Over 380 representatives from the Sofia University of Mining and Geology, Birmingham City University, the National Museum of Natural History, Sun Yat-sen University, CUG and other institutions from the world were present at the 27th Wuhan International Gems and Jewelry Symposium on November 2.
WANG Linqing, Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee of CUG, said that the symposium helps the transformation and upgrading of China’s jewelry industry, inheritance of China’s jewelry crafts, and cultivation of professionals for the jewelry industry.
Excellent students of GIC (a jewelry education program of the Gemological Institute) and EDP (Executive Development Program) receive their certificates
During the symposium, the experts and scholars discussed topics around China’s oldest jade mining site, gemstones and gold artifacts of prehistoric Southeast Europe, metalwork, beading techniques, etc.
(Edited and translated from the Chinese version)
