Ever since 2008, we have assumed and completed 1 major project of the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) known as the “fundamental theoretical and technological research on future mobile communication” as well as 1 major project of the National High-Tech R&D Program 863 known as “FuTURE plan: R&D of the testing system of Beyond 3G mobile communication wireless network”. We have also taken the lead in 1 project of the national major basic research effort (Program 973), 1 project of “Program 973” for the national defense, 1 creative group fund from NSFC, 2 major projects funded by NSFC, 8 projects of the National Major Special Research Subjects (Program 03), and 5 major projects of the National Program 863; they have also assumed various major and key projects at provincial and ministerial levels as well as projects with international cooperation. In addition, they have won the first prize of the National Technological Invention once, the second prize of the National Scientific and Technological Progress once, the first prize of provincial and ministerial-level technological invention for 3 times as well as the second and third prizes of provincial and ministerial-level technological invention for a few times. In the past four years, they have been granted over 170 national patents for invention, submitted a variety of standard proposals, and published nearly 300 research papers that can be indexed by SCI or EI yearly, some of which have exerted tremendous influence internationally. With an annual fund in place averaging more than 120 million RMB, the scientific research funds over the past four years have totaled over 500 million RMB, with the funds of 2010 exceeding 18 million RMB. A series of key technologies with core intellectual property rights have been transferred from the laboratory to the marketplace; for instance, Gbps wireless transmission technology, which has supported the development of enterprise products, has reached the highest level of its kind, with many achievements accepted by 3GPP Standardization Body.
Some outstanding achievements as follows have been achieved:
1. Relevant achievements of the “capacity approximation transmission technology in wideband mobile communication and its industrialized application” won the first prize for invention of the Ministry of Education in 2009 and the first prize of the National Technological Invention. Successfully industrialized, the technology has been applied by Huawei to the base station products of more than 20 countries worldwide.
2. The “research on the regulation of microwave metamaterials on electromagnetic waves” won the first prize of natural science of the Ministry of Education in 2011 and was elected among the “top ten scientific developments of China of 2010”.
3. The “radio frequency, antenna and diversity technology in wideband mobile communication”, which promoted the development of 4G and industrialization, won the first prize for scientific and technological progress of Jiangsu Province in 2008.
Our school, having hosted over 10 large-scale international academic conferences, has been carrying out extensive academic exchanges intentionally. Apart from our academic exchanges and personnel mutual visits with altogether 20 world-famous universities of such countries as the USA, Canada, the UK, France, Germany, Sweden and Japan, we have conducted extensive cooperation with multiple internationally prestigious research institutes and enterprises, with 5 joint laboratories established.
