September 4^th, 2013—At the invitation of Chinese Academy of Sciences Shanghai Branch, éCOLE POLYTECHNIQUE FéDéRALE DE LAUSANNE (EPFL) visited Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences (SARI-CAS), received by Deputy Dean of General Office of CAS Shanghai Branch Mr. Yang Zhenghua and representatives of SARI’s International Cooperation Department.

First of all, Mr. Yang gave a vivid introduction of CAS Shanghai Branch, the CAS institutes under CAS Shanghai Branch and their respective research areas and advantages. Mr. Liu Jianzhou, Deputy Director of SARI’ s International Cooperation Department introduced SARI’s research platform, development strategy and international cooperation footprints. Then, the delegation visited SARI’s Research Achievements Showroom and the demonstration of City Intelligent Energy Network (CIEN). The students were very interested in the displays and there was a heated discussion among the delegation and related researchers. 

Dr. Florence Graezer Bideau, Director of Centre for Area and Cultural Studies CACS, thanked CAS Shanghai Branch and SARI for the warm reception. Through this visit, she said, the delegation gained a deeper understanding of China’s S&T development and was impressed by CAS Shanghai Branch and SARI’s development.