On the afternoon of December 1st, Prof. Schellnhuber, director general of the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), and his delegation visited the College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering (CESE), Peking Univesity(PKU) . Both parties had knowledge exchanges and discussions on the collaboration between IIASA and PKU in education and research. Prof. Wolfgang Lutz, IIASA's deputy director general for science, Prof. Leiwen Jiang, director of Asian Demographic Research Institute, Shanghai University, Lydia Gericke, director of IIASA's Energy, Climate and Environment Program, Prof. Tong Zhu , CAS Member, Prof. Gong Chen, director of the institute of population research, PKU, Dr. Deshang Fan, director of the Postdoctoral Management Office, PKU, Prof. Shiqiu Zhang, Qi Chen, Hancheng Dai, Yang Ou, Yue Qin, PKU-IIASA Joint Postdoctoral Fellow Rong Tang, Weichen Huang and head of the secretariat of the AiR-Climate-Health Integrated Study and Exchange Platform Xinhao Huang and others attended the workshop.
Group Photo
On the workshop, Prof. Tong Zhu, on behalf of CESE, warmly welcomed and thanked Prof. Schellnhuber and his delegation for their visit, and introduced the development history of PKU through video. Prof. Qi Chen introduced the implementation progress and highlights of international cooperation and programs in CESE. Dr. Deshang Fan introduced the PKU-IIASA joint Postdoctoral program. Prof. Gong Chen introduced the development history and scientific research of the institute of population research at PKU. Prof. Shiqiu Zhang introduced the integrating environmental economic analysis into policy making for sustainable air quality management. Prof. Hancheng Dai introduced the seven-year joint research and education between IIASA and the Laboratory of Energy & Environmental Economics, and Policy Research Office (LEEEP), PKU. Prof. Yue Qin introduced the coupled human-natural system for sustainable food-energy-water nexus. Prof. Yang Ou introduced IAM research in China’s context and AI-informed decision-making.
On Site Workshop
The order of the photos is as follows: Tong Zhu, Qi Chen, Deshang Fan, Gong Chen
The order of the photos is as follows: Shiqiu Zhang, Hancheng Dai, Yue Qin, Yang Ou
Subsequently, Prof. Schellnhuber introduced the collaborations and partnerships between IIASA and PKU. He first reviewed IIASA's history and recent achievements, and then introduced IIASA and PKU’s research collaborations, recent joint projects, joint postdoctoral program and future outlook of two parties. Prof. Lutz subsequently delivered IIASA flagship report, introducing“Systems Analysis for Sustainable Wellbeing-50 years of IIASA research, 40 years after the Brundtland Commission, contributing to the post-2030 Global Agenda.”
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Prof. Schellnhuber and Prof. Lutz
Both parties had a lively knowledge exchange and discussion on the future direction of cooperation, looking forward to fully leveraging their respective advantages and conducting extensive cooperation in scientific research, academic exchanges, capacity building, and international organization talent cultivation in the future.