Dr. Liu Guangsheng from BGRIMM Wins Second Place in the 6th BRICS Youth Innovation Award

From July 31 to August 3, 2023, the 6th BRICS Youth Innovation Award competition was held in Gqeberha, Eastern Cape, South Africa. Dr. Liu Guangsheng from BGRIMM was selected to represent China after being chosen by the Torch Center of the Ministry of Science and Technology. He participated in the BRICS Youth Innovation Award competition in South Africa.

During the competition, Dr. Liu presented his innovative project on mine tailings filling disposal and its collaborative carbon sequestration. He answered questions from an expert panel from the five BRICS countries and, after a live debate and expert evaluation, ranked second in the competition, winning the runner-up prize. The Russian and Brazilian delegations won first and third place, respectively.

On August 3, 2023, the BRICS Ministers of Science and Technology awarded the first, second, and third prizes to the winners of the BRICS Youth Innovation Award competition.

From Left to Right: SK Varshney from India's Ministry of Science and Technology, Wang Zhigang from China's Ministry of Science and Technology, Bonginkosi Nzimande from South Africa's Department of Science and Innovation, runner-up Liu Guangsheng, Valery Falkov from Russia's Ministry of Science and Higher Education, and Inácio Arruda from Brazil's Ministry of Science, Technology, and Innovation.

The BRICS Youth Innovation Award was established in 2018 and has successfully held five editions. This award provides a platform for young scientists and entrepreneurs from BRICS countries to share their innovations and entrepreneurial practices. It aims to promote young talent from BRICS countries, strengthen communication and cooperation, and create a profound impact on the social economy, environment, and living conditions of these nations through innovation. This event is a supplementary activity to the BRICS Ministers of Science and Technology meeting. This year’s competition focused on four key areas: modern manufacturing, agricultural modernization, mining modernization, and circular economy.

Additionally, Dr. Liu Guangsheng participated in the BRICS Youth Scientists Forum, where he engaged in in-depth discussions and exchanges with young scholars from the BRICS countries on technological transformations in related professional fields, establishing sustainable research partnerships. This event further enhanced BGRIMM's international influence and expanded its global network of scientific and technological cooperation.

Source: China Nonferrous Metals News WeChat Official Account
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