2011 internationalization year UNESCO headquarters in the opening ceremony was grandly held in Paris, France, from 60 countries of about 1,000 represent the grand occasion altogether. The United Nations educational, scientific and cultural organization chief irina bo secco Eva in his speech stressed: "our goal is not just touted chemistry, we hope to make public recognition of real chemical - the advantages and disadvantages, opportunities and risks."

International pure and applied chemistry federation chairman nicole manolo says, chemistry will to solve global facing the main challenges, including human health, food safety, energy and sustainable development plays an important role. She hopes in international chemical years, through publicity campaign chemical changes in people's heart "bad image".

Madame Curie granddaughter, France orsay nuclear physics research institute of nuclear physicists Helen - lang's million, about Leo (Helene
Langevin - Joliot) at the opening ceremony in that women tells the scientific achievement neglected era, Madame Curie's real life and achievement. Bo secco Eva points out, internationalization year another goal is to increase the female chemical workers to overcome difficulties morale. Female chemical workers now faces hard research environment, global engaged in chemical research of women only accounted for 30% of the chemical workers, and only four women chemist won the Nobel Prize for chemistry.

2009 annual Nobel Prize in chemistry prize winner o da about knuts, 1987 annual Nobel Prize in chemistry prize winner jean Mali Ryan and 1986 annual Nobel Prize in chemistry prize winner academia sinica respectively through video showed their international academic year congratulations. Lasted two days on the opening day of the activity, also organised a series of lectures, together with the general public share in global pharmaceutical, chemical energy in the development of agriculture and play a very important role.

American chemical chairman Nancy Jackson said: "international school year opening to the world's chemists extraordinarily excited, many denominating of young workers and the chemical education workers have arrived in Paris. I hope in pairs can help them after returning home lifted in the climax of the chemical memorial activities."

With the internationalization of open heavy curtain, a series of academic science lectures, seminars, chemical exhibitions will meet in succession with the public. The national science JiJinWei director Matthew PuLaCi (Matthew Platz) outside the school year, said the internationalization is a fabulous opportunity to publicize, leads people to realize chemical involving daily every aspect of life. "We also special honored to many sagacious, energetic young people participated in jointly international academic year series activities".