GDUT Professor and President Qiu Xueqing was elected into the Canadian Academy of Engineering (CAE) in the Academy's 2023 Annual General Meeting on 5 June 2023. This year,forty-six new Fellows, eight new International Fellows and one Honorary Fellow into the CAE.

Qiu Xueqing serves as a Professor and President at Guangdong University of Technology.He is a world-lading expert in biomass utilization and green chemical engineering His original contributions to molecular structure modulation has enabled the transformation of lignin from massive pulping and biorefinery waste into green fine chemical products and functional materials, generating considerable economic benefits while significantly strengthening sustainability. He has 400+journal papers and holds 150+patents.Through 15- year presidency in two major Chinese engineering universities he has implemented innovative competency-based engineering training programs to enhance engineering education. He also promoted international cooperation with worldwide universities including 10+Canadian universities to cultivate the next generation of great young engineers.

The Canadian Academy of Engineering is an independent,self-governing and non-profit organization established in 1987 and comprises over 800 Fellows who have made outstanding contributions to engineering in Canada and around the world. They have demonstrated their dedication to the application of science and engineering principles to advance social, environmental, economic and technical solutions.Fellows of the CAE are nominated and elected by their peers,in view of their distinguished achievements and career-long service.