On April 24, the signing ceremony of the strategic cooperation agreement between Hefei Institute of Physical Science of Chinese Academy of Sciences and Anhui University of Science & Technology was held in Science Island. At the same time, the Institute of Energy of Hefei Comprehensive National Science Center signed a cooperation agreement with Anhui University of Science & Technology to jointly build the Institute of Advanced Research of Anhui University of Science & Technology (Hefei).

On December 31, 2019, the launching ceremony of the Institute of Energy and Institute of Artificial intelligence research institute of Hefei Comprehensive National Science Center were held in Hefei.