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The 2022 Tsinghua Global Summer School (GSS) will be held from July 4 to July 10, themed “A Healthy Planet for Sustainable Development“. There will be more than 1,000 outstanding young students from all over the world participating in the courses online.
One of the important components of the GSS is the “GSS Masterclass“. This Year, we have invited distinguished professors and experts from different schools and institutions of Tsinghua University to share their frontier insights with our GSS participants. GSS Masterclasses will be broadcast live both on GSS official website and XuetangX. Please stay tuned!
Starting with the concept of “white elephants”, this lecture will introduce that how the planning and design can contribute to the sustainability of Winter Olympic venues. It will focus on the Shougang Big Air and the National Ski Jumping Centre “Snow Ruyi” as examples of how objective data from modern ergonomic measurements can inform design interventions.
Time: July 5th, 09:00-10:00, Beijing time (GMT+8)
Link for live stream (and replay): https://www.xuetangx.com/live/20220704summerintl/20220704summer/12259630/21928978
Lecturer:
Zhang Li is the Dean, Professor of Architecture in the School of Architecture, Vice Principal THADI, Tsinghua University, China. He founds the award-winning design laboratory TeamMinus in THADI. In late 2021, he has been elected to the Hall of National Masters in Survey, Engineering and Design.
Zhang Li is currently a Council Member [Region IV] of UIA, a standing board member of the Architectural Society of China, and the Editor-in-Chief of the leading Chinese magazine World Architecture.
Zhang Li’s is the founder and a main advocator of Urban Ergonomics, an inter-disciplinary domain focusing on human body and space, and the design of active urban spaces.
Tsinghua University School of Architecture was transformed in 1988 from the former Department of Architecture which was established by Prof. LIANG Sicheng in October 1946.
Currently, it is composed of four departments, nine research institutes, three professional practical sites, and three ministerial laboratories. In addition, the Institute of Architectural & Urban Studies, the Center for Human Settlements, and the Research Center of Building Energy-Saving affiliated to Tsinghua University are also located in the School of Architecture.
Organized by Global MOOC and Online Education Alliance, in collaboration with Asian Universities Alliance (AUA), XuetangX, International Center for Engineering Education (ICEE) under the auspices of UNESCO, Guangdong University of Foreign Studies
Link for live stream (and playback): https://www.xuetangx.com/live/live20210604M002intl/live20210604M002intl/7646217/12081292
Prof. YANG Bin. Convenor of Global MOOC Alliance Executive Committee; Vice President and Provost of Tsinghua University; Director of Center for Leadership Development and Research.
Prof. Nicholas B. Dirks. President and CEO of the New York Academy of Sciences; Professor of History and Anthropology; former Chancellor of the University of California, Berkeley;
Prof. Lionel Ni. Founding President of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Guangzhou); Chair Professor of Computer Science and Engineering.
YANG Bin
Vice President & Provost, Tsinghua University; Convenor of Executive Committee, Global MOOC and Online Education Alliance
Nicholas B. Dirks
President and CEO of the New York Academy of Sciences; Professor of History and Anthropology; former Chancellor of the University of California, Berkeley
Lionel Ni.
Founding President of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Guangzhou); Chair Professor of Computer Science and Engineering
Enoch Wong (Moderator)
Assistant Secretary-General, Global MOOC and Online Education Alliance
Organized by Global MOOC and Online Education Alliance, in collaboration with Universiti Malaya, Asian Universities Alliance (AUA), and XuetangX.
Link for live stream (and playback): https://www.xuetangx.com/live/live20220727m002/live20220727m002/12463565/23654164
LI Jing
Director (Division of Curriculum Management), Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Education, People’s Republic of China (PRC)
Wan Zuhainis Saad
Director (Academic Excellence Division), Ministry of Higher Education, Malaysia
YANG Bin
Vice President & Provost, Tsinghua University; Convenor of Executive Committee, Global MOOC and Online Education Alliance
Yatimah Alias
Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic & International), Universiti Malaya
WANG Cheng
Director, Academic Affairs Office, Xiamen University
Zahiruddin Fitri Abu Hassan
e-Learning Section Head, Academic Development & Enhancement Centre (ADEC), Universiti Malaya
Farrah Dina Yusop
Associate professor, Faculty of Education, Universiti Malaya
Nurbiha A. Shukor,
Chair, Malaysian Public Universities Council of e-Learning Heads (MEIPTA); Senior Lecture, School of Education, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM)
DENG Tao
Associate Dean, Undergraduate school, Beijing Jiao Tong University
ZHANG Chuanjie
Secretary, Asian Universities Alliance
WANG Xiaoxiao
Secretary-General, Global MOOC and Online Education Alliance
Moderator:
Enoch Wong
Assistant Secretary-General, Global MOOC and Online Education Alliance
Online Education and Faculty Professional Development
20:00 – 21:30 PM (Ulaanbaatar; Beijing Time) on June 14th, 2022
Opening & Welcoming Remarks (5 minutes each)
Professor Shahbaz Khan is the Director of the UNESCO Office in Beijing and UNESCO Representative to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Japan, Mongolia, People’s Republic of China, and the Republic of Korea.
Prof Khan joined UNESCO in 2008 at its Headquarters as Chief of the Water and Sustainable Development Section. He has worked in Australia, France, Indonesia and Pakistan in various research, consultancy and policy positions around hydrology and sustainable development. His work has been widely recognized e.g. 2019 China Friendship Award and Great Wall Friendship Award China 2017. Prof Khan holds a Hon Doctorate Environment and Development from the National University of Malaysia and Hon DSc from the University of Birmingham.
Professor YANG Bin is a Professor of Business Administration, Ph.D in Management Science. His expertise in General Management includes Organizational Leadership, Ethics, Non-market Strategy, Higher Education Management and etc.
He received his BS in Management Information Systems and MS/Ph.D in Management Science and Engineering from Tsinghua University with titles of “Outstanding Graduate”. He has been teaching at Tsinghua School of Economic and Management after graduation and won many awards such as “Outstanding Young Faculty Award” and “Best Teaching Award”.
He is Vice-Chairman of Association of Chinese Graduate Education, Sectary-General of China National Engineering Education Supervisory Committee, and Sectary-General of China National MBA Education Supervisory Committee.
Professor Ganbat is the Director of Open Education Center at Mongolian University of Science and Technology (MUST). Open Education Center was established in 2019 to develop and implement open education, blended learning and ICT technology in education and training processes in MUST. OEC aims to develop Massive Open Online Courses (MOOC), Open Educational Resources (OER) and online platforms in education in Mongolia.
Professor Ganbat is specialized in Mechanical Engineering, he received his Master’s degree from MUST in 1999, Ph.D. degree from Bauman Moscow State Technical University of Russia in 2008. He worked as a Post-Doctoral Researcher and Visiting Professor at Kyung Hee University of Korea from 2011-2015. Professor Ganbat has been working in MUST for over 20 years, in various positions as Senior Lecturer, Associate Professor, Professor, Head of the Chairships of “Mechanical Materials”, Head of the department of the Technical Mechanics, and the Deputy Director of the OEC.
Case studies and Panel Discussion (8 minutes presentation each and 25 minutes for discussion)
March 2019 – present
March 2017 – 2018
March 2011 – February 2017
Dang Yuewu, Director of the Academic Affairs Office of Sichuan University, Professor of the School of Public Administration of Sichuan University, Deputy Chairman of the Academic Library and Information Steering Committee of Ministry of Education of the Ministry of Education of China, Chairman of the Academic Library and Information Work Steering Committee of Higher Education Institutions in Sichuan Province, Vice Chairman of the Library Society of Sichuan, Chairman of Sichuan Provincial Document and Imaging Technology Association (SPDITA), senior evaluation expert of books and materials of Sichuan Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism, and social organization evaluation expert of Sichuan Provincial Department of Civil Affairs.
Otgontsetseg Sukhbaatar started to work as a lecturer in National University of Mongolia after she received her master degree in computer science from Seoul National University in 2009. She received her PhD degree in computer science and electrical engineering from Kumamoto University, Japan in 2019. Since 2020, she has been working as a head of Center for faculty development and digital learning, National University of Mongolia. Her areas of research interest include online learning analytics and educational data mining.
Xing Lei, Associate Researcher of Shanghai Jiaotong University, PhD in education, senior trainer in teaching development at Chinese universities. He has led the design and development of nearly 30 training courses and projects such as “Basics of University Teaching” and “FACULTY Workshop on Core Teaching Literacy”, and has trained more than 10,000 university teachers in more than 500 sessions. He has published 4 books including 120 Teaching Problems University Teachers Should Understand. He offers MOOCs including “Introduction to University Teachers’ Teaching Ability” and “Beautify Your Slides for Teaching”, with more than 100,000 students enrolled. He has also developed MATE, a teaching evaluation tool, which has provided evaluation services for more than 500 courses, and has been promoted and applied at many universities in China.
Norjinbuu Baljinnyam is a lecturer at the Mongolian National University of Education. She is a researcher in mobile learning. Interests also include learning methods and impacts of AR and VR technologies. She completed her Ph.D. at Beijing Normal University, China.
Ding Yan, PhD in Educational Development, Nagoya University, Japan, associate research fellow at the Research Institute for Higher Education, Fudan University, Deputy Director of the Center for Faculty Development of Fudan University, and Deputy Director of the Academic Committee of the Chinese Higher Education Development Network (CHED), invited international research fellow (2017-2019) of Quality Matters (an online education quality assessment agency in the United States), Level-2 outstanding teacher accredited by Advance HE in the United Kingdom, visiting scholar at University of Massachusetts, Copenhagen University, University of Southern Denmark, and Nagoya University, Japan, scholar of Erasmus+ of EU, adjunct professor at Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University.
Closing by Moderator
The 2022 Tsinghua Global Summer School (GSS) will be held from July 4 to July 10, themed “A Healthy Planet for Sustainable Development“. There will be more than 1,000 outstanding young students from all over the world participating in the courses online.
One of the important components of the GSS is the “GSS Masterclass“. This Year, we have invited distinguished professors and experts from different schools and institutions of Tsinghua University to share their frontier insights with our GSS participants. GSS Masterclasses will be broadcast live both on GSS official website (Live Room) and XuetangX. Please stay tuned!
Through concept analysis and case study, this lecture will interpret the important role of advancing global health in promoting sustainable development, as well as the inseparable and interlocking relationship among the 17 Sustainable Development Goals.
Time: July 9th, 10:30-11:30, Beijing time (GMT+8)
Link for live stream (and replay): https://www.xuetangx.com/live/20220704summerintl/20220704summer/12259630/21933694
Lecturer:
Margaret Chan, obtained her medical degree from the University of Western Ontario in Canada. She joined the Hong Kong Department of Health in 1978, where her career in public health began.
In 1994, Dr. Chan was appointed Director of Health of Hong Kong, the first woman to hold that position. In her nine-year tenure as director, she launched new services to prevent the spread of disease and promote better health. In 2003, Dr. Chan joined World Health Organization (WHO) as Director of the Department for Protection of the Human Environment. In June 2005, she was appointed Director, Communicable Diseases Surveillance and Response as well as Representative of the Director-General for Pandemic Influenza. In September 2005, she was named Assistant Director-General for Communicable Diseases. Dr. Chan was elected to the post of Director-General on 9 November 2006. The Assembly appointed Dr. Chan for a second five-year term at its sixty-fifth session in May 2012. Dr. Chan’s last term began on 1 July 2012 and ended on 30 June 2017.
On 2 April 2020, Dr. Chan was appointed as inaugural Dean of Vanke School of Public Health, Tsinghua University, China.
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Tsinghua University Vanke School of Public Health (SPH) was newly established on April 2, 2020 in the midst of the global COVID-19 pandemic. Dr. Margaret Chan, the Former Director-General and Emeritus Director-General of the World Health Organization, is the founding dean of the School. The establishment of the School is a historic milestone for Tsinghua University, as it actively undertakes its mission to shoulder the responsibility of addressing national and global challenges, development priorities and needs. It is also a timely disciplinary response to major global public health issues.
Based on the principles of comprehensive, international and high-end, the School will give full play to the comprehensive advantages of Tsinghua University, collaborative development, integration and innovation. With its mission as based in China, facing the world, serving the community and serving mankind, the School aims to become a training base for high-level leaders and backbone talents in public health, the most influential think-tank at home and abroad, and an advanced model of global health governance and international cooperation, striving to build itself into a world-class and influential school of public health on the global stage.
Addressing the urgent needs of the world and the frontiers of science, the School is focusing on four core disciplines, namely public health security, healthcare service, big data in healthcare, and public health policy and management, and actively performs the functions of scientific research, talent training and service to society.
Tsinghua University’s Vanke School of Public Health seeks to build its faculty in a variety of academic fields globally. We welcome faculty applications from a variety of academic field including public health security, healthcare service, big data in healthcare, and public health policy and reform and other related fields.
The 2022 Tsinghua Global Summer School (GSS) will be held from July 4 to July 10, themed “A Healthy Planet for Sustainable Development“. There will be more than 1,000 outstanding young students from all over the world participating in the courses online.
One of the important components of the GSS is the “GSS Masterclass“. This Year, we have invited distinguished professors and experts from different schools and institutions of Tsinghua University to share their frontier insights with our GSS participants. GSS Masterclasses will be broadcast live both on GSS official website (Live Room) and XuetangX. Please stay tuned!
Digital technology, such as AI, telemedicine, the internet of things (IoT), big data analytics and 5G networks, has vast potential to impact on healthcare. However, the pace of adoption of digital technology has been slow in healthcare settings. This is related to a complex interaction of technical and non-technical factors. For example, many AI and digital technology has been narrowly tested in highly experimental “lab settings” and not validated in “real-world” clinical settings and in local patient populations and context. Non-technical factors also impede the adoption and scaling of such technology in healthcare. This talk will share concepts of AI, telemedicine and other digital technology. It will cover case studies and lessons learnt in 1) Telemedicine and AI: Developing and scaling of a national telemedicine-based screening program in diabetic retinopathy, a blinding eye disease in diabetes and the challenge of integration and deployment of an AI algorithm into this telemedicine program, 2) Video-consultations: The launch and scaling of video-consultations during the COVID-19 pandemic and 3) Home-monitoring: The design and implementation of a home monitoring system for non-urgent eyecare. Understanding issues and challenges are critical for healthcare policy makers, leaders, clinicians, scientists, engineers and program managers to implement digital innovation in healthcare settings.
Time: July 8th, 09:00-10:00, Beijing time (GMT+8)
Link for live stream (and replay): https://www.xuetangx.com/live/20220704summerintl/20220704summer/12259630/21933086
Lecturer:
WONG Tien Yin is an ophthalmologist and physician‐scientist who completed medical school at the National University of Singapore (NUS) and a PhD from the Johns Hopkins University, USA. In 2022, he took up a new position as Chair Professor and Founding Head of Tsinghua Medicine at Tsinghua University, China. Over the past two decades, Prof Wong has served in multiple leadership positions in Singapore and Australia. His last position was Arthur Lim Professor and Medical Director of the Singapore National Eye Center, one of the largest tertiary eye‐care hospital in Asia and globally. Prof Wong has also served as Chair of Departments of Ophthalmology at NUS and University of Melbourne, Australia.
Prof Wong is a retinal specialist, with a research portfolio on retinal diseases and ocular imaging, including AI. He has published >1,400 peer‐reviewed papers (h‐index 184), given >500 invited named, plenary, and symposium lectures globally, and received >US$100 million in grant funding. Prof Wong has been recognized with multiple international awards, including Arnall Patz Medal (Macula Society), the Alcon Research Institute Award, the Jose Rizal Medal (Asia Pacific Academy of Ophthalmology). He has received Singapore’s President’s Science and Technology Award. He is an elected international (foreign) member of the US National Academy of Medicine.
The 2022 Tsinghua Global Summer School (GSS) will be held from July 4 to July 10, themed “A Healthy Planet for Sustainable Development“. There will be more than 1,000 outstanding young students from all over the world participating in the courses online.
One of the important components of the GSS is the “GSS Masterclass“. This Year, we have invited distinguished professors and experts from different schools and institutions of Tsinghua University to share their frontier insights with our GSS participants. GSS Masterclasses will be broadcast live both on GSS official website (Live Room) and XuetangX. Please stay tuned!
The COVID-19 pandemic represents a massive, global health crisis. Because the crisis requires large-scale behavior change and poses significant psychological burdens on individuals, insights from positive psychology are critical for optimizing pandemic response in the post-pandemic era. I will briefly report significant psychological assistance work conducted by Chinese psychologists to help medical professionals and people in need to copying with stress that is relevant to pandemics. Then I will review a few important research developments in the field of positive psychology. In the end, I will suggest a few tips to improve mood and well-being that is useful to everybody.
Time: July 8th, 10:30-11:30, Beijing time (GMT+8)
Link for live stream (and replay): https://www.xuetangx.com/live/20220704summerintl/20220704summer/12259630/21932383
Lecturer:
Kaiping Peng is professor of psychology and the dean of the school of social sciences at Tsinghua University. He is the founder of the psychology department of Tsinghua University, the Happiness Technology Lab, and the Chinese Association of Positive Psychology. He received his Ph.D. in Social Psychology from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor in 1997, then joined the faculty of the psychology department of the University of California at Berkeley. He has published 12 books and more than 400 articles and essays on cultural, social and positive psychology. He had been the world’s most cited social psychologist at the associate professor level in 2007. He has won the titles of top ten best teachers of China in 2015, the person of the year in health professions in 2016, and the most cited Chinese psychologist in the world since 2015.
Tsinghua University School of Social Sciences consists of the Department of Sociology, the Department of Political Science, the Department of International Relations, the Department of Psychology, and the Institute of Economics. There are 85 faculty members in the school, including 82 full-time teachers.
The Department of Psychology at Tsinghua University was founded in the autumn of 1926. In 1952, the department was consolidated into Peking University. In 2008, the Department of psychology at Tsinghua University was revived. Each year the faculty of the department publishes more than 30 academic articles in leading (SCI/SSCI/CSSCI) academic journals. These researches are funded by the National Prestigious 973 Research Projects sponsored by the Chinese National Science Foundation (CNSF) as well as numerous funding from CNSF and the Chinese Social Science Foundation (CSSF).
The 2022 Tsinghua Global Summer School (GSS) will be held from July 4 to July 10, themed “A Healthy Planet for Sustainable Development“. There will be more than 1,000 outstanding young students from all over the world participating in the courses online.
One of the important components of the GSS is the “GSS Masterclass“. This Year, we have invited distinguished professors and experts from different schools and institutions of Tsinghua University to share their frontier insights with our GSS participants. GSS Masterclasses will be broadcast live both on GSS official website (Live Room) and XuetangX. Please stay tuned!
Professor SHI Jinghuan, the Principal Investigator of the China College Student Survey (CCSS), shall share her research findings about the longitudinal studies of the learners’ engagement in university education in China and across the world over the past decade, and explore its applications to support the development of creative, active and resilient learners through effective engagement in online learning. She shall also share her latest research findings of online learning during the COVID-19 pandemic, and provide comments and suggestions on the designing of an Online Learners’ Handbook.
Time: July 7th, 09:00-10:00, Beijing time (GMT+8)
Link for live stream (and replay): https://www.xuetangx.com/live/20220704summerintl/20220704summer/12259630/21932285
Lecturer:
SHI Jinghuan is a professor and the Chair of the Academic Committee of the Institute of Education, the Director of the Research Center for the Assessment of College and Student Tsinghua University. She also works as the Deputy Chair of the University Degree Committee, the Chair of the Degree Committee in Education Division.
Main research fields: higher education, education policy and evaluation, education history, college students’ learning and development.
Main research achievements: In recent years, she has published academic works such as the history of Higher Education (2010), contemporary American Education (2011), undergraduate education: quality and evaluation (2014), efficiency and equity: Research on regional distribution and coordinated development of higher education resources (2018), and published nearly 100 academic papers. Professor Shi Jinghuan, as the chief expert, presided over the key project of philosophy and social sciences of the Ministry of Education’s Research on the reform of university evaluation system under the background of double first-class construction. Professor Shi Jinghuan’s China College Student Survey project has been carried out for 10 years. It is the largest, longest lasting and most influential research project on College Students’ learning in China.
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Tsinghua University Institute of Education (IOE) values interdisciplinary inquiry, international perspective, scholarship, and professional contribution. IOE was founded in 1979, first as an education policy research unit of the University. It then soon developed into a fully-fledged graduate school of education, encompassing master’s, doctoral, and professional development programmes. IOE currently hosts 23 full-time faculty members and 270 postgraduates. IOE’s research focuses on higher education studies, educational policy and management, engineering education, and educational technology.
The 2022 Tsinghua Global Summer School (GSS) will be held from July 4 to July 10, themed “A Healthy Planet for Sustainable Development“. There will be more than 1,000 outstanding young students from all over the world participating in the courses online.
One of the important components of the GSS is the “GSS Masterclass“. This Year, we have invited distinguished professors and experts from different schools and institutions of Tsinghua University to share their frontier insights with our GSS participants. GSS Masterclasses will be broadcast live both on GSS official website and XuetangX. Please stay tuned!
Professor Zhang Xiliang’s lecture will be addressing some important questions regarding the global energy transition in the context of carbon neutrality with an emphasis on China. The questions include but are not limited to:
Time: July 7th, 10:30-11:30, Beijing time (GMT+8)
Link for live stream (and replay): https://www.xuetangx.com/live/20220704summerintl/20220704summer/12259630/21931441
Lecturer:
ZHANG Xiliang is a professor and director of the Institute of Energy, Environment and Economy at Tsinghua University. Professor Zhang is a member of the National Experts Panel on Climate Change and the Chair of the Energy Systems Engineering Committee of the China Energy Research Society. He has been heading the expert group of national carbon market design since 2015. He was the lead author of the fourth and fifth IPCC Climate Change Assessment Report. He was granted the Leading Talent Award by the Ministry of Ecology and Environment and the First Award for Humanity and Social Science Research by the Ministry of Education in 2020. His current research interests include low-carbon energy economy transformation, climate change economics, and climate change policy and mechanism design. Professor Zhang holds a Ph.D. in Systems Engineering from Tsinghua University.
Tsinghua University Institute of Economics, Energy and Environment (short for 3E) founded in 1980, is a university-level research institute jointly established by Institute of Nuclear and New Energy Technology, School of Economics and Management and School of Public Administration of Tsinghua University.
Now, there are 25 full-time researchers, more than 30 doctoral students and 10 master students, work or study in 3E. For more information please visit the institute’s website http://www.3e.tsinghua.edu.cn
The 2022 Tsinghua Global Summer School (GSS) will be held from July 4 to July 10, themed “A Healthy Planet for Sustainable Development“. There will be more than 1,000 outstanding young students from all over the world participating in the courses online.
One of the important components of the GSS is the “GSS Masterclass“. This Year, we have invited distinguished professors and experts from different schools and institutions of Tsinghua University to share their frontier insights with our GSS participants. GSS Masterclasses will be broadcast live both on GSS official website and XuetangX. Please stay tuned!
In September 2015, the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, which includes 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), was approved by the United Nations. This global agenda aims to lead countries in their efforts to eradicate all forms of poverty, achieve equality and tackle climate change, while ensuring that no one is left behind. The SDGs set the direction for global development and international collaboration and outline a blueprint for a prosperous and sustainable world. Universities shoulder multiple responsibilities, including talent training, research, social service, cultural inheritance and innovation, and international exchange and cooperation. They not only provide vital knowledge and solutions to help realize the SDGs, but also a platform to mobilize and take action. This lecture aims to illustrate how Tsinghua University, in performing its functions as a university, strives to contribute to the campus-wide, nationwide, and worldwide implementation of the SDGs.
Time: July 7th, 09:00-10:00, Beijing time (GMT+8)
Link for live stream (and replay): https://www.xuetangx.com/live/20220704summerintl/20220704summer/12259630/21931106
Lecturer:
ZHU Xufeng is currently Professor and Executive Dean at the School of Public Policy and Management of Tsinghua University (Tsinghua SPPM), Director of the Think Tank Research Center of Tsinghua SPPM and Executive Director of the Institute for Sustainable Development Goals of Tsinghua University (TUSDG), Deputy Director of the Science & Technology Development and Governance Center of Tsinghua University (TUSTDG). He has won many national academic awards including the China National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars of China (2016), the Youth Award of Management Science in China (2014), the National Program for Support of Top-notch Young Professionals (2012), and the National Outstanding Youth Fund (2013). He is nominated as one of the members of the Committee for Development Policy of United States. His research interests include the policy process, think tank and expert involvement, Science & Technology policy, environment and climate policy, public governance in transitional China and sustainable development.
Tsinghua University School of Public Policy and Management (Tsinghua SPPM) was founded in 2000 and is the first graduate school of public administration in China. The school’s mission is to become a world-class institution that actively engages in teaching, research, and consultation of global public affairs. In 2013, the school’s MPA program became the first internationally certified public management master’s program by the Network of Schools of Public Policy, Affairs, and Administration (NASPAA) outside the United States. In 2017, the professional degree education of public administration at Tsinghua University was awarded A+.
Over the last 20 years, the school has built a diverse, interdisciplinary faculty team, which currently consists of over 60 faculty members working in the fields of public policy and governance, public management, NGO studies, and global governance. The school currently offers four programs taught in Chinese, including Master of Management, Doctoral, Master of Public Administration, and Minor Bachelor’s Degree programs, and seven Master’s programs taught in English, including MPA in International Development (MID), International MPA (IMPA), MPA in International Development and Governance (MIDG), Master of Public Policy for Sustainable Development Goals (MPP-SDG), IMPA in the Belt and Road Initiative (IMPA-BRI) and IMPA for Future Leaders (IMPA-FL) program.
The 2022 Tsinghua Global Summer School (GSS) will be held from July 4 to July 10, themed “A Healthy Planet for Sustainable Development“. There will be more than 1,000 outstanding young students from all over the world participating in the courses online.
One of the important components of the GSS is the “GSS Masterclass“. This Year, we have invited distinguished professors and experts from different schools and institutions of Tsinghua University to share their frontier insights with our GSS participants. GSS Masterclasses will be broadcast live both on GSS official website and XuetangX. Please stay tuned!
Hope for shared development and sustainable development is the common aspiration of mankind for a long time. However, in the past, whether it is government capacity, market capacity or technical capacity, it is impossible to achieve inclusive development and sharing, and it is impossible to control the damage to the environment and ecology caused by development. Nowadays, more and more governments, enterprises and people attach importance to shared development and sustainable development. In particular, digital technology, with its incredible data aggregation and computing power, links a large number of people, goods and behaviors, and carries out efficient and intelligent matching, so that the efficient and inclusive resource allocation can be realized simultaneously, and the convenient production, comfortable life and efficient and economical use of resources can be realized simultaneously. This lecture will illustrate the new opportunities that digital technology provides for shared development and sustainable development from multiple perspectives.
Time: July 6th, 09:00-10:00, Beijing time (GMT+8)
Link for live stream (and replay): https://www.xuetangx.com/live/20220704summerintl/20220704summer/12259630/21929599
Lecturer:
Xiaojuan Jiang, Ph.D. in Economics. Her research mainly includes digital economy, economic development, industrial economy, international economics, and public policy. Her academic research has won many awards, such as the Sun Yefang Economic Science Awards (the highest award in China’s economic field and is known as the “China’s Nobel Prize for Economics”) and the 5th China Economic Theory Innovation Award, etc.
From 1989 to 2004, she worked in the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences as an associate researcher, researcher, and then professor; and served as the Director of the Industrial Development Research Office of the Institute of Industrial Economics and the Director of the Institute of Finance, Trade and Economics successively. From 2004 to 2018, she worked in the State Council and served as Vice-Chairperson of the Research Office and Deputy Secretary-general of the State Council successively. From 2018 to 2022, she was the Dean of the School of Public Policy and Management at Tsinghua University and Dean of the Institute for Service Economy and Digital Governance at Tsinghua University.
Currently, she serves as a Standing Committee Member of the National People’s Congress (NPC) and Vice-Chairperson of the NPC Social Construction Committee, and the Chairperson of the Chinese Public Administration Society.
The School of Public Policy and Management of Tsinghua University (Tsinghua SPPM) was founded in 2000 and is the first graduate school of public administration in China. The school’s mission is to become a world-class institution that actively engages in teaching, research, and consultation of global public affairs. In 2013, the school’s MPA program became the first internationally certified public management master’s program by the Network of Schools of Public Policy, Affairs, and Administration (NASPAA) outside the United States. In 2017, the professional degree education of public administration at Tsinghua University was awarded A+.
Over the last 20 years, the school has built a diverse, interdisciplinary faculty team, which currently consists of over 60 faculty members working in the fields of public policy and governance, public management, NGO studies, and global governance. The school currently offers four programs taught in Chinese, including Master of Management, Doctoral, Master of Public Administration, and Minor Bachelor’s Degree programs, and seven Master’s programs taught in English, including MPA in International Development (MID), International MPA (IMPA), MPA in International Development and Governance (MIDG), Master of Public Policy for Sustainable Development Goals (MPP-SDG), IMPA in the Belt and Road Initiative (IMPA-BRI) and IMPA for Future Leaders (IMPA-FL) program.
This lecture is a part of the Global Open Courses initiative, launched by Tsinghua University). Unlike the Fall 2021 edition where every lecture of the eight courses will be made available, the Spring 2022 edition will only be making 1-2 lectures openly available to the public (this is mainly because of the misaligned academic calendars across universities globally).
This lecture is a part of the course, “Early Modern Western Philosophy“. In this course, we will carefully read and discuss some key philosophers in the Early Modern period of Western philosophy. The central topics will be in metaphysics and epistemology. This is an upper-level undergraduate course. Prior training in philosophy will likely be helpful, but is not strictly required.
Time: June 7th, 19:20-21:45, Beijing time (GMT+8)
Link for live stream (and replay): https://www.xuetangx.com/live/QQGKK20220310/QQGKK20220310/11794710/22401683
Lecturer:
Hao Tang is a Professor in the Department of Philosophy at Tsinghua University. His research interests include Wittgenstein, Philosophy of Language, Philosophy of Mind, and Philosophy of Action.
This lecture is a part of the Global Open Courses initiative, launched by Tsinghua University). Unlike the Fall 2021 edition where every lecture of the eight courses will be made available, the Spring 2022 edition will only be making 1-2 lectures openly available to the public (this is mainly because of the misaligned academic calendars across universities globally).
This lecture is a part of the course, “Comparative and International Education“. With a “comparative” approach and an “international” perspective, this course examines cutting-edge issues relating to the development of higher education in China and around the world today. The course explores classic and cutting-edge theories and methods of comparative and international education, insightful journal articles in related fields, while guiding comparative analysis of multiple cases of national systems, educational organizations and individual learners.
Time: June 6th, 15:20-16:55, Beijing time (GMT+8)
Link for live stream (and replay): https://www.xuetangx.com/live/QQGKK20220310/QQGKK20220310/11794710/22454020
Lecturer:
Zhou ZHONG is an Associate Professor at the Institute of Education, Tsinghua University, China. She has a background in English Language and Literature (BA, Peking) and Comparative and International Education (MSc, DPhil, Oxon). She served as the Associate Dean of the Office of International Affairs, Tsinghua University, in 2016-2018. Her main research interest is comparative, international, intercultural and interdisciplinary studies of higher education. Her recent research topics involve university internationalisation, global competence education, and education for sustainable development.
This lecture is a part of the Global Open Courses initiative, launched by Tsinghua University). Unlike the Fall 2021 edition where every lecture of the eight courses will be made available, the Spring 2022 edition will only be making 1-2 lectures openly available to the public (this is mainly because of the misaligned academic calendars across universities globally).
This lecture is a part of the course, “Flexible Materials and Electronics“. The objective of this highly interdisciplinary course is to provide a comprehensive overview of the materials and processes used to design and manufacture flexible electronics, optoelectronics, sensors and actuators. After taking this course, the students should be able to demonstrate theoretical knowledge on flexible materials and the relevant device engineering. Further, latest developments in wearable electronics and optoelectronics, soft robotics, bioelectronic technology, and implications for health-care applications will be thoroughly introduced. Flexible materials, novel approaches and methodologies are expected to open up exciting avenues for the delivery of personalized health care and the connection with internet of things (IoT), as the core idea to be delivered to the students.
This week, the lecture will be covering the fourth unit of the course: “Soft Robotics”, which includes the following topics:
Flexible Materials and Electronics syllabus (Spring 2021).pdf
Time: April 29th, 09:50-12:15, Beijing time (GMT+8)
Link for live stream (and replay): https://www.xuetangx.com/live/QQGKK20220310/QQGKK20220310/11794710/21085591
Lecturer:
Xiaomin Xu is Assistant Professor and Core-PI at Tsinghua-Berkeley Shenzhen Institute (TBSI), Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School (SIGS), Tsinghua University. She obtained her B.Sc. in Chemistry from the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) in 2011, and Ph.D. degree in Chemistry from the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) in 2015. She worked as a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Center for Emergent Matter Science, RIKEN during 2016-2017, and then at the Department of Physics, Humboldt Universität zu Berlin, with holding the Alexander von Humboldt Research Fellowship from 2017 to 2019. Her research focuses on functional organic molecules, hybrid low-dimensional materials, and the design of flexible (opto)electronics and bioelectronics. Dr. Xu has published over 30 research articles in prestigious journals including PNAS, Nat. Energy, Chem, Adv. Mater., J. Am. Chem. Soc., etc. with >1800 citations and an H-index of 19. She is currently a member of the Early Career Editorial Advisory Board for Appl. Phys. Rev. of AIP Publishing.
The 2022 Tsinghua Global Summer School (GSS) will be held from July 4 to July 10, themed “A Healthy Planet for Sustainable Development“. There will be more than 1,000 outstanding young students from all over the world participating in the courses online.
One of the important components of the GSS is the “GSS Masterclass“. This Year, we have invited distinguished professors and experts from different schools and institutions of Tsinghua University to share their frontier insights with our GSS participants. GSS Masterclasses will be broadcast live both on GSS official website and XuetangX. Please stay tuned!
This Masterclass discusses the basic concepts and strategies of sustainable design and the principles, methods, and characteristics of design thinking. It will illustrate such ideas through real-world design projects from the Eco-Design Research Institute and the Academy of Arts & Design, Tsinghua University. It is hoped that students can use tools and concepts from this Masterclass to help inspire their own innovative SDG-related design for the Summer School.
Time: July 4th, 19:00-20:00, Beijing time (GMT+8)
Link for live stream (and replay): https://www.xuetangx.com/live/20220704summerintl/20220704summer/12259630/21927919
Lecturer:
Dr. Liu Xin is a tenure track professor in the Academy of Arts & Design and Deputy Director of the Industrial Design Department. He is Director of the Tsinghua University Eco-Design Research Institute, Coordinator of DESIS Lab Tsinghua, and Coordinator of LeNS-China.
Tsinghua University Academy of Arts & Design is the first higher education institution of arts and design in China and has held a prominent position since its establishment. The Academy aims to cultivate students with sound personalities, innovative ways of thinking, a solid foundation of knowledge, global perspective and social responsibilities. The Academy has been actively collaborating with the world’s top art & design institutions and multinational companies in interdisciplinary and cross-cultural teaching and research. The Academy values the importance of a cross-disciplinary knowledge of art and science for future art & design talents and industrial leaders, who will be able to integrate aesthetics, culture, technology and business to spur forth innovation.
By integrating academic, and industrial resources from China and other regions and countries, we aim to create a unique model to cultivate cross-cultural, professional, and highly innovative talents. Together with partners from all over the world, we provide world-class lectures covering art, design, engineering, technology, business and other professional fields. Moreover, we provide an international academic platform, which allows art and design talents to share their original works with the broader international community.
The 2022 Tsinghua Global Summer School (GSS) will be held from July 4 to July 10, themed “A Healthy Planet for Sustainable Development“. There will be more than 1,000 outstanding young students from all over the world participating in the courses online.
One of the important components of the GSS is the “GSS Masterclass“. This Year, we have invited distinguished professors and experts from different schools and institutions of Tsinghua University to share their frontier insights with our GSS participants. GSS Masterclasses will be broadcast live both on GSS official website (Live Room) and XuetangX. Please stay tuned!
To understand the global economy, it is imperative to understand the development and trajectory of the Chinese economy. In this Masterclass, Professor LI Jinliang will lead students to explore the development of the Chinese economy as well as its prosperity and prospects.
Time: July 4th, 09:30-10:30, Beijing time (GMT+8)
Link for live stream (and replay): https://www.xuetangx.com/live/20220704summerintl/20220704summer/12259630/21927919
Lecturer:
LI Jinliang is a Professor in Finance at School of Economics and Management and is Dean of International Affairs, Tsinghua University. Professor LI’s research interests include financial markets and risk management.
Tsinghua University School of Economics and Management (SEM) is founded in 1984 and is committed to advancing knowledge and cultivating leaders for China and the world. The School strives to be a world-class school of economics and management. The School has 7 departments including Accounting, Economics, Finance, Innovation Entrepreneurship and Strategy, Leadership and Organization Management, Management Science and Engineering, and Marketing. The School has over 6,000 students in undergraduate, second degree undergraduate, doctoral, Master’s, MBA, and EMBA programs. In addition, the School offers collaborative degree programs and executive education programs.
Tsinghua SEM is the first school on the Chinese mainland to attain both AACSB and EQUIS accreditation. The School currently enrolls around 500 international students and students from Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan. The School offers student exchange programs with 112 leading universities and business schools around the world, including Columbia University, HEC Paris, INSEAD, MIT Sloan, Wharton, Stanford GSB, and UC Berkeley. It has also established membership in many important international organizations including AACSB, AAPBS, CEMS, EFMD, Executive MBA Council, GMAC, PRME, PIM, UNICON.
The International e-Learning Conference (IEC2022) is hosted by Thailand Cyber University (TCU) of Thailand’s Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation, and Thai MOOC (a co-founding member of the Global MOOC and Online Education Alliance). Due to the widespread of Covid-19, TCU and everyone involved in this event are greatly concerned about the safety of the attendees. To reduce the risk of becoming infected with COVID-19 and to prevent the spreading of the disease, we have decided to change the way the conference is organized from previous years. IEC2022 will be offered in three formats, which are: 1) Onsite (ATK result will be required) 2) Online (Webinar), and 3) On-Verse (Metaverse).
IEC2022 will feature renowned keynotes and invited speakers from around the world. They will kindly share with us and discuss on various interesting topics within the theme of Social Change and the Future of MOOCs. The conference sub-topics include:
In addition, there will be showcases on Online Teaching and Learning Solutions from the industry, best practices, as well as panel discussions from international and national experts after the keynote sessions. Thus, IEC2022 is an event not to be missed. See you on 22 July 2022!
Social Change and Future of MOOCs
This lecture is a part of the Global Open Courses initiative, launched by Tsinghua University). Unlike the Fall 2021 edition where every lecture of the eight courses will be made available, the Spring 2022 edition will only be making 1-2 lectures openly available to the public (this is mainly because of the misaligned academic calendars across universities globally).
This lecture is also a part of the GHC Certificate: Environmental Governance.
This lecture is a part of the course, “Material Flow Analysis and Its Applications”. This teaching today will address the procedure of material flow analysis, consisting of the selection of substance, system boundary definition, identification of flows & stock, material flow accounting, and visualization of results. By this learning, the students will master the material flow analysis to identify and result the relevant problems.
Time: March 14, 8:00am to 9:35am Beijing time (GMT+8)
Link for live stream (and replay): https://www.xuetangx.com/live/QQGKK20220310/QQGKK20220310/11794710/19038202
Lecturer:
ZENG Xianlai is Vice Chairman of the Tsinghua University Committee of the China Democratic League, Deputy Director of Tsinghua University Think Tank Research Center, and Associate Researcher of the School of Environment, Tsinghua University. He mainly studies circular economy, waste recycling, and resource and environmental management. Since 2006, Zeng has been engaged in teaching, and has taught 10 courses with more than 1300 credit hours, gaining rich teaching experience.
This lecture is a part of the Global Open Courses initiative, launched by Tsinghua University). Unlike the Fall 2021 edition where every lecture of the eight courses will be made available, the Spring 2022 edition will only be making 1-2 lectures openly available to the public (this is mainly because of the misaligned academic calendars across universities globally).
This lecture is also a part of the GHC Certificate: Environmental Governance.
The lecture is a part of the course, “International Environmental Cooperation Project Development and Management”. The teaching today will focus on the finance of international environmental cooperation. Prof. LI Jinhui will introduce how to design the project concept from the fund type and the principle on which the application is based. He also will teach from global funds, South-South cooperation funds and Global Environment Facility, and discuss the situation of funds, project requirements, application procedures and case with the students.
Time: March 14, 1:30pm to 3:05pm Beijing time (GMT+8)
Link for live stream (and replay): https://www.xuetangx.com/live/QQGKK20220310/QQGKK20220310/11794710/19040440
Lecturer:
LI Jinhui is a professor at School of Environment, Tsinghua University. Currently, he serves as executive director of the Basel Convention and the Stockholm Convention Regional Centre for Asia and the Pacific, the director of Circular Economy Branch of Chinese Society of Environmental Sciences, and the director-general of Solid Waste Treatment and Utilization Committee of China Environmental Protection Industry Association.
This lecture is a part of the Global Open Courses initiative, launched by Tsinghua University). Unlike the Fall 2021 edition where every lecture of the eight courses will be made available, the Spring 2022 edition will only be making 1-2 lectures openly available to the public (this is mainly because of the misaligned academic calendars across universities globally).
This lecture is a part of the course, “Management of Global Enterprises”. The main content of this section focuses on “enterprise-level foreign investment strategy“, including the following three key questions:
Specifically, based on Professor Dunning’s OLI (Ownership, Location, Internalization) theory, we will analyze the internalization advantages, location advantages and ownership advantages of enterprises, and use Professor Don Lessard’s RAT (Relevant, Appropriable, Transferable) and CAT (Complementary, Appropriable, Transferable) test to analyze the foreign investment behavior of enterprises.
Time: April 11th, 14:00-17:20, Beijing time (GMT+8)
Link for live stream (and replay): https://www.xuetangx.com/live/QQGKK20220310/QQGKK20220310/11794710/20336192
Lecturer:
CHEN Taotao is a professor of the School of Economics & Management, Tsinghua University and the director of Latin America Center, Tsinghua University. Her main research areas are “Foreign Direct Investment (FDI)” “International Business” and “Globalization and Strategy”. She has published more than 30 papers on the topic of FDI spillover, Chinese Companies investing abroad, and has presided research projects supported by National Science Foundation, Ministry of Education and Ministry of Commerce etc. In recent years, Prof. Chen Taotao put more efforts on the topics such as The Business Environment in US & Latin America and The capability of Chinese Young MNCs etc. During the research process, Professor Chen has visited more than 50 branches of Chinese companies who have invested in US and Latin American countries, and collaborated with think tanks, multi-development banks, such as ECLAC, IDB, CAF, as well as top universities, such as MIT in US, Toronto University in Canada, Catholic University in Chile, etc. Besides, she has been invited to attend international forums, such as World Economic Forum, Emerging Market Forums, making speeches and being engaged into different kinds of debates.
This lecture is a part of the Global Open Courses initiative, launched by Tsinghua University). Unlike the Fall 2021 edition where every lecture of the eight courses will be made available, the Spring 2022 edition will only be making 1-2 lectures openly available to the public (this is mainly because of the misaligned academic calendars across universities globally).
This lecture is a part of the course, “Management of Global Enterprises”. The main content of this section focuses on “For international investment — Difference among countries does matter”. The key question is: How do the differences between countries matter to the success of investing abroad? Specifically, we will use Professor Ghemawat’s CAGE (Cultural, Administrative, Geographic and Economic) framework to analyze the differences between different countries. In addition, through the case analysis of Walmart in Europe and China State Construction Engineering Corporation (CSCEC) in the United States, we will intuitively feel how differences play a role in foreign direct investment and how to deal with these differences.
Time: April 18th, 14:00-17:20, Beijing time (GMT+8)
Link for live stream (and replay): https://www.xuetangx.com/live/QQGKK20220310/QQGKK20220310/11794710/20337231
Lecturer:
CHEN Taotao is a professor of the School of Economics & Management, Tsinghua University and the director of Latin America Center, Tsinghua University. Her main research areas are “Foreign Direct Investment (FDI)” “International Business” and “Globalization and Strategy”. She has published more than 30 papers on the topic of FDI spillover, Chinese Companies investing abroad, and has presided research projects supported by National Science Foundation, Ministry of Education and Ministry of Commerce etc. In recent years, Prof. Chen Taotao put more efforts on the topics such as The Business Environment in US & Latin America and The capability of Chinese Young MNCs etc. During the research process, Professor Chen has visited more than 50 branches of Chinese companies who have invested in US and Latin American countries, and collaborated with think tanks, multi-development banks, such as ECLAC, IDB, CAF, as well as top universities, such as MIT in US, Toronto University in Canada, Catholic University in Chile, etc. Besides, she has been invited to attend international forums, such as World Economic Forum, Emerging Market Forums, making speeches and being engaged into different kinds of debates.
This lecture is a part of the Global Open Courses initiative, launched by Tsinghua University). Unlike the Fall 2021 edition where every lecture of the eight courses will be made available, the Spring 2022 edition will only be making 1-2 lectures openly available to the public (this is mainly because of the misaligned academic calendars across universities globally).
This lecture is a part of the course, “Theory and Practice of Sustainable Design”. The theme of this course is the design for circular economy, which will mainly focus on the three fields of food, fashion and toys. Circular economy starts from analyzing the material flow and energy flow of products, pays attention to the specific problems in each link from raw material acquisition to waste disposal, and improves the unit efficiency of material energy through reducing, reuse, waste recycling and other methods.
Time: April 19th, 13:50-15:00, Beijing time (GMT+8)
Link for live stream (and replay): https://www.xuetangx.com/live/QQGKK20220310/QQGKK20220310/11794710/20718055
Lecturer:
Fang Zhong, Co-coordinator of DESIS (Design for Social Innovation and Sustainability) Lab, Academy of Arts &Design, Tsinghua University. Ph.D. in Design from Politecnico di Milano, Ph.D. in Philosophy from Peking University. Her research focuses on design for social innovation, and design for sustainability. Her current research projects include design for innovative food network, waste treatment system, urban community service, etc.
This lecture is a part of the Global Open Courses initiative, launched by Tsinghua University). Unlike the Fall 2021 edition where every lecture of the eight courses will be made available, the Spring 2022 edition will only be making 1-2 lectures openly available to the public (this is mainly because of the misaligned academic calendars across universities globally).
This lecture is a part of the course, “Ethics in the Era of Globalization“. Globalization is an unprecedented phenomenon in our times. As various regions in the world are becoming more and more connected with each other politically, economically and culturally, they often differ from each other regarding moral values. Consequently, conflict and convergence of these moral views are an important part of globalization process. Based on in-depth analysis of the dynamism of globalization, this course is going to investigate some related ethic disputes. The selected topics focus on the impact of globalization on traditional moral values in different regions, and the emergence of new ethic value out of globalization. Topics include capitalistic ethics, social equality, universal value, religion, ideology, nationalism, environmental protection, philanthropy and foreign aid, intellectual property among others. The course is to combine reading of ethics classics with current international practice. It lays emphasis on critical thinking, disruptive research and open discussion.
Time: May 23rd, 15:20-16:55, Beijing time (GMT+8)
Link for live stream (and replay): https://www.xuetangx.com/live/QQGKK20220310/QQGKK20220310/11794710/21992421
Lecturer:
Tang Xiaoyang is the chair and a professor in the Department of International Relations at Tsinghua University. His research interests include political philosophy, global modernization processes, and China’s engagement with developing countries. Tang is the author of Coevolutionary Pragmatism: Approaches and Impacts of China-Africa Economic Cooperation (Cambridge University Press 2020) and has published extensively on the Belt and Road Initiative. Before he came to Tsinghua, Tang worked at the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) in Washington, DC. He has also worked as a consultant for the World Bank, UNDP, USAID, and various research institutes and consulting companies.
The Global MOOC and Online Education Alliance will be hosting Hack9 (“Digital Transformation for a More Inclusive University Campus and Learning Environment”) of the Tsinghua University Global Summer School (GSS) 2022’s SDG Hackathon — a practice course aimed at cultivating student’s leadership, creativity, mobility, international competence, and teamwork skills.
The SDG Hackathon has the 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) in mind, designated as different themed sub-tracks, also known as hacks, to attract student innovators to participate.
There are no restrictions on grades, majors, or schools.
Students can freely choose challenging topics based on their interests, form interdisciplinary cross-cultural teams virtually, and develop innovative solutions. In the end, the solutions would be presented to the panel of judges. Outstanding teams will be then chosen to present their projects during the GSS closing ceremony.
At the SDG Hackathon, attendees will get the opportunity to network with some of the most forward-thinking students and academics from around the world, gain new perspectives, and be inspired by people from all walks of life. Tsinghua University and UNITAR (United Nations Institute for Training and Research) will also award participants with a certificate of participation. For reference and inspiration, last year’s GSS SDG Hackathon winning teams’ presentations can be found here: https://www.tsinghua.edu.cn/gss/info/1002/1311.htm
Ice-breaker
Introduction: SDG hackathon, tool, and theme
Workshop: Problem pitching & team formation
Deadline: Complete Team Registration
Teamwork: brainstorming & ideas generation
Teamwork: User Research
Teamwork: Continue working on solutions and polishing concepts
Mentor: Cross pitch and feedback
Teamwork: Continue working on solutions and polishing concepts
Mentor: Office hours
Teamwork: Continue working on solutions and polishing concepts
Mentor: Office hours
Deadline: Submit final team presentations
Final: Pitching (3-minute presentation + 2-minute Q&A)
Final: Panelists’ evaluation
Final: Awards ceremony
Virtual networking & celebration event
Tsinghua GSS 2022 Closing Ceremony:
SDG Hackathon overall winners presentation
Inclusive education is a challenge for university systems. Among the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Goal 4 “Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all” is promoting a global 2030 agenda for the effective recognition of the rights of all people and the construction of a cohesive society that respects the principle of equal opportunities and non-discrimination.
When universities are identified with the principles of inclusion, diversity is valued, recognizing that there are different ways of learning and that all students bring things of value to the learning environment. In addition, it removes barriers linked to exclusionary practices and works proactively to respond to the needs of all learners. Inclusive practices can enrich the curriculum and the success of all students. Learning-centered approaches and Universal Design for Learning (UDL) have been shown to be effective in inclusive contexts. However, moves towards inclusion are taking place at different rates in different countries. Digital technology has considerable, but largely unused potential to support inclusive education of disabled people and other minority groups. In particular it can provide multiple means of presenting, representing and expressing learning and through assistive technology (AT) enable disabled learners to overcome barriers they would otherwise experience to participating in the curriculum. It also has the potential to increase enjoyment and motivation. Online education has potential to increase educational access too. Regardless, the major challenge remains that not all the initiatives consider the needs of disabled people.
More details about other tracks of the SDG Hackathon can be found here, and some of the topics include:
Tsinghua University (a founding member of the Global MOOC and Online Education Alliance) is delighted to launch Global Summer School (GSS) 2022, to serve as an exceptional interdisciplinary platform for emerging leaders. Over 2,000 young talents from 154 universities across 91 different countries and regions attended the virtual summer school in 2020 and 2021, undertaking courses taught by distinguished scholars and practitioners from China and abroad.
Tsinghua GSS 2022, themed A Healthy Planet for Sustainable Development, will explore innovative ways to solve critical challenges related to public health, society, economy, and environment, with sustainable development as a core reference point. The program, which will be delivered fully online between July 4th – 10th, will feature a carefully curated syllabus combining academic, cultural, and social engagements, and will be conducted entirely in English through online lectures, workshops, and an SDG Hackathon.
Organized by Tsinghua University (School of Architecture), in collaboration with Politecnico di Milano
Link for live stream (and playback): https://www.xuetangx.com/live/live20220510m002/live20220510m002/12242180/21658500
Christophe Dubi
Olympic Games Executive Director, International Olympic Committee
Ferruccio Resta
Rector of Politecnico di Milano
YANG Bin
Vice President and Provost of Tsinghua University
Luca Ferrari
Ambassador of Italy to the People’s Republic of China
LIU Kan
Consulate-General of the People’s Republic of China in Milan
8 mins per speaker
ZHUANG Weimin
Academician of Chinese Academy of Engineering; Professor of Architecture and President of Architectural Design and Research Institute, Tsinghua University.
Roberto Moresi
FIS Contest Director for Park & Pipe
LI Jiulin
Chief Engineer of Beijing Urban Construction Group
Marcello Rossi
National Councilor of CNAPPC
3 mins per speaker
Andrea Campioli
Professor of Technology of Architecture and Dean of the School of Architecture, Politecnico di Milano
WEI Qinghua
General Manager of Zhongxue Zhongyuan Technology Company
ZHU Youping
President of Zhangjiakou Olympic Sports Company
LIN Borong
Professor of Green Building and Vice Dean of School of Architecture at Tsinghua University
8 mins per speaker
Luca Molinari
Architect, critic, curator, and Professor of Theory and Architectural Design, University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli
LIU Yumin
Director of Planning & Construction Department of Beijing Organizing Committee for 2022 Winter Olympic Games
Florence Graezer Bideau
Senior Scientist of Sociology at Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne
ZHANG Li
Professor of Architecture and Dean of School of Architecture at Tsinghua University; VP of Architectural Design and Research Institute, Tsinghua University.
3 mins per speaker
JIN Hongli
General Manager of Shougang Construction Investment Company
ZHU Yufan
Professor of Landscape of Architecture at Tsinghua University
Laszlo Vajda
Consultant on Sports and International Relations of Beijing Organizing Committee for Winter Olympic Games, Professor of Beijing Institute for International Olympic Studies at Capital University of Physical Education and Sports
Michele Bonino
Associate Professor of Architecture & Urban Design and Rector’s Delegate for Relations with China and Asian Countries of Politecnico di Torino
Giuliano Nocci
Vice Rector for China of Politecnico di Milano
YANG Bin
Vice President and Provost of Tsinghua University
Moderator: LIU Jian
Professor of Urban Planning and Vice Dean of School of Architecture at Tsinghua University
This lecture is a part of the Global Open Courses initiative, launched by Tsinghua University. Unlike the Fall 2021 edition where every lecture of the eight courses will be made available, the Spring 2022 edition will only be making 1-2 lectures openly available to the public (this is mainly because of the misaligned academic calendars across universities globally).
This lecture is a part of the course, “Chinese Government and Politics“ (taught in Chinese). It is focused on the institution, structure, and process of the contemporary Chinese political system. It tries to help the students have a deep understanding of the development and change of the Chinese political system, and learn to analyze Chinese politics in an academic and critical way.
Time: May 13th, 13:30-15:05, Beijing time (GMT+8)
Link for live stream (and replay): https://www.xuetangx.com/live/QQGKK20220310/QQGKK20220310/11794710/21643386
Lecturer:
Jianyu He, Associate Professor in the School of Marxism at Tsinghua University. He was a visiting scholar at Oxford University and Sciences-Po Paris, a Guest Research Advisor of the Organization Department of the Sichuan Provincial Party Committee, and “Yuanmingyuan Scholar” of the Beijing Communist Youth League Committee. His research interests include Party building, Chinese Government and politics, non-profit organizations, and social governance innovation. He co-authored “Journey of Avenue: Chinese Communist Party and Chinese Socialism” and “Reform of Chinese Civil Associations: From Governmental Choice to Social Choice.” He was awarded the “Lin Feng Instructor Award” and the “Gong Yuzhi Teaching Award for General Education” by Tsinghua University.
