“海外院士讲坛”第七期邀请到了英国皇家工程院院士，英国曼彻斯特大学航空航天工程系主任、航空航天研究院院长和西北复合材料中心主任Constantinos Soutis教授为师生们开讲。他将结合个人经历,为大家讲述英国高等教育是如何引导和培养研究型人才。讲座将在线上展开，欢迎各位师生莅临参与！

报告人：Constantinos Soutis教 授

报告主题：Higher Education in the UK: How to nurture and guide research talent

报告时间：2021年12月9日 16:00（北京时间）

线上链接：Zoom会议535 219 6735（密码nuaa）

报告摘要：Higher education (HE) in the United Kingdom (UK) has a long history. Teaching in the city of Oxford is documented from 1096, making the University of Oxford the oldest university in the English-speaking world. The University of Cambridge celebrated its 800n anniversary in 2009. Three Scottish universities-St Andrews, Glasgow and Aberdeen - were founded in the 15-th century, while the University of Edinburgh was established by royal charter in 1583. A major expansion of higher education in the UK occurred in the 19-th century with the awarding of roval charters to several colleges, among them King's College London, and University College London. In addition, the latter part of the century saw the foundation of medical, science and engineering colleges in England's maior industrial cities, some of which eventually amalgamated to became the so-called “redbrick” universities of Birmingham, Bristol, Leeds, Liverpool, Manchester (1824) and Sheffield.

 A good quality university bloom in an environment that fosters competitiveness, creative thinking, innovation and freedom to pursue all ideas.It provides a learning environment that encourages working on innovative projects in order to promote holistic personality development for nurturing future leaders. In the ideal academic setting scholars, have the time and resources to search fortruths within their fields. Academic communities of integrity advance the quest for truth and knowledge through intellectual and personal honesty in learning, teaching, research and service.

 Weare ambitious in our pursuit of new ideas, greater understanding and discovery. We share and apply our knowledge and experience to guide balanced and evidenced decisions for ourselves and for society. This highly ranked university is popular among international students for its teaching and research quality,employability prospects and student experience with one of the largest and diverse student communities in the country, made up of students from 160 countries.

报告人简介：

Constantinos Soutis教授,剑桥大学博士，特许工程师，英国皇家工程院院士，皇家航空学会会员，机械工程师学会会员，材料、矿物质研究协会会员。  

Constantinos Soutis教授先后任职于剑桥大学（1986- 1991），莱斯特大学（1991-1994）、美国麻省理工大学（2000-2001）、伦敦帝国理工学院（1994 -2002）和谢菲尔德大学(2002-2012)。

2012年10月，Constantinos Soutis教授担任曼彻斯特大学航空航天工程系教授，航空航天研究所所长和英国曼彻斯特大学西北复合材料中心主任。目前有超过100名知名学者加盟了该研究所。

2012年至2015年Soutis教授在美国南卡罗莱纳大学麦克奈尔航空航天中心担任访问教授和杰出学者，从事航天复合材料和结构的创新教学和研究。2018年11月，被聘为中国双一流大学西安交通大学航空航天工程系荣誉教授。

Soutis教授是应用复合材料杂志的副主编，曾任英国皇家航空协会航空杂志和国际结构健康监测杂志的副主编(2010- 2016)。同时他还担任《航空航天科学进展》、《复合材料科学与技术》、《结构完整性和耐久性》、《美国材料与试验协会国际杂志》、《塑料，橡胶及复合材料学报》、《先进复合材料信件》、《结构完整性学报》和《应用复合材料学报》等学术期刊的编委，为十几家国际期刊撰写评论，并担任《复合材料A部分:应用科学与制造》、《航空学报》(英国皇家航空协会)、《复合材料科学与技术》和《应用复合材料》的客座编辑。

2014年8月5日，Constantinos Soutis教授当选为英国皇家工程院院士(FREng)。