The BRIDGE 2021 is about to start! Apply NOW! Apply Deadline: Aug 23.About BRIDGE 2021:In 2020, the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic made people think more about what on earth a “normal” world should be. In 2021, there are only nine years left until 2030, the deadline set by the United Nations to achieve the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).  What actions should we take to build a bridge to a sustainable future?  In response to this question, the BRIDGE (Better Responsibility Initiative - Design for Good Earth) Sustainable Design Action focuses on the SDGs. It brings together design talents from universities and companies around the world to address the SDGs using the design language, attempting to construct a bridge to a sustainable future through the lens of design.   Concretely, the BRIDGE Action focuses on 5 SDGs. They are “Quality Education”, “Decent Work and Economic Growth”, “Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure”, “Sustainable Cities and Communities”, and “Sustainable Consumption and Productions”, which will serve as the main design themes and subjects for discussion.  The BRIDGE Action is hosted by Zhejiang University under the Sustainability Action Plan: A Global ZJU for Social Good (Z4G). In March 2021, Zhejiang University has launched Z4G in response to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, aspiring to make a distinctive and positive impact by strengthening its commitment to the SDGs.Learn more: https://design.zju.edu.cn/bridge/?fbclid=IwAR0XBAF2UtLiBgvkKWkzHBwdHDzUjCAHg3WMSTcgopVdtqi-q0kUwbmZtQc#/Expert team:Prof. Shiro AokiHe is or was Good Design Award Fellow, COO of Japan-China Exchange Conference in Japan Design Consultant Association (JDCA), COO of Society for Design and Art Fusing with Science and Technology (SDAFST), Honorary member of Japanese Soci- ety for the Science of Design (JSSD).Prof. Makoto WatanabeMakoto Watanabe is a professor at the Department of Design, Division of Creative Engineering Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Chiba University, Japan. He is currently the Vice President of Chiba Univeristy, in charge of education and international affairs.His major interests include Industrial Design, Design Management and Design Expert System.Prof. Byung-keun OhByung-keun OH is a professor of Division of Design & Art in Yonsei University of Korea, and Vice president of Korea Society of Design Science. His general interests include information and media design, methodology of user research, design education, public service design, and design aesthetics.Prof. Mohan Rajesh ElaraDr. Mohan Rajesh Elara is currently a Professor with the Engineering Product Development Pillar at Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD). He is also a visiting faculty member of the International Design Institute at Zhejiang University. He is the recipient of SG Mark Design Award in 2016, 2017 and 2018. His research interests are in robotics with an emphasis on self-reconfigurable platforms as well as research problems related to robot ergonomics and autonomous systems.Prof. FANG TianyingFANG Tianying is a professor at Zhejiang University. He is the Director of Computer Aided Product Innovation Design Engineering Center, Ministry of Education, Vice Director of Zhejiang Provincial Key Lab of Service Robot, Vice Dean of International Design Institute of ZJU, and Vice President and Secretary General of China Industrial Design Association.Prof. SUN LingyunSUN Lingyun is a professor at Zhejiang University. He is the Deputy Director of International Design Institute, Ng Teng Fong Chaired Professor and the director of ZJU-SUTD Innovation, Design and Entrepreneurship Alliance, and a deputy director of ZJU-Beidou Joint Innovation Design Engineering Center. His research interests include Design Intelligence, Innovation and Design, Information and Interaction Design.Prof. Maria Rita FerraraMaria Rita Ferrara is an Associate Professor of Industrial Design at the Department of Design, Politecnico di Milano. She is the head of  the Material Design Culture Research Centre (MADEC)  of the Department of Design. Her present researchers focus in the Emerging Materials, Smart Materials and Bio-smart materials through a design approach, open innovation method and the mediation of design with different disciplines in the materials and products design development process.Prof. Preben HansenPreben Hansen is a Docent and Associate Professor in Human-Computer Interaction and Information Seeking at the Department of Computer and Systems Sciences, Stockholm University, and an Honorary Research Fellow at University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.YAO LiningYAO Lining is an Assistant Professor of Human-Computer Interaction Institute (HCII) at Carnegie Mellon University, School of Computer Science, directing the Morphing Matter Lab.XUE HaifengXUE Haifeng is an Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Industrial Design Engineering, Delft University of Technology. He is currently on the  ‘Design for Mood Regulation’ project to develop a theory that details the mechanisms that underlie mood experiences in human-design interaction and explains how design-supported mood regulation can foster human well-being.Corporate Mentor:ZAI TianDirector of Alibaba Design Business Unit, responsible for co-operation between universities and Alibaba Design Committee, with over 15 years’ experience in internet user experience design, promoting user-centered design into practice in e-commerce area.

United Nations Academic Impact (UNAI) and SDG Bergen Science Advice at the University of Bergen are co-sponsoring a virtual side event Partnering to Educate the Ocean Science Leaders of the Future at the UN High-level- Political Forum in New York on Tuesday 6 July at 1:00pm – 2:30pm (EDT/New York time).Register for the event HERE. PROGRAMMEOPENING REMARKSMr. Omar Hernández, Public Information Officer, United Nations Academic ImpactOPENING KEYNOTEAmbassador Peter Thomson, the UN Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for the Ocean, speaks on the topic: The fundamental connection between science, ocean literacy and funding SDG14PANEL DEBATEWe present an all-women panel, who will provide examples of how local knowledge is used in research and higher education – including examples of funding opportunities, experiences working with government bodies to strengthen ocean-related science, how academia can contribute to raising ocean literacy awareness, and more.PANELLISTSProfessor Lise Øvreås, Scientific Director, SDG Bergen OceanProfessor Isabel Ansorge, Marine Research Institute, University of Cape TownDr. Natalya Gallo, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Bergen and UN Ocean Decade ECOP representativeDr. Stacy Richards-Kennedy, Director, Office of Global Partnerships and Sustainable Futures, University of the West IndiesMODERATORProfessor Edvard Hviding, Scientific Director, SDG Bergen Science Advice

Program:https://www.xixilogic.org/events/lngai2021/program/Speakers:Alexander Bochman，Holon Institute of Technology，Assumption-Based Reasoning for the Next GenerationKun Kuang，Zhejiang University，Causal Inference in Observational StudiesDov Gabbay，King’s College London，A Brief Introduction to the Shkop Approach to Conflict Resolution in Formal ArgumentationGabriella Pigozzi，Université Paris-Dauphine，Spaces of argumentation and their interaction: some elements of thought inspired by the Covid-19 crisis in FranceGuilin Qi，Southeast University，Reasoning in Knowledge GraphsMarija Slavkovik，University of Bergen，Reasoning about moral conflicts in AIOnline meeting:June 18ID: 869 659 71579    Password: 541059June 19ID: 886 006 67960    Password: 727874June 20ID: 839 709 49818    Password: 972493

Speaker: Doctor SHENG Feng,  School of Management, Zhejiang UniversityDoctor Aulona Ulqinaku, University of LeedsVenue: Online

Chair: Professor Mark Middleton, Head Department of Oncology, University of OxfordProfesspr WANG Qingqing, Dean,School of Basic Medical Sciences, Zhejiang University Speakers: Prof. Stijn van der Veen (Zhejiang University)Prof. Tim Humphrey (University of Oxford)Prof. ZHANG Yan (Zhejiang University)Prof. Ester Hammond (University of Oxford)Prof. LIU Chong (Zhejiang University)Prof. Benjamin P Fairfax (University of Oxford)Prof. QIAN Pengxu (Zhejiang University)Prof. Eileen Parkers (University of Oxford)Prof. WANG Di (Zhejiang University)Prof. Paul Klenerman (University of Oxford)Learn more:https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/vbhAfHi8EoTgBjQzt9_rmw

【Call for Paper】Virtual Joint PhD Workshop - Managing the New Era in Business & Society.pdf

The spread of COVID-19 has made the world full of challenges. Also, the pandemic is reshaping the way of education, research, learning and global engagement. With the ongoing pandemic, global health is on the spotlight more than ever. Especially, there is an urgent need for fresh thinking on how higher medical education should be better prepared for future medical challenges.As much as the virus distances people, communications and a shared commitment to human welfare brought us ever closer. The Forum is going to have an in-depth look at medical research, medical education and global healthcare, from viral and host genomics to vaccines R&D; from infectious disease prevention and control to population and health; from digital education to online international collaboration, as well as reflections and lessons learned in the COVID-19 age.Physicians, researchers, global health experts, policy makers, educators are welcomed to share ideas and exchange knowledge at the one-day hybrid event, to further explore what we can contribute to advance human health through innovative discovery, education and health care to address big challenges facing the human beings in the Post-Pandemic Era.As a serial event under the framework of Z4G Action Plan, the Forum is jointly hosted by Zhejiang University and APRU, exclusively organized by ZJU School of Medicine and the Second Affiliated Hospital of ZJU School of Medicine.Please join us and make contribution to the call for UN SDG 3 - Good Health and Well Being!PlatformPlease note this is a hybrid event. International participants will attend the Forum via Zoom.ProgramPlease see a tentative program here.RegistrationRegister here before 24:00 May 8 (GMT+8). ContactFor inquiries, please email Global_ZUSM@zju.edu.cn.

On 27 April, 2021 in the framework of the Year of Science and Technology Moscow Aviation Institute (National Research University) holds the International Conference “Mathematical Modelling” as part of the 20th International Conference “Aviation and Cosmonautics” (AviaSpace-2021).Participation in the conference allows participants to establish communication with enterprises and scientific organizations and educational universities in Russia and abroad, to analyze the development of breakthrough technologies that meet the needs of tomorrow’s industry.The conference will be held in online format in three subsections:Trends in small spacecraft: the economics and services of small spacecraft and their constellations.Design and production of small spacecraft.Launch, control and operation of small spacecraft.Learn more: https://space.mai.ru/en

ZJU Prof. LI Yan will be joining the IAU webinar series "The Future of Higher Education" on March 9.Register for the webinar: http://bit.ly/3kEyDKR.