Recently, Professor Jingxu Zhu, a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, the Canadian Academy of Engineering, and the Engineering Institute of Canada, a Distinguished Professor at the University of Western Ontario, and an internationally renowned chemical engineering expert, was invited to our university for an exchange visit. He delivered an academic report titled "Investigating Things to Acquire Knowledge, Cultivating Virtue to Reach the Ultimate Good – The Wisdom and Conscience in Scientific Research." This event was jointly organized by the School of Chemical Engineering and Materials, the Teacher Development Center, and the Graduate School. Principal officials from the Graduate School, the School of Chemical Engineering and Materials, and the Teacher Development Center, along with representatives of teachers and students, attended the event.

Starting from the grand perspective of the development of human civilization, Professor Zhu pointed out that language, social collaboration, and creativity are the core drivers of social progress. He encouraged researchers to "apply learning to practice and innovate flexibly," taking "embracing social concern and solving practical problems" as their mission, and to realize their life value through serving society.

Regarding the principles and methods of scientific research, Professor Zhu cited the concept from The Art of War, "Use the normal force to engage, use the extraordinary to win," emphasizing that scholars should "be upright in character and innovative in work." They should possess both a solid foundational skillset and flexible adaptability, never forgetting that the original purpose of research is to solve practical problems.

In exchanges with young scholars, he encouraged them to strengthen their cultivation in the humanities, history, and philosophy, to clarify their research direction and life goals, to accurately position themselves in basic versus applied research, to establish supervisor-student relationships that are also mentorship friendships, and to embark on a path of solid yet open scientific research.

After the report, Professor Yanfei Wang, Dean of the College of Chemical Engineering and Materials, presented Professor Jingxu Zhu with a letter of appointment as a visiting professor.

This report was broad in vision and profound in thought. It was not only a high-level academic presentation but also a profound inspiration regarding the spirit of scientists, academic integrity, and the value of life, providing valuable intellectual guidance for teachers and students on their research paths. In the future, the university will continue to leverage the "TOP TUST" to foster an open and integrated academic ecosystem, build more high-quality exchange platforms, and contribute to building a multi-disciplinary, distinctive, high-level research-oriented university.