On November 12, Prof. Henry Etzkowitz and Dr. ZHOU Chunyan visited the International Centre for Engineering Education under the Auspices of UNESCO (ICEE) and had an exchange meeting. ICEE’s Deputy Executive Director and Secretary General WANG Sunyu, Associate Professor of Research QIAO Weifeng and Assistant to Secretary-General XU Lihui, as well as Lecturer of Zhejiang University of Technology WENG Mosi attended the meeting.

At the beginning of the meeting, Prof. WANG Sunyu expressed his welcome to Prof. Henry Etzkowitz and Dr. ZHOU Chunyan on behalf of ICEE. WANG said that in recent years, with a focus on international engineering education research and practice, ICEE has implemented a series of major consultancy  research projects, published multiple academic reports and book series represented by the UNESCO Engineering Report II, and actively promoted the construction of engineering education discipline in China. Currently, ICEE has had a certain influence in the field of engineering education.

Prof. Henry Etzkowitz had an in-depth communication and exchanges with the teachers at ICEE on the origin of the Triple Helix Theory as well as the establishment and development of entrepreneurial universities. Dr. ZHOU Chunyan congratulated the ICEE on its achievements, and had a discussion with the participants on the innovation of University-Industry-Government Triple Helix Theory and sustainable development at home and abroad.
 
Prof. Henry Etzkowitz is an originator of the 'Entrepreneurial University' and 'Triple Helix' concepts, and CEO of the International Triple Helix Institute. Dr. ZHOU Chunyan is the Director and a Senior Researcher of the International Triple Helix Institute, and engages in the research of entrepreneurial universities, the innovation of university-industry-government triple helix and sustainable development, particularly in government role, start-ups and regional innovation.