International Arctic School, HIT, Summer 2021
(IAS-HIT-Summer 2021)
POPs and Chemicals of Emerging Arctic Concern (CEACs) in the Arctic under Climate Change
12-25 July 2021, Harbin, China
1. Introduction
The interaction between the Arctic natural environment and human society is very close, and the Arctic act as a special role in the study of global environmental change. Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) and Chemicals of Emerging Arctic Concern (CEACs) are ubiquitous in various environmental media in the Arctic. These pollutants are concentrated through the food chain and accumulated in human and organisms in the Arctic region, causing potential hazards to the local population and ecosystem.
The theme of the 2021 Arctic Summer School of the School of environment is " POPs and CEACs in the Arctic under Climate Change ". Through the study of relevant courses, students can understand the pollution characteristics and sources of POPs and CEACs in various environmental media in the Arctic, as well as the impact of Arctic environmental pollution on human and biological health in the Arctic.
Harbin Institute of technology is located in the northeast of China and has obvious geographical advantages. In February 2019, the "UArctic-HIT-Training Center" was established, which is the first UArctic regional center outside the eight Arctic countries.
2.Opening Date
12-25 July 2021
3.Course
Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, according to China's epidemic prevention and control requirements, sponsored by the Undergraduate College the international Arctic School, Summer 2021 with be opened " Online". and provide on-line courses in digital form to students in China and around the world. The IAS-HIT-eSummer2021 is free for all students.
Core Courses |
Teacher | Course Title | Institute | Photo |
Kallenborn, Roland | Local sources of contaminants in Arctic environment | Norwegian University of Life Sciences & University Center in Svalbard, Norway | 
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Li, Yi-Fan | Contaminants in Arctic environment due to long-range transport | UArctic-HIT-TC, Harbin Institute of Technology, China | 
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Muir, Derek | Temporal trends of legacy and emerging contaminants in Arctic biota | Environment & Climate Change Canada | 
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Reiersen, Lars-Otto | Trends and effects of pollution and climate change on Arctic ecosystems and humans | University of Tromso, Norway | 
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Lectures |
Teacher | Course Title | Institute | Photo |
Bartlett, Paul | Arctic POPS/CEC LRT: Knowledge Gaps & Cooperative Research Opportunities | Fordham University | 
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Cai, Ming-Gang | Organic pollutants in the changing environments: From the North Pacific to the Arctic | College of Ocean and Earth Sciences, Xiamen University | 
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Chen, Li-Qi | The Rapid Decadal acidificaiton in the Arctic OCEAN and its implication in the Global OCEAN ACIDIFICATION | Key Laboratory of Global Change and Marine Atmospheric Chemistry, The Ministry of Natural Resources. P.R. China | 
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Fu, Ping-Qing | Sources and molecular composition of organic aerosols in the polar regions | Tianjin University, China | 
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Hansen, Kaj Mantzius | Modelling atmospheric transport of contaminants to the Arctic | Aarhus University, Denmark | 
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Hu, Jian-Xin | China and the world work together to tackle global environmental crisis-Take the Stockholm Convention as an example | Peking University China | 
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Liu, Li-Yan | Indoor environment and human health in cold regions | School of Environment, HIT, China | 
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Ma, Jianmin | Global food trade as a new pathway of POPs transport | Peking University, China | 
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Markusson, Pål | Human Capacity Building in the North – The Role of Higher Education Cooperation | The University of Arctic (UArctic) | 
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Nikolaev, Anatoly N | Introduction to Arctic ecosystems | North-Eastern Federal University, Russia | 
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Odland, Jon Øyvind | Reproductive and environmental health in the Arctic | Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway | 
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Ratnaweera, Harsha | Conventional water and wastewater treatment in Cold Climates | Norwegian University of Life Sciences & University, Norway | 
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Savvinova, Antonina | Climate change and its impact to local population of the Arctic region of Russia | North-Eastern Federal University, Russia | 
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Sun, Kai | Microfluidic devices – A useful tool for screening and detection of microorganism | School of Environment, HIT, China | 
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Vorkamp, Katrin | Chemicals of emerging concern in the Arctic | Aarhus University, Denmark | 
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Wang, Jian-Nan | Great Ice Melting: Some thoughts inspired by documentary images and human observation from more than 180 Arctic settlements | Arctic human observer, China | 
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Wang, Xiao-Ping | Regional cycling of persistent organic pollutants on the third pole | Institute of Tibet Plateau Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences | 
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Xu, Qing-Chao | Science Diplomacy in Arctic Climate Governance：Based on Interviews with Chinese Scientists on the Arctic | China Institute for Innovation & Development Strategy, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China | 
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Xing, De-Feng | Polar microbial ecosystem and anaerobic biotechnology | School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, China | 
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Zhang, Qing-Hua | Persistent organic pollutants in polar regions: occurrence, variations, sources and bioaccumulation | Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China | 
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Notice：The teachers are still updated
4. Who can participate?
This eSummer School invites undergraduate students from universities worldwide who love and care the Arctic and intend to achieve relevant scientific knowledge of the Arctic.
The following eligibility criteria apply:
This program is open to students of all academic backgrounds;
The student is motivated to enhance understanding and friendship among the students from different countries;
The student must have sufficient knowledge of English, both oral and written, for academic studies.
The undergraduate students who are interested in attending the IAS-HIT-Summer2021 can apply by providing a short CV (about 200 words including email address and telephone number), a brief letter of interest, description of what you hope to gain and contribute to the Summer School, and “Application Form”. The documents must be send to IAS_HIT@163.com; IAS_HIT2021@163.com before the deadline.
IAS-HIT-eSummer School 2021_Application Form.xls
Organizers
Harbin Institute of Technology (HIT), China
UArctic-HIT Training Centre, the University of the Arctic (UArctic-HIT-TC)
Association of Sino-Russian Technical Universities (ASRTU)
Co-Organizers
Norwegian University of Life Sciences & University Center in Svalbard, Norway
North-Eastern Federal University, Russia
Committee for Polar Environment and Ecosystem, Chinese Society for Environment Science
Contact Person：Li-Yan Liu、Si-Ling Jiang
TEL：13206565863、15114558163
Email：IAS_HIT@163.com IAS_HIT2021@163.com
