International Cooperation | WATCH Received Commendations from Foreign and Domestic Scholars for Making Great Achievements over the Past Five Years

The year 2022 marked the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Germany. A good relationship has been built up through peaceful coexistence, cooperation and dialogue, underpinning the common prosperity and development of economy, industry, science and technology for both parties.

Led by Sino-German Centre for Water And healTh research (WATCH), the bilateral seminar was held at Sichuan University in November 2022. Nearly 50 scholars online and offline exchanged views on the technology development and the industry-university-research transformation of water environment and health, promoting global environmental protection.

From November 21st to 23rd, the WATCH 2022 annual workshop, a Sino-German environmental cooperation project championed by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research, was held at Sichuan University and was opened to online and offline audience. Ms. Silke Röfer, Consul General of the Federal Republic of Germany in Chengdu, Professor Shi Jian, former Vice President of Sichuan University, Dr. Yao Gang of RWTH Aachen University, Dr. Hou Feng, Chairman of China Water Environment Group, representatives from the Group's Engineering Technology Center and WATCH's partners attended the meeting.

At the meeting, both parties reviewed the progress and achievements made in the past five years under the framework of WATCH. On behalf of the Group, Pang Hongtao, Assistant President of the Group and Executive Director of the Engineering Technology Center, introduced the construction of the Sino-German laboratory platform for water and health, and the test platform for small sewage treatment equipment, followed by a series of standard settings.

Pang Hongtao, Assistant President of the Group and Executive Director of the Engineering Technology Center, presents at the meeting

Dr.Hou Feng and Dr. Elmar Dorgeloh, General Manager of the Institute for Research,Development and Evaluation of Sewage Technology of RWTH Aachen University,focused on the construction of the decentralized test platform. Dr. Hou Feng listed the achievements made by the Group since the two parties reached agreement in Chengdu, 2018. Dr. Elmar Dorgeloh highly confirmed the Group’s efforts in platform construction, standard preparation, academic exchange and other aspects against the backdrop of pandemic. He also expressed his will in supporting the construction of China’s test platform.

Dr. Lili Gan from the Group’s R&D Centerattended the WATCH bilateral seminar

As a domestic cooperation platform between China and Germany, WATCH has been focusing on the research of cutting-edge technology and equipment, innovation mode, standard system, achievement transformation of water management, so as to promote international advanced technology through its own platform.

The decentralized test platform was perceived as a breakthrough in China for it filled the voids in decentralized testing technology, quality standard system, and testing market, further accelerating China's water treatment market.

Pursuing the world’s advanced level of water environment management technology, we have gained recognitions from our partners. In the future, the Group will continue to strengthen international cooperation in science and technology, update with international technologies, so as to build a world-class international scientific and technological cooperation base for water environment, to improve the core competence of the Group, and to contribute to the high-quality development of China's water environment governance.