On November 5, 2024, 25 international students from the International College of University of Chinese Academy of Sciences attending "Global Environment Outlook" course visited the "Earth System Numerical Simulation Facility", a national key scientific and technological infrastructure in China. With professional explanations and visual results presentations, professors from the Institute of Atmospheric Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences introduced the Earth system model research and the facility development, as well as the scientific research and application of this facility to address the environmental crises, such as climate change and air pollution, to the 25  students.

2024年11月5日，中国科学院大学国际学院《全球环境展望》课程组织25名国际学生参观了国家重大科技基础设施“地球系统数值模拟装置”。来自中国科学院大气物理研究所的课程主讲教师通过专业的讲解以及可视化成果展示等方式，向25名国际学生介绍了我国地球系统模式研究和装置的建设历程，以及装置在气候变化应对和环境污染治理等领域的研究和应用。

The "Earth System Numerical Simulation Facility", also known as EarthLab, is the first specialized simulation facility in China with independent intellectual property rights, focusing on numerical simulation software for the interactions among Earth’s five spheres. EarthLab is equipped with a multitude of capabilities, including the ability to simulate and extrapolate the Earth system, as well as predict and forecast the climate, environment, ecology etc. 

地球系统数值模拟装置是我国建成的首个具有自主知识产权，以地球系统各圈层数值模拟软件为核心的专用模拟装置，具备地球系统的模拟推演、气候-环境-生态的预测预报等多项能力。

Since the 1990s, the United Nations Environment Programme has organized a series of Global Environment Outlook reports, which have comprehensively assessed global and regional environmental issues. The Global Environment Outlook course is based on the sixth Global Environment Outlook report and regional reports, focusing on the global environmental status and trends, driving factors, policy responses and environmental governance, and the latest progress and future development directions. During the fall semester of the 2024-2025 academic year, the course welcomed 25 international students from 11 different countries. After completing one year of intensive studies at the International College, they will return to 18 CAS research institutes and Colleges of UCAS to continue their research and academic pursuits.

联合国环境规划署从上世纪90年代开始组织编写了全球环境展望系列报告，对全球和区域环境问题进行了系统全面的评估。《全球环境展望》课程基于第六次全球环境展望报告和区域报告，重点介绍全球环境状态、驱动因子、变化趋势和未来情景，全球环境保护的政策响应和环境治理等方面的热点问题、最新进展和未来发展方向。在2024-2025年秋季学期，该课程共有25名国际学生参与，他们分别来自11个不同的国家。在国际学院接受一年集中教学后，将回到中国科学院的18个研究所和国科大校部学院继续进行科研和学习。