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2023 ISCES | Conference Review
Published:06/06/2023


This year the International Student Conference on Environment and Sustainability (ISCES) and Global Environmental Solutions Challenge (GESC) respond to the theme of 2023 World Environment Day #BeatPlasticPollution, which highlights the promotion of clean transformation, to practice cleaner and greener lifestyles, and to ensure a harmonious coexistence with nature.

The challenge received 85 teams of plastic pollution solutions submitted by 476 students from 122 universities in more than 20 countries. Of these, 20 teams were selected as finalists, and the final winners will be announced at the 12th International Student Conference on Environment and Sustainability.

本届“国际学生环境与可持续发展大会”和“全球环境解决方案挑战赛”响应了2023年世界环境日的主题#塑战速决#,强调推动清洁变革,实践更环保的生活方式,与自然和谐共处。

挑战赛共收到476名学生提交的85组塑料污染的解决方案,他们分别来自20多个国家的122所大学。其中,20组作品进入了决赛,最终获奖名单在2023年6月5日的第十二届国际学生环境与可持续发展大会上揭晓。

Time 时间: 9AM-16PM (UCT+8)

5 June/6月5日

Venue 地点: C501 Sino-French Centre, Tongji University, Shanghai

上海·同济大学中法中心C501


Monday, 5 June

6月5日,周一

上午场

Moderator: Yongqi LOU, Professor, Vice President of Tongji University

主持人:娄永琪,同济大学副校长


09:00-09:30

Opening Ceremony

开幕式致辞

- Susan Gardner, Director of Ecosystems Division, UNEP

- Susan Gardner,联合国环境规划署生态司司长


- Wei JIANG, Chief of Shanghai Bureau, Xinhua News Agency

- 姜  微,新华社上海分社党组书记


- Guoxing ZHANG, Vice President, Agriculture Bank of China Shanghai Branch

- 张国兴,中国农业银行上海市分行副行长


- Qinghua ZHENG, Professor, President of Tongji University

- 郑庆华,同济大学校长


09:30-10:00

Awarding Ceremony of 2023 GESC

2023全球学生环境解决方案挑战赛颁奖典礼


10:00-10:30

合影与茶歇

Group Photo & Coffee Break


10:30-11:50

Moderator: Fengting LI, Fellow of African Academy of Sciences, Professor of College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University

主持人:李风亭,非洲科学院院士,同济大学环境科学与工程学院教授


Keynote Report 1: Marine Litter and Plastic Pollution 

海洋塑料污染与循环经济

- Mahesh Pradhan

Coordinator of the Coordinating Body on the Seas of East Asia (COBSEA), UNEP

联合国环境规划署东亚海洋协调框架主任


Keynote Report 2: Plastic Treaty: global governance for plastic pollution control

塑料污染的全球治理

- Alison Sky Simmance Budden

Senior Technical Policy Advisor, Policy & Advocacy, WWF (Singapore)

世界自然基金会(新加坡)高级技术及政策顾问


Keynote Report 3: Clean transformation and recycling of plastic waste

塑料废弃物的清洁转化和循环利用

- Yutao WANG

Professor, Environmental Science and Engineering, Fudan University

王玉涛,复旦大学环境科学与工程系教授


Keynote Report 4: The business case for plastic circularity

塑料循环的商业视角

- Richard Brubaker

Committee Chair, AMCHAM Sustainability and CSR Committee

美国商会可持续发展委员会主席

Moderator (主持人):Glory Angel Muva (Malawi), Wrya Omer Mala Abdalla (Kurdistan - Iraq)


13:30-14:00

Global Student Environmental Solutions Challenge

- The Third Prize Teams Presentation

全球学生环境解决方案挑战赛-季军小组发表


14:00-14:20

Global Environmental Solutions Challenge

- The Second Prize Teams presentation

全球学生环境解决方案挑战赛-亚军小组发表


14:20-14:50

Coffee Break

茶歇


14:50-15:00

Global Student Environmental Solutions Challenge

-The First Prize Team Presentation

全球学生环境解决方案挑战赛-冠军小组发表


15:00-15:45

Judges’ Roundtable Dialogue

评委圆桌论坛


- Youlin YANG, Senior Consultant of Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Former Regional coordinator of Asia RCU, United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD)

杨有林,联合国防治荒漠化公约秘书处(UNCCD)前亚太区域协调处处长、中国科学院新疆生态与地理研究所特聘研究员


- Fengting LI, Fellow of African Academy of Sciences, Professor of College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University

李风亭,非洲科学院院士,同济大学环境科学与工程学院教授


- Mercedes Meijen González Juan, International Academic Delegation to Shanghai, Tecnologico de Monterrey, Mexico

墨西哥蒙特雷科技大学上海联络处主任


- Yimo ZHANG, Programme Director, Ocean & Plastic, World Wide Fund for Nature Beijing Office

张亦默,世界自然基金会北京代表处海洋和塑料项目总监


- Avril Accolla, Director of ResLab for Sustainable Business and Cultural Bridge, Tongji University

同济大学可持续商业与文化桥梁实验室主任


- Alex YU, Director, Sustainability Strategy & Development, Sustainability and Public Affairs, APAC, Covestro

俞臻阳,科思创亚太区可持续发展战略和开发总监


- Lukasz Madrzynski, Co-founder, Lijiang Wild Mountain Nature Education

丽江杉野自然联合创始人


- Michael Muli, Head of Operations, JJ EC Shanghai

JJ EC环境咨询公司上海运营主管


15:45-16:00

Closing Ceremony

闭幕式


- Closing remarks

闭幕致辞

Peiming LYU, Executive Vice President, Tongji University

吕培明,同济大学常务副校长


-  Ending performance

闭幕表演

ISCES International Students

同济大学中外学生



Opening Ceremony



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Susan Gardner

Director of Ecosystems Division, UNEP

联合国环境规划署生态司司长

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Wei JIANG

Chief of Shanghai Bureau, Xinhua News Agency

新华社上海分社党组书记

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Guoxing ZHANG

Vice President of Shanghai Branch, Agricultural Bank 

of China

中国农业银行上海市分行副行长

Tongji University


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Qinghua ZHENG

President of Tongji University

同济大学校长

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Peiming LYU

Executive Vice President of Tongji University

同济大学常务副校长

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Yongqi LOU

Vice President of Tongji University

同济大学副校长

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Jiang WU

Dean of UNEP-Tongji Institute of Environment 

for Sustainable Development (IESD)

联合国环境规划署-同济大学环境与可持续发展学院院长

Keynote Speakers


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Mahesh Pradhan

Coordinator of the Coordinating Body on the Seas 

of East Asia (COBSEA), UNEP

联合国环境规划署东亚海洋协调框架主任

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Alison Sky Simmance Budden

Senior Technical Policy Advisor of WWF-Singapore

世界自然基金会(新加坡)高级技术及政策顾问

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Yutao WANG

Professor of Environmental Science and Engineering 

of Fudan University

复旦大学环境科学与工程系教授

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Richard Brubaker

Committee Chair of AMCHAM Sustainability 

and CSR Committee

美国商会可持续发展委员会主席

Roundtable Dialogue


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Youlin YANG

Senior Consultant of Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Former Regional coordinator of Asia RCU, United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD)

联合国防治荒漠化公约秘书处(UNCCD)前亚太区域协调处处长、中国科学院新疆生态与地理研究所特聘研究员

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Fengting LI

Member of the African Academy of Sciences, Professor of College of Environmental Science and Engineering, 

Tongji University

非洲科学院院士,同济大学环境科学与工程学院教授

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Yimo ZHANG

Programme Director, Ocean & Plastic, World Wide Fund for Nature Beijing Office

世界自然基金会北京代表处海洋和塑料项目总监

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Mercedes Meijen González Juan

International Academic Delegation to Shanghai, Tecnologico de Monterrey, Mexico

墨西哥蒙特雷科技大学上海联络处主任

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Avril Accolla

Director of ResLab for Sustainable Business and Cultural Bridge of Tongji University

同济大学可持续商业与文化桥梁实验室主任 

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Alex YU

Director of Sustainability Strategy & Development, Sustainability and Public Affairs, APAC, Covestro

科思创亚太区可持续发展战略和开发总监

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Lukasz Madrzynski

Co-founder, Lijiang Wild Mountain Nature Education

丽江杉野自然联合创始人

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Michael Muli

Head of Operations, JJ EC Shanghai

JJ EC环境咨询公司上海运营主管




Hosted By

同济大学

Tongji University

联合国环境规划署

United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

Organised By

联合国环境规划署一同济大学环境与可持续发展学院

UNEP-Tongji Institute of Environment for Sustainable Development (IESD) 

同济大学环境科学与工程学院

College of Environmental Science and Engineering

Special Support

中国农业银行

Agricultural Bank of China

Co-Organised By

科思创

Covestro 

北京绿色未来环境基金会

Beijing Environment Foundation for Young Talents