To thoroughly study and implement the guiding principles of the Fifth Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and accelerate innovation-driven development, Lin Kuiran, Member of the Leading Party Members Group and Deputy Director-General (at the Director-General level) of the Fujian Provincial Department of Science and Technology, led a delegation to the College of Civil Engineering at Fuzhou University on the morning of November 6. The delegation included Li Haiming, Director of the Cooperation Division and a First-Class Researcher; Li Jun, Second-Class Principal Staff Member of the Social Development Science and Technology Division; and Tan Yong, Third-Class Principal Staff Member of the Organ Party Committee. Also present were Professor Zhang Yalei, Vice President of Fuzhou University; Professor Lai Zhichao, Director of the Science and Technology Development Office, and Professor Tan Li, Deputy Director of the Office; Wu Tangfeng, Party Secretary of the College of Civil Engineering; Professor Huang Ming, Vice Dean (in charge of administrative affairs); Research Fellow Zhang Chao, Assistant Dean; Research Fellow Yuan Huihui, Assistant Dean; Cheng Haode, Senior Experimentalist and Director of the Experimental Teaching Center;Pierfrancesco Cacciola, Foreign Changjiang Chair Professor; and other faculty members and students.

In the second-floor lobby, Professor Lai Zhichao presented an overview of the College's history, internationalization strategy, development of international cooperation platforms, and efforts to attract and cultivate high-level talent. A promotional video about the College was also shown. The delegation gained a further understanding of how the College leverages platforms such as the International Demonstration College initiative and the National-Level International Joint Research Center for Bridge Technology Innovation and Risk Prevention to advance disciplinary development, talent cultivation, and international research cooperation.

The delegation then visited Experimental Hall No. 2 and Experimental Hall No. 1 to inspect the College's research and experimental teaching platforms. Research Fellow Yuan Huihui and other faculty members from the Experimental Teaching Center introduced major facilities, including the seismic simulation shaking table, MTS electro-hydraulic servo loading system, shield tunneling machine, and light-gas gun. They explained the equipment's technical performance, testing procedures, and application scenarios, and outlined progress in bridge structural testing, the development of protective structures, and the construction of the International Virtual Simulation Laboratory.

During the exchange, the two sides discussed the development of research platforms, industry-academia-research-application collaboration, international student education, and technical training for overseas engineering projects. The delegation also inquired about equipment operation, safety management, and the application of testing technologies. The visit enhanced the Fujian Provincial Department of Science and Technology's understanding of the College's internationalization efforts, research platforms, and experimental teaching conditions, and laid a foundation for deepening university-local government collaboration in scientific and technological innovation.