On the morning of January 20, the 70th lecture of the Nanhu Forum was held. At the invitation of our University’s National Security School, Professor Fan Weicheng, Academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, Convener of the Discipline Appraisal Group for “National Security Studies” under the Academic Degrees Committee of the State Council, and Dean of the Institute of Safety Science and Technology at Tsinghua University, visited our campus to deliver a special lecture titledReflections and Practices on Advancing High-Level Security. The venue was packed, with faculty and students from the National Security School, the School of Electronic Information Engineering, the School of Computer Science, the School of Management, the School of Economics, and the Law School actively participating.
Lecture Scene. (Photo by Li Riying)
Prior to the lecture, Liu Yi, Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee and President of our University, met with Academician Fan Weicheng and held discussions with him.
The lecture was chaired by Peng Qingjun, Dean of the National Security School at our University. During the lecture, Academician Fan Weicheng systematically expounded on China's security work under the new circumstances, the evolving landscape of key areas in national security, scientific issues and key technologies in national security, as well as explorations and practices in building safe and resilient cities. Building on this foundation, he introduced cutting-edge scientific approaches: at the instrumental level, the “Catastrophe Science Center” has taken shape to meet the development needs of the security industry; at the top-level design level, a “government-industry-university-research-application” community with a shared future for public safety has been established; at the demonstration practice level, the Tsinghua Solution, Hefei Model, and Anhui Template have become typical cases of urban lifeline safety engineering. At the conclusion of the lecture, Academician Fan introduced the concept of safe and resilient cities, pointing out the importance of building such cities for preventing routine security risks. He also elaborated on the connotation and significance of implementing a holistic approach to national security, prompting deep reflection among the attending faculty and students.
Academician Fan Weicheng Delivers the Lecture. (Photo by Li Riying)
In his concluding remarks, Peng Qingjun stated that the cutting-edge topics and real-world challenges presented by Academician Fan in his lecture provided faculty and students with problem awareness and directional inspiration for their research and innovation. At the same time, the lecture vividly demonstrated the interdisciplinary nature of national security issues, fostering dialogue and integration across different professional perspectives, and offering a model for addressing systemic security challenges through cross-disciplinary approaches.
