Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School (SIGS) inaugurated its Institute of Environment and Ecology (iEE) amid a ceremony on October 25.

Attending the event were Hao Jiming, academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE) and foreign academician of the American National Academy of Engineering, SIGS leaders, iEE faculty members, distinguished guests from the government, universities and corporations, among other institutions.    

Unveiling ceremony of iEE

Gao Hong, Executive Dean of SIGS, said in her address that the school placed a strong focus on the area of environment and ecology. She hoped that the iEE could make full use of the convergence of high-tech enterprises and rapid technological innovation in Shenzhen and the Greater Bay area to attract outstanding scholars and students.

He Kebin, Director of the iEE, who is also an academician at the CAE, introduced the Institute’s future development plan.

The iEE would actively explore ecological and environmental development in the new era, train students with global competence, and provide personnel support for the construction of an ecological civilization, HE said.

Academician Hao Jiming expressed his hope for the iEE to build a high-quality faculty team in the future.

Wu Ye, an associate dean of Tsinghua University’s School of Environment, said that the school would continue to support the development of environmental disciplines at SIGS, and strengthen exchange and interaction.  

SIGS signs agreement with Deland Water Technology Co., Ltd.

Other speakers including Lu Xuyang, Associate Director of the Urban Construction and Environmental Protection Committee of the Standing Committee of Shenzhen Municipal People's Congress and Zhong Hai, Associate Director of Shenzhen Science and Technology Innovation Committee, put forth expectations for the iEE to contribute to the construction of a pilot demonstration zone in Shenzhen, and advance the city’s scientific and technological development.

After the unveiling ceremony, SIGS signed two separate agreements, one with Deland Water Technology Co., Ltd. to establish a joint graduate education base, and another with CER Eco-Environment Development Co., Ltd. for a campus water eco-environment treatment project.

Source: Tsinghua SIGS
Editors: Guo Lili, Sangeet Sangroula