic visit, the Chinese Association for Science and Technology will provide certain funding support for the participants to fully guarantee their basic expenses such as traveling, accommodation, and daily living so as to ensure that they can concentrate on studying and conducting academic exchanges.

After the project was announced, doctoral students in our university actively participated in the application. Under the guidance of their supervisors, they submitted the applications according to the specific needs of research projects and scientific research teams. The experts of our university conducted a comprehensive review of the applications from the potential of the applicants, the significance and necessity of visiting, the recommendations of supervisors, the actual needs of scientific research teams, the strength of the exchanging scientific research institutions, and other aspects. Finally, the Department of Science and Technology recommended three doctoral students to the China Association for Science and Technology to participate in the national accreditation.

The successful application of the Program has fully demonstrated the academic standards and research capabilities of NEFU postgraduates. In addition, the program provides a valuable opportunity for them to know the international technological frontier and broaden their international scientific and technological vision. In the future, the Graduate School will continue to innovate the training model for postgraduates, strengthen international exchanges, expand the openness of postgraduate education, and strive to cultivate high-level specialized personnel with international perspectives and intercultural communication skills, so as to provide scientific research and personnel support for the Double First Class construction in our university.