International scientists and scholars collected in Beijing on Sunday, for the opening of the 2025 International Congress of Basic Science (ICBS), aiming to explore the frontiers of fundamental research.Nearly 1,000 professionals, scholars, and students convened at the China National Convention Center.
They will take part in deep discussions over the coming two weeks on innovative development in mathematics, physics, and info science and engineering.Four Fields medalists, three Nobel laureates, and 2 Turing Award winners, including Shing-Tung Yau and Andrew Chi-Chih Yao, went to the congress.
Six preeminent scientists –-- Samuel C.
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Ting, Steven Chu, David Gross, Robert Tarjan, Shigefumi Mori and George Lusztig –-- were honored with the 2025 Basic Science Lifetime Award, the highest difference in essential science, commemorating a researchers long-lasting influence on the field.Addressing the opening event, ICBS President and Fields medalist Shing-Tung Yau highlighted current advancements in mathematics, physics and details science.
He believes a brand-new age driven by theoretical advancements and technological innovations might be dawning.Progress in fundamental science is not just important for technological innovation but works as the core engine driving the continuous evolution of human civilization, Yau noted, highlighting that enhancing worldwide cooperation in science and fostering shared exchange and trust is more crucial now than ever before.He expressed his hope that the congress will develop an open and inclusive worldwide platform for deeper scholastic exchange and partnership, collectively advancing modern science and technology.Initiated by Shing-Tung Yau in 2023, ICBS is held every year with the theme advancing science for mankind.
This years congress will host more than 500 academic sessions including plenary talks, standard science lectures and satellite conferences.
Leading global researchers will provide keynote lectures on basic and frontier sciences, sharing the latest advancements and promoting interdisciplinary innovation.