In order to improve the quality of NSFC declarations and enhance the competitiveness of project applications, on 16th November, according to the research directions of teachers, College of Construction Engineering held the 2023 NSFC declaration guidance and exchange meeting in conference rooms 319 and 328 of Water Engineering Building. The declaration guidance judges consisted of 7 professors, namely, Guo Wei, Wang Qing, Chen Jianping, Chen Chen, Wang Bo Xin, Chen Hui’e and Zhang Nan.

In response to the focus of the NSFC project application process, the 13 declared teachers introduced the proposed projects from the basis of the project, research objectives, research plan and content, key scientific issues, features, and innovations, etc. The experts gave guidance on the scope of the selected topic, the formulation of the scientific problem, the characteristics and innovation of the project, and the scientific methodology, and made relevant comments and detailed suggestions for revision. The exchange session continued for three hours, and the participating teachers responded enthusiastically, saying that they benefited a lot. The faculty members who are going to apply for the fund said that they will further refine and revise their projects according to the comments made by the experts.

With the successful holding of this exchange meeting, the enthusiasm and confidence of teachers to declare the fund were stimulated, and a good foundation was laid for the declaration of NSFC projects in 2023 in our college.