The 2016 Chinese and Foreign Postdoctoral Institution Seminar will be held from Dec. 11 to 12 in Hengqin New Area of Zhuhai, Guangdong Province. More than 150 distinguished guests from Chinaand abroad are expected to discuss the development of the postdoctoral institution during the seminar.

The seminar attendees include delegates from the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation (CPSF), the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Tsinghua University, Peking University, Fudan University, Sun Yat-Sen University, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, the US National Science Foundation, the Helmholtz Association of German Research Centers and Japan Society for the Promotion of Science.

They will discuss the following topics: characteristics and problems of postdoctoral development;service and interest protection of postdoctoralresearchers;enrollment,development and usage of postdoctoral systems;and comparison of Chinese and foreign postdoctoral systems.

The postdoctoral research and working station in Hengqin New Area is the first of its kind in China's Free Trade Zones. Since its opening last year, Hengqin has set up four branches of the station in ZDTDC, Zhuhai Titans Power Electronics Company and Guangdong-Macau Traditional Chinese Medicine Technology Industrial Park Development Company.

The Hengqin government also issued a series of policies to attract postdoctoralresearchersto set upnew businesses or start new projects in the new area. For example, the government made an administrative rule forpostdoctoralresearchers in Hengqin in September, according to which, the postdoctoral researchers can receive subsidies and awards for their research and work in Hengqin. The winner of the national-level prize can receive as muchas 5 million yuan's (US$746,000) award from the Hengqin government.

Ye Zhen, vice-Party chief of Hengqin, said the postdoctoral is expected to build a bridge between Hengqin and higher education and research institutes, so as to promote the integrating of research, studies and industries and improve the enterprises' innovation ability.

The seminar is hosted by the office of the leading team of the postdoctoral research and working station in Hengqin, sponsored by Zhuhai Da Hengqin Technology Development Company (ZDTDC), and supported by the National Postdoctoral Administrative Committee Office and CPSF.

Before the seminar, CPSF's training class and 2016 National Postdoctoral Academic Forum will be held in Hengqin from Dec. 9 to 10.

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