Recently, Professor Hu Ang, a foreign fellow of the Engineering Academy of Japan and Professor at the University of Tokyo, was appointed as Distinguished Academician and Honorary Dean at the School of Architecture and Civil Engineering. The appointment ceremony was held at the guest hall of Chengdu University (CDU). Wang Qingyuan, President of CDU, issued an appointment letter to Academician Hu Ang and signed the agreement with him.

Wang Qingyuan said that CDU has been implementing the strategy of strengthening itself with talent building for many years, leading to its leapfrog development. The School of Architecture and Civil Engineering is one of the largest engineering colleges in CDU. Academician Hu Ang is an internationally renowned expert with outstanding talent and his joining will boost the high-level development of the school. It is hoped that the school can further optimize its development goals, strengthen discipline and major development, and strive to cultivate more talent with excellence in various fields.

Hu Ang said that CDU has made remarkable achievements in recent years as a comprehensive university and it is his honor to be appointed as the university's distinguished academician and Honorary Dean at the School of Architecture and Civil Engineering. He added that he will get familiar with his work at the School of Architecture and Civil Engineering as soon as possible to perform his duties and contribute to the specialization development and talent training of various disciplines at the school.

Relevant persons in charge of the Personnel Department, Science and Technology Department, and School of Architecture and Civil Engineering attend the appointment ceremony.

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Hu Ang, born in Chengdu City, Sichuan Province, is a foreign fellow of the Engineering Academy of Japan and a Project Professor at the University of Tokyo. He is a fellow at St. Edmund Hall, University of Oxford, and a doctor, professor, and doctoral student supervisor in architecture at the University of Tokyo. He has presided over more than 20 projects funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China and other major projects of the Asian Urban TOD Research, University of Tokyo. Additionally, he has worked as a consultant, reviewer, and design researcher on major construction projects across China, Japan, India, and other nations, and has served as a judge in numerous international design competitions. His series of research works, represented by The Construction of Hub Stations and Development of Surrounding Regions in Japan, as well as the study on future urban globalization centered on TOD eco-smart city, have been highly praised by academia and industry. His pioneering research methodology has great theoretical and practical significance for high-density urban development and renewal in Asia. Therefore, he was elected as a foreign fellow of the Engineering Academy of Japan.