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May. 29, 2026
Scientists enter campuses
On May 29,The "Scientists Enter Campus" public science popularization event, hosted by the Tengchong Scientists Forum Foundation, was successfully held at Nujiang Prefecture Ethnic Middle School and Beiqing Experimental School in Guandu District, Kunming.Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, academician of the European Academy of Sciences, director of the State Key Laboratory of Non-Human Primate Biomedicine jointly established by provincial and ministerial authorities, and director of the Institute of Primate Translational Medicine at Kunming University of Science and TechnologyJi Weizhi, Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Academician of the Third World Academy of Sciences, Fellow of the Chinese Ecological Society, and member of the Academic Committee of the Tengchong Scientist ForumSun HangEntering campuses and meeting face-to-face with the youth of both schools for scientific appointments, through special reports, interactive exchanges, and reply letters, they bring a cutting-edge scientific feast to campus students, promote the spirit of scientists, and ignite young people's scientific dreams.
At Nujiang Prefecture Ethnic Middle School, this event is deeply integrated with the 2026 Nujiang Prefecture Science and Technology Activity Week and Science and Technology Workers' Day launch ceremony. Di Hui, Vice Governor of Nujiang Prefecture People's Government, and Li Jiaqiang, Secretary-General of the Tengchong Scientists Forum Foundation, attended the event and delivered speeches.
Academician Ji Weizhi delivered a feast of accessible science popularization to the students of Nujiang Prefecture Minzu Middle School under the theme "Non-human Primates and Human Health," explaining cutting-edge life science knowledge in simple and easy-to-understand language. During the interactive session, students actively asked questions, academicians patiently answered and resolved doubts, and encouraged border students to bravely reach scientific heights, creating a lively and engaging exchange atmosphere.
At the event, Academician Ji Weizhi responded to students' curiosity with his professional knowledge and warmly encouraged border youth: "Rooted in the countryside, chasing dreams far away; With the pen as wings, flying out of the mountains and fields."
At Beiqing Experimental School in Guandu District, Kunming, many guests attended to witness the beautiful encounter between science and youth. Gu Wei, Chairman of the Tengchong Scientists Forum Foundation, attended the event and delivered a speech.
Academician Sun Hang entered the vibrant campus, toured the innovative practice spaces on campus, and participated in students' project-based learning projects. Centered on the theme "Survival Secrets of Plants in Extreme Cold Regions," he explained the survival wisdom of alpine plants and the importance of biodiversity in an accessible way, allowing teachers and students to immerse themselves in the magical charm of the plant world.
During the interactive session, each raised arm looked like bamboo shoots breaking through the soil after the rain, full of upward energy, classmatesThey eagerly asked questions, raising their curiosity about the plant world and their questions about scientific exploration one by one. Academician Sun Hang patiently and thoroughly answered each question, responding to the youth's expectations with professional knowledge, creating a lively and warm atmosphere on site.
Prior to the event, Nujiang Prefecture Ethnic Middle School launched the "Echoes in the Canyon: A Letter to the Academician" collection activity, where the young people expressed their scientific dreams and questions in writing,These letters passed through the winds of the canyon and reached Academician Ji Weizhi's desk.Academician Ji Weizhi carefully read the students' letters and wrote replies in advance to personally deliver to the students, responding to the youth's voices。A letter from Academician Ji Weizhi to the children of Nujiang Prefecture Nationalities Middle School
At Beiqing Experimental School, the enthusiastic submission of essays by students titled "My Scientific Dream" was filled with curiosity about the scientific world and respect for senior researchers. After reading outstanding works, Academician Sun HangHe sent heartfelt messages to all teachers and students, encouraging them to always maintain their curiosity about nature and love for science, bravely explore the unknown, dare to chase dreams, and use science as wings to bravely advance on the road of growth.
Public welfare spreads warmth, science popularization helps growth. To support the development of campus science education, a charity donation ceremony was held on site. The Tengchong Scientist Forum Foundation, together with Runze Zhisuan Technology Group Co., Ltd., donated AI chess robots to Nujiang Prefecture Ethnic Middle School and Beiqing Experimental School, empowering young people on their scientific exploration journey through concrete actions.
From the echoes of the Nujiang gorges to the deep affection of Kunming's plants, these two events are just the starting point of the Tengchong Scientists' Forum Foundation's 2026 "Scientists Enter Campus" public welfare campaign.
In the future,"Scientists Enter Campus"The project will leverage the unique platform advantages of the Tengchong Scientists Forum, inviting various academicians and expertsEntering campuses and getting close to young people,In conjunction with the forum's annual activities, regularly and periodically carry out warm, in-depth, and enjoyable science popularization activities.
The foundation is the exceptionCreating offline immersive science popularization classes will also...In collaboration with ClassIn Education, we are exploring and developing premium online science course packages, forming a formGrowing effective science popularization resources,Breaking regional barriers,This allows every young person the opportunity to look up to the master's light, continuously supporting the cultivation of new generation talent in scientific innovation and promoting high-quality development of science popularization.
