The Urban and Rural Planning Academic Salon has been held on the afternoon of December 17, 2020 at Room 209, College Building No. 3. The host is Prof. Zheng Guoquan, who is lectured by Dr. Ma Qiwei. The theme focuses on "Urban and Rural Planning Research and Expression of Academic Papers". This event opened up the academic vision of teachers and students of various disciplines at home and abroad.

In this academic salon, Dr. Ma shared on topics such as "Urban Planning Research" and "Translation from Engineering to Research". He introduced the necessity of planning research, the relationship between reading research and papers, and analyzed the difference between research and technical thinking. Dr. Ma believes that it is necessary to embed academic perspectives in engineering practice, focus on key scientific issues, and discover regular characteristics. He also vividly connected the whole theme through examples, so that the teachers and students present had a deeper understanding of various viewpoints.

The event lasted for nearly two hours, with a lively atmosphere and frequent interactions. Dr. Ma gave professional insights on the questions raised by the students and aroused extensive discussions, allowing the students to gain a deeper understanding of the academic research on urban and rural planning.

Finally, the host, Professor Zheng Guoquan, summarized and pointed out the deep-level significance of this salon, expressed his heartfelt thanks to the lecturer Dr. Ma and every participant present, and encouraged everyone to actively hold similar academic activities to create academic disciplines. The research atmosphere will guide more teachers and students to participate in the exchange of academic ideas.