(Online) PKU - Environmental Challenges and Sustainable Development in China
13 July 2020 – 24 July 2020
Hosted by Peking University
With fast economic development, environmental challenge is one of the most important issues that China is facing now. This course is intended for undergraduate students to examine key issues and topics that are related to environmental pollution in China and discuss sustainable pathways. The course is organized around the central question – the most pressing environmental challenges in China and sustainability. It includes the introduction of basic structure of earth system, the current status and causes of major environmental pollution in China, and the policies and control plans for pollution abatement. This course will present how China improves its air quality greatly in recent years, including sources, formation mechanisms, health impacts, and policies that lead to effective reduction of PM2.5 concentration or haze in Beijing.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the course will be offered online for 2020. The online teaching and seminar will be achieved via Classin (http://www.eeo.cn/cn/download.html ).
Target Audience
Bachelor students, Master students, Ph.D. students
Application Deadline
15 May 2020
For course details, see the PKU course page: http://www.oir.pku.edu.cn/summerschool.
Contact for incoming students
Name: Ms. LAI LinJuan
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Contact for outgoing students
Name: Ms. SHI Chuqiao
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