On August 18, 2025, the certificate award ceremony and pre-departure training session for students selected for the 2025 Lindao Project Economics Conference of the Sino-German Science Center were held at the Sino-German Science Center. Lan Yujie, Member of the Party Leadership Group and Deputy Director of the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC), attended the event, delivered a speech, and presented certificates to the selected students. Gu Yingli, Deputy Director of the International Cooperation Bureau of the German Research Association and German Director of the Sino-German Science Center, delivered remarks. Fan Yingjie, Director of the International Cooperation Bureau of the National Natural Science Foundation of China and Chinese Director of the Sino-German Science Center, presided over the ceremony. Associate Professor He Min from our School of International Economics, representing past Lindao scholars, shared key insights from her Lindao experience. She highlighted new developments in global economic cooperation under the evolving international economic landscape, focusing on shifts in the actors, content, and models of current global economic governance.

Associate Professor He Min was selected for the Lindao Program in 2011 and participated in the 4th Lindao Meeting on Economics as one of eight Chinese doctoral student representatives. There, she engaged with Nobel laureates in economics such as John Nash (1994) and Joseph Stiglitz (2001), alongside young economists from around the world. Following the training session, Dr. Yingli Gu, German Director of the Sino-German Center for Science, expressed her hope to visit our institute at an appropriate time.

The Lindao Program is a specialized funding initiative for outstanding Chinese doctoral candidates, established by the Sino-German Center for Science in collaboration with the Lindao Nobel Laureate Meeting Foundation in Germany. It is commissioned by the National Natural Science Foundation of China and the German Research Federation. Since 2004, the Center annually selects candidates from top-tier doctoral programs at China's Double First-Class universities. Following a rigorous peer review process involving experts from both countries and interviews, outstanding doctoral candidates are chosen to attend the Nobel Laureate Meeting in Lindao, Germany.

Post-conference, participants visit renowned German research institutions. Since its inception, the Lindao Program has supported 667 scholars. Most of these Lindao alumni have since become key contributors to China's scientific and technological advancement.

On August 19, 2025, the 419th Shuangqing Forum, themed “New Paradigms for Scientific Cooperation to Systematically Advance Human Sustainable Development,” convened in Beijing. The forum was co-chaired by Academician Liu Congqiang from Tianjin University, Academician Chen Deliang from Tsinghua University, and Academician Liu He from the Exploration and Development Research Institute of China National Petroleum Corporation. Over 50 academicians, experts, and scholars from domestic and international universities and research institutions attended, including Abdul El Manira from the Karolinska Institute in Sweden, Wang Yanghua from Imperial College London, Wang Shuxin from Chongqing University, Zhu Tong from Peking University, Zhu Weihong from East China University of Science and Technology, Liu Changsheng from Shanghai University, and Song Weihong from Oujiang Laboratory/ Wenzhou Medical University, and Liu Junguo from North China University of Water Resources and Electric Power.The forum featured five keynote speeches and 20 thematic presentations across three topics: “Innovating Cooperation Mechanisms to Address Challenges in Transnational Collaboration (Especially North-South Cooperation)”, “Building a Survival-First Global Science Agenda to Advance Sustainable Development Research”, and “Accelerating Scientific Diplomacy Capacity Building and Cultivating New-Era Talent for Science Diplomacy”. Experts conducted in-depth analyses on institutional innovations for deepening the integration of scientific innovation and international cooperation, proposing cooperative models to enhance scientific diplomacy capabilities and cultivate a new generation of talent for science diplomacy. How to Accelerate Scientific Diplomacy Capacity Building and Cultivate New-Era Scientific Diplomacy Talent Teams." Experts conducted in-depth analyses on institutional innovations for deepening the integration of scientific innovation and international cooperation, proposed innovative approaches for transforming cooperation paradigms, and reached consensus on optimizing international cooperation funding systems and enhancing China's voice in global science governance.

Associate Professor He Min from the School of International Economics at our institute was invited to participate and deliver a discussion speech. Using China-ASEAN cooperation as a case study, he presented specific insights and recommendations on the philosophy of South-South cooperation, the construction of cooperative agendas, and the development of a science diplomacy team and talent cultivation through multi-stakeholder system coordination.

The Shuangqing Forum is a strategic academic symposium established by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) to advance scientific paradigm shifts, conduct research on disciplinary development strategies, promote interdisciplinary integration, refine the scientific funding system and management mechanisms, and enhance the quality of scientific fund administration. The forum primarily addresses forward-looking, comprehensive, and interdisciplinary scientific questions aligned with global scientific frontiers and major national needs. It serves as a key channel for the NSFC to identify priority investment areas and plays a significant role in selecting cutting-edge research topics and initiating foundational projects. The name “Shuangqing Forum” derives from two sources: first, the NSFC's location on Shuangqing Road; second, the dual meanings of “Shuang” as “science and democracy” and ‘Qing’ as “returning to fundamentals and clarifying origins.” This signifies that by championing the spirit of science, promoting democratic practices, and pooling the wisdom of experts and scholars, the forum provides decision-making foundations for science fund allocation and management policies.

Participation in the Lin Dao Project and Shuangqing Forum exchanges has deepened our understanding of cutting-edge trends in economics, sustainable development, and scientific cooperation. It has effectively showcased our institute's recent research achievements, broadened academic horizons and networks, and provided new insights for interdisciplinary innovation in subsequent research teams.