A forum of four major East Asian universities (B esetoha ) themed,“Sustainable urban development in the global context” opened in Hanoion October 8.
The four universities includeBeijing University , Seoul National University , the Universityof Tokyo and Hanoi National University .
The annual forum offers an opportunity for scientists to share theircommon interests towards a sustainable future. It is also an importantbridge for promoting cooperation between the universities and hi-techzones and authorities of the four capital cities, creating a developmenttriangle of authority-university-technology park.
The universities will cooperate in training human resources in order tocreate scientific and technological cities and build scientificresearches for sustainable development.
Speakingat the forum, Director of Beijing University Prof. Qifeng Zhou said hisuniversity had focused on integrity and connectivity in training andscientific research in order to create a series of research systems withhigh applicability, serving China ’s goals for energy-saving andenvironmentally-friendly urban development.
According to Prof. Yeon Cheon Oh, Director of the Seoul NationalUniversity , training and scientific research at a university should beconsidered an important starting point for the sustainable urbandevelopment, based on ensuring harmony between environmentalimprovement, economic efficiency and social equity.
Meanwhile, Head of the Tokyo University , Prof. Junichi Hamada,emphasised the need to target the formation of a sustainable urbanspace. To address implications from urbanisation, there should be newideas and efforts, creativeness and a new civilisation, he said.
Prof. Mai Trong Nhuan, Director of Hanoi National University, saidimpacts of global climate change on urban development are verycomplicated. He said measures to cope with climate change must be basedon a cross-cutting approach in order to achieve sustainable developmentgoals.
At the forum, the four universities reacheda consensus on building a joint declaration which stresses sustainableurban development in a global context and agreed to build and implement ajoint cooperative programme on training MAs majoring in climate change./.
The four universities includeBeijing University , Seoul National University , the Universityof Tokyo and Hanoi National University .
The annual forum offers an opportunity for scientists to share theircommon interests towards a sustainable future. It is also an importantbridge for promoting cooperation between the universities and hi-techzones and authorities of the four capital cities, creating a developmenttriangle of authority-university-technology park.
The universities will cooperate in training human resources in order tocreate scientific and technological cities and build scientificresearches for sustainable development.
Speakingat the forum, Director of Beijing University Prof. Qifeng Zhou said hisuniversity had focused on integrity and connectivity in training andscientific research in order to create a series of research systems withhigh applicability, serving China ’s goals for energy-saving andenvironmentally-friendly urban development.
According to Prof. Yeon Cheon Oh, Director of the Seoul NationalUniversity , training and scientific research at a university should beconsidered an important starting point for the sustainable urbandevelopment, based on ensuring harmony between environmentalimprovement, economic efficiency and social equity.
Meanwhile, Head of the Tokyo University , Prof. Junichi Hamada,emphasised the need to target the formation of a sustainable urbanspace. To address implications from urbanisation, there should be newideas and efforts, creativeness and a new civilisation, he said.
Prof. Mai Trong Nhuan, Director of Hanoi National University, saidimpacts of global climate change on urban development are verycomplicated. He said measures to cope with climate change must be basedon a cross-cutting approach in order to achieve sustainable developmentgoals.
At the forum, the four universities reacheda consensus on building a joint declaration which stresses sustainableurban development in a global context and agreed to build and implement ajoint cooperative programme on training MAs majoring in climate change./.
