Several Thoughts on Promoting University Education …
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competition for subsistence resources has become fiercer, and science is regarded as
an effective tool by countries to vie for resources and drive economic development. In
the twenty-first century that is characterized by the shortage of natural fossils, mineral
resources and environmental resources, boosting environment-friendly technological innovation is a major social responsibility incumbent on scientific researchers,
especially in China.
In recent years, universities in different places across China have successively
formed research institutions of “ecological education” to carry out relevant researches
and have yielded satisfactory results. When universities promote green tech innovations in the new era, the first thing to do is enhancing the teachers’ awareness of scientific research and supporting their green technology R&D. In this way, they will be
able to provide key technologies and constructive references for making decisions on
the development of ecological civilization and consequently make more contributions
to this cause. General Secretary Xi Jinping said at the National Conference on Ecoenvironmental Protection that to push China’s development of ecological civilization
to a new stage, we must step up efforts to make technological breakthroughs in major
projects, and study environmental issues vital to economic and social development
to come up with targeted measures. Universities should fully exert their advantages
in disciplines, subjects and talents, delve deep into the theoretical system and practical technologies for building an ecological civilization, and study the dialectical
relation between ecological civilization and environmental protection. They should
integrate forces in relevant tech fields and keep pushing forward process and technology progress, with a view to realizing harmony between man and nature, win-win
results in development and environmental protection, shared fruits of economic and
social development, and growing public happiness.
Meanwhile, when promoting green technological innovation, educational and
tech workers should not only meet the nation’s actual economic and social needs,
but also consciously and prudently evaluate the ecological effects their research
results may generate on the resources, environment and energies. Responsible scientific researchers, while pursuing tech innovation based on personal curiosity, should
also be highly vigilant against the risks and hazards that may derive from the application of their research results. In particular, they should apply the principles of
resource conservation, circular utilization and environment friendliness when developing processes and products, and take the initiative to evaluate their research subjects
on ecological effects, moral ethics, and social values. Green tech innovations should
be rooted in China’s basic national conditions and resource endowments, environmental protection needs, and industrial transformation needs. Many developed countries have adopted environmental measures in the form of standards and norms, which
put new restraints on the design and development of modern technologies, and relevant environmental policies have consequently recalibrated technological development to reflect ecological goals and priorities. Scientific researchers in China should
be urged to consider innovations on ecological efficiency and efficacy when developing processes and products. They should consider how to better the products and
production processes to make the use of resources more ecologically and economically reasonable, and how to design products with more ecological and economic
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competition for subsistence resources has become fiercer, and science is regarded as
an effective tool by countries to vie for resources and drive economic development. In
the twenty-first century that is characterized by the shortage of natural fossils, mineral
resources and environmental resources, boosting environment-friendly technological innovation is a major social responsibility incumbent on scientific researchers,
especially in China.
In recent years, universities in different places across China have successively
formed research institutions of “ecological education” to carry out relevant researches
and have yielded satisfactory results. When universities promote green tech innovations in the new era, the first thing to do is enhancing the teachers’ awareness of scientific research and supporting their green technology R&D. In this way, they will be
able to provide key technologies and constructive references for making decisions on
the development of ecological civilization and consequently make more contributions
to this cause. General Secretary Xi Jinping said at the National Conference on Ecoenvironmental Protection that to push China’s development of ecological civilization
to a new stage, we must step up efforts to make technological breakthroughs in major
projects, and study environmental issues vital to economic and social development
to come up with targeted measures. Universities should fully exert their advantages
in disciplines, subjects and talents, delve deep into the theoretical system and practical technologies for building an ecological civilization, and study the dialectical
relation between ecological civilization and environmental protection. They should
integrate forces in relevant tech fields and keep pushing forward process and technology progress, with a view to realizing harmony between man and nature, win-win
results in development and environmental protection, shared fruits of economic and
social development, and growing public happiness.
Meanwhile, when promoting green technological innovation, educational and
tech workers should not only meet the nation’s actual economic and social needs,
but also consciously and prudently evaluate the ecological effects their research
results may generate on the resources, environment and energies. Responsible scientific researchers, while pursuing tech innovation based on personal curiosity, should
also be highly vigilant against the risks and hazards that may derive from the application of their research results. In particular, they should apply the principles of
resource conservation, circular utilization and environment friendliness when developing processes and products, and take the initiative to evaluate their research subjects
on ecological effects, moral ethics, and social values. Green tech innovations should
be rooted in China’s basic national conditions and resource endowments, environmental protection needs, and industrial transformation needs. Many developed countries have adopted environmental measures in the form of standards and norms, which
put new restraints on the design and development of modern technologies, and relevant environmental policies have consequently recalibrated technological development to reflect ecological goals and priorities. Scientific researchers in China should
be urged to consider innovations on ecological efficiency and efficacy when developing processes and products. They should consider how to better the products and
production processes to make the use of resources more ecologically and economically reasonable, and how to design products with more ecological and economic