2nd Europe-China Eco-Environmental Forum for Young Scholars

In 2022, the "Europe-China Eco-Environmental Forum for Young Scholars" was launched by the European Chinese Association for Eco-Environment (ECAEE). The forum aims to establish a communication platform for young Chinese scholars in the field of eco-environmental research across China and Europe, fostering deeper exchange and cooperation on cutting-edge eco-environmental issues within the context of the new development pattern and the challenges of a new era. ECAEE has successfully held the "1st and 2ndEurope-China Eco-Environmental Forum for Young Scholars" and the 1stspecial topic on water environment. To date, participants from a total of 12 European countries have engaged in the forum, representing prestigious eco-environmental research institutions such as Cambridge University in UK, Eawag in Switzerland, Delft University of Technology in Netherlands, and Helmholtz Center for Environmental Research in Germany, among others. Over 60 outstanding young scientists, including European Union Marie Curie fellows and German Humboldt fellows, have actively contributed to the forum.

The “2ndEurope-China Eco-Environmental Forum for Young Scholars - Special Topic on Water Environment” is scheduled as a hybrid meeting on December 9th, 2023. The objective is to advance cross-collaboration and promote sustainable water environmental development by leveraging the combined strengths of the Center for Water and Ecology of Tsinghua University, the State Key Laboratory of Environmental Aquatic Chemistry at Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences (RCEES, CAS), and ECAEE.

The forum contains five sub-topics:

(1) Microbial technology-based water treatment

(2) Water environment and water ecology

(3) Recycling and intellectualization on water treatment

(4) Watershed water environment

(5) Water treatment challenges and solution strategies