The charm of Qingdao's scientific and technological innovation in the eyes of foreign experts

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Maglev with a speed of 600km/h, the world's largest marine Gene pool, Leitz ultra high precision measuring machine, "Fuxing" intelligent Multiple unit, air suspension centrifugal water chiller, active air temperature control container... A batch of world leading scientific and technological innovation achievements have emerged in Qingdao, Shandong Province, fully demonstrating the scientific and technological innovation charm of this coastal city.

Several foreign experts who have been living and working in Qingdao for a long time have had a profound experience and understanding of Qingdao's technological innovation advantages. Let's listen to their interpretations together.

Science and technology innovation enterprises are flocking in droves

Qingdao's geographical advantages and solid technological industry foundation have attracted numerous scientific and technological innovation enterprises, platforms, and others to settle here.

In 2008, CRRC Qingdao Sifang Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "CRRC Qingdao Sifang") began to build national innovation platforms in Qingdao, such as the National Engineering Laboratory for High speed Train System Integration and the National Engineering Technology Research Center for High speed Multiple unit Assembly. In 2010, the Qingdao Sino German Ecological Park (International Economic Cooperation Zone) was established. In 2019, Hikscon Manufacturing Intelligent Technology (Qingdao) Co., Ltd. settled in Qingdao, built an intelligent manufacturing ecosystem, and enabled the industry to achieve Digital transformation

Shanghai Deutschland Industrial and Commercial Center Co., Ltd. Qingdao Branch (hereinafter referred to as "Qingdao German Enterprise Center") is located in the Sino German Ecological Park in the West Coast New Area of Qingdao. It provides an international and open office environment for small and medium-sized enterprises from around the world, and is an intermediate platform for enterprises entering the park to communicate with the Sino German Ecological Park. Ke Xueting, the general manager of the center, comes from Germany and has been serving the innovation and development of enterprises for many years, accumulating rich experience. She pointed out that the focus of enterprises, especially innovative enterprises, in choosing a place to "settle down" is, of course, to serve their own innovation strategy. The policies that encourage innovation, partners committed to innovation, convenient transportation and location are all the main factors it focuses on.

Ke Xueting emphasized that convenient transportation is a major advantage for Qingdao to gather technological innovation enterprises and innovative resources. Many innovative enterprises settling in the German Enterprise Center in Qingdao value the city's transportation and location advantages. Qingdao is a developed international land, sea, and air transportation hub, with a land transportation network that radiates across the country and connects various European countries. It has the world's largest 400000 ton ore terminal, 450000 ton crude oil terminal, and more than 200 container routes. It has a 1-hour air transportation network that covers Beijing, Shanghai, Seoul, and other places, and a 3-hour spatiotemporal transportation network that covers Hong Kong, Macau, Tokyo, and other places.

After years of efforts, the construction of innovation demonstration zones such as the Qingdao National High tech Industrial Development Zone and the Qingdao West Coast Comprehensive Bonded Zone has achieved fruitful results, forming a high-tech industry cluster led by industries such as electronic communication, marine biopharmaceuticals, advanced manufacturing, and new materials. It has attracted over a hundred scientific and technological innovation projects from countries and regions such as Japan, South Korea, and the United States to settle here.

Ke Xueting believes that the construction achievements of Qingdao's innovation demonstration zone fully demonstrate the local innovation vitality and good technology industry foundation, allowing international innovation enterprises to see the innovation dividends brought by their participation. Their gathering in Qingdao not only helps to create local science and technology innovation benchmarks and models, but also further stimulates and drives the innovation vitality of local enterprises, making Qingdao a renowned innovation highland at home and abroad.

Gathering innovative talents both domestically and internationally

Pelcek is from Romania and works as an Automation and Electrical Engineering Manager at Xinbeier CommScope (Qingdao) Machinery Equipment Co., Ltd. He praised the internationalization and openness of Qingdao, believing that the government departments here are well versed in international rules and can provide a good innovation environment for foreign-funded enterprises and warm and thoughtful services for foreign scientific and technological talents. He specifically mentioned the two documents that the local government has vigorously implemented, namely the "Interim Measures for the Management and Service of Foreigners in Qingdao" and the "Guidelines for Foreigners to Work Permit in China", which have allowed him to enjoy many preferential policies in his work and life, and he naturally felt at home.

Perchek especially likes the Tsingtao Brewery Festival with German style. This is an annual international event. During the Beer Festival, friends from various countries in Qingdao became more active, exchanging and interacting with tourists from all over China who gathered here, drinking heartily, expanding our social network, enhancing friendship, and meeting like-minded innovators, sparking sparks, and even promoting cooperation. I am very looking forward to this year's Beer Festival, "he said.

Li Lei from Canada works at a rehabilitation university currently under construction. Through his personal experience, he deeply feels the charm and attraction of Qingdao. He was infected by the enthusiasm of the staff when applying for work permits, residence permits, and other documents. They patiently explained the processing process, detailing the scope and required materials. I followed the diagram and quickly completed the process, which was not as complicated as I had imagined before, "he said.

Li Lei stated that professionals like him can enjoy green channel services in areas such as housing, healthcare, and children's enrollment in accordance with relevant policies in Qingdao. For foreign young experts, Qingdao has also introduced special policies to support innovation and entrepreneurship, encouraging them to take the lead in undertaking science and technology plan projects based on the needs of key industries in the city, and promoting the precise integration of talent projects and industries. Foreign graduates can also enjoy the same housing subsidies, one-time resettlement fees, employment and entrepreneurship subsidies as Chinese graduates, "said Li Lei.

Qingdao's cultural environment and innovative policy environment have won the praise of foreign experts, and the city has been selected as one of the top ten "Charming China - the most attractive Chinese cities in the eyes of foreign experts" 11 times in total. The foreign experts introduced have won numerous awards. According to statistics, a total of 15 people have won the Chinese Government Friendship Award, 3 people have won the National International Science and Technology Cooperation Award, and 52 people have won the Shandong Provincial Government Qilu Friendship Award.

Science and technology innovation achievements attract attention

The introduction of scientific and technological innovation projects and talents has accelerated Qingdao's scientific and technological innovation.

CRRC Qingdao Sifang has successfully developed a large number of high-end equipment, such as the 600km/h high-speed maglev transportation system, the 350km/h "Fuxing" intelligent Multiple unit, and the next generation of carbon fiber subway trains. It has constantly made new breakthroughs in rail transit technology, helping China's rail transit equipment achieve a magnificent transformation from catching up to leading. Haier has set up an Open innovation platform, developed technologies such as "variable flow" for air conditioning heat exchange, realized product and service innovation, and saved consumers' energy expenditure.

The construction of Sino German ecological parks has achieved remarkable results. By building the Haier Industry 4.0 demonstration base, we have created an intelligent interconnected factory with the largest production scale, the highest level of intelligence, and the strongest degree of flexible customization in the world. We have laid out the integrated circuit and new generation information technology industries and established the first coordinated integrated circuit manufacturing base in China. We will promote the settlement of the high-end precision measuring instrument project in Kaipu Road, Israel, and assist in the development and production of precision measuring instruments such as laser level and Laser rangefinder.

Professor Chen Tingjun from Rehabilitation University (preparatory) has conducted postdoctoral research at the Mayo Medical Center in the United States. He brought his research experience on the mechanisms of neuroimmunological diseases in the United States back to China, continued to innovate deeply and achieved fruitful results. Dr. Jin Yongxian from South Korea built the industry's first air conditioning comfort simulation system after joining Haier. Japanese expert Shimada Jin led the research and development team of Haier to launch the first domestic magnetic levitation machine.

In addition to technological innovation, foreign experts also leverage their strengths to assist in the cultivation of local talents in China. During this process, they deeply feel the spirit of hard work and self-improvement of Chinese scientific and technological personnel, especially young scientific and technological workers.

Jundian Noda, a Japanese expert of Haier, is an expert in refrigerator preservation technology. He said that many of the young Chinese researchers he came into contact with had a solid knowledge reserve, and were full of vitality and enthusiasm for progress. They quickly grew up and became the main force of enterprise innovation. As a Japanese colleague, I am sincerely pleased with the progress they have made and deeply respect their spirit of self-improvement. This is the most solid foundation for Qingdao and China to maintain their innovative vitality and charm, "said Toshida Noda.

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