On August 14, Dr. Saiful Huque, professor of Renewable Energy from Institute of Energy, Dhaka University (IE, DU) came to visit Guangzhou Institute of Energy Conversion, CAS (GIEC). 

Prof. Haibin Li, vice president of GIEC, extended warm welcome on behalf of the institute. Dr. Yu Bai, deputy director general of Science and Technology Department, briefly introduced the history, the research field, and recent research progress of GIEC and its cooperation with other universities & organizations home and abroad. Dr. Saiful Huque believed that there are many similar research fields between GIEC and DU, and expressed good wish to strengthen cooperation, in response to the China’s national policy “the Belt and Road Initiative”. 

After detailed discussion, both sides reached a preliminary MoU in the field of new energy and renewable energy, aiming at developing joint projects, exploring the possibility of staff and postgraduate student exchanges for research and training purposes, etc.  

After the meeting, Dr. Saiful Huque visited the Solar Energy Lab.