April 22, Edward Shapira, Consul General of Israel in Shanghai, visited ECNU and delivered a speech at the symposium titled “Green Earth: Clean, Smart, and Sustainable. ECNU Vice President Li Zhibin met with the Consul General before the symposium and expressed his appreciation of the Consulate General of Israel in Shanghai for its strong support for the academic exchange activities between ECNU and Israeli universities. Prof. Zhou Yunxuan, Director of International Exchange Division of ECNU and Prof. Chen Xiaoyong, Dean of the School of Ecology and Environmental Sciences, attended the meeting.
The delegation led by Edward Shapira, Consul General of Israel in Shanghai, visited ECNU
This symposium was hosted online by the University of Haifa under the initiative of the Consulate General of Israel in Shanghai, and attended by teachers and students of the School of Ecology and Environmental Sciences of ECNU. At the opening of the symposium, Consul General Shapira, Director Zhou Yunxuan and Vice Provost Meir Hemmo of the University of Haifa each addressed the symposium. The Consul General pointed out that it was of great significance to hold such a symposium on Earth Day. As the source of scientific and technological innovation, colleges and universities are engaged in the most cutting-edge and important research in environmental pollution control and governance. It was a great pleasure for him to witness the two universities from China and Israel share their respective research achievements on environmental issues of common concern to the world, and he wished the symposium a great success.
The symposium in progress
In the subsequent symposium, a total of 11 teachers and students from the School of Ecology and Environmental Sciences of ECNU and more than a dozen academic colleagues from the University of Haifa exchanged views on how to use green and smart technology to improve the environment and carry out sustainable development. The report covered such research fields as degradable plastics, landfill systems, wastewater treatment, and coagulation-flocculation technology. At the scientific and technical level, both parties focused on discussions on emerging pollutant reduction, environmental health exposure, wastewater treatment energy optimization, low-carbon technology, and big data water environmental management, which have laid down the foundation for further scientific research cooperation in the future.
Author: Xu Xincheng
Photos by Shao Xingren
Copy editor: Philip Nash
Editor: Yuan Yiwei
