Academic Frontier Talks Series-Innovation & Practice Programme for the Cultivation of High-level Internationalized Talents

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Over 93% of users have reported that they found the lectures helpful for their future academic pursuits after listening to them.
The lectures have benefited a total of 260,000 students.

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The total number of views has exceeded 440,000.

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The number of participants in each live session has consistently exceeded 5,000.

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Highlights

Academic Frontiers Speaker Series

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Speaker | Ren Xiaoping

The Qualities and Responsibilities of Diplomats

Challenges and Opportunities in the Health and Economic Sectors

Speaker | Andrea Baccarelli

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The Role of Atmosphere and Oceans in Environmental Change

Speaker | Andrew W. Woods

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Introduction

In collaboration with renowned professors from prestigious institutions such as the University of Cambridge, Columbia University, Fudan University, and Renmin University of China, as well as related industry experts and opinion leaders, a series of lectures have been conducted. These lectures revolve around four major themes: "Promoting Humanistic Literacy, Upholding the Spirit of Scientists", "Cutting-edge Interdisciplinary Subjects", "Global Economy and Sustainable Development in the New Era" , and "Knocking on the World’s Door". The aim is to assist faculty and students in broadening their international perspectives, enhancing their humanistic qualities, providing insights into the allure of world academic frontiers, and addressing prominent issues of current time. A total of 100 lectures have been delivered, benefiting over 260,000 participants. Among them, the lectures titled "Journey to Cultivating HighPotential Talents: Unlocking the Secrets of Lifelong Learning" by a professor from the University of Cambridge and "My 50 Years with Stanford: Your Path from Ordinary to Extraordinary" by a professor from Stanford University received the most acclaim. The participation in each live session surpassed 5,000 attendees.

Promoting Humanistic Literacy, Upholding the Spirit of Scientists

Igniting students' interest in cutting-edge research topics and methods and planting seeds for future career development.

Cutting-edge Interdisciplinary Subjects

To help teachers and students strengthen their learning methods and enhance their academic abilities.

Global Economy and Sustainable Development in the New Era

To help teachers and students build international knowledge and enhance their global perspectives.

Knocking on the World’s Door

Assisting teachers and students with engaging in international topics and experiencing the charm of academic frontiers on a global scale.

Achievements

Introduction of Past Lecturers

2023 Autumn

The Qualities and Responsibilities of Diplomats

Ren Xiaoping

Former Chinese Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Republic of Namibia

Former Chinese Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Antigua and Barbuda

Current Vice Director of the China Translation Qualification Examination Committee

Executive Council Member of the Translators Association of China

Survival Red Lines: Population, Food Security, Nutrition, and Sustainable Development

He Jiguo

Associate Professor, College of Food Science and Nutritional Engineering, China Agricultural University Expert, Expert Group on School Food Safety and Health, Ministry of Education

The Staircase of Progress: Reshaping the Future of Africa through Knowledge

Precious Sango

The founder of the charity organization Books2Africa Ph.D. in Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities from the University of Kent

The Path of China's Economic Transformation under the Background of “Peak Carbon”

Li Yan

Professor and Ph.D. Supervisor at the School of Environment, Renmin University of China

Expert in the Expert Group for Suggestions and Recommendations by Non-Party Intellectuals, United Front Work Department of the Central Committee Reviewer for Beijing Natural Science Foundation

From Olympics to World Cup: Marketing Strategies in Sports Economy

Michel Desbordes

Professor at the School of Sports Science, Paris-Saclay University

Expert in Sports Marketing

Former Associate Professor at Shanghai University of Sport

Understanding Innovation: Why iPhone Can "Explode" the Market

David Ahlstrom

Professor at the School of Business, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Head of the Department of Management, School of Business, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Selected as one of the most widely cited researchers globally for three consecutive years by the Web of Science citation database system

Implementing Net Zero Emissions and Circular Economy

Xianfeng Fan

Professor at the School of Engineering, University of Edinburgh

Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry, UK

Member of the International Association of Sustainable Energy Technologies

Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Modern Green Energy

Life as a Drama: Aesthetic Construction of Life through Dramatic Literature

Zhou Ke

Renowned blogger on Bilibili website: @Teacher ZhouKe Former Executive Editor-in-Chief of New Weekly magazine

Lecturer at the School of Journalism, South ChinaUniversity of Technology

You're Not Truly Happy: Intervention for Youth Psychological Issues

Gavin Morgan

Associate Professor of Psychology at the University of London

Senior Educational Psychologist in Northamptonshire County

Gene Editing and Future Medications

Liu Bo

Professor of Pharmacology at the State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, Sichuan University

Doctoral Supervisor and Independent Principal Investigator (PI)

The Art of Investing: How to Make My First Pot of Gold?

Vincent Fontana

Adjunct Assistant Professor at NYU Stern School of Business

Director of Product Expertise at HSBC Bank (North America)

How to Escape the Filter Bubble

Praveen Kumar

Senior Lecturer at the College of Computer Science and Engineering, The Ohio State University

Chief Technology Officer and IT Systems Architect at Nationwide Insurance Company

Reinventing the Future: How the Metaverse Revolutionizes the Future - How Far Are We from 'The Matrix'?

Li Hongbo

Renowned blogger on Xiaohongshu: @MetaverseHub

Founder and CEO of MetaverseHub

Author of a Chinese column in Fortune magazine and bestselling books

Breaking the Chains of Thinking: Completing Academic Presentations from 0 to 1

Zhu Rongsheng

Specialist at the Center for Strategic and Security Studies, Tsinghua University

Published articles in joumals such as Peace and Development, China Science and Technology Forum, and Joumal of Contemporary China

AI-Driven Policies: How Digital Technologies Promote United Nations' Sustainable Development?

Lv Huantian

Operations Manager at United Nations University Institute in Macau (UNU Macau)

Saving Doomsday Glaciers: My Field Notes from Greenland Expedition

David Holland

Professor at the Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences, New York University

Director of the Environmental Fluid Dynamics Laboratory, New York City

Director of the Center for Sea Level Change Research, New York University

Director of the Swiss International Cooperation Center for Doomsday Glaciers

Ecological and Environmental Challenges under Climate Change

Wu Chenglai

Associate Researcher at the Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences

Selected for the Talent Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences

Postdoctoral Fellow at the Department of Atmospheric Science, University of Wyoming, USA

Facing an Uncertain World in the Age of AI

Li Li

Consulting Director at the Higher Education Division of iFLYTEK Co., Ltd.

Huawei Cloud Certified Solution Architect (HCIP)

Top-ranked Pre-sales Consultant on the 'Zaihang' Platform

Expert Mentor for Solution Architects

From a Seed to National Food Security

Wei Zongzhe

Global Crop Production Strategy Expert at Syngenta Group

From Che Guevara to Castro: How Leadership Succession Influences State Governance

Ignacio Arana

Assistant Professor at Carnegie Mellon University
2023 Spring

Enhancing International Exchange to Empower Youth to Go Global

Du Kewei

Former Director of the Center for International Cultural and Educational Exchanges, Ministry of Education

Connecting Urban and Rural Through Education - A Decade of "Rural Revitalization" by a Fudan Boy

Wang Xingyu

Founder of Rural Notes

Global Governance Reform and Youth Engagement

Zhu Jiejin

Professor at the School of International Relations and Public Affairs, Fudan University

Enhancing International Communication Effectiveness

Xu Ying

Associate Professor at the School of Journalism and Communication, Renmin University of China

Empowering the Cultural and Creative Industries with Metaverse Technology: Bringing Culture to Life

Chen Liyan

Associate Professor at the Film Academy, Xiamen University

Introduction to Machine Learning: Practical Applications of Machine Learning in Various Fields

Guillermo Goldsztein

Professor in the Department of Mathematics at the Georgia Institute of Technology

Embracing Digital Robots in the Era of AI: A Case Study of ChatGPT

Liu Xinyuan

Co-founder of Companion Tech Data

The Meaning of Travel: Poetry and Distance in the Historical and Cultural Context of East and West

Zhou Ke

Lecturer at South China University of Technology

The Application of Emotional Management in Enterprises

Peter Robertson

Professor of Organizational Behavior at the University of Southern California

Digital Economy and Smart Business

Duysal Askun Celik

Professor at the Jones Graduate School of Business, Rice University

The Impact of Population and Education on Socioeconomic Development

Parfait M.Eloundou-Enyegue

Professor at the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Cornell University

Understanding the Underlying Logic Behind HR Questions: How Should Job Seekers Respond?

Director Li

One of the three major policy banks

Exploring the Frontiers of Chinese Technology: Advantages, Disadvantages, and Prospects

Wang Yulong

Renowned technology blogger on Weibo

Theory and Governance of the Digital Economy: Competition, Data, Digital Currency

Yang Dong

Dean and Professor at the Institute of Cross-disciplinary Studies, Renmin University of China

The Current Status and Future of Emerging Markets and the Key Influences of Investments

Xian Sun

Professor of Finance at the Carey Business School, Johns Hopkins University

The Psychological Well-being of the Contemporary World: Challenges, Opportunities, and Innovative Approaches

Michelle R. Kaufman

Associate Professor at the Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University

UNU Innovation and Entrepreneurship Practice

Dr. Mindel van de Laar

Academic Program Director, Office of Professional Development, Institute for Economic and Social Research and Innovation, United Nations University-Maastricht University

Smart Devices and Entrepreneurship in Self-media

Qi Mo

Renowned blogger on Xiaohongshu (Little Red Book)

The Challenges and Opportunities in the Health and Economic Sectors

Andrea Baccarelli

Chair of the Department of Environmental Health Sciences at Columbia University

The Role of Atmosphere and Oceans in Environmental Change

Andrew W. Woods

Professor of Earth Science and Environmental Engineering at the University of Cambridge

Fellow of the Royal Society

Director of the BP Institute at the University of Cambridge

Expert in the field of Ventilation and Environmental Science
2023 Autumn

The Fifth Wave of Wealth: The Global Demand Era in the Health Industry

Andrea Baccarelli

Director of the Department of Environmental Health Sciences at Columbia University

From Facebook to the Metaverse: The Battle between Virtuality and Reality

Chen Liyan

Associate Professor at the Film Academy, Xiamen University

Academic Research Planning for College Students: How to Publish My First Research Paper

Talia Abbott Chalew

Visiting Professor at the Whiting School of Engineering, Johns Hopkins University

Culture Memory and the Inheritance and Dissemination of Chinese Civilization

Martin Kern

Professor in the Department of East Asian Studies at Princeton University

The Golden Age of the Silver Economy: How Can the Socioeconomic System Embrace the Aging Population?

Wu Dexiang

Associate Professor at the School of Economics and Management, Beihang University

The Internet Security and Privacy in the Era of Big Data: Is Your Smart Device Selling You Out?

Maher Salem

Assistant Professor in the Department of Cybersecurity at King's College London

An Alternative Language of Emotion: Expressive Arts and Mental Health

Katrina Skewes McFerran

Professor at the Faculty of Music and Fine Arts, University of Melbourne

The Ethical Considerations of Artificial Intelligence: International Security Risks and Global Governance Responses

Zhu Rongsheng

Assistant Researcher at Tsinghua University

The Food Crisis: Great Power Competition on the Dining Table

Stephen Acabado

Associate Professor in the Department of Anthropology at the University of California, Los Angeles

The Investment Choices in the Post-Pandemic Era: My First Pot of Gold

Zhu Yifeng

Associate Professor at the School of Finance, Central University of Finance and Economics

Green and Low-Carbon Economic Development: Carbon Finance and Blockchain

Hao Yu

Professor at the School of Management and Economics, Beijing Institute of Technology

Entertainment Marketing: The American Model and the Chinese Approach

Natasha Zhang Foutz

Associate Professor at the McIntire School of Commerce, University of Virginia

The Future Leaders of the Global Economy: Leadership and Career

David Ahlstrom

Professor of Management at the School of Business, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

From Alibaba to Huawei: The Globalization Journey of Chinese Enterprise Supply Chains

Zhang Yanxia

Professor at the School of Economics and Management, Tongji University

Dialogue with Ambassadors: My Diplomatic Career

Palitha Kohona

Former Ambassador of Sri Lanka to China

The Sino-US Strategic Relationship in the Era of Great Power Competition

Liu Hongsong

Professor at the School of International and Public Affairs, Shanghai Jiao Tong University

From Inspiration to Aha!: Product Development and Marketing for Technology Startups

Anya Cheng

Lecturer at the Medill School of Journalism, Northwestern University

Knocking on the Doors of Elite Universities: Who is Cambridge Looking for?

Philip Allmendinger

Professor at the Department of Land Economy, University of Cambridge

Me and Wall Street in 50 Years: Witnessing the Internationalization Journey of Chinese Enterprises

Georges Ugeux

Lecturer at the Law School, Columbia University

Positive Psychological Adjustment and Cultivating Healthy Views on Relationships among College Students

Gavin Morgan

Associate Professor in Psychology at University College London

Me and Wall Street in 50 Years: Witnessing the Internationalization Journey of Chinese Enterprises

Georges Ugeux

Lecturer at the Law School, Columbia University

Positive Psychological Adjustment and Cultivating Healthy Views on Relationships among College Students

Gavin Morgan

Associate Professor in Psychology at University College London

We are all builders of the Metaverse, not just participants.

Yang Dong

Dean and Professor at the Institute of Cross-Interdisciplinary Research, Renmin University of China

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We are the first generation to experience the impacts of climate change, and we are destined to do something about it.

Andrew W. Woods
Professor of Earth Science and Environmental Engineering at the University of Cambridge

Health and the economy are two sides of the same coin; when one is strong, the other will also thrive.

Andrea Baccarelli
Chair of the Department of Environmental Health Sciences at Columbia University

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Psychological well-being and happiness mean having the ability to connect with others, generate value in daily life, cope with stress, and strive for personal growth.

Michelle R. Kaufman
Associate Professor at the Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University

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