If you are interested in sustainable development or enjoy meeting peers from around the world and solving challenges in an online classroom setting, these courses are just RIGHT for you!
The 2022 Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU) United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) July Camp will be held between June 20 and July 15. The Camp has a variety of 10 courses to choose from, with each course focusing on one or more SDG(s).
By participating in a course, you will learn more about pressing problems in the world and formulate possible solutions to them. Through student-oriented learning, you can apply your interests and deepen your knowledge through group discussions and dialogue. The courses are not only interdisciplinary, but encompass a multicultural perspective.
The program will strengthen your adaptive capabilities and resilience. Throughout the course, you can develop your international cooperation skills and global competence.
Course Components
Most courses include components like lectures, group discussions, tutorials and will be taught online or in a blended format. Through group collaboration and synchronous interaction, you will work with peers from around the world in one online classroom. Upon completion of the program, you will receive an official transcript and an e-certificate issued by Shanghai Jiao Tong University.
Who can apply?
Check with your study abroad advisor if your university has an existing partnership with SJTU, or if your institution is a member of Universitas 21 (U21) or Association of Pacific Rim Universities (APRU). If so, you are welcome to join the SDG July Camp for free. Please note that places are limited for each course. You will be notified of your admission decision by the end of May.
Once you receive a letter of acceptance, you are welcome to join the online collaboration space with peers from around the world. Please be aware that we will be using the application “Lark”, through which events such as ice-breakers and virtual coffee breaks will be held before the course officially starts. The coursework will be delivered through Lark as well.
You are expected to work in groups of 5 or 6 in discussions and projects with students from different cultural backgrounds. At the end of the camp, there will be a closing ceremony, where students will be invited to reflect and highlight their experience at the camp.
You are likely to meet and work with interesting people, make friends and expand your worldview. Have fun!
Buildings and infrastructures cost more than 50% non-recycled resources and energy in the lifecycle, having non-recoverable impacts on the Earth. It is of necessity to understand and implement the concept of sustainability. Meanwhile, urban cities are facing the unprecedented challenges posed by climate change effects, e.g., frequent occurrence of extreme weather and disaster. City resilience has become never more urgent nowadays. This module aims to provide students with an understanding of the environmental and resource implications of construction activity within the context of sustainable development and city resilience. It considers the theoretical and methodological basis of approaches designed to quantify the impacts associated with choices made at different stages of the construction life cycle, as well as tools designed to evaluate sustainability and resilient performance. By completing a real-life project, students should demonstrate the ability to develop rational ideas and methodologies to fulfil the required performance in a holistic manner with justification.
Course Component(s)
Mode of Teaching: Synchronous seminars, workshop and project sessions.
Type: Hybrid teaching including seminars, tutorials and discussion.
Learning Outcomes
To develop understanding on sustainability and resilience and their relation to urban design.
To identify the key challenges and factors that have influences on the sustainability and resilience of cities.
To understand the interdependence amongst the key influence factors.
To develop a holistic methodology in achieving an optimal trade-off by considering varieties of constraining factors.
To familiarise the latest theory and technology in city sustainability and resilience leading to novel research ideas.
Instructor
Dr. Jian Yang, Deputy Dean (Undergraduates & International) of the School of Naval Architecture, Ocean and Civil Engineering, Tenured Professor in Civil Engineering at Shanghai Jiao Tong University, has over 20 years of experience in teaching, research, and consultancy at various universities in both U.K. and China. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Civil Engineers (FICE) and a chartered member of the Institute of Structural Engineers (MIStructE). He serves on several international and national professional committees and sits on the editorial boards for 4 international peer-reviewed journals. In his present role, he is leading a team of 30 researchers primarily focusing on research in the field of sustainable and smart construction and digital innovations. He is the PI of over 30 grants and has published nearly 200 peer-reviewed journal papers attracting more than 2000 citations.
Assessment
Group performance and contribution: 30%;
Poster: 10%;
Group presentation: 40%;
Final report: 20%
Contact
Yang Jian: j.yang.1@sjtu.edu.cn
Yanping Wu: wuyanping@sjtu.edu.cn
Title: Economy, Development and Security in the Belt and Road Initiative: Between Relational and Rules-based Governance
Date: July 1-8
Session 1: July 1, FRI, 12:00-14:00 (GMT+8)
Session 2: July 4, MON 8:00-10:00 (GMT+8)
Session 3: July 4, MON, 12:00-14:00 (GMT+8)
Session 4: July 5, TUE, 8:00-10:00 (GMT+8)
Session 5: July 5, TUE, 12:00-14:00 (GMT+8)
Session 6: July 6, WED, 12:00-14:00 (GMT+8)
Session 7: July 7, THU, 12:00-14:00 (GMT+8)
Session 8: July 8, FRI, 12:00-14:00 (GMT+8)
Credit: 1 (16 credit hours)
Course Description
This course introduces students to the UN Sustainable Development Goal (UNSDG) 16 (Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions) within the context of ongoing rule of law efforts amongst participating nations in the Belt and Road Initiative. It covers various governance strategies to promote those reforms in the realm of economic relations, development finance and security management. It offers a fresh insight into how relational governance continues to play an important role towards rule-based governance strategies. In addition, it pays particular attention to the underlying factors and relationships that determine whether or not international norms dealing with economic, development and security relationships can gain root, and thus, the likelihood that those norms will govern their relationships in the long-term.
Course Component(s)
Mode of Teaching: Synchronous + Recordings
Type : Lecture + Discussion
Learning Outcomes
Critical thinking, cross-cultural exchange, global citizenship
Course-specific Restrictions
English proficiency (oral and written)
Instructors
Prof. Dr. Matthias Vanhullebusch is a professor of international law at the KoGuan Law School of Shanghai Jiao Tong University and a visiting professor in various training programmes organised by the International Committee of the Red Cross across Asia. He has been a Visiting Scholar at the Geneva Academy (2018), the Oxford Institute for Ethics and Law of Armed Conflict (2019) and the Asia-Pacific Centre for Military Law, University of Melbourne (2020).
Prof. Dr. Wang Heng is a professor and co-director of University of New South Wales’ Law & Justice’s Herbert Smith Freehills China International Business and Economic Law (CIBEL) Centre (Sydney, Australia), the largest centre in this field outside China. He is also a co-director of the Tsinghua-UNSW Joint Research Centre for International Commercial and Economic Law. Prof. Wang has been recognized domestically and internationally for his contributions in the fields of international economic development and Chinese law.
Date: June 21, 23, 28, 30, and July 4, 5 (13:00-18:00, GMT+8)
Contact Day(s) and Time(s): 3-4 hours in the afternoon. (The exact time will be based on the time zones where the students are in and will be scheduled for the most convenient of the majority.)
Credit: 2
Course Description
The development of the Internet and, more recently, Internet-based applications such as Facebook, Weibo, Twitter, Whatsapp, WeChat, Spotify, Uber, Didi Taxi, Airbnb have generated new types of communications between individuals across the globe. The rise of the internet has disrupted many aspects of our society, including law. Courts, policymakers, and law enforcement officials around the globe are struggling to resolve the clashes, both by adapting existing legal remedies and by developing new ones.
This course will examine the effect of the internet on varied areas of legal doctrine, including intellectual property, technology related ethics, privacy, jurisdiction, contract, collective enforcement of consumer protection in the context of digital economy, Internet and manipulation of public opinion, information cocoon and national education. It also considers specialized internet regulations such as intermediary liability regimes, platform regulation, new challenges for the policymaking regarding the sharing economy. This course will explore how China (and for a comparative law analysis also the United States, European Union, and other countries) are currently responding to the new challenges and are likely to respond in the coming years.
The broad topics we’ll be examining will include:
Introduction: Overview of IT Law
Session 1: Personal data protection and privacy
Session 2: Market regulation and labor protection problems brought about by the rise of the sharing economy
Session 3: The internet and technology related ethics problems
Session 4: Internet, Entertainment and Sports Law
Session 5: Google’s challenge to the existing law regime
Session 6: Empirical research on statutory damage, the IP enforcement and the trade war
Session 7: The right to be forgotten
Session 8: The problem of the emerging social credit system in China
Session 9: AI and the Law
Session 10: Illegal Cyber Attacks, Cyber Violence and Cyber Fraud
Session 11: Legal Issues Related to Cross-border Data Transmission
Session 12: Internet and the Protection of Minors
Session 13: The impact of Internet on the System of Copyright Law and its Countermeasures
Course Component(s)
Mode of Teaching: Synchronous
Type: Lecture + Discussion
Learning Outcomes
Through the introduction, discussion and research of current problems arising from the collision of information technology and existing law systems, students who have successfully completed this subject will have:
strengthened understanding and application of SDGs, such as innovation, peace and justice;
enhanced ability to read the language of law, to explore new problems and solve new problems;
better professional skills in the new relevant law markets of information and technology law;
systematic knowledge of law in this emerging field, broader horizons for research in these new fields.
Course-specific Restrictions
Have at least basic knowledge in law.
Chief Instructor:
Dr. jur. Chenguo Zhang (Coco), LL.M., is an Associate Professor at the KoGuan Law School of Shanghai Jiao Tong University and holds the chair of Oriental Distinguished Professor of Shanghai. She is an affiliated research fellow at the Centre of European Law and Politics, University of Bremen, and the Max-Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition, Germany. She graduated from Tsinghua University, China (Bachelor of Law) and Frankfurt University (Master and Ph.D.), Germany. From 2013 to 2018, she taught intellectual property (IP) law at the University of Bremen and led a research project in innovation, competition, and cross-border conflict resolutions.
Joint Instructor:
Prof. Jyh-An Lee is a Professor and Executive Director of the Centre for Financial Regulation and Economic Development (CFRED) at The Chinese University of Hong Kong Faculty of Law. He has been a faculty member of the CUHK EMBA program since 2018. Professor Lee also coaches the New Ventures Legal Team, a clinical support group collaborating with the University’s Pre-Incubation Centre for startup companies. He was the LLB Programme Director and Assistant Dean for Undergraduate Studies from 2019 to 2021.
Assessment
Class participation (group discussion and questioning): 30%;
Presentation (analyzing selected cases from perspectives of Rechtsdogmatik and comparative law): 70%.
Contact
Chenguo Zhang: zhangcg25@sjtu.edu.cn.
Yiwei Ge: geyiwei@sjtu.edu.cn
Title: War and Peace
Date: June 20 – July 6
Contact Day(s) and Time(s): Mon/Wed/Fri, 9:00-12:00 (UTC+8)
Credit: 2
Course Description
Why do countries fight? When do wars terminate? How do states avoid military conflict? All of these questions call for well-thought-out answers as the world is still far from being peaceful, just and inclusive. For too many people living in fragile and conflict-affected countries, safety and security, equality and opportunity, and just and lasting peace remain as elusive as ever. The course, echoing the call of SDG NO.16 (i.e., Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions), aims to first inspire students to analyze causes of conflict, and second innovate them to investigate solutions of conflict resolution and peace maintenance. Specifically, students will examine deep roots of violence around the world or in a specific region of interest, reflect on the consequences of armed conflicts, and seek superior institutional arrangement to promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development. This course, by surveying the scholarly literature on war and peace at an introductory level, will give students a critical understanding of the most important features and dynamics in world politics, and the central problems of war and peace. The course will provide students with an opportunity to assess the state of knowledge in the field, identify new questions and approaches, and formulate knowledge-based policies and strategies.
Course Component(s)
Mode of Teaching: Mostly Synchronous
Type: Lecture and Discussion
Learning Outcomes
Professional knowledge on war and peace theory
Analytical skills for understanding war at present and in history
Independent, critical, and strategic thinking
International exposure and empathy
Certificate for participation in the program and award for excellence in the project
Instructor
Ruolin Su is an Assistant Professor of International Relations in the School of International and Public Affairs, Shanghai Jiao Tong University. She received her Ph.D. degree in Political Science from the University of Pennsylvania. Her research focuses on international security, foreign policy analysis and political psychology. Her work appeared in many prestigious academic journals. She also has rich teaching experience in international security and international relations theory.
Assessment
Attendance: 30%;
Group presentation: 60%;
Final program summary: 10%
Contact
Ruolin Su: ruolinsu@sjtu.edu.cn
Lili Shen: lilishen@sjtu.edu.cn
Title: Poverty and Mental Health
Date: June 6-27
Contact Day(s) and Time(s): Mon/Wed, 6 times in total.
Credit: 2
Course Description
Does poverty only mean a shortage of food and material possessions? How does it associate with the mental health of different populations, such as females, working class, and sexual minority? Is the widespread gig economy, labelled with freedom, autonomy, and self-determination, a cure or a toxicant for poverty? And, what can technologies do to combat poverty and protect the mental health of the population living in poverty?
Drawing on cases in different countries, this course will lead students to explore the answers to these interesting and significant questions. Instructors will introduce some baseline frameworks, utilizing insights from psychology, sociology, and social policy. Based on these frameworks, students with different academic backgrounds are supposed to form several seminar topics that relate with Sustainable Development Goals (i.e., No.1, No.2, No.3, and No.10) set by the United Nations. After taking the course, students are expected to get a fuller picture of poverty problems in the world as well as how they are dealt with by governments.
This course encourages meaningful intra- and inter-group interactions. Students of different academic perspectives form study groups, and each study group will explore solutions to one specific poverty problem.
Course Component(s)
Mode of Teaching: Synchronous
Type: Lecture, tutorial, and seminar
Learning Outcome
Intercultural communication competence enhancement;
Basic facts of poverty and how it is dealt with by governments in the contemporary world;
The associations between poverty and mental health among different populations, such as females, working class;
Classic analysis perspectives of the problem from Sociology, Psychology, and Social Policy;
A rare opportunity to use your own academic perspective to form a solution to one specific poverty problem.
Instructor
Dr. Fan Yang is an associate professor in the School of International & Public Affairs, Shanghai Jiao Tong University. His research interests are mainly on social welfare policies and practices in China. In the past five years, with the support from the National Science Foundation of China and Shanghai Municipal Government, he conducted fieldwork in urban Shanghai on its social assistance policies, in rural areas of Central China and border areas of Western China on the development of left-behind children, and in urban and rural areas of Central and Eastern China on the long-term care system. These research experiences have transformed into more than 40 academic and media publications.
Assessment
Attendance: 30%;
Group presentation: 60%;
Final program summary: 10%
Contact
Fan Yang: fan_yang86@sjtu.edu.cn
Xinyi Hu: huxinyi@sjtu.edu.cn
Title: Philanthropy Development
Date: June 20 – July 15
Contact Day(s) and Time(s): Tue/Fri, 9:00-11:30 (UTC+8)
Credit: 2
Course Description
Why do people give and help others? Are there some people who are more caring versus more selfish? If so, are they born that way or are these qualities teachable? How do prosocial traits and behaviors change across the lifespan? What happens to the brain and body when people give and help? Which situations increase or inhibit helping behaviors? This course will cover the broad landscape of the different philanthropy literature on giving-related traits, motives, and behaviors. It will include readings from developmental, biological / neuro, personality, social, cross-cultural, and health philanthropy. Students will leave with a comprehensive understanding of the philanthropy of giving time, money, and care to others.
Because of the applied nature of much of the research discussed in the class, students will develop an understanding of empirical research methods and different interpretations of various methods (e.g. correlational versus longitudinal versus experimental). This course will also help them to be comfortable in designing empirical research towards philanthropy development. The course will facilitate student groups to develop empirical research projects towards philanthropy development.
Course Component(s)
Mode of Teaching: Synchronous/Asynchronous
Type: Lecture and Discussion
Learning Outcomes
Develop and practice critical thinking skills.
Develop and practice the ability to synthesize and summarize large amounts of information.
Increase exposure to and comprehension of published empirical research.
Give a broad overview of research on philanthropy development of various types of giving behaviors.
Increase comfort and skill with verbal presentations and designs of empirical research.
Instructor
Dr. Yuan Tian is an assistant professor in the School of International & Public Affairs, Shanghai Jiao Tong University. She received her master’s and doctoral degrees from the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy at Indiana University, which is the top academic program of philanthropic studies. Her research focuses on a variety of philanthropic development including corporate social responsibility, charitable giving, volunteering and informal helping. Her research has been published in many high-quality academic journals. She also has rich experience in teaching both philanthropy and research methodology.
Assessment
Attendance: 30%;
Group presentation: 60%;
Final program summary: 10%
Contact
Yuan Tian: yuantian@sjtu.edu.cn
Tianqi Zhou: zhoutianqi@sjtu.edu.cn
Title: Malaria Control — the Millennium Struggle between Human Beings and Infectious Diseases
Date: July 4-15
Contact Day(s) and Time(s): Mon/Tue/Wed/Fri, 9:00~10:40 (UTC+8)
Credit: 1 credit
Course Description
Malaria is an infectious disease with the highest mortality rate in the world. Mankind has been struggling with it since ancient times. However, WHO’s goal of clearing it has not yet been reached, and there is a rebound trend in the past two years. This course covers the discovery and development history of malaria, the prevention and control of vector mosquitoes, as well as the main drugs research and development, and their clinical application on malaria. Artemisinin is the best drug for the treatment of malaria resistance. The combination therapy based on artemisinin drugs is also the most effective and important means for the treatment of malaria. In recent years, with the deepening of research, more and more other functions of artemisinin have been found and applied. However, the supply of artemisinin is unstable and the price fluctuates.
This course introduces the history of malaria transmission, vector mosquito prevention and control and the research and development of malaria drugs, such as the biosynthetic regulation and production of artemisinin, so that students can understand the harm of malaria and the urgency of malaria control, explore the methods to ensure the continuous, stable and low-cost supply of the anti-malaria drug artemisinin, and stimulate students to think about the strategy of eradicating malaria. Through the study and discussion of this course, students will have a new understanding of malaria and the current situation of malaria control, fully understand China’s efforts and contributions to the global anti-malaria cause, and deeply think about the best strategy of global malaria control for the benefit of all mankind.
Course Component(s)
Mode of Teaching: Synchronous
Type: Discussion
Learning Outcomes
Understand the harm of malaria to human health and the current situation of malaria with a high infection and mortality rate in the world, recognize the importance and urgency of malaria control, master the control approaches of malaria vector mosquitoes, and the research and development of main drugs for curing malaria.
Understand the molecular mechanisms of the anti-malaria drug artemisinin biosynthesis, its transcriptional regulation, transport, hormone signal induction and related aspects, as well as understand the synthesis, production status and application prospect of artemisinin.
Through the study and discussion of this course, participants will learn the skills of discussing, negotiating, arguing and reaching compromise and consensus with peers of different cultural and disciplinary backgrounds.
Instructors
Professor Kexuan Tang has been awarded the “ChangJiang Scholar” title. As the director, he is in charge of both the Plant Biotechnology Research Center and the SJTU-Fudan-Nottingham Plant Biotechnology R&D Center (FSN). The centers have developed the mature and efficient extraction, analysis and metabolic engineering platform for a variety of Chinese medicinal plants (Artermisia, Catharanthus, Salva) and have been committed to the study on the antimalarial compound artemisinin for more than 20 years.
Associate professor Qifang Pan and Associate professor Yuliang Wang, as core members in Plant Biotechnology Research Center and FSN, focus on studying the functions and metabolites of Chinese medicinal plants and Chinese herbs medicine, and have undertaken several undergraduate professional and international courses independently.
Assessment
Group discussion and presentation: 50%;
Final course thesis/poster: 50%
Contact
Qifang Pan: panqf@sjtu.edu.cn
Title: The Urban Management for Port Cities in the 19th and 20th Centuries
Date: June 20 – July 7
Contact Day(s) and Time(s): Mon/Wed/Fri, 17:00-19:45 (UTC+8).
Credits: 2
Course Description:
This course aims to answer the question of how modern port cities managed themselves in the 19th and 20th centuries and created an intercultural sphere for global inhabitants. The core of this course focuses on East Asian port cities which were opened by the “unequal treaties” with the foreign powers in the mid-19th century. The opening of the port cities in East Asia also provided the world with an access to settle down in these treaty ports and provided China, Japan and Korea with an opportunity to observe and learn from the West. Because of the cultural gap between the East and the West, the port cities naturally built up settlements and concessions for dividing various communities. The design of which could decrease the potential tensions between ethnicities or nationalities but it could not stop the following issues of globalisation, such as the spreading of diseases, crimes, pollution, etc. Thus, these port cites then had to work out solutions for communicating different concessions and settlements.
The other focus of this course is to bring in specialists who study other continents’ port cities, such as in North America and Continental Europe, and to provide students with a comparative perspective for advanced knowledge of the urban issues shared by all port cities. This course then focuses on the shared issues, such as cultural preservation, migration, crimes, diseases, pollution, inflation, etc., in American and European port cities. Thus, Professor Lockley and Professor Purseigle are invited to demonstrate their knowledge about port cities in North America and Europe. Students can then understand how the shared challenges affected global port cities in the 19th and 20th centuries.
Course Component(s)
Teaching mode: Synchronous
Type: Online lecture + Group discussion + Group project
Learning Outcomes
Students will acquire comparative viewpoints toward modern and contemporary urban issues and an adequate understanding of solutions.
Course-specific Restrictions
Full-time undergraduate students of all disciplines from universities around the world are welcome.
Instructors
Chihyun Chang (张志云): Professor of International Trade History, Department of History, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, also Senior Research Fellow of Bristol University and Project Professor of Tokyo University, studies empires’ trade, diplomacy and finance in east Asia during the 19th and 20th centuries. His 3rd monograph project investigates Republican China’s financial and monetary consolidation whilst performing China’s financial obligations to foreign powers. In addition, he is also applying spatio-temporal GISystem to historical personnel studies, such as the B & C class war criminals and the maneuver of Chinese Customs’ employees throughout China. He teaches “The Introduction for Sinology & Chinese Studies” and “The History for Modern China’s Foreign Relations”. He is the author of Government, Imperialism and Nationalism in China (2013) and The Chinese Journals of Lester Knox Little: The Eyewitness of China’s Revolutions and Wars (2017).
Qian Du (杜骞): Her research began in her master’s program in Architectural Restoration and Rehabilitation at the Polytechnic of Turin, where she also completed her PhD studies in Cultural Heritage. The PhD thesis is about the conservation and renovation of traditional mountain villages. From 2012 to 2013, she worked at the Chinese Academy of Cultural Heritage (Beijing). From 2014 to 2016, she worked with Italian architect Andrea Bruno (Torino). Since the end of 2016 she works at the International Research Centre for Architectural Heritage Conservation – Shanghai Jiao Tong University. Her research focuses on conservation theory, techniques of restoration and the application of GIS in built heritage conservation.
Tim Lockley: Professor of American History and Chairman of the History Department at Warwick University, studies the pre-colonial and post-colonial history of North America and the West Indian Islands. He teaches “Mapping England’s Atlantic Empire” and “Slavery and Slave Life in the American South 1619-1865”. He is the author of Military Medicine and the Making of Race: Life and Death in the West India Regiments 1795-1874 (2020) and Welfare and Charity in the Antebellum South (2009).
Pierre Purseigle: Director of International Mobility of the History Department at Warwick University. Purseigle’s research and teaching agenda have been driven by a strong commitment to the comparative and interdisciplinary study of warfare and urban catastrophes in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. His work to date has mainly focused on the European and global history of the First World War and on the urban experience of modern warfare. From the local to the transnational, he endeavours to combine different scales of analysis and to engage with a range of disciplinary perspectives. He is the author of Mobilisation, Sacrifice et Citoyenneté. Des communautés locales face à la guerre moderne. Angleterre (2013) and Le Monde Britannique, 1815-1931 (2010).
Assessment
Attendance: 10%
Class performance: 10%
Group Presentation: 40%
Group Report: 40%
Contact
Chihyun Chang: chihyun@sjtu.edu.cn
Qian Du: qian.du@sjtu.edu.cn
Tim Lockley: t.j.lockley@warwick.ac.uk
Pierre Purseigle: p.purseigle@warwick.ac.uk
Yunlei Li: yunleili@sjtu.edu.cn
Title: Traditional Medicine and UN Sustainable Development Goals
Dates and Times: June 22, 29, and July 2, 6; 14:00-17:40 (UTC+8)
Credit: 1
Project-based learning: collaborative online discussion about the traditional herb “Ginseng” and UN SDGs
Course Description
The course “Traditional Medicine and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals” will enable participants to collaborate online. Chinese and international students will attend online lectures by the instructor that cover UN SDGs and will be divided into groups. Each group will choose a medicinal plant from a given list, create a group e-poster and discuss the connection of this medicinal plant to the principals of the SDG of the project: SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being. Under the guidance of the teacher, students will explore how this medicinal plant may address additional SDGs and global issues. Some examples of additional SDGs would be, but are not limited to, SDG 1, SDG 8, SDG 10, and SDG 15. Students will need to explain why and how the additional SDG(s) can be addressed.
Learning Objectives
Students will be able to examine the use of plants and herbs in traditional Chinese medicine and analyze their functions.
Students will be able to relate the use of medicinal plants with UN SDGs and learn how they may help advance these objectives.
Students will be able to identify similarities and differences in cultural perspectives on medicinal plants through online collaboration.
Chinese and international students will be able to work collaboratively as a group to create a shared product.
Learning Outcomes
Students will have a better understanding of global challenges and UN SDGs.
Students will develop shared international perspectives on medicinal plants and UN SDGs through collaborative online learning.
Students will develop and improve intercultural competence skills.
Course Component(s)
Method of Instruction: Synchronous
Type: Lecture in the first week, presentation in the final week, and online discussions during the remaining times.
Who is this course intended for?
Undergraduate and/or graduate students who are interested in traditional Chinese medicine and/or UN SDGs.
Course-specific Restrictions
No specific restrictions. However, students majoring in medicine, pharmacy, biology, chemistry, and agriculture may feel more familiar with the course contents, although this is not definite.
Instructor
Dr. Peng Chongsheng is an associate professor at the school of pharmacy at the Shanghai Jiao Tong University. He received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Traditional Chinese Medicine, Master of Science Degree in Pharmacy, and Doctor of Science Degree in Natural Product Chemistry. His major field of research is revealing the mysteries of traditional medicine using chemical and biological techniques, as well as analytical instruments, such as UPLC-Q-TOF-MS/MS, NMR, etc. In addition to scientific research, Dr Peng teaches courses to both undergraduate and graduate students. The course, “Traditional Chinese Medicine and Chinese Culture”, designed by Dr. Peng himself, has been taught globally to over 200,000 students though online learning platforms such as CNMOOC, Zhihuishu, and Coursera. Dr. Peng advocates a hybrid learning model for both domestic and international students. During 2016 and 2018, he also taught summer courses through the Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) format. Lastly, Dr. Peng has integrated United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs) into his courses through collaboration with researchers and faculty at the University of California, Davis. His efforts have received praise in both China and the United States.
Grading/Assessment
Attendance: 20%
Group Project Plan: 10%
E-poster: 50%
Group Presentation: 10%
Reflection: 10%
Contact
Chongsheng Peng: cspeng@sjtu.edu.cn
Yahui Li: liyahui0602@sjtu.edu.cn
Course Title: Net Zero-Carbon Fuels
Date: June 20 – July 7
Contact Day(s) and Time(s): Mon/Tue/Wed/Thu, 16:00-19:00 (UTC+8)
Credit: 2 (32 hours)
Course Description
As nations bind together to tackle global climate change, one of the urgent needs is the energy sector’s transition from being fossil-fuel reliant to embracing sustainable carbon-free solutions. Through a multi-national collaboration, this course aims to introduce a redefined perspective of fuel utilisation for the power and transportation sectors, placing emphasis on alternative fuels derived from renewable resources that are essential contributors to the goals of carbon neutrality. Some of the low or zero-carbon fuels such as hydrogen, ammonia, biofuels and emerging low carbon fuels adaptable to current or new energy systems will be explored in the context of production, utilisation, economics and sustainability. The impacts of future fuels on the environment, resource availability and social well-being need to be holistically considered and supported by diverse solutions, in alignment with the Sustainable Development Goals of Affordable and Clean Energy (SDG 7) and other related SDGs as put forth by the United Nations. From this course, the students will grasp the broad concept of alternative fuel production, application and challenges faced in moving towards a net zero-carbon society.
Type: Online lecture + Group discussion + Group project
Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of the course, the students will be able to:
Describe the roles of alternative fuels for power and transportation sectors in the context of carbon neutrality in China and relate to the sustainable development goals.
Describe the production process, potential application and limitations of alternative fuels in the context of power and transportation sectors.
Assess the impact of alternative fuel usage on the local resources, society and nation in alignment of the sustainable development goals
Each student will receive an E-certificate from Shanghai Jiao Tong University. The credits (2) are transferable depending on the credit arrangements policy of the student’s university.
Course-specific Restrictions
Full-time undergraduate students of all disciplines from universities around the world are welcome.
Participants are required to attain a passing mark of ≥60, attend 70% of the course live online (including the final day presentation) to be eligible for the graduating E-certificate.
Refer to the detailed schedule attached to ensure your availability for the course before registering.
Limited slots are available. Participants will receive a confirmation email if the registration is successful.
Course Instructors
Agustin Valera-Medina is a Professor at the Cardiff School of Engineering, U.K. He has participated as PI/Co-I in 29 industrial projects with multinationals including PEMEX, Rolls-Royce, Siemens, Ricardo, Airbus, and BP, attracting approximately £11.2M in research. He has published 181 papers (h-index 26), 48 of these specifically concerning ammonia for power. He has supervised 28 PhD students, 9 on ammonia-combustion related topics. Prof. Valera-Medina led Cardiff’s contribution to the Innovate-UK “Decoupled Green Energy” Project (2015–2018) overseen by Siemens and in partnership with STFC and the University of Oxford, which aimed to demonstrate the use of green ammonia produced from wind energy. He is currently PI of the project SAFE-AGT (EP/T009314/1, £1.9M) to demonstrate the use of ammonia as an efficient gas turbine fuel. He leads the combustion work package of the H2020 project FLEXnCONFU (884157), a €12.7M project conceived to demonstrate ammonia power in large turbine engines. He is also PI and co-I of projects related to ammonia for transportation, propulsion, and heat/cooling (including OceanRefuel, MariNH3, Dock2Dock, Ammonia Optimization, Ammburn, etc.). He has been part of various scientific boards, chairing sessions in international conferences and moderating large industrial panels on the topic of “Ammonia for Direct Use.” He supported the preparation of two Royal Society Policy Briefings on “Green Ammonia”. He is currently chair of the “Combustion and Emissions” working group of the Ammonia Energy Association, and co-Director of the Green Ammonia Working Group UK. He is the main author of the book ‘Techno-economic challenges of ammonia as energy vector’ (Elsevier).
Dr. Jo-Han Ng is an Associate Professor and currently the Head of Research at the University of Southampton Malaysia, after relinquishing his previous duties as the Head of Academic Quality & Innovation, Director of the Foundation Programme and Head of Quality Assurance. He obtained his Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering (First-class Honours) and PhD from the University of Nottingham. His research interests cover renewable fuel productions, chemical kinetics of transesterification reaction, combustion reaction mechanisms, biodiesel lubricity, CFD simulation of diesel engines, and energy-water-food nexus for sustainability. As such, he considers himself a Green Engineer (or Greengineer as he would like to call it) as they link to green technologies. He also serves as an Associate Editor for Carbon Neutrality (Springer) and two other journals. He is also a Fellow of the Advance Higher Education Academy (UK) and previously served the faculty by providing training to new academics as the USMC Leader of Postgraduate Certificate for Academic Practice. Dr. Ng has published over 80 original peer-reviewed research articles (h-index 22), involved in 18 research grant/industrial projects and won 33 awards including from SEAMEO (ASEAN), Royal Society of Chemistry (UK), TORAY Foundation (Malaysia), World Federation of Scientists (Switzerland), Autoliv (Sweden-USA) and Elsevier (Netherlands).
Dr. Chong Cheng Tung is an Associate Professor at the China-UK Low Carbon College, Shanghai Jiao Tong University. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Aeronautical Engineering from Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, and a PhD in the field of Energy & Fuels from University of Cambridge, UK. He has published 135 SC I papers with h-index of 33 and over 3500 citations, 5 highly cited papers and two research books. He is listed as the Top 2% researcher in the world (2020, 2021) in the Stanford University’s Scientist List. He has participated in over 15 research projects as PI/Co-PI related to the area of fuel and energy, gas turbine, biomass and waste valorization. Dr. Chong has won over 30 research awards, among them are Royal Society-Newton Advanced Fellowship, PYRO ASIA Young Researcher Award and ASEAN Science Diplomat Award. His innovation “Catalytic Microwave Pyrolysis Technology for Climate Positive Environment, CLYMATE+” was listed as the finalist of the global Omnipreneurship Awards 2020: Sustainability Branch. He has served as the editorial board member of FUELS (MDPI), guest editors of ENERGY (Elsevier), Journal of Biotechnology (Elsevier) and Jurnal Teknologi, and review editor of Frontiers in Energy Research. He serves as the board member of the 6th and 7th International Conference on Low Carbon Asia, a Scientific Committee Member of 1st Symposium on Ammonia Energy.
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February 5
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11:22 pm
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.
Zhang Li Dean and Professor, School of Architecture, Tsinghua University.
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.
“Rethinking higher education capacity building in the post-pandemic era”
February 5
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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
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
Online Education and Faculty Professional Development
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20:00 – 21:30 PM (Ulaanbaatar; Beijing Time) on June 14th, 2022
Agenda
Opening & Welcoming Remarks (5 minutes each)
Shabhaz Khan Director, UNESCO Cluster Office in Beijing
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.
YANG Bin Vice President and Provost, Tsinghua University; Convenor of Executive Committee, Global MOOC and Online Education Alliance
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.
Ganbat Danaa Director of Open Education Center, Mongolian University of Science and Technology; Executive Committee Member, Global MOOC and Online Education Alliance
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)
Purevsuren Tserenchimed Senior Specialist of Open Education Center, Mongolian University of Science and Technology
March 2019 – present
Senior Specialist, Open Education Center, MUST, Mongolia
Postdoctoral Fellow, Mechanical Engineering Department, Kyung Hee University, Korea
March 2011 – February 2017
PhD candidate and researcher, Biomechanical laboratory, Mechanical Engineering Department, Kyung Hee University, Korea
DANG Yuewu Dean of Academic Affairs Office, Sichuan University
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 Head of Center for Faculty Development and Digital Learning, National University of Mongolia
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 Assistant Director of Center for Teaching and Learning Development, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
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 Lecturer, Department of Information Technology, Mongolian National University of Education
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 Associate Researcher of the Research Institute for Higher Education, Fudan University, Deputy Director of the Center for Faculty Development, Fudan University
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
Enoch Wong Assistant Secretary-General, Global MOOC and Online Education Alliance; Senior Manager (Online Education & International Cooperation), Tsinghua University
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.
Margaret Chan inaugural Dean of Vanke School of Public Health, Tsinghua University; former Director-General, World Health Organization
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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 UniversityVanke 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.
WONG Tien Yin Founding Head and Chair Professor, Tsinghua Medicine, Tsinghua University
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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.
Kaiping PENG professor of psychology and the dean of the school of social sciences at Tsinghua University.
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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 UniversitySchool 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.
SHI Jinghuan professor and the Chair of the Academic Committee of the Institute of Education, Tsinghua University.
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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 UniversityInstitute 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:
What change will take place in the global and China’s energy system to achieve the carbon neutrality goal?
What roles will energy efficiency, renewable energy, nuclear energy, electrification, CCUS (Carbon Capture, Utilisation and Storage), DAC (Direct Air Capture) will play in the attainment of the carbon neutrality goal?
What are the institutional barriers to the low carbon energy economy system transformation?
What new policy instruments are needed to enable the energy transition?
ZHANG Xiliang director of the Institute of Energy, Environment and Economy, Tsinghua University.
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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.
ZHU Xufeng Professor and Executive Dean, School of Public Policy and Management, Tsinghua University.
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.
Xiaojuan JIANG Former Dean of the School of Public Policy and Management, Tsinghua University.
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 theDean 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.
Hao Tang Professor in the Department of Philosophy at Tsinghua University.
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.
Part 1: Introduction to comparative education and cases
Feb 21: Introduction to Comparative International Education (CIE) and course overview
Feb 28: Key issues and trends in CIE
Mar 7: Germany: three-track tradition of their secondary education system
Mar 14: CIE: traditions and prospects
Mar 21: China (mainland, Taiwan), Australia, Ukraine, US comparisons: transition from secondary to university
Mar 28: PISA: Academic residence, reading literacy, and Global competence
Apr 4: Ideally educated personal and ideal society: 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
Part 2: education and international development
Apr 11: Development, sustainability, and Education: Pathways since the 20th century
Apr 18: Development theories
Apr 25: Post-Development theories
May 9: History & organization of partnerships in international cooperation in educational development
May 16: UNESCO and international cooperation in educational development
May 23: Newly emerging donors & South-South Cooperation
May 30: Partnerships in university for sustainable development
Jun 6: Final presentations & reflection
Learning Outcomes
1. Have an understanding of the nature of comparative studies in education;
2. Have knowledge of key theories and methods of comparative education and their exponents;
3. Be able to critically describe and analyse the education systems of several developed and developing countries;
4. Have a particular knowledge of several key educational issues in comparative perspective;
5. Be able to devise schemes to make basic comparisons of educational issues in any two or more countries;
6. Develop a strong cultural, historical and spatial awareness in comparative studies of education.
Course Reading:
Phillips, D., & Schweisfurth, M. (2014). Comparative and international education: An introduction to theory, method, and practice. A&C Black.
Zhou ZHONG Associate Professor, Institute of Education, Tsinghua University.
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:
Xiaomin Xu Assistant Professor at Tsinghua-Berkeley Shenzhen Institute (TBSI) and Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School (SIGS), Tsinghua University.
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.
Liu Xin Professor and Deputy Director of the Industrial Design Department, Academy of Arts & Design, Tsinghua University.
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 UniversityAcademy 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.
LI Jinliang Dean of International Affairs, Tsinghua University.
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:
MOOCs and impact on social change
MOOCs and online learning in future education
Upskill reskill workforce
Role of MOOCs in shaping the future of higher education
MOOCs and life-long learning from providers update 2022: platform and pedagogy
Metaverse and immersive technology in online learning
Quality of online and blended learning
Post-COVID education
Other topics related to the conference theme
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!
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, “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)
ZENG Xianlai Associate Researcher of the School of Environment, Tsinghua University
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).
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)
LI Jinhui professor at School of Environment, Tsinghua University
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:
How to evaluate ownership advantages (“O”)?
How to evaluate location advantages (“L”)?
Why invest abroad (“I”)?
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)
CHEN Taotao professor of School of Economics & Management, Tsinghua University; director of Latin-America Center, Tsinghua University
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)
CHEN Taotao professor of School of Economics & Management, Tsinghua University; director of Latin-America Center, Tsinghua University
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)
Fang Zhong Co-coordinator of DESIS (Design for Social Innovation and Sustainability) Lab, Academy of Arts &Design, Tsinghua University
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.
Tang Xiaoyang Chair and a professor in the Department of International Relations at Tsinghua University.
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
Tsinghua GSS 2022 SDG Hackathon schedule (Beijing time, GMT+8):
20:10-22:00
Ice-breaker
19:00-20:20
Introduction: SDG hackathon, tool, and theme
20:30-22:00
Workshop: Problem pitching & team formation
12:00
Deadline: Complete Team Registration
20:30-22:30
Teamwork: brainstorming & ideas generation
13:00-22:00
Teamwork: User Research Teamwork: Continue working on solutions and polishing concepts
20:00-22:10
Mentor: Cross pitch and feedback
17:10-22:00
Teamwork: Continue working on solutions and polishing concepts Mentor: Office hours
13:30-17:00
Teamwork: Continue working on solutions and polishing concepts Mentor: Office hours
About Hack9 (“Digital Transformation for a More Inclusive University Campus and Learning Environment”)
Hack9 organizer: Global MOOC and Online Education Alliance Secretariat at Tsinghua University
Hack9 theme: “Digital Transformation for a More Inclusive University Campus and Learning Environment”
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.
What are the often-ignored or unmet needs for university students with disabilities?
How can digital technology help to promote quality learning experience for university students with special needs?
How can we digitally transform university campus to be more inclusive of the diverse needs of students?
How can the changes made also be beneficial and add values to the general student population?
More details about other tracks of the SDG Hackathon can be found here, and some of the topics include:
Art & Design and making our meals greener
Sustainable Solutions for Addressing Environmental Pollution
Innovation Model of Energy Transition Development: Carbon Peaking and Carbon Neutrality
Future Information Technology for Human Healthcare
Building a Sustainable Lifestyle
Communicating for Health and Sustainable Development
Build an Intelligent and Sustainable Future with AI
The Metaverse and Sustainable Development of Healthy Cities and Communities
More decent job opportunities for youth
Create Smarter and Healthier Community Life Circle
About Tsinghua Global Summer School (GSS) 2022
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.
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.
Jianyu He Associate Professor, School of Marxism at Tsinghua University.
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.
