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“YOUR SAFETY IS OUR CONCERN.”
“YOUR SAFETY IS OUR CONCERN.”
by admin - Nov 14, 2018

‘Security Orientation’ Lecture at UCAS by International College for the International Students“For those who stay abroad to pursue a quality education for a better future, remember that your mother who gave birth to you and your family await your successful return back to the home.”—————————-Venue: Lecture Hall, International Conference Centre, UCASDate: 2018-11-13Time: 18:00-19:00 (Tuesday)Organizers: International College, Beijing Public Security Bureau, Huairou Branch, P.R. ChinaNov 13th in the evening, International College, in conjunction with Beijing Public Security Bureau (Huairou) organized a “Security” orientation lecture at the lecture hall, International Conference Centre at UCAS Yanqihu Campus. The seminar was hosted by Dr. Chen Feng, who is the director of the ‘International College Office’ at University of Chinese Academy of Sciences. Dr. Chen delivered a welcome speech and introduced the central theme and objectives of organizing the lecture session for current international students. The host invited Mr. Kou Xuochao, the deputy detachment of Beijing Public Security Bureau, Huairou Branch to address over 300 international students in the lecture. Dr. Chen also requested international students to strictly follow the rules and regulations of the university as well as the Chinese Government in order to have a safer stay at the campus.International students during the lectureDr. Chen Feng during welcome speech inaugurating the session The crowd welcomed Mr. Kou Xuochao with a thundering applause. Mr. Kou started his speech in a very emotional way, and pleaded to the international students to stay away from wrongdoings and violation of laws, rules and regulations in China during their stay at the campus.Officer Kou Xuochao addressing lecture on “Security Knowledge” to international students at UCAS“Mother always worries about her son and daughter who travelled thousands of miles away from home in order to pursue their dreams, and search for a better future. She always wishes to see her children come back home safe and sound. “                     -Officer Kou XuochaoInternational Students attending the lecture on “Security Knowledge”Officer Kou Xuochao formally started his lecture after the welcome speech by Dr. Chen Feng. He mentioned that the safety of all the international students at the campus is the prime concern of the entire bureau and the university. He requested everyone to protect themselves throughout their stay at the campus, as well as in China at all circumstances. Mr. Kou’s lecture was based on four major aspects of safety issues: (1) trouble safety, (2) safety issues as daily-life, (3) property safety, & (4) common violations of laws at the campus.It is highly suggested to know the emergency contact numbers especially when you are living abroad. The emergency telephone number in China is 110, and it is strongly advised to call at this number whenever, and wherever in China you need. Secondly, finding the police located nearby is another a note-worthy choice. Additionally, contacting the university is also a good-to-go choice for the students at emergency situations.Mr. Kou highlighted some cultural differences between China and other countries and pointed out some of the trends such as ‘prostitution’, ‘gambling’, ‘polygamy’ and ‘drug abuse’ totally unacceptable in China, which may be legal in many other nations. The second part of his lecture was focused on traveling and transportation-related issues. He suggested the students to stay safe from dangerous situations that might arise during travel in China. Mr. Kou further added to choose safe transportation modes such as public bus, licensed cars, licensed cab, and stay at licensed hotels which had gone through a severe background check and passed the security checks in order to guarantee the safe travels and outdoor trips. He pointed out an example of an incident which happened on early October of 2018, when an undergraduate Chinese female student was raped and then brutally killed to death by a car driver of an online car-hailing service. He also advised everyone to take precautionary actions such as sending the picture of driver’s license or car’s number plate while taking ride on cabs.In regard to safety issues at daily life, Mr. Kou told the students not to over-use or over-charge the electrical appliances at the dormitory. The excessive current use may cause the short-circuiting and can lead to a massive and threatening fire at the residential areas which is strictly prohibited. “It is the same day, when in Haidian District, an electric bike caught fire due to over-charging in the public area causing one death, and one injured afterward”, he added. He stated the precautions against fire hazards, also suggested solutions at the time of emergencies.Some of his points related to fire hazards and safety issues are as follows:Do not install unnecessary wires without a special permission from the campus authority.Do make use of excess electrical appliances, and plug out the appliances when not in use.Do not smoke on bed.Do not charge your electric bikes at the residential area without safety precautions.In case of any fire accident, contact “Fire Department” at 119 for the immediate help.In case of any fire accident, cover your mouth and nose by a wet towel, and escape from the affected site by the use of staircase rather than the elevators for a safer escape. Office Kou giving some examples of fire hazards caused by day-to-day life activitiesThe third part of his discussion was based on ‘property safety’ which basically is related to prevention against frauds which may occur in various forms at numerous instances.  He added that these frauds are categorized in various ways for example: (1) telephone frauds, (2) internet frauds, (3) shopping frauds, and (4) online wealth management frauds which can cause a serious property loss and there is a dire need for carefulness where these frauds are supposed to involve as a third party. The frauds can choose various ways such as robbery, blackmailing, lying, online cheating, and assessing the bank account with a victim’s username and password obtained through a kind of deception.The fourth and the last part of Mr. Kou’s talks was based on violation of university’s rules/regulations and laws of Chinese government. He expressed that the difference in ethnicities, cultural backgrounds, and beliefs, the life activities of some international students might be different and unacceptable if those activities could not abide the laws of Chinese government. He boldly sounded, “do not bring habits of your country to China”.According to officer Mr. Kou, these are the following cases which violate the rules and regulations of the police bureau, and is intolerable which may cause several penalties against the wrong-doers and violators such as imprisonment, fine, and deport to their own country.bullying and blackmailing the weak people,striking or hitting other,verbal abuse,damaging the property of the school,gambling on campus,spreading pornographic contents (for e.g. books or erotic pictures),drug carriage or drug abuse,sexual harassment,polygamy, etc.Mr. Kou highlighted said, “those who involve in the activities which violate the rules of the university and laws of China, are subjected to a heavy-punishment, unbearably high fines & compensations, detention, and deportation depending upon the severity of the violation”. At present, several cases of sexual harassment have been found out around universities in China. “Sexual harassment is a crime, and those who willingly or unwillingly act differently to women of the society upsetting the respect to women, will be considered as criminals, and are solely responsible for consequences. Such criminals are strictly punished by law, based on its own framework designed to maintain the ‘law and order’ of the nation”, officer Kou said. Moreover, he also warned those international students who are already married and try to violate the rules of China by involving in illegal polygamy which have been observed at many places around China. He ended up saying that the convicts/lawbreakers might have to face an imprisonment of minimum one year, dismiss from the university, and deport for forever from China.“Security concerns may arise in many areas. I have tried my best to point four of them. However, the most important message I would like to convey today among you all is to follow the rules and regulations of the country you are living in. I hope you all have a happy stay at the university as well as in China and wish that you return back to your country safe and sound”, he further added. After a very useful and informative session by office Kou Xuochao, the session ended with a thunderous clapping from the international students. He thanked wholeheartedly for making and greeted them goodbye with a great smile on his face.  MUST TO REMEMBER!“STAY ALERT, STAY SAFE, STAY HAPPY”Acknowledgment: A special appreciation goes to International College of UCAS who invited officer Kou Xuochao, a deputy detachment of ‘Beijing Public Security Bureau-Huairou Branch’ for giving a very beneficial session on ‘Security Knowledge’ among the international students at University of Chinese Academy of Sciences.  Author: Pralhad Gupta (Student Journalist)Photos by: Mukesh Rai

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Kick-Off Meeting/Introductory Course “BEF Research in Forests”
Kick-Off Meeting/Introductory Course “BEF Research in Forests”
by admin - Aug 14, 2018

中德合作项目TreeDi项目启动课程：BEF（生物多样性与生态系统功能）森林研究Kick-Off Meeting/Introductory Course "BEF Research in Forests"日期Date:  2018年8月19日-8月20日，19 - 20 August 2018地点Location:    国科大雁栖湖校区教1-219，University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (UCAS) Yanqi Campus, Teaching building 1-219  内容Content:  使用跨学科研究方法去研究不同营养级联上的生物多样性和生态系统多种功能间的关系，以及BEF的实验设计。Interdisciplinary approaches to understand BEF relationships across functions and levels of trophic organization, design of BEF experiments 时间Date安排Details 8月19日19 August 8:30欢迎辞Welcome (马克平Keping Ma, Helge Bruelheide)课程及相关安排介绍Logistics and course introduction 9：00Introduction to Biodiversity and Ecosystem Functioning (BEF) research Simone CesarzIntroduction to running networks/initiatives: TreeDivNet, NutNet, DroughtNet Simone CesarzExperiment vs natural systems: limitations and opportunities10: 00Coffee Break10：20白永飞Yongfei BaiGrassland BEF Research: Progress and Prospects11：00Higher tropic interactions in forest BEF research Douglas ChestersHigher Trophic Interactions in Forest BEF Research; Introduction and Molecular Approaches Andreas SchuldtHigher trophic interactions II12: 00Lunch Break13:30Forest multifunctionality 徐兴良Xingliang XuIsotope approaches to unravel plant-plant interactions Andreas SchuldtMultidiversity and multifunctionality in forests 唐志尧 Zhiyao TangObservatory based community assembly of forests in China15:00Belowground diversity relationships Tesfaye WubetPlant and soil microbial community relationships in the CSPs and main experimental plots. 薛凯 Kai XueApproaches in microbial ecology studies 16:0010 years BEF-China: the past, the present and the future Helge BruelheideHistory, design and results of BEF-China 李珊Shan LiRules and regulation & available facilities in BEF-China 16:45Discussion17:30Summary20 AugustPresentations of research plans by doctoral researchers (each for 10 mins+5 min discussion)09:00 Hanjiao Gu(P1C)Internal mechanism research on relationship between tree diversity and productivity in a subtropical forest Maria D.Perles Garcia (P1G)Spatial aboveground complementarity: Spatio-temporal dynamics of canopy space filling Gaigai Ding(P2C)The relative importance of root traits differences vs. phylogenetic signal for the biodiversity effect Andréa Davrinche (P2G)Complementarity through leaf trait variation Tongyan Liu(P3C)Effects of diversity on plant growth seasonality and lignification formation Yi Li(P4C)The responses of herbivores to associational effects of tree pairs within tree diversity gradient Perttu Anttonen (P4G)Top-Down and Bottom-Up Drivers of Herbivory NA(P5C)Topic Mariem Saadani (P5G)Factors influencing foliar fungal pathogens infestation degree at TSP interactions spots Sirong Zhang(P6C)Neighbor effects within community diversity on aboveground and belowground N pools Min Liu(P6C)Complementarity in root nitrogen uptake between neighborhood trees Gonzalo A. Garcia de Leo (P6G)Back to the roots Biodiversity effects on tree root exudate metabolomes12:00Lunch13:30Huiyun Gan(P7C)Effects of EM plant neighbors  on root-associated fungal community Bala Singavarapu (P7G)The Rhizosphere microbiome Jianqing Du(P8C)Effects of TSP on soil function potential Rémy Beugnon (P8G)Effects of TSP on soil community, function and litter decomposition process Georg Albert (P9G)Utilizing data-driven synthesis and simulation-based approaches to reveal effects of tree-tree interactions15:00 Discussion16:00参观怀柔生态站Excursion to Huairou Ecological Station   主讲人Teachers 姓名 Name 单位Institute Helge BruelheideInstitute of Biology/Geobotany, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg & German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv)Sylvia Haider Institute of Biology/Geobotany, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg & German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv)Andreas Schuldt German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) & Martin Luther University Halle-WittenbergSimone Cesarz German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) & Institute of Biology, Leipzig UniversityTesfaye Wubet Department SoilEcology, Helmholtz-Center for Environmental Research （UFZ） & German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv)白永飞 Yongfei Bai中国科学院植物研究所徐兴良 Xingliang Xu中国科学院地理科学与资源研究所Douglas Chesters中国科学院动物研究所薛凯 Kai Xue中国科学院大学李珊 Shan Li中国科学院植物研究所唐志尧 Zhiyao Tang北京大学 主讲人简历：Helge Bruelheide, Prof.Institute of Biology, Geobotany and Botanical GardenMartin Luther University Halle-WittenbergE-mail: helge.bruelheide@botanik.uni-halle.deResearcher ID: G-3907-2013Homepage: http://www.botanik.uni-halle.de/geobotanik/helge_bruelheide/Education1995 Dissertation, with Summa cum laude1988–1989 Diploma thesis in vegetation, with highest honours1986–1988 Biology at the University of Göttingen1981–1985 Biology and Geography at the University of Münster1981 Abitur at the Hans-Ehrenberg Gymnasium in Bielefeld-SennestadtAcademic positionssince 2012 Co-director of iDiv (German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research(iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig, DFG Research Centre 118)since 2004 Professor for Geobotany (C4) at the Institute of Biology / Geobotany andBotanical Garden, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg2001–2003 Assistant Professor (Oberassistent C2) in the Department of Ecology andEcosystem Research, Goettingen University2001 Habilitation (venia legendi for botany)1995–2001 Research assistant (Hochschulassistent, C1) in the Department of Ecologyand Ecosystem Research, Goettingen University1990–1996 Research assistant of the Department of Vegetation Science, Göttingen1986–1990 Scientific assistant in various courses and research projectsAwards1989 Award for Special Student Achievements by the Ministry of Science and Artof Lower SaxonyExpertiseBiodiversity and Ecosystem Functioning, Vegetation Ecology, Functional Ecology,Biogeography Sylvia Haider, Dr.Institute of Biology, Geobotany and Botanical GardenMartin Luther University Halle-WittenbergE-mail: sylvia.haider@botanik.uni-halle.deResearcher ID: http://www.researcherid.com/rid/M-2990-2014Homepage: http://www.botanik.uni-halle.de/geobotanik/sylvia_haider/Education2011 Dissertation, Technical University of Munich in cooperation with ETH Zurichand Universidad de La Laguna, Tenerife (Graduate scholarships fromUniversität Bayern e.V., Technical University of Munich, DAAD)2003–2004 Diploma thesis in landscape ecology (Undergraduate scholarship fromDAAD)1998–2004 Landscape Architecture and Landscape Planning at the Technical Universityof Munich1998 Abitur at the Werdenfels-Gymnasium in Garmisch-PartenkirchenAcademic positionssince 2012 Assistant Professor at the Institute of Biology / Geobotany and BotanicalGarden, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg2012 Scientific coordinator of TUMbiodivers2010–2012 Research and teaching assistant, Landscape Ecology / Terrestrial Ecology /Restoration Ecology, Technical University of Munich2006 Contract work, UFZ Leipzig2005 Research and teaching assistant, Landscape Ecology, Technical Universityof MunichAwards2008 “Student’s European Ecology Prize“ of the European Ecological FederationExpertiseSpatial biodiversity patterns, plant ecology, invasion ecology, plant functional traits Andreas Schuldt, PD Dr.German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle-Jena-E-mail: andreas.schuldt@idiv.deResearcher ID: http://www.researcherid.com/rid/J-9429-2013Homepage: https://www.idiv.de/the_centre/employees/details/eshow/schuldt-andreas.htmlEducation2010-2015 Habilitation and venia legendi in Ecology, Leuphana University Lüneburg2007–2010 Dissertation, Leuphana University Lüneburg (summa cum laude)2001–2007 Study of Biology at the University of Göttingen; Diploma thesis on animalecology and biodiversityAcademic positionssince Oct. 2016 Postdoc at the German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv),Leipzig2011–2016 Postdoc at the Institute of Ecology, Leuphana University Lüneburg2010–2011 Research associate at the Institute of Ecology, Leuphana University LüneburgEditorial boardsince 2016 Associate Editor of Biodiversity and ConservationAwards2011-2014 Postdoctoral research scholarship by the Leuphana University Lüneburg2010 “Best Doctoral Researcher of the Year 2009”, 3rd place, Leuphana University Lüneburg2007-2010 Research scholarship by the Leuphana University LüneburgExpertiseBiodiversity and ecosystem functioning; Trophic interactions; Community ecology; Biodiversity conservation; Macroecology Simone Cesarz, Dr.German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv)E-mail: simone.cesarz@idiv.deResearcher ID: http://www.researcherid.com/rid/A-8468-2012Homepage: https:// www.idiv.de/groups_and_people/employees/details/eshow/cesarzsimone.htmlEducation2008-2012 PhD-Thesis, Georg August University Göttingen2006-2007 Diploma thesis, Georg-August University Göttingen2001-2006 Study of Biology, Georg-August University GöttingenAcademic positionssince 2014 Head of Laboratory, German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research(iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig2013–2014 Postdoc at Friedrich Schiller University of JenaExpertiseSoil ecology, Soil nematodes, PLFA and NLFA analysis, Microbial respiration, Isotopes, Food web analysis Tesfaye Wubet, Dr.Department of Soil EcologyHelmholtz Centre for Environmental Research-UFZE-mail: tesfaye.wubet@ufz.deResearcher ID: http://www.researcherid.com/rid/C-6241-2012Homepage: www.ufz.de/index.php?de=15359Education1988 - 1992 Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Biology, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia.1994 - 1997 Master of Science (M.Sc.) in Biology (Microbiology), (with distinction) AddisAbaba University, Ethiopia.2000 - 2004 PhD in Botany (Mycology/ Molecular biology) (magna cum laude), Universityof Tübingen, Germany.Academic positions1992 – 1994 Graduate Assistant and Assistant Lecturer, Department of Biology, AlemayaUniversity, Ethiopia1997 – 2000 Lecturer, Department of Biology, Alemaya University, Ethiopia2004 – 2007 Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Systematic Botany and Mycology,University of Tuebingen, Tuebingen, Germany2007 – 2009 Research Associate, Department of Soil Ecology, Helmholtz Center forEnvironmental Research - UFZ, Halle (Saale), GermanySince 2010 Senior Scientist and group leader, Department of Soil Ecology, HelmholtzCenter for Environmental Research - UFZ, Halle (Saale), GermanyAwards, committees and memberships2000 - 2003 DAAD (German Academic Exchange Programme) PhD scholarship2011 UFZ annual institutional recognition for outstanding achievementsSince 2014 Member of the Global Soil Biodiversity Initiative – GSBISince 2013 Member of the Bioinformatics Unit (BIU) committee of iDivSince 2012 German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research – iDivSince 2012 African Network on Mycorrhiza (AFRINOM)Since 2011 International Mycological Association IMASince 2005 International Mycorrhiza Society (IMS)ExpertiseMycorrhiza, Molecular microbial ecology, Next generation sequencing, Bioinformatics andmultivariate statistics Xingliang Xu, Prof. Dr.Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources,Chinese Academy of SciencesE-mail: xuxingl@hotmail.comResearcher ID: P-9916-2015Googlescholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=zh-CN&user=KMPmJPMAAAAJHomepage: http://people.ucas.ac.cn/~xuxl?language=enEducation2003 Ph.D. in Ecology, Institute of Geographic Sciences & Natural ResourcesResearch, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing1999 M.Sc. in Cell Biology, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences,Beijing1996 B.Sc. in Biology, Shandong Normal University, JinanAcademic positionsSince 2017 Professor, Institute of Geographic Sciences and NaturalResources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China2006-2017 Associate Professor, Institute of Geographic Sciences and NaturalResources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China2012–2012 Visiting scientist, University of California, Santa Cruz, USA2005–2006 Visiting scientist, Institute of Soil Science and Land Evaluation, University ofHohenheim, Germany2003–2004 Assistant Professor, Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural ResourcesResearch, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China2002– 2003 Postdoc, Department of Chemical Ecology and Ecosystem Research,University of Vienna, AustriaEditorial boardsSince 2013 Field Editor of Journal of Soil BiologySince 2009 Member of the editorial board of Journal of Soil BiologySince 2015 Accociate Chief Editor of RhizosphereExpertisePant-microbial interactions, Biogeochemistry, Plant nitrogen acquisition, Rhizosphere ecology, Stable isotope ecology 7. Douglas Chesters, Dr.Key Laboratory of Zoological Systematics and EvolutionInstitute of Zoology, Beichen West Road, 100101 BeijingE-mail: dchesters@ioz.ac.cnResearcher ID: B-2874-2016Homepage:http://english.anisys.ioz.ac.cn/groups/zhuchaodong/members/201408/t20140805_249984.htmlEducation2006 − 2010 Ph.D., Phyloinformatics, Imperial College London, SW72AZ, UK.2003 − 2006 B.Sc., Genetics, University of Leicester, Leicester LE17RH, UK.Academic positions2014–current Associate Professor, Institute of Zoology, Beijing.2013–2014 Assistant Professor, Institute of Zoology, Beijing.2011–2013 Postdoc, Institute of Zoology, Beijing.2010–2011 Bioinformatician, Palacky University, Olomouc, Czech Republic.ExpertiseBioinformatics for large-scale phylogenetics and taxonomic profiling. 8. Kai Xue, Assoc. Prof. Dr.University of Chinese Academy of SciencesE-mail: xuekai@ucas.ac.cnResearcher ID: A-3256-2017Education2009 PhD in soil science, Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, CornellUniversity, USA.2004 M.S. in environmental science, Research Center for Eco-EnvironmentalSciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China.2001 B.E. in Environmental Engineering. Department of Chemical Engineering,Beijing University of Chemical Technology, China.Academic positions2017 – Present Assoc. Prof., University of Chinese Academy of Sciences.2009 – 2017 Postdoctoral research fellowship, Institute for Environmental Genomics,University of Oklahoma, USA.2004 – 2009 Graduate teaching and research assistant, Cornell University, USA.2002 – 2004 Graduate research assistant, Research Center for Eco-EnvironmentalSciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China.ExpertiseSoil microbial ecology, with the emphasis on microbial functional genes for carbon and nitrogencycling and related biochemistry processes 9. Zhiyao Tang, Associate ProfessorCollege of Urban and Environmental SciencesPeking UniversityE-mail: zytang@pku.edu.cnResearcher ID: http://www.researcherid.com/rid/B-8795-2008Homepage: http://www.ues.pku.edu.cn/szdw/personal/TeacherEasy.Asp?id=57Education1994.09 - 1998.07. BSc. Peking University1998.09 - 2003.12 PhD. Peking University2001.10-2003.10. Visiting student, Leibniz University of HannoverAcademic positions2004.01 – 2007.8. Lecturer, Peking University2007.08 – Present. Associate Professor, Peking University2009.10 – 2010.10. Visiting Researcher, University of SheffieldEditorial boardssince 2015 Associate Editor of Community Ecology, Encyclipedia of China (Ecology)since 2015 Member of the editorial board of Scientific Reportssince 2014 Member of the editorial board of Chinese Journal of Plant Ecologysince 2013 Associate Editor of Journal of Plant Ecologysince 2013 Associate Editor of Biodiversity ScienceExpertisePlant Community Ecology 特邀：Yongfei Bai, ProfessorInstitute of Botany,Chinese Academy of SciencesE-mail: yfbai@ibcas.ac.cnHomepage: http://eco.ibcas.ac.cn/group/baiyf/cn/team/yongfei_bai/yongfei_bai.htm  

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IC- UCAS CROWNED CHAMPIONS OF 2018 TOURNAMENT
IC- UCAS CROWNED CHAMPIONS OF 2018 TOURNAMENT
by admin - Jun 6, 2018

    IC-UCAS football team before the final match.        Goals from Mkala from Kenya and Amier from Sudan in the first half of the game were enough to ensure that the International College students are crowned the champions of the hotly contested tournament that attracted 15 teams from different departments within UCAS- Yanqihu campus.          Wasihun (in red) from Ethiopia dribbling the ball past three College of Materials students during the final of the tournament. The IC- team which began their group B match with a defeat of 1-0 at the hands of Danish College (SDC), went ahead to win two games including 9-0 and 10-0 against College of Microelectronics   and college of Artificial Intelligence respectively, and a 2-2 draw against the College of Electronics, which ensured they finish second on superior goal difference in pool B with same points as college of electronics and book a place in the quarterfinals.         Adam from the SDC battling for the ball during the first group tournament match against the IC- UCAS in which the SDC won 1-0.The 5-0 triumph over the college of computer and a well-fought 1-0 win over the college of Chemistry took the IC College to the finals with the college of materials.Just before the half-time whistle, a deflection from Amier’s cross by the goalkeeper into his own net in the 13th minute and a well-taken shot by Wasihun past the goalkeeper doubled the lead and this ensured that the IC-UCAS crowned the champions.Speaking after the match, the IC College captain Wyckliffe (李伟) said that, “I would wish to thank UCAS (international office) and the organizers for allowing us to participate in this tournament…it was such an honor to play and captain such a great team. The team spirit was high and the togetherness and unity that the team has shown regardless of where they have come from have played a key role in our success”.“I would also wish to thank all those who took part in the tournament”, added the captain.International students joined their players to celebrate after the win

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2018 Spring School held successfully in Wuhan Education Center of CAS
2018 Spring School held successfully in Wuhan Education Center of CAS
by admin - May 21, 2018

2018 Spring School on Frontier and Inter disciplinary Sciences for the Oversea Students in IC-UCAS held successfully in Wuhan from May 13th to 19thTo celebrate the 40th Anniversary of UCAS, 2018 Spring School on Frontier and Inter disciplinary Sciences for the Oversea Students in IC-UCAS held in Wuhan from May 13th to 19th. The Spring School was hosted by UCAS, organized by Wuhan Education center of CAS. 68 international students from 31 institutes, 21 countries were selected to Wuhan education center to discuss the development of frontier science, fell the strong research capabilities and atmosphere of CAS institutes in Wuhan.On the morning of May 14th, the ceremony of Spring School was held, Secretary of Party Committee and Vice President of Wuhan branch of CAS Li Haibo addressed on the ceremony. Director of international affairs office of UCAS Xie Yong briefly introduced the cultivation of international students in UCAS. The opening ceremony was hosted by Chen Feng, director of general affair office of IC-UCAS.After the brief ceremony, the academic feast was started by a speech about biosafety made by President of Wuhan branch of CAS Prof. Yuan Zhiming.The Spring School invited top professors in Wuhan to instruct frontier spotlight and research methods in related filed. Synthetic biology, brain imaging, metabolomics, water conservation, African plant research, international students were intrigued by those research prospect. After the lectures, international students proposed questions and discussed with professors.International students visited China Virus Specimen Museum, aquatic organisms Museum, Wuhan Botanical Garden and Wuhan CAS Kaiwu limited company of technology, experienced the scientific research, popularization of science and industrialization achievements made by CAS institutes in Wuhan.Wuhan Education Center of CAS highly effectively organized the Spring School with a great scientific atmosphere surrounded, official medias such as <Hubei Daily> and <Changjiang Daliy> in Hubei province reported the Spring School, aroused wide social repercussions. The Spring School was one of the scientific-education integration measures made by UCAS, and also an important exploration for the Wuhan Education Center to advance the international cultivations.

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2017 Winter School on Frontier and Interdisciplinary Sciences for Oversea Students successfully held in IDSSE, CAS
2017 Winter School on Frontier and Interdisciplinary Sciences for Oversea Students successfully held in IDSSE, CAS
by admin - Mar 15, 2018

To promote the synergy between the CAS institutes for science research and education, the 2017 Winter School on Frontier and Interdisciplinary Sciences for Oversea Students was held by University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (UCAS) during Jan 15 to Jan 19 at the Institute of Deep-sea Science and Engineering，Chinese Academy of Sciences (IDSSE, CAS). 83 international students from 19 countries and 40 institutes gathered in IDSSE, and together experienced 5 brilliant days for studying and communications.The opening ceremony of the winter school was held on the morning of Jan 15 in the lecture hall of IDSSE, CAS. DING Kang the President of IDSSE, ZHOU Yiming the Professor and vice president of academic degree evaluation committee, CHEN Feng the director of IC-UCAS general office with other administrative staffs of CAS, the education management leader of the IDSSE and all students attend the ceremony.The winter school was the first project of the UCAS innovative education and cultivation program, applied by IDSSE human resource and education department,  held successfully with strong support from the management. On the opening ceremony, DING Kang the head of IDSSE address in the first place. He welcomed all international students attending the winter school, and mentioned that IDSSE is a young institute in CAS. He hopes everyone to enjoy the beautiful view of IDSSE and at the same time can learn the latest knowledge. ZHOU Yiming and CHEN Feng gave their speech afterwards.DING Kang, President of IDSSE addressing the opening ceremonyProfessor ZHOU Yiming giving speech on the opening ceremonyDirector of IC-UCAS general office giving speech on the opening ceremonyGroup photo for the opening ceremonyThe topics of this winter school are geoscience, life science and information science. The winter school has specially invited 10 well known scientists to introduce the latest trends and research approaches in these fields. The courses are plentiful and the content of the courses covers Biology, Natural Hydrate, Geochemistry, Resource Development, Electronics and Communications. The atmosphere in the courses are very proactive and the international students has showed strong interest towards the deep sea research and had very active communications with the experts during and after the courses.Professor ZHOU giving a lessonStudent asking questions in the lessonThe winter school also organized a series of educational practice course, including watching the teaching video, engineering laboratory, Explorer I  expedition boat and Deep Warrior manned submersible. These substantial and meaningful activities has broaden the scientific insights of the students also demonstrate the advantages of IDSSE on Frontier and Interdisciplinary Sciences.Visiting Expedition Boat < Explorer I >Visiting Engineering LaboratoryMeanwhile, during the winter school the sessions for communication and training for educational and management staff between different institutes are also successfully arranged and organized. Experiences for international education management are shared on the sessions and even prepared training of common English scenario dialog for administrative staffs.On Jan 19th, the closing ceremony was held at the beach next to the IDSSE, CAS. The students has showed their talents and received the certification of completion for winter school from administrative staffs.Visiting China Remote Sensing Satellite Ground StationClosing Ceremony PartyGroup Photo at the beach on closing ceremonyThis Winter School is one of the specific measures of UCAS’s science-education integration. CAS institutes are also able to strengthening their advantages of research and education through the platform of schools on Frontier and Interdisciplinary Sciences for Oversea Students. As the host institute of Winter School, IDSSE, CAS promoted its characteristics and enhanced its international education level, developed its education and cultivation practice on international students, accelerated its scientific-education development and laid the root for itself to became an R&D institute owns significant influence in in-depth science and engineering sector worldwide as well as education and public service center.

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2017 UCAS Opening Ceremony
2017 UCAS Opening Ceremony
by admin - Sep 20, 2017

On the morning of September 10th, the 2017 UCAS Opening Ceremony, originally scheduled for an hour, was concluded after only two minutes as heavy rain suddenly broke out. It may be the shortest opening ceremony ever, only covering the national flag-raising, national anthem and speech. Under the drizzling rain, host President Ding Zhongli concluded the ceremony by saying that we must put the health of our students above all else.Academician Bai Chunli, president of CAS, Secretary of Party Committee and honorary president of UCAS, welcomed the freshmen class and before delivering a very short — 55 character— speech. “It is Teacher’s Day today, so I’d like to pay my utmost tribute to all teachers at UCAS who have accompanied our students all the way and will guide more students towards the elite.” Academician Bai Chunli’s words received thunderous applause in the rain.  Apart from these words, Academician Bai Chunli also prepared a speech full of emotion and hope for this year’s 6499 doctoral students, 8592 graduate students, 397 undergraduate students and 509 international students. In his speech, he mentioned that there are numerous reasons why students choose UCAS, but the most important one is that you can find your true self and realize your dream of becoming a scientist. He hoped that everyone would revere human history, integrate their personal pursuit of science into the development of the nation and its people, and combine their personal effort with the rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.Academician Bai Chunli quoted one of the most moving lines from the hit summer movie Wolf Warriors 2: there is a strong motherland behind you to reveal our great nation. He shared his belief that the powerful nation only comes from the toil, wisdom and even lives of our predecessors. Only by understanding history can one clearly see present circumstances, and only by realizing what the present circumstances hold can one see the future. It was at the Yanqihu Campus of UCAS that Qian Xuesen and Guo Yonghuai led a large group of scientists and researchers. Their names did not appear in top international magazines at that time, but they developed the nation’s heavy power and pursued the grand cause of the “two bombs-one satellite” project. He added that patriotism was the root of their conscientiousness and a lamp that they lit with their passion. Their ambitions remain our most precious qualities and treasure.  UCAS boasts the largest number of postgraduates in China, with 47,000 students enrolled, including 23,000 graduate students, 24,000 doctoral students and 1,488 undergraduate students. In the ceremony, Academician Bai Chunli indicated that UCAS shares the same fate with Huairou Science City, and shoulders the responsibility of carrying out “the Fusion of Science and Education” initiative and building a first-class university. In the coming years, Huairou Science City will harbor world-class, innovative and technological talents. Patriotism is not merely nationalism, instead a love for the nation and for all of mankind. “I hope that you will seize the opportunities of the times, remain open to both Chinese and Western cultures, and be magnanimous, modest and studious.” He expected every student to be an inclusive innovator and advance the cause of science.General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out in his inspection of CAS on July 17th, 2013 that a strong sense of patriotism is the prerequisite for science workers. At present, China is at a crucial stage in building an overall prosperous society, and we are closer than ever to our aim of rejuvenating the Chinese nation. We now have a more urgent need to remain prosperous and strong using scientific innovation. The 19th session of the National Congress of CPC to be held next month will offer an overall, strategic and forward-looking outline for building a moderately prosperous society in an all-round way and deepening the modernization of socialism with Chinese characteristics. When freshmen graduate several years from now, Academician Bai Chunli hoped that they will be firmly resolved and fully cultivated. A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. We should keep Academician General Secretary Xi’s instructions in mind and dedicate ourselves to our country, our people and the Chinese nation.UCAS has achieved remarkable results of 2.0 versions of scientific and educational integration with the core of organizational construction in 2017. Up to now, the school has established 26 schools and colleges integrated of science and education and built a world-class team with 3000 full-time teachers and 10000 graduate tutors. Chen Xiaosong, vice dean of the School of Physical Sciences at UCAS and vice director of the Institute of Theoretical Physics at CAS, is the representative of this team. He has been teaching undergraduates elementary courses in General Physics for three consecutive years. He quoted the famous words of Menci and said that he was heartily pleased to be a teacher in UCAS. He urged undergraduates to forget their past glories, and start afresh at UCAS.  Originally, UCAS invited several speakers to give remarks during the opening ceremony, including Zhao Fuwen, the awarded student representative and Doctoral student of Institute of Chemistry of CAS, Xu Zekun, the undergraduate student representative, Ma Cong, the graduate student representative and Frederik Visti Groenbaek, student representative from Denmark and master of innovation management. After heavy rains prevented these speeches, Zhang Jie, Vice President of CAS (Chinese Academy of Sciences) and the Secretary of the Party Committee of UCAS, said that the speech transcripts of these representatives would be posted online.Ma Cong is the 2017 graduate student representative of the newly established School of Artificial Intelligence. He said that when he entered the university he found himself in the middle of science masters. “In UCAS, it is the truth discoverers who guide us towards academic research. My supervisor Zong Chengqing comes from Zhongguancun to Yanqi Lake Campus to teach us every week. He is so responsible that after teaching he continues to conduct experiments. There are many teachers who dedicate themselves to teaching in UCAS. So let’s applaud for our beloved teachers. ”After the ceremony, Academician Bai Chunli gave the first lesson of Chinese Academy of Science and Chinese Science and Technology Innovation to undergraduates of 2017 at the International Conference Center, which was also the second time that he has lectured undergraduates. The first time was in 2014 about Science Serve the Country, Generation to Generation. Since then, UCAS has attached great importance to freshmen education. On September 13th, 2015, Li Lanqing, former member of the standing committee of the political bureau of the CPC central committee and vice premier of the State Council was invited to give the first lesson to undergraduates, entitled Intellectuals and Cultural Cultivation. On September 27th, 2016, Jiabao Wen, former Member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, premier of the State Council, was also invited to lecture on My University.  On the morning of September 10th, Bai Chunli, Zhang Jie and Ding Zhongli jointly inaugurated the School of Artificial Intelligence and the School of Nanoscience and Technology. The inauguration was presided over by Dong Junshe, the deputy secretary of party committee and vice president of UCAS. Ding Zhongli also gave a speech. The School of Artificial Intelligence was founded by the Institute of Automation, CAS, co-organized by the Institute of Computing Technology, Shenyang Institute of Automation, Software Research Institute, and the Institute of Acoustics. The School of Nanoscience and Technology was founded by the National Center for Nano-Science and cofounded by Beijing Nano-Energy and System Institute.  

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Arthur B. McDonald: “Science is really an enjoyable thing to do”
Arthur B. McDonald: “Science is really an enjoyable thing to do”
by admin - Sep 20, 2017

At 6:30 pm, May 16th, Canadian physicist Arthur B. McDonald, who received the Nobel Prize for Physics in 2015, visited UCAS Yanqihu campus and delivered a lecture to students. In the lecture, Dr. McDonald talked about the current state of neutrino physics research, reviewed important scientific discoveries made by the Sudbury Neutrino Observatory (SNO) international cooperation division and looked forward to the future progress of those discoveries. This lecture was also the first session of the High-end Academic Forum known as the Masters of Physics Forum held by School of Physical Sciences, UCAS. Dr. McDonald and his wife Born in Sydney, Canada in 1943, Arthur B. McDonald received his doctorate at the California Institute of Technology, US. He is the director of the Sudbury Neutrino Observatory Institute and holds the Gordon and Patricia Gray Chair in Particle Astrophysics and now is the honorary professor at Queen’s University. He was awarded the 2015 Nobel Prize in Physics jointly with Japanese physicist Takaaki Kajita and the 2016 Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics for his discovery of neutrino oscillations. Their findings proved that neutrinos have mass, solving the neutrino puzzle that had perplexed physicists for decades while at the same time opening a new chapter for particle physics research.For many years, neutrinos have been the focus of study for many physicists. At the beginning of the lecture, Dr. McDonald reviewed some discoveries on neutrinos.He mentioned problems to be resolved in current neutrino research, such as Neutrino mass hierarchy, Majorana neutrinos, absolute mass of neutrinos and CP violation. The Nobel laureate then introduced future developments of SNO experiments, and expounded on dark matter detention.  At the end of the lecture, a student named Wang Chenchen asked Dr. McDonald, “As a master of science who has won the Nobel Prize, do you have any suggestions for the younger generation engaging in scientific research?” Dr. McDonald responded, “First, science is fun. It’s really an enjoyable thing to do. You go to the laboratory in the morning but never know what you will learn during the whole day’s study. In this regard, science is fun. What’s more, you can work with your colleagues in the lab. The most wonderful thing is someone pays you for doing what you love to do.” Dr. McDonald encouraged physics students and students in other disciplines and majors to value their courses because they are as important as experimental work in labs. Only those who master basic knowledge can do experiments well. “Make full use of your time as a student”, he said, “Try to utilize this period of time to learn as much professional knowledge as possible.”  After the lecture, students from the School of Physical Sciences presented flowers to Dr. McDonald, but he gave them to his wife and said, “In any scientific undertaking, team work is highly important for science team. But for me, it is also important to my 50 years’ marriage. My wife and I celebrated our 50th wedding anniversary last year, and now we have 4 children, 8 grandchildren. I think this bunch of flowers can symbolize our team work!” The audience didn’t expect that this Nobel winner would give such a warm and touching surprise to them, but for his public display of affection, the students expressed that they’d love to see that. Chen Yubi, a Junior from the School of Physical Sciences, talked with Dr. McDonald.

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UCAS Host the First International Symposium on Gravitational Waves
UCAS Host the First International Symposium on Gravitational Waves
by admin - Sep 20, 2017

The first International Symposium on Gravitational Waves (ISGW2017) was held from May 26 to 28 on the Yanqi campus of the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (UCAS), Beijing, China. Nearly 120 participants from 11 countries and over 66 universities, institutions and international organizations attended the symposium. This symposium has been paid great attention by the Chinese Academy of Sciences，Ministry of Science and Technology，National Natural Science Foundation of China.The main topics of the symposium include• Gravitational Wave Physics• Missions, Strategies and Plans of Gravitational Wave Detection• Frontiers of Science and Technology in Gravitational Wave Detection• International Collaborations on Gravitational Wave DetectionThe aim of the symposium is to bring together leading experts in gravitational wave physics and gravitational wave detection to present the latest research advances and to discuss possible collaborations on gravitational wave detection. During the three-day symposium, 55 scientists (23 invited speakers and 22 parallel speakers) gave their wonderful talks. As the science and education area of the “one nuclear four area” of Huairou Science City, UCAS has attracted the attention of the world’s gravitational wave researchers for Huairou Science City this time.AsChinese Academy of Sciences has previously announced, UCAS is also the relying on unit of Chinese “Taiji Program” in Space. More than ten domestic scientific research institutions haveset up “Taiji Union” (Consortium of Gravitational Wave Detection Program in Space) during this symposium.Since the frequency of the gravitational wave signal is between 35Hz and 250Hz (the human ear can capture the sound frequency of 20Hz-20000Hz), we can use the ear to hear the magic of the gravitational wave. “The era of GW Astronomy has come, let’s start listening to the sounds of the cosmic jungle!” As professor Bernard F. Schutz said in the talk, the direct detection of gravitational waves opens a new window to explore our universe and indicates the coming of a new era of gravitational-wave astronomy. 

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1st Africa-China-World Bank Education Partnership Forum: Higher Education, Science and Technology Held
1st Africa-China-World Bank Education Partnership Forum: Higher Education, Science and Technology Held
by admin - Jul 10, 2017

On the morning of July 10, the first Africa-China-World Bank Education Partnership Forum, jointly organized by the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, the World Bank and the Shanghai Jiaotong University, was held at the International Conference Center of Yanqi Lake Campus of the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, in order to deepen the cooperation and exchanges between the Chinese Academy of Sciences, African universities and scientific research institutions, cooperate to cultivate scientific and technological talents and promote scientific capacity building in African countries. The theme of this forum is: development and innovation of higher education, cultivation of talents and the transformation of scientific and technological achievements and cooperation between China and Africa. Bai Chunli, President of both Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Third World Academy of Sciences, attended this forum and delivered speeches.  More than 160 people attended the forum, including around 87 African representatives. These attendees include leaders from the Chinese Academy of Sciences, the State Administration of Foreign Experts Affairs(SAFEA), the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Agriculture and other relevant ministries, specialist of the World Bank; nearly 100 university presidents, leaders of scientific research institutions, entrepreneurs from African countries; and university presidents from China, leaders of research institutions, scholars and professors, entrepreneurs and African students in China. In the speech, President Bai mentioned, in the recent years, African countries have significant achievement and improvement in science, education as well as innovation ability. As China’s largest scientific research institution, scientific research, higher education and strategic advice and consultation are the three major functions of Chinese Academic of Sciences. CAS plays a very important role in China’s scientific research, innovation and higher education, attaches great importance to the partnership with Africa. In response to the national strategy of “The Belt & Road”, CAS implemented the action plan of “The Belt & Road” Initiative in 2016: CAS set up 9 overseas research and education centers ; carried out the CAS “international-outreach program” including the Chinese Academy of Sciences – the Third World Academy of Sciences president fellowship, supported more than 800 doctoral students to study in China; at the same time established 5 CAS-TWAS Centers of Excellence ,created ICTP-AP together with UNISCO and carried out South-South cooperation and North-South cooperation. Bai Chunli pointed out that the Chinese Academy of Sciences will continue to promote cooperation and exchanges in science and technology between China and Africa, hoping to strengthen cooperation with partners including the World Bank, the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development, and the Third World Academy of Sciences for common commitment to support developing countries and Africa.  Deputy Director General Wang Song from State Administration of Foreign Experts Affairs said that this seminar provides a good chance for the science and education workers of China and Africa to communicate with each other. The State Administration of Foreign Experts Affairs has always attached significance to China-Africa exchanges and cooperation in education, science, culture and health, supported both Chinese and African universities and research institutes to do exploration and research, introduced African experts for policy consulting and cooperative research, and built China-Africa cooperation and exchange platform in Chinese universities to carry out scientific research innovation and personnel training.  Liang Xiaoyan, education specialist from World Bank mentioned in her speech that the African continent is experiencing rapid growth while facing challenges. The World Bank has launched plans like the Africa Center for Excellence and others in higher education and technological upgrading fields. The World Bank are willing to help build platform for the collaboration development of the science and technology in Africa. She believes that China’s development experience can be a very valuable reference for African countries.  Senior advisor of Ministry of Higher Education and Research, Senegal and Executive Director of PASET (Partnership for Applied Sciences, Engineering and Technology) said on the ceremony: Africa has rich natural resources but its economy development are making small progress, Africa countries need to learn from the successful experience from the BRICs, She also pointed out that to promote the scientific culture in African population, improve quality higher education, inspire technology innovation and commercialize scientific research are the urgent tasks for African countries. Cao Jinghua, director of the International Cooperation Bureau of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, made a special report “Open Chinese Academy of Sciences” on the opening ceremony to the conference guests. Vice President Wu Yue Liang, Su Gang, also shared experiences with the guests on the practice of innovation and experiences of management and steering of higher education. Directors of the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Agriculture also attended the opening ceremony.  On the opening ceremony, Vice President Wu Yueliang signed Memorandum of Understanding on behalf of the Chinese Academy of Sciences together with the Association of African Universities, the Inter University Council for East Africa and Partnership for Applied science in Engineering and Technology. In the afternoon, the delegates visited the Museum of Development of Nuclear Power and Man-made Satellite Lab, the graduate education exhibition of UCAS and Yanqi Lake campus.In the next two days, the discussion will focus on four themes in four sub-venues:1. Agriculture, renewable energy, information and communication technology, medical, railway and other cutting-edge science and technology2. Innovation and technology transfer;3. University governance and education management;4. Discussion on the cooperation model between government, education and training institutions and enterprisesDuring the meeting, delegates will also visit the Lenovo Group, Sugon Information Industry Co. Ltd. and Tidelion, an eco-friendly agricultural enterprise.The next three days of the forum will be hosted by Shanghai Jiaotong University in Shanghai.After 30 years of reform and opening up, China has promoted the development of science and technology through the reform of higher education, which has greatly stimulated the development of education, society and economy. China’s scientific research institutions, universities and enterprises in the agricultural, renewable energy, health care, life sciences, information technology and other cutting-edge technology has made significant worldwide progress. Africa is rich in natural and human resources and on the rise of industrialization, human resources construction is the key for the comprehensive development of Africa. At present, China-Africa relations have risen to comprehensive strategic partnership. The success of the forum will deepen the understanding between China and African countries in terms of higher education management and scientific research, and will promote exchanges and cooperation between the two countries and provided new opportunities for common development and common prosperity. 

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