Academic Education Programs Sponsored by Ministry of Commerce PRC

Tongji University
2017 International Master Program

in Environmental Management

and Sustainable Development

Tableofcontent
Program Descrip on
aBackground
bUniversity Introduc on
cEduca on plan
Applica on
aApplica on Requirement
bApplica on Procedures
cDeadline
Other Impartment Statement
aContact
bOther No ce

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Program Description
Background
1Brief
Academic Education Programs sponsored by the Ministry of
Commerce of Peoples Republic of China is designed to foster
high-end business officials and managerial personnel for the
recipient countries, offering one-year and two-year master
programs as well as three-year doctoral programs for the purpose
of educating high-end and inter-disciplinary talent working in the
applied fields of government, trade, foreign affairs, agriculture,
technology, education, culture and health, building intellectual
capacity and facilitating the economic and social development of
the recipient countries. These programs provide assistance to
governmental officials, research fellows, and senior managerial
personnel on their master and doctor education in China, which
are fully conducted in English. Admission requirements include a
bachelors degree, relevant working experiences, and decent
physical conditions, essential for the high-compact curriculum
needed for the degrees.

Starting from 2008, a number of 2,678 students from developing

countries have attended these programs, until now, except for
those who are in the middle of their studies, 1,088 of them have
graduated and obtained master degrees. These graduates are now
working in their specialties back in home and undertaking an
increasingly significant role in the economic development
cooperation between China and their home countries.

In order to strengthen scientific research and capacity building,

UN Environment-Tongji Institute of Environment for Sustainable
Development IESD was set up by the United Nations
Environmental Programme UN Environment and Tongji
University on May 9, 2002. One of the main objectives of IESD
is to promote Education for Sustainable Development (ESD).
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With support from UN Environment, Tongji University and

Ministry of Education of China, IESD launched the International
Masters Program in Environmental Management and
Sustainable Development in Sep 2006. The 2017 international
master Program in Environmental Management and Sustainable
Development (Tongji University) will be managed by IESD.

As for the positive effects and good results brought by these

programs in strengthening economic ties and friendship between
China and the recipient countries, the Ministry of Commerce of
Peoples Republic of China will continuously intensify its efforts
in enlarging the enrollment scale and improving the quality of
education. We believe that by attending the programs and
achieving the degrees, you will embrace a successful career and
brighter future.

2Prospective Students
Working staff in Ministry of Environment, the Ministry of
Resources and other environmental related government
department

3Program Objective
To prepare policy makers and practitioners for developing
countries

4Enrollment Plan
MajorEnvironmental Management and Sustainable Development
Number30
LanguageEnglish
FieldWater resources, environment & disaster management
5Financial aid
The Chinese Ministry of Commerce will provide "Chinese
Government Scholarships" to admitted students from developing
countries. These scholarships cover both tuition and living
expenses. In terms of living expenses, it is 36000RMB/year for the
master candidate and 42000RMB/year for the doctoral candidate.

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There is also a settlement allowance of 3000RMB/person. The rest

financial part will be managed by university.
If a student expects to have his/her spouse, children, relatives or
friends to visit him/her during the stay in China, the visitor will
have to bear all the expenses by him/herself.

University introduction
1University brief
Tongji University is one of the leading universities in China under
direct administration of Ministry of Education, listed on Project
985 and Project 211. With a history of over a century, Tongji
has valued the balanced development of four functions, i.e.
education, research, outreach, and culture inheritance and
innovation.

The history of Tongji can be traced back to 1907 when German

Medical School was founded by Erich Paulun, a German doctor in
Shanghai. After being renamed Tongji German Medical School in
the following year, it was formally established as a university in
1923. It became National Tongji University in 1927, one of the
seven earliest national universities of China. Around 1949, Tongji
already boasted five colleges of natural sciences, engineering,
medical science, liberal arts and law, and enjoyed a fine reputation
as a comprehensive university both home and abroad. Following a
nationwide campaign of restructuring universities in 1952, Tongji
became an engineering-intensive university with top-notch
strength in civil engineering and architecture, which is second to
none in terms of scale and number of disciplines. Since 1978, two
transforms were launched, namely, the transforming to an
international university by restoring links to Germany, and the
transforming from a university focusing mainly on civil
engineering to multi-disciplinary engineering university. In 1995,
Tongji declared to be jointly built by the Ministry of Education
and the Shanghai Municipal Government. By 2007 when it was
celebrating its centennial, Tongji had become a comprehensive,
international, research-oriented university with distinct features
and global influence. In 2013, the university proposed its vision of

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a sustainability-oriented, world-class university.

The university now covers 10 broad categories of academic

disciplines, including engineering, science, medicine, management,
economics, philosophy, literature, law, education and arts. The
number of faculty stands at 2,786, of which 855 are professors,
and 997 associate professors. The university now registers 18,581
full-time undergraduate students, 13,762 graduate students, and
4,279 PhD candidates. Another 2,197 international students are
pursuing their degrees here.

The university offers 75 undergraduate majors (50 of which are

enrolling students according to 17 broad disciplinary categories).It
can grant master degrees in 55 broad academic disciplines,
together with 15 professional Masters programs and 26
engineering Masters programs. It also grants PhD degrees in 31
broad academic disciplines with 3 professional PhD programs and
25 post-doctoral mobile research stations. Of all the disciplines, 3
are first-level national key disciplines, 7 second-level national key
disciplines, 3 second-level national key disciplines (incubated),
and 17 first-level Shanghai disciplines. There are 3 State Key
Laboratories, 1 National Engineering Lab, 5 National Engineering
(Technology) Research Centers, and 26
ministerial/provincial-level key labs and engineering (technology)
research centers as well as 7 affiliated hospitals and 4 affiliated
high schools. Since its founding, Tongji has turned out nearly
300,000 graduates, among which many are extraordinary political
leaders, scientists, educators, social activists, business leaders,
medical specialists, and engineering technology experts. Over 140
alumni are academicians of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, or
the Chinese Academy of Engineering.

2College brief
The College of Environmental Science and Engineering (CESE)
at Tongji University was one of the earliest established colleges
dedicated to environmental education and research in China. Its
predecessor was the Department of Health Engineering

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established in 1952 and later the Department of Environmental

Engineering established in 1978. Currently, CESE comprises
three specialty branches: Environmental Engineering, Municipal
Engineering (Water Supply and Sewerage Engineering), and
Environmental Science, all with undergraduate, master, doctoral,
and postdoctoral programs. In order to promote the research and
education in the field of global environment issues and
sustainable development, the United Nations Environment
Programme-Tongji Institute of Environment for Sustainable
Development (IESD) was co-established by UN Environment and
Tongji University in 2002. The close affiliation of IESD with
CESE committed the active involvement of CESE in
international environmental education and scientific research.
Nowadays, the college has 3 departments, namely, Municipal
Engineering, Environmental Engineering and Environmental
Science and develops itself into a complete system of
undergraduate and graduate students ranging from BA, MA, PhD
to postdoctoral level(including national key disciplines on
environmental engineering and key subject of Shanghai
Municipal Engineering). Apart from this, the college sets up the
State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse,
National Engineering Research Center for Urban Pollution
Control, National Experimental Teaching Demonstration Center
of Environmental Science and Engineering, Key Laboratory of
Yangtze River Water Environment, Ministry of Education and the
UN Environment - Tongji Institute of Environment for
Sustainable Development (IESD).

As to the majors, the students from Water Supply and Drainage

Engineering and Environmental Engineering become members of
the Excellent Engineers training plan launched by Ministry of
Education. In addition, Environmental Engineering is one
member of Excellent Postgraduates training plan launched by
Ministry of Education. Each year, the Environment Science and
Engineering College enrolls about 150 undergraduates,
250graduate students (including doctoral students)and about 30
international students. In the past 60 years, around ten thousand

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of high-level professionals graduated from the college to serve

the society. Through international cooperation with the United
Nations Environment Programme (UN Environment), IESD is an
international education model in the field of Environment and
Sustainable Development for the region and the world, especially
for developing countries and have been able to cultivate many
professional talents in the field of environmental and sustainable
development.
The Institute's research areas cover pollution control, water and
wastewater engineering, environmental chemistry, environmental
biology, integrated water resources management and utilization,
environmental planning and management. In additionthe college
undertakes some national key research programs, such as the
National Plan, the National Water Pollution Control and
Governance , the National 863 Program, the Natural Science
Foundation. In the past 5 years, our college has achieved a big
improvement in a large number of significant researches by
getting 6 awards for National Science and Technology Progress,
36 awards for scientific and technological progress in the level of
province and minister, obtaining nearly 200 national invention
patents, and publishing 1978 papers including 599 SCIs.

Until now, the college has established broad technical

cooperation and academic exchange with Germany, France, UK,
USA, Canada, Australia, and Japan, as well as Hong Kong and
Taiwan. The School presided a number of international
conferences, e.g., The Asia-Pacific Leadership Programme on
Environment and Sustainable Development, International
Workshop on Water Environment, International Water Pollution
Control and Water Treatment Technology, Sino-Japan Workshop
on Water Treatment Technology, Cross-Strait Workshop on
Environmental Protection, Sino-German Cooperation Workshop
on Sludge Treatment and Disposal, Sino-Swiss Workshop on
Solid Waste Management and Technology, and Sino-France
Seminar on Urban Air Quality etc.
The college has always devoted special importance to social
responsibilities, scientific research and application. With the
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development of economy and urbanization, we are facing with

many serious problems on environmental pollution. The college
transforms the research achievements of water treatment and
pollution control into social practice by the cooperation with the
National Engineering Research Center for Urban Pollution
Control, Environmental Engineering of Tongji Institute of
Architectural Design (Group) Co., Ltd. Design Institute,
Shanghai Tongji water purification Engineering Co., Ltd.,
Shanghai Tongji Kelan Environmental Protection Equipment
Engineering Co., Ltd. and Environmental Impact Assessment
Department of Tongji University, etc.. For instance, in the
national level, the achievements of our research are successfully
applied to the 2010 Shanghai World Expo, the Suzhou River
water environment governance, Taihu Lake and Chaohu Lake
Basin Water Pollution Control; and in the international level, the
college constructs and operates several water treatment program
in Russia, Africa and Asia, resulting in a significant economic,
social and environmental benefits.
For more than twenty years, the college contributes much to the
modernization and opening of the country by educating
high-level capable intellectuals for environmental protection, and
water supply and sewage, that lays the foundation of the
academic stand of the college as "superior within campus",
"frontier domestically", and "well-known world widely".
In recent years, the college presided and attended many national
and local key research project, and have 12 projects in 863
High Technology Research Development Plan. In 2003, the
college was honored three National Science Awards, and got ten
more prizes by national and local departments.
The UN Environment-Tongji Institute of Environment for
Sustainable Development (IESD) was jointly established by UN
Environment and Tongji University on May 9, 2002 upon the
signing of the Letter of Agreement between Dr. Klaus Tpfer,
then UN Under- Secretary-General and UN Environment
Executive Director, and Prof. Qidi Wu, then President of Tongji
University, in the College of Environmental Science and
Engineering. At the 2014 IESD Board Meeting, the Board

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decided to elevate IESD to its next level, as a global think-tank

for UN Environment in promoting sustainable development
education and capacity building, research on the environmental
and urban development issues.
IESD achievements over 2015 are based on the guidance and
support of UN Environment, Chinese relevant Ministries,
Shanghai Government, international and domestic organizations.
IESD mobilizes resources from its stakeholders and is leading
efforts for a sustainability-oriented university at Tongji University,
with a green campus, inter-disciplinary education and integrating
sustainable development into higher education and social service.
From 2004 to 2017, IESD has organized nearly 50 international
and domestic training programs, seminars and trainings,
attracting 5,000+ participants from all over the world. IESD have
recruited 110 Chinese and 244 international students from 72
countries since 2006, 1/3 from African countries (85 African from
19 countries).
In 2012, the Global Universities Partnership on Environment and
Sustainability (GUPES) was launched at IESD in the lead up to
the Rio+20 Summit. Professor WU Jiang, Vice President of
Tongji University and Dean of IESD, was elected as the Chair of
GUPES. GUPES provides a global platform for Universities to
mainstream environment and sustainable development into higher
education, to incorporate sustainable development concepts and
best practices in higher education, and to train technical and
management personnel, particularly for developing countries. It
also provides Universities the opportunity to benefit for UN
Envrionments knowledge base on environmental and
sustainability issues. Over 560 Universities are currently part of
the growing GUPES network.
IESD also conducts interdisciplinary research and promotes
know-how transfer to developing countries through technology
cooperation. Working together with UN Environment, IESD
implemented the Chongming Eco-island Evaluation Report and
assisted UN Environments assessment of Shanghai's efforts to
organize an environmentally-friendly Expo 2010. IESD also
launched the Chinese version of UN Environments Green

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Economy Report. Since 2012, IESD translated UN

Environments flagship publications into Chinese.
The China Meteorological Administration (CMA) and Tongji
University signed an agreement to initiate overall collaboration
on capacity building, disciplinary development, research, talent
cultivation on climate change, technology transfer and resources
sharing. Key Laboratory of Cities Mitigation and Adaptation to
Climate Change in Shanghai, China Meteorological
Administration was launched by the end of 2014 with the support
of CMA and Shanghai Meteorological Bureau.

3Student living environment

Tongji University is located in Shanghai, the northeast corner of

the campus covers an area of 280 hectares. Divided into four
campuses: Siping Road Campus is located in Shanghai City,
Siping Road, Shanghai West Campus is located in Shanghai
Road, Shanghai really, the north campus is located in the city of
Shanghai Gonghexin Road, east campus is located in Wu Road
in Shanghai City, new Jiading campus is located in Shanghai
International Automobile City of Anting. There are many
sightings in the campus, sucha as in the column of Sanhao dock
unique attractions; the school dormitory is also very unique,
multi-cultural student dormitory, four warm and lively,
comfortable double rooms and free single room; the school
cafeteria type is rich, can satisfy you a taste of Tongji China
delicacy desire. Learn to work the spring cherry blossoms in full
bloom, Tongji walk, a full of youthful spirit is Shanghai's
famous cherry blossom to. The leaves of the autumn season on
the soft instantly feel the deep autumn in South china. In a row
of pine proudly upright campus adds beauty.

Education Plan
1Courses

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Properties No. Courses Credit Period Time Contents

Foreign spring/
2070100 3 108 Teaching primary Chinese
Public Language(Chinese) autumn
Degree
Course spring/ Introducing Chinese
2900006 Chinese Outlook 3 54
autumn history and traditions

Environmental
System and Introducing Integrated
2050136 2 36 spring
Sustainable Environmental Assessment
Development

Introducing basic concepts

Environmental about environmental
2050143 2 36 autumn
Science science,atmosphere,and
disposal of solids.

Environmental Introducing the

2050147 Management and 2 36 autumn integrated management of
Policy environmental projects.

Introducing the
Degree
Atmospheric fundamentals of
Course
2050149 Science and 2 36 spring atmospheric science:
Climate Change weather and climate,
greenhouse effect.

Introducing various
Integrated Solid
2050186 2 36 spring technologies about solids
Waste Management
disposa.

Introducing the basic

Wastewater
concepts of sewage
Treatment:
2050188 2 36 autumn treatmen tand the latest
Principles and
researches related to the
Technology
above technologies.

Introducing the theories

2050189 Water Supply: 2 36 spring
and modern technologies
Principles and
for drinking water

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Technology treatment and presenting a

description of drinking
water characteristics
pollutants, and standard
and treatment the theories
of technology and
processes.

Introducing the inherent

rule of ecosystem
successionthe
component,structure and
Ecosystem
2050200 2 36 autumn function and emphasizing
Management
on ecosystem services,
ecosystem management
principles and technical
issues.

Properties No. Courses Credits Period Time Contents

Educateing students on the issues

that bring about appreciation of
the harmony of human beings and
nature. The course will dwell
extensively on the background
Environmental
2050141 2 36 autumn historyconcept , theories and
Ethics
practices of environmental ethics
dealing with issues of
Non-degree
responsibility of human beings to
course
conserve the stability and
completeness of the ecosystem.

educating students how to apply

Environmental the science of information to
2050150 2 36 spring
Informatics environmental science and
environmental protection.

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introducing the working field,

Water resource
2050190 2 36 autumn process and organization of water
management
resources management.

introducing water chemistry that

Aquatic places emphasis on the chemistry
2050191 Environmental 2 36 spring of natural and polluted waters and
Chemistry on the applied chemistry of water
and wastewater treatment.

Environmental introducing how to analyze

2050196 Systems 2 36 autumn environmental problems from the
Analysis perspective of system

Properties No. Courses Credits Period Time Contents

The
Something about the
2900002 subject of 1 - autumn
research topic and method.
thesis

compulsory
Academic
spring/ Some morals about thesis
2900011 moral 1 -
autumn writing.
norms

Curriculum
1.All the courses will be taught in English. Traditional teaching,
discussions, field trips and lectures by foreign experts will be
combined together.
2.It is two-year study period for the Master's degree. First year
you are expected to study in Tongji University. While second year
you will finish your paper wherever you want.
3.According to the credit standard of Tongji University.
Academic Degree Graduate are required to get at least 28 credits:

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6 credits for public degree courses ,no less than 12 credits for
professional degree courses ,no less than 8 credits for non-degree
courses, 2 credits for compulsory courses.

4. Students are required to finish all the academic and

non-academic courses within the first year(Academic Master 28
credits),complete the master degree thesis(65-70pages)
independently and pass the dissertation defense. Later you can
apply for Master graduation certificate of Tongji University. Only
academic paper with issue number published, the student could
apply for Master Degree Certificate.

Teaching staff
This colleges current community of scholars includes 171 staff
members, among which there are 2 members from Thousands of
Plans, 2 member of Outstanding Youth Fund, 67 professors, 50
associate professors, 66 doctoral supervisors. Meanwhile, The
college also invited Academician DUAN Ning, Academician HOU
Lian, former Executive Director of UN Under-Secretary-General,
the United Nations Environment Programme, Dr. Klaus Toepfer and
other prestigious environmental experts as honorary professors and
visiting professors, and many universities and research institutions
from all over the world have a close cooperation with the college in
teaching and research.

2. Teaching methods
All the courses will be taught with the form of lectures, seminars,
case studies, field visits, and scientific research and so on. We also
enhance the comprehension of environmental management and
sustainable development by case study, experiencing such situations
as well as topical seminars. Thus we can strengthen students
environmental management capacity and professional skills,
enhance the sustainable development of the concept , and promote
green leadership.

3. Schedule
Follow the official website of Tongji University.

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4Thesis for graduation

(1) Requirements of graduation thesis: Please refer to the website of
Graduation School:
http://gs.tongji.edu.cn/html/xwgz/xwpd/2017/01/09/503eb047-5009
-403d-b8ae-a798d8895164.html
(2) Requirements of thesis defense: Please refer to the website of
Graduation School:
http://gs.tongji.edu.cn/html/jxpy/pygc/2016/09/30/8a642295-8351-4
973-ba1a-89e120722c8e.html

5. Degree
For apply Master Degree certificate (Environmental Science), at
least 1 published academic article (English) in the relevant
professional academic journals, which the student is the first author
or mentor for the first author, student for the second author.
Complete the credits and requirements within the specified time
will be awarded Tongji University master degree certificate.

Application
Application Requirement
- Applicants must be non-Chinese nationals and in good health.
- Bachelor's degree.
- Fluent in oral and written English.
- Senior officers working in the government sectors of
environment-related fields in the developing countries, such
as Ministry of Environment, Ministry of Natural Resources
etc. are encouraged to apply.

Application Procedures
1How to apply
1 Procedure

Fill in the application form online first at:

http://study-info.tongji.edu.cn/, print out the form and sign. Submit

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and post all the application documents in hard copies to UN

Environment-Tongji Institute of Environment for Sustainable
Development office. Room 903 Zonghe Building, Tongji
University, No.1239 Siping Road, Shanghai, ChinaMeanwhile,
scan the hard copies to the following email address:
unep_tongji@tongji.edu.cn

2 Notice
A The online form should be signed and dated by hand after
printing out.
B The appropriate photo should be pasted to the application
form.
C MOFCOM Scholarship should be selected in the source of
finance.

2Apply for scholarship

1 Procedures: Relative information from the item of "Study
in china / Chinese Government Scholarship" on the
homepage of the China Scholarship Council
(www.csc.edu.cn). The applicant should fill in and submit
the application form online first at http://laihua.csc.edu.cn
and then submit the printed version and the supporting
documents required by TONGJI University. All application
materials marked with "Applying for the Chinese
Government scholarship" should be signed, dated and
pasted with photo.
2Notice
AThe code of Tongji University is 10247the field is
Environmental Management and Sustainable Development.
B The CSC number produced from the form would be
used in filling the form of studying in China visa
application.
3. Application Document
Please prepare the following documents before submission
1A recommendation letter from the current employer.
2Copies of previous degree and diploma certificates.
3Original or notarized transcripts of all courses from bachelor
programme. Transcriptsin languages other than Chinese or English

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must be attached with notarized translations in Chinese or English

4Research plan.
5Copy of passport(not diplomatic one).
6Copy of English level certificate.
7Certificate of current employment.

3Submission
1 Submit all the application materials listed above mentioned
in both hard copy and scanned copy to the Economic and
Commercial Counsellors Office of Chinese Embassy.
Hard copy must include both the original copy and the
photocopy. For emails and addresses of the Economic and
Commercial Counsellors Offices, please visit the English
website of http://www.china-aibo.cn.

2Submit a written request to the Economic and Commercial

Counsellors Office of Chinese Embassy for an official
recommendation letter and clearly state:
a) Whether the applicant is willing to be considered for a
similar program at other universities if the programs at
ISSCAD are already full.
b) Other special requests if any.

Important notices
a) All the documents to be submitted should be in Chinese or
English. Otherwise, a notarized copy in Chinese or English is
required.
b) An original copy of degrees, transcripts and language
certificates must be presented for on-site verification.
c) Applicants will get back all the hard-copy materials, both
original copies and photocopies from the Economic and
Commercial Counsellors Office. If admitted, they must take the
documents to China and submit them to the school.

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Deadline
June 30, 2017

Other Important Statement

Contact
Name: Ms. WANG Zidi

Tel: 0086-21-65986949

Fax: 0086-21-68987790

Email: unep_tongji@tongji.edu.cn

Web: http://unep-iesd.tongji.edu.cn/

Address: Room 903 Zonghe Building, Tongji University, No.1239

Siping Road, Shanghai, China
Other Notices
1. Application materials will not be returned regardless of the result
of application.
2. Chinese government wont comment on the result of application.
3. The visiting fee of spouse or children wont be provided.
4. Therell be specification on procedures how to come to China in
the admission files.

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