On the afternoon of August 6th, Professor Jasper Knoester, Pro Rector of Leiden University and Dean of the Faculty of Science, along with Professor Arnold Tukker, Distinguished Professor of Sustainable Development at Leiden University, and their delegation visited the School of Environment (SOE), Tsinghua University. The visitors were received by Professor Xu Ming, SOE Associate Dean, Associate Professor Zhang Xiaoyuan, SOE Assistant Dean, Researcher Tian Jinping, Director of the Division of Environmental Ecology at SOE, Associate Researcher Zeng Xianlai, and Associate Researcher Wang Chunyan. Both sides engaged in in-depth discussions on talent development and research collaboration.

The representatives from both sides

Xu Ming welcomed Jasper Knoester and his delegation and gave an overview of SOE, including its disciplinary development and international collaborations. He emphasized that SOE has close academic ties with the Institute of Environmental Sciences at Leiden University, particularly in the fields of industrial ecology and environmental sustainability. He expressed the importance of further strengthening institution-level research collaboration and exchanges in the future, gradually expanding cooperation in talent development, and continuing to contribute to global sustainable development.

Xu Ming gave an overview of SOE

Jasper Knoester expressed his pleasure at visiting School of Environment and noted that there has been strong foundation of interaction and collaboration between Tsinghua University and Leiden University. He expressed hope for the establishment of joint training programs with SOE, with the aim of enhancing student exchanges and collaboratively cultivating international leaders in the environmental field.

Jasper Knoester delivers a speech

Arnold Tukker provided an overview of Leiden University, the Faculty of Science, and the Institute of Environmental Sciences (CML). He noted that the main research areas of CML align closely with those of School of Environment. He suggested that future efforts should focus on strengthening collaboration, using research partnerships to foster academic exchanges and visits, and advancing joint student programs.

Arnold Tukker delivers a speech

Both parties agreed that Leiden University and the School of Environment at Tsinghua University have a solid foundation for collaboration. They are committed to advancing research and talent development cooperation in the future, working together to promote global sustainable development.

A group photo of attendees