Events
Japan-China students’ academic exchange seminar relevant to water
Date: August 10 -11, 2011
Venue: Keage water treatment plant, Konan-chubu wastewater treatment plant, Katsura Campus of Kyoto Univ.
Organized by:
Kyoto University Global COE Program “Global Center for Education and Research on Human Security Engineering for Asian Megacities"
Co-organized by:
Special Coordination Funds for Promoting Science and Technology Strategic for Fostering Environmental Leaders "International Center for Human Resource Development in Environmental Management", Kyoto University
Number of attendants: 20
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Outline
The Japan-China students’ academic exchange seminar relevant to water included two sections. The first section on Aug. 10th was the site visit to the Keage water treatment plant, Konan-chubu wastewater treatment plant and Biwa Lake Museum; the second section on Aug. 11th was the symposium on the ongoing research and/or future research done in Tsinghua and Kyoto Univ. The academic exchange seminar is aimed to:
1) promote the advanced technology and management experience of Japanese water treatment plant (WTP) and wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) to students from Tsinghua Univ. who are the future young researchers;
2) share the ongoing research and/or future research done in Tsinghua Univ. and Kyoto Univ. ;
3) enhance the academic cooperation-exchange between future young researchers from Japan and China.
Report
On August 10th, ten participants including students from both Tsinghua Univ. and Kyoto Univ., visited the Keage WTP, Konan-chubu WWTP and Biwa Lake Museum. Through the site visit, the students experienced the practical engineering case and understood the knowledge learned from the textbooks deeply. In addition, the advanced technology and management experience of Japanese water treatment plant (WTP) and wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) were promoted to the students from Tsinghua Univ.
On August 11th, a symposium on ongoing research and/or future research done in Tsinghua Univ. and Kyoto Univ., was held. First, Prof. Tsuno Hiroshi from Kyoto Univ. gave the opening address. Next, five faculty members and one PD of Kyoto Univ. gave seminar in the morning section; and fourteen students from Tsinghua Univ. and Kyoto Univ. gave presentation on their doctoral or master research topics in the afternoon section. The topics cover membrane technology, PPCPs, POPs, wastewater treatment models, catalysts, anaerobic digestion technology, wastewater reuse technology, bio-remediation technology and so on. At last, Prof. Hiroaki TANAKA gave the closing remarks and also presented prospects on the future academic cooperation-exchange between future young researchers from Japan and China. Also, he awarded the EML short-course internship certificates to the five Tsinghua Univ. students. A better understanding and awareness of the detailed research topics of both universities were achieved through this symposium.
A banquet closed the symposium, offering the students from two universities a chance to communicate further and deepen their friendship.
