ThefifthGlobalGrandChallengesSummittakesplaceinBeijingfromSeptember18to20.ThefifthGlobalGrandChallengesSummit,jointlyheldbythreeeliteacademicinstitutesofChina,theUnitedStatesandtheUnitedKingdom,tookplaceinBeijingfromMondaytoWednesday.ItwasacollaborativeeffortbetweentheChineseAcademyofEngineering,theUS'NationalAcademyofEngineeringandtheUK'sRoyalAcademyofEngineering.Underthethemeof"EngineeringforSustainableDevelopment,"professionalsofengineeringsciencesandtechnologyfromthreeacademiesexploredthreecrucialtopicsofsustainableinfrastructure,carbonneutralityanddigitaleconomy.Throughintellectualexchanges,expertsandscholarsdelvedintopressingissues,cutting-edgetheoriesandinterdisciplinarysolutions.Attheclosingsession,ajointstatementontheGlobalGrandChallengesSummits,formulatedbytheCAE,NAEandRAEng,wasofficiallyreleased.Ithasechoedthesummit'soriginalmission,reviewedthefruitfulcollaboration,andenvisagedtheframeworkforfuturecooperation.CAEPresidentLiXiaohong,NAEPresidentJohnL.AndersonandRAEngPresidentSirJimMcDonaldjointlysignedthejointstatementandexpressedtheircommitmentstosupportingit,pledgingtoembraceopportunities,poolstrengths,fostercollaboration,driveinnovationandultimatelyimprovethewell-beingofhumanity.Envisioningthefuture,thethreeeliteinstitutesarecommittedtoforgingaheadonthepathofprogressincollaborationwiththeirsisteracademiesacrosstheglobe.Theywillalsoseektofurtherpromotescientificopenness,expandcooperativemechanismandenhancetheroleofengineeringinaddressingthemostimmediatechallengesnowadays.TheGGCSservesasapivotalmechanismofexchangeandcollaborationbetweentheCAE,NAEandRAEng.Sinceitslaunchin2013,thesummithasbeenaimingtoaddressglobalchallengesbyfosteringinnovativesolutionsthroughthecollectiveeffortsoftheengineeringsciencesandtechnologycommunitiesnotonlyfromChina,theUSandtheUK,butalsofromaroundtheworld.ThesummitassembledbothinofflineatBeijingUniversityofTechnologyandvirtually.Italsoattractednearly200,000viewerswhowatchedlivestreaming.Editor:DisclaimerTheviewsandopinionsexpressedinthisarticlearethoseoftheauthor's,GMW.cnmakesnorepresentationsastoaccuracy,suitability,orvalidityofanyinformationonthissiteandwillnotbeliableforanyerrors,omissions,ordelaysinthisinformation.