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Chapter 817: Chapter 467: Selected for the National Science and Technology Awards (Please Subscribe)

A few days later.

Professor Yang Kaining was finally about to leave Xia Country to return to the Swiss Zurich Federal Institute of Technology.

Professor Yang’s departure had been anticipated by Ding Yue.

After all, it was not something Professor Yang could decide in just a few days whether to stay or not.

Moreover, even if Professor Yang had made up his mind, he had to return to Europe, to Zurich, Switzerland, as he is still a professor of life sciences at the Swiss Zurich Federal Institute of Technology.

At the time of Professor Yang Kaining’s departure, Ding Yue personally took him to the airport.

Before leaving, Professor Yang expressed that his return to his home country was a very good experience, especially during his time at Mist City Arts and Science University.

"At this university, I saw the kind of longing and impulse for science that I had when I was young, as well as a drive that seemed filled with hopeful radiance. Principal Ding, I will give serious thought to that matter once I’m back, goodbye."

These were the last words Professor Yang Kaining said to Ding Yue before boarding the plane.

After sending off Professor Yang Kaining, Ding Yue was about to drive back to the university from the airport. Just as he was leaving the airport expressway, a phone call came in.

"Hello, Director Xiao."

It was a call from Director Xiao Wenxing of the Mist City Ministry of Education for Ding Yue.

"Principal Ding, I’m calling you because there’s good news I wanted to inform you about right away."

Director Xiao Wenxing’s voice was filled with excitement on the phone.

"Good news?"

Ding Yue frowned slightly. What good news could there be at this time?

"After recommendations from various institutions such as the Ministry of Education, the National Patent Office, Xia Science Institution, and national pharmaceutical authorities, your Mist City Arts and Science University’s graphene mechanical exfoliation and 3D bio-printing technologies have been nominated for the National Science and Technology Awards!"

Director Xiao Wenxing’s voice became very excited as he spoke these words.

The National Science and Technology Awards!

This was the highest scientific and technological award in Xia Country. Being nominated for such a prestigious award was quite impressive.

Even many scientific achievements from the Xia Science Institution were not easily awarded the National Science and Technology Awards.

But Mist City Arts and Science University now had two scientific technologies nominated for the National Science and Technology Awards.

Upon hearing this, Ding Yue was stunned for a moment before a flame of excitement ignited in his heart.

"Director Xiao, are you talking about... the National Science and Technology Awards?"

Ding Yue murmured inquiringly.

"That’s right, Principal Ding, the National Science and Technology Awards, the highest and most authoritative scientific and technological awards in our country," Director Xiao Wenxing immediately explained. "I knew it, your Mist City Arts and Science University’s graphene technology has a significant impact and definitely stands a chance at the National Science and Technology Awards. The 3D bio-printing technology is also quite impressive."

"This is only the nomination. Whether we will actually win the award is still uncertain," replied Ding Yue modestly.

The National Science and Technology Awards are given to recognize outstanding contributions to scientific and technological advancement by citizens, teams, and organizations.

Five National Science and Technology Awards have been established by the state of Xia Country, namely: the National Highest Science and Technology Award, National Natural Science Award, National Technological Invention Award, National Science and Technology Progress Award, and the Xia Country International Science and Technology Cooperation Award.

The most prestigious among these is the National Highest Science and Technology Award.

This award must be sanctioned by the elders of Xia Country, who also issue a certificate and a cash prize. It is indeed the highest honor within the Xia Country scientific community.

The remaining four awards also hold very high prestige and offer prize money between 5 to 8 million.

Of course, for an award like the National Science and Technology Awards, the prize money is the least important aspect. What matters most is the impact and social status it confers.

Imagine.

If in the end, Mist City Arts and Science University does win two National Science and Technology Awards,

who then would still consider Mist City Arts and Science University a private, unrecognized university?

In fact.

Even now, Mist City Arts and Science University has already shed the label of "unrecognized university."

After all, the achievements made by the university in the past two or three years are one after another, displaying a strength that demands respect.

"Hahaha, Principal Ding, in my opinion, both your graphene technology and 3D bio-printing technology at Mist City Arts and Science University are of great significance. There should be no problem winning this year’s National Science and Technology Awards," confidently stated Director Xiao Wenxing.

He seemed to have even more faith than Ding Yue.

Ding Yue could understand this, after all, his Mist City Arts and Science University is under the jurisdiction of the Mist City Ministry of Education.

If Mist City Arts and Science University were to win the National Science and Technology Awards, Director Xiao Wenxing of the Mist City Ministry of Education would certainly have some "merit" in this, which is beyond doubt.

Hence, Director Xiao Wenxing had such strong confidence in Mist City Arts and Science University.

"Oh, by the way, Director Xiao, which awards are the graphene technology and 3D bio-printing technology from our Mist City Arts and Science University nominated for?" inquired Ding Yue, driven by curiosity.

There are five categories in the National Science and Technology Awards.

Ding Yue pondered for a moment. If they could win the strongest one, the National Highest Science and Technology Award, that would be truly impressive.

However, clinching this National Highest Science and Technology Award is not that easy.

"According to the information I received, since the 3D bio-printing technology is a collaboration with Professor Yang Kaining, it is nominated for the Xia Country International Science and Technology Cooperation Award,"

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