From 22 to 27 May 2025, Associate Professor Olivier Monfort, from the Comenius University Bratislava (the highest-level university in Slovakia), came to the School of Resources and Environmental Engineering (SREE) for teaching and research supervision. He is currently a PhD supervisor and deputy head of the Department of Inorganic Chemistry. He has been appointed as an Outstanding Overseas Teacher by SSPU in 2025.

On 23 May, a lecture entitled Heterogeneous Wastewaters Treatment: Spotlight on the Fundamental Understanding was held in the multimedia classroom of 6102 for all the teachers and students from SREE. At the beginning of the lecture, Associate Professor Olivier Monfort firstly introduced the current situation of wastewater treatment and reuse at home and abroad, especially in Slovakia. Subsequently, he introduced the case of his group focusing on the research and development of new iron-based photocatalytic materials in recent years, which has been applied to the local small-scale wastewater reuse. Teachers and students actively participated in the exchange and interaction. The atmosphere on site was very lively.

On 26 May, a seminar entitled The innovative materials and the applications in wastewater treatment was held in Conference Room 200 of the Environment Building (No. 26 Buliding), in which Professor Yaoguang Guo, Associate Professor Yanlin Wu, Associate Professor Shuai Chen and Dr. Zeqiu Chen attended. In the seminar, Associate Professor Olivier Monfort gave careful guidance to 7 graduate students, covering the first to third year students. The guidance from Olivier clarified the problems during the research processes of each master student, which was very helpful for the smooth development of the subsequent research. After the meeting, teachers from SREE discussed the direction of future research cooperation and the matters related to the joint training of postgraduates with Olivier. Both parties reached a preliminary consensus on the exchange of master students to study in Slovakia. In addition, the foreign side was also very welcome to accept excellent master graduates to study for doctoral degree in Slovakia.

Between 22 and 27 May, Associate Professor Olivier Monfort also carried out a number of teaching sessions for the undergraduate students from Environmental Protection Equipment Engineering classes and the first-year postgraduate students. The teachings were mainly focused on the oxidative degradation of organic pollutants, wastewater reuse technology, and the catalytic mechanism of photocatalysts. During the lectures, students listened attentively and took the initiative to communicate with each other, and received good teaching effect.

The visit of Associate Professor Olivier Monfort has provided a good overseas exchange platform for our teachers and students, promoted the exchange between our institute and overseas universities, provided assistance for the cultivation of international excellent talents.