Recently, the roundtable meeting on the establishment of the International Cooperation Platform for High-end Fluid Machinery Equipment and Technology was held at Jiangsu University. The meeting invited 10 renowned foreign experts in the industry, including Professor Gérard BOIS, a recipient of the Knight of the Order of Academic Palms from the French Academy of Sciences, Professor Chisachi KATO from the University of Tokyo and Chairman of the Asian Fluid Machinery Committee, Professor Satoshi WATANABE from Kyushu University and Secretary-General of the Asian Fluid Machinery Committee, Professor Young-Seok CHOI, President of the Korean Society of Fluid Machinery and a researcher at the Korea Institute of Industrial Technology, Professor Martin BÖHLE from the Rhine-Westphalia University of Applied Sciences (Kaiserslautern-Landau) in Germany, Professor Boo Cheong KHOO from the National University of Singapore, and Professor Yuka IGA from Tohoku University in Japan. Also present at the meeting were Professor Hong Li, Vice President of Jiangsu University, Professor Shouqi Yuan, Director of the National Research Center of Pumps, Professor Jianfeng Pan, Director of the Office of International Cooperation and Exchange, Professor Wanzhen Xu, Deputy Director of the Office of Science and Technology, and leaders of the Fluid Center. The meeting was presided over by Professor Shouqi Yuan.

Firstly, Professor Hong Li delivered a welcoming speech. She warmly welcomed the experts to this conference amidst their busy schedules and expressed sincere gratitude for the long-term care and support that the experts have provided for the establishment of the National Research Center of Pumps and the International Cooperation Platform at Jiangsu University. She hoped that everyone would continue to offer valuable advice for the development of the engineering center and provide excellent suggestions for the development of the discipline and industry. Subsequently, a ceremony was held to appoint the guest professors. On behalf of the university, Professor Hong Li presented appointment letters to the seven newly appointed guest professors and took a commemorative photo together with them.

After the appointment ceremony, Professor Ji Pei, Deputy Director of the Fluid Center, delivered a report on the construction of the International Cooperation Platform. The report primarily covered three aspects: the status of the construction of the national-level international cooperation platform at the Fluid Center, recent international cooperation achievements, and the main tasks for the next phase. Following the presentation, the attending leaders and experts provided their individual perspectives and engaged in enthusiastic discussions, particularly focusing on future collaboration methods. The experts emphasized the need for future international cooperation to be grounded in discipline development, to strengthen international talent cultivation and collaborative research, and to further broaden the scope and depth of cooperation. They also emphasized the importance of continuing to enhance the basic conditions and talent pool.

Prior to the meeting, foreign experts visited the laboratory of National Research Center of Pumps and gained an understanding of representative large-scale hydraulic engineering pump testing facilities, as well as high-temperature and high-pressure extreme condition pump testing platforms. The experts highly praised the achievements in the construction of the center's laboratory and expressed the hope that the center would continue to leverage its international influence in the discipline and its technological advantages in international cooperation. They encouraged interdisciplinary expansion of research and urged active participation in major engineering projects.