YNU to establish provincial mathematics research center

The first applied mathematics center in Southwest China's Yunnan province was approved to be established on Dec 22.

The establishment of the center was spearheaded by Yunnan University (YNU), in collaboration with Kunming University of Science and Technology, Yunnan Normal University, Kunming Institute of Botany under theChinese Academy of Sciences, China Eastern Yunnan Airlines, and the First People's Hospital of Yunnan Province.

Based on the School of Mathematics and Statistics of YNU, the center will be committed to strengthening mathematics application to Yunnan's dominant industries, promoting the matchmaking and integration of mathematics with engineering application and industrialization, and solving the core problems in the development of Yunnan's related fields and industries.

In addition, the center will provide a platform for the organization and development of high-level applied mathematicals research, training of mathematicals talents, and mathematicals application exchanges.

The construction of the center received great attention and support fromthe Yunnan Provincial Science and Technology Department.

The expert group from the department believed that the center accurately grasped the development requirements of the State for mathematical science research. The academic team organized by YNU and the co-construction institutes had a good research foundation.

The center will be expected to become a top applied mathematics research center and an important place for talent cultivation in western China and even nationwide, and to effectively promote the transformation and upgrading of key industries in Yunnan.