Former British Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott will join economists, policy analysts, designers and strategists to focus on the complex issues influencing sustainable development in China , at this one-day conference hosted by The University of Nottingham at the London ZED pavilion in Shanghai Expo’s Urban Best Practice Zone.
Organised by the University’s School of Contemporary Chinese Studies in partnership with Fudan University’s School of Economics and Zhejiang University’s School of Public Administration, the conference will examine how sustainable development relates to science, technology, the environment and economic change. It will suggest how growth can be best managed to help China achieve its medium- and long-term goals.
Experts from the UK and China will give their perspectives, and Mr Prescott will relate the experience he gained during his decade as Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions and Deputy Prime Minister. During that time he led the UK delegation’s successful negotiations to agree the Kyoto Treaty on climate change, and then worked on the UK’s post-Kyoto agenda.
Shortly after the Labour Party came to power in 1997, Mr Prescott worked as negotiator for Europe, with former US Vice-President Al Gore, leading agreement on the Kyoto Protocol on climate change. He recently became Honorary Patron of The University of Nottingham’s China Policy Institute. As well as speaking at this first conference, he will lead a round-table discussion at the end of the day.
“Nottingham has shown great vision in making use of Shanghai Expo 2010 to host this series of conferences on key issues, to help make it not just a grand exhibition but a meeting of minds and an in-depth exchange of ideas between East and West,” said Mr Prescott. “Nottingham’s focus on climate change, sustainable development and low-carbon energy issues are the right topics at the right time, and reflect the long-term priorities for China-UK collaboration that Chinese State Councillor Tang Jiaxuan and I agreed on as joint chairs of the UK-China Task Force. “It’s absolutely vital for China, Europe and the UK to work for a new consensus on climate change, to put in place a Kyoto II agreement by 2012. Copenhagen may have failed, but it was a temporary setback due to unrealistic expectations. We must work harder to understand why developing countries have different views from developed nations, and events like these can help forge a new consensus.”
China has emerged from the current world financial crisis as a big winner. It has rapidly reduced its gap with the most industrialised nations such as the US, Japan, Germany and the UK. However, after 30 years of fast economic growth, China faces challenges and constraints affecting future growth and prosperity. Sustainable development has become the main concern for China’s next phase of growth.
Professor Shujie Yao, Head of the School of Contemporary Chinese Studies at Nottingham, will chair ‘China’s Sustainable Development’. He said: “China is the world’s fastest growing and most influential emerging economy. Shanghai Expo 2010 is an opportunity for China to demonstrate to the outside world its outcome of economic and social changes. “The biggest challenge for China and the world economy is how to sustain rapid economic growth and social transformation without causing more damage to the environment. “This one-day conference held by The University of Nottingham is exclusively focused on this important issue. Many well-known scholars will present their research results relating to technological progress, climate change and sustainable economic growth.”
Distinguished Chinese academician and Chancellor of The University of Nottingham Professor Yang Fujia will welcome delegates to the China’s Sustainable Development conference. Keynote speakers will include Dr Andrew Sentance, a member of the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee, who will talk about economic development, globalisation and climate change.
Professor Chris Rudd, Nottingham’s Pro-Vice-Chancellor for knowledge transfer, will speak about science, technology and sustainable development; while Dr Xiangyu Sheng, Deputy Director of Scott Wilson Group, UK, part of a global integrated design and engineering consultancy for the built and natural environments, will examine policy and the case study of UK low carbon development and its relevance to China.
From Fudan University, Professor Min Hua, Director of the Institute of World Economy, and Professor Xingming Yin, Deputy Director of the Centre for Chinese Economic Studies, will give their perspectives on Internal and External Balances of China’s Economic Growth and China’s Monetary Policy and Inflation Expectation.
Professor Xianguo Yao, Dean of the School of Public Administration at Zhejiang University, China, will consider the Chinese Government’s role and public policy on the development of a low carbon economy in China using Zhejiang Province as a case study.
At 4pm, all speakers will join a round-table discussion on the issues raised chaired by Chancellor of The University of Nottingham Professor Yang Fujia with John Prescott as lead speaker.
China’s Sustainable Development begins at 10:30am and ends at 5:30pm on Thursday May 27. The event will take place in The Auditorium at London ZEDpavilion, the showcase sustainable urban construction created for Expo 2010 by ZEDfactory — leading green architects and innovators in zero-carbon design and development. Full details and booking options for this free event are here: www.nottingham.ac.uk/shanghaiexpo2010/events/bookingform/chinaandworldeconomy.aspx
The University of Nottingham’s world changing research based on the theme ‘Zero Carbon, Zero Waste’ is on display at the World Exposition until October 31.
Throughout the next five months, top researchers from the University’s campuses in the UK, China and Malaysia, as well as leading colleagues from other institutions, will host 16 thought-provoking workshops, lectures and conferences. These span Nottingham’s extensive research into sustainability:
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Thursday May 27 - China’s Sustainable Development
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Wednesday June 2 - Pharmaceutical Supply Chain
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Thursday June 24 - Green Manufacturing
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Saturday July 3 - Drug Discovery and Development Partnering
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Monday July 12 - MRI and Sustainable Health
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Thursday July 15 - Global Food Security
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Friday July 16 - Chevening Young Leaders
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Monday July 19 - Energy Day
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Monday Aug 23 & Tuesday Aug 24 - Eco-Urbanism: Towards Sustainable Living
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Sat Aug 28 and Sun Aug 29 - Sustainable Energy and Construction
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Wednesday September 15 - Rapid Social Change
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Sun Oct 10 & Mon Oct 11 - Carbon Capture and Storage (two-day course)
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Monday October 11 - Mental Health
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Sunday October 17 - Moving Image and the Digital Eco-City
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Wednesday October 20 - Alternative Energy: Hydrogen Storage
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Sunday October 24 - Sustainable Agriculture: The Role of Plant Reproduction
For further details of the events programme, visit: www.nottingham.ac.uk/shanghaiexpo2010
The second one-day conference in this series, Trends and Developments in Global Pharma Supply Chains: Challenges and Opportunities , will take place next Wednesday, June 2. Full details are here:
www.nottingham.ac.uk/shanghaiexpo2010/events/bookingform/pharmaceuticalsupplychain.aspx
From May 1 to October 31, some millions of visitors are expected to visit the Expo and many will have an opportunity to explore — through words, pictures and video — The University of Nottingham’s leading research in sustainability as part of a collaborative exhibition with ZEDfactory.
The University is also working in partnership with East Midlands Development Agency (emda). emda is helping to attract Chinese investment into the East Midlands through the work of the East Midlands China Business Bureau.
More information is available from Helen Foster at helen.foster@nottingham.ac.uk or on +44 (0)115 846 7145; or contact Tim Utton, Deputy Director, Communications, on +44 (0)115 84 68092, tim.utton@nottingham.ac.uk ; or Lindsay Brooke, Media Relations Manager, on +44 (0)115 951 5751, lindsay.brooke@nottingham.ac.uk.
Notes to editors ： he University of Nottingham’s dynamic internationalisation strategy attracts talented staff and students from 150 nations, undertakes world-changing research, and invests in award-winning campuses in the United Kingdom, China and Malaysia.
As the first overseas academic institution granted permission to set up inside the People’s Republic, Nottingham has taken a pioneering role in China.
Since 2004, The University of Nottingham Ningbo, China, has grown to more than 4,000 students and has received numerous awards and accolades, including The Queen’s Award for Enterprise in the category of International Trade. The institution was also declared Outward Investor of the Year by the foremost China-Britain trade association, the 48 Group Club.
The University of Nottingham is ranked in the United Kingdom’s Top 10 and the World’s Top 100 universities by the Shanghai Jiao Tong (SJTU) and Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings.
More than 90 per cent of research at The University of Nottingham is of international quality, according to UK’s most recent Research Assessment Exercise (2008), with almost 60 per cent of all research defined as ‘world-leading’ or ‘internationally excellent’.
Twice since 2003 Nottingham’s research and teaching academics have won Nobel Prizes. The University’s School of Pharmacy also won the Queen’s Award for Enterprise in 2007 for Innovation, and Nottingham was named Times Higher Education Entrepreneurial University of the Year for 2008.
The University of Nottingham signed a Memorandum of Understanding in April 2010 to develop strategic partnerships with the Universities of Melbourne in Australia and Manipal in India.
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诺丁汉大学将在上海世博会城市最佳实践区 —— 伦敦零碳馆主办为期一天的会议。届时，英国前副首相 John Prescott 将与众多 经济学家 、 政策分析家 、 设计师和战略 家队伍一道，共同关注影响中国可持续发展的各种原因。
此次会议由诺丁汉大学的当代中国学院主办，复旦大学经济学院和浙江大学公共管理学院协办。会议旨在探讨可持续发展与科学、技术、环境和经济变化的关系，并研究如何有效控制这些因素，从而有助于中国实现中长期发展目标。
来自中、英两国的专家将在会议上各抒己见。届时， Prescott 先生将分享他在担任环境、运输和区域国务部长和副首相时的经验。担任这些职务期间，他曾率领英国代表团，成功地在有关气候变化的京都条约的谈判中达成一致意见，而后，致力于英国的后京都议程的实行。
John Prescott 先生在 1997 上台不久，就作为欧洲谈判团的代表，与美国前副总统戈尔先生密切合作，共同引导了关于气候变化的京都议定书的协议。他本人最近成为诺丁汉大学的中国政策研究所的荣誉赞助人。除了在第一次会议上的发言，他还将在最后一天主持一个圆桌讨论会。
Prescott先生表示，诺丁汉大学利用上海世博会的时机主办系列主题会议具有远见卓识。这不仅使2010年世博会成为一个盛大的博览会，而且成为中西方之间智慧和思想交流碰撞的平台。他还指出，“诺丁汉大学目前致力于气候变化、可持续发展和低碳能源等问题的研究可以说是合乎时代要求，也反映出中英合作的长期优势。作为中英特别工作委员会的联合主席，中国国务委员唐家璇与我就这一问题达成了共识。 对于中国、欧洲以及英国来说，就气候变化达成的新共识以及在2012年之前设立第二京都协定是至关重要的任务。虽然由于种种不切实际的期望，哥本哈根会议并没有取得预期的成功，但这个挫折只是暂时性的，我们必须加倍努力去理解发展中国家与发达国家持不同意见的理由。相信这将会促进新共识的达成。”
中国作为一个大赢家已经从当前的世界金融危机中摆脱出来。她与美国、日本、德国、英国等大多数发达国家的差距正在快速缩小。然而，中国经济在经历了三十余年的快速增长后，其面临的诸多挑战和制约因素将会影响中国经济未来的增长和繁荣。可持续发展已经成为中国进一步发展的主要关注焦点。
此次“中国可持续发展战略”会议将由诺丁汉大学当代中国学院院长姚树杰教授主持召开。他指出：“中国已成为当今世界发展最快最具影响力的国家，而2010年上海世博会将成为中国对外展示经济及社会变迁的重要契机。中国以及世界经济所共同面临的最大挑战就是在保证不额外破坏环境的前提下如何保持经济高速稳定发展和社会转型。此次诺丁汉大学主持的会议将为期一天，主要涉及的内容就是这方面的问题。届时，许多知名学者和专家将出席并汇报他们在科技发展，气候变化以及可持续经济发展相关领域的成果及发现。”
中国著名学者、英国诺丁汉大学校长杨福家教授也将出席此次可持续发展大会。英格兰银行货币政策委员会委员兼华威大学教授Andrew Sentence, 将作为主讲人之一在大会上就世界经济发展、全球化以及气候变化等问题发表演讲。
英国诺丁汉大学副校长 Chris Rudd 教授的演讲主题将涉及科学、技术以及可持续发展等问题；英国威尔逊顾问集团副总裁盛湘渝女士发表的演讲，将以英国低碳发展为案例，探讨相关政策及其对中国的启示。英国威尔逊集团是一个旨在推进建筑和自然环境全球整体化设计和工程咨询的咨询机构。
复旦大学世界经济研究所所长华民教授 ，中国经济研究中心副主任殷醒民 教授也将就中国对内及对外经济发展平衡、中国货币政策以及通胀预期等方面发表意见。
浙江大学 公共管理学院院长 姚先国 教授将以浙江省作为案例，探讨中国政府以及公共政策在中国发展低碳经济方面的角色。
下午 4 点，所有演讲人将参加诺丁汉大学杨福家校长以及英国前副首相 John Prescott 主持的圆桌讨论会。
中国可持续经济发展会议召开时间为： 5 月 27 日上午 10:30 到下午 5:30 ；会议召开地点为上海世博会城市最佳实践区伦敦案例馆的学术报告厅。 该案例馆由国际知名建筑公司 ZED Factory 设计并建造，该公司在零炭建筑设计及发展领域享有盛誉。详细情况可访问以下网站：
www.nottingham.ac.uk/shanghaiexpo2010/events/bookingform/chinaandworldeconomy.aspx
英国诺丁汉大学 “ 零炭 - 零污染 ” 主题的世博会展览将持续到 10 月 31 日。
在未来的五个月里， 英国、中国、马来西亚诺丁汉大学的重要学者将协同其他机构的同仁共同主持 16 场引人入胜、发人省思的讨论会、讲座和研讨会。
五月二十七日（星期四）：中国的可持续发展
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六月二日（星期三）：中国的药品供应链
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六月二十四日（星期四）：绿色制造业
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七月三日（星期六）：药品发现和发展的合作
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七月十二日（星期一）：核磁共振成像和可持续性健康
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七月十五日（星期五）：全球食品安全
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七月十六日（星期五）：志奋奖学金的年轻领袖
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七月十九日（星期一）：能源日
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八月二十三日（星期一）和八月二十四日（星期二）：生态城市建设：面向可持续生活
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八月二十八日（星期六）和八月二十九日（星期日）：可持续能源和建设
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九月十五日（星期三）：社会变革
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十月十日（星期日）和十月十一日（星期一）：碳捕获和存储（两日）
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十月十一日（星期一）：心理健康
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十月十七日（星期日）：移动影像和数字生态城
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十月二十日（星期三）：替代能源：氢贮存
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十月二十四日（星期日）：农业的可持续发展 —— 植物再生产的作用
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系列中第二个全天会议的主题是：全球药品供应链的趋势和发展：挑战和机遇。会议将在下周三（六月二日）召开。详情请参阅： www.nottingham.ac.uk/shanghaiexpo2010/events/bookingform/pharmaceuticalsupplychain.aspx
从五月一日到十月三十一日，参观世博会的游客预计将超过数百万，他们中的很多人将有机会通过文字、图片和视频来了解诺丁汉大学关于可持续发展的领先研究。这些研究是英国零能耗工厂的一部分。
同时，诺丁汉大学也是英国中东部发展机构合作伙伴。中东部发展机构正通过中东部中国业务部的工作将中国的投资吸引到中东部地区。
更多资料可从 Helen Foster 处获得 ： helen.foster@nottingham.ac.uk 或拨打电话 +44 (0)115 846 7145 ；或联络处副主任 Tim Utton ，电话 +44 (0)115 84 68092, tim.utton@nottingham.ac.uk ，或媒体部经理 Lindsay Brooke ，电话 +44 (0)115 951 5751, lindsay.brooke@nottingham.ac.uk
致编者的话：诺丁汉大学通过动态国际化战略从 150 个国家中吸引了众多才智卓越的员工和学生以从事世界变化的研究，并且为英国、中国和马来西亚的校区提供奖学金。
作为第一个获准在中国开办高等教育机构的大学，诺丁汉大学是外国教育机构开拓中国高等教育领域的先驱。
自 2004 年创办以来，宁波诺丁汉大学已经成长为拥有 4000 名以上学生，获得众多奖项和赞誉的一所大学，这些奖项包括国际贸易类企业女王奖。诺丁汉大学也被著名的 48 集团俱乐部 —— 中英贸易协会宣布为年度外部投资者。
在上海交通大学和泰唔士报高等教育专刊的世界大学排名中，诺丁汉大学名列全英前十，位列世界百强之列。
根据英国最新研究评估（ 2008 ），诺丁汉大学的研究成果中百分之九十达到国际水平，百分之六十具有世界领先水平或国际优秀水平。
自 2003 年以来，诺丁汉大学的教学研究两次获得诺贝尔奖项。诺丁汉大学的医药学院也在 2007 年因教学改革荣获企业女王奖，诺丁汉大学也被泰唔士报高等教育专刊誉为 2008 年度进取性大学。
2010 年 4 月，诺丁汉大学与澳大利亚墨尔本大学及印度马尼帕尔大学签署了发展战略伙伴谅解备忘录。
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