Forum Introduction
The "Peking University Environmental Engineering Excellent Young Scholars International Forum" is jointly organized by the Department of Environmental Engineering, College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering (CESE) at Peking University, and the School of Environment and Energy (SEE), Shenzhen Graduate School, Peking University. Forum focuses on the academic frontiers of environmental engineering-related disciplines such as river and marine ecological environments, pollution reduction and carbon mitigation technologies, regional air pollution control, sustainable energy and management, environmental big data and artificial intelligence. Through extensive academic exchange and talent communication, it gathers outstanding young talents to jointly create a better future for environmental engineering.
Forum Overview
Date: August-September, 2025 (see subsequent announcement for details)
Format：Oral presentation and discussion. (You can choose to attend online or on-site)
Area: Environmental Engineering, Sustainable Energy and Management, Environmental Big Data and Artificial Intelligence Related Fields.
Transportation and Accommodation
Participants attending the forum in person are kindly asked to book their own round-trip tickets to Shenzhen. Our university will reimburse the cost of economy-class airfare or second-class high-speed train tickets. The maximum reimbursement limits are as follows: Up to 5,000 RMB for domestic applicants, 10,000 RMB for Asian applicants, 20,000 RMB for the rest of the world. Accommodation and meals during the forum will be arranged by the hosting university.
Application：
Please fill in the following application questionnaire before July 31st, 2025.
https://wj.qq.com/s2/22439391/e832/
Scan the OR code to register
Please take note of the following: The content of the report should showcase cutting-edge, novel and interdisciplinary characteristics. Additionally, a PowerPoint (PPT) presentation must be prepared. The language of the presentation can be either English or Chinese. Selected participants will be notified via email. Applicants that are planning to attend the forum online are kindly requested to mark it in the application form below.
Contact Person: Mrs. Hu
Contact email: huyh@pkusz.edu.cn
If you have any questions regarding the registration process, please do not hesitate to contact us through email.
Application Requirements
1. Under 40 years old (the age can be relaxed for leading talents).
2. Possess a doctoral degree in environmental disciplines or a related field.
3. Should show excellent capacity of research and teaching.
4. Research Interests:: Rivers and Oceans Ecological Environment, Pollution Reduction and Carbon Emission Reduction Environmental Technologies, Regional Prevention and Control of Air Pollution, Sustainable Energy and Management, Environmental Big Data and Artificial Intelligence, and other Emerging Interdisciplinary Environmental Fields.
5. Possess formal teaching or research positions (including postdoctoral fellowships) at well-known universities, research institutions, or R&D departments of renowned enterprises, both domestically and internationally.
6. Talented individuals will be offered tenure track positions at our institutions.
7. Abide by the laws and regulations of the People’s Republic of China, have good academic ethics, and keen on education career.
Employment and Support Policy for Selected Individuals
1. Positions
Full time Teaching and research track positions available at CESE and SEE at the ranks of: Assist, Associate and Full Professor
2. Support Policy
1) Remuneration: We offer an internationally competitive salary package and full support in the application for talent programs.
2) Research Funding: We provide competitive research start-up funds to create excellent conditions for top-level research.
3) Resource Allocation: Applicants that accept employment offer will be entitled to recruit doctoral and graduate students, postdocs and full time research staff and form independent academic teams.
4) Research Platform and Workspace: Applicants that accept employment offer will be provided with excellent research platform, office and laboratory space.
5) Applicants that accept employment offer will be offered additional support services regarding housing, healthcare, children education and other support areas.
Organizer Profile
Department of Environmental Engineering, Peking University
The Department of Environmental Engineering is part of the College of Environmental Science and Engineering (CESE) at Peking University, which is one of the oldest institutions in China to offer education and research in environmental disciplines. The college holds a first-level doctoral program in Environmental Science and Engineering and was selected as a national "Double First-Class" construction discipline for "Environmental Science and Engineering" in 2017. After 50 years of rapid development, it has established a leading position in the field of environmental disciplines in China, with the level of discipline construction advancing to the forefront of global environmental sciences. According to the Essential Science Indicators (ESI), the Environmental/Ecological discipline at Peking University was the first among Chinese universities to enter the top 1‰ and has risen to 0.5‰. Peking University's environmental discipline ranks 17th globally in the latest QS international subject assessment.
The discipline of Environmental Engineering is positioned at the international frontier, combining major national scientific and technological needs. It focuses on the full substance flux of water systems and their regulation, aiming for synergistic pollution and carbon emission reduction throughout the entire water system process, through the deployment of modern environmental engineering. The main research directions include environmental (micro) biology, new types of environmental functional materials, advanced treatment of urban sewage, treatment of industrial wastewater, membrane technology and membrane processes for water treatment, drinking water treatment and safety assurance, solid waste treatment and disposal, resource utilization, monitoring and pollution control of new pollutants, environmental systems engineering, and river basin water environment improvement and river ecological restoration. The Environmental Engineering discipline focuses on the transformation of research results, providing theoretical and technical support for national water pollution control, water environment quality improvement, maintenance of water ecosystem health, and the ecological civilization of rivers and oceans. The Department of Environmental Engineering has the National Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Riverine Total Substance Flux, the Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Sediment Science, the National Accreditation Laboratory for Environmental Engineering, the Beijing Engineering Technology Research Center for Advanced Treatment of Urban Sewage, and the Peking University Platform for Environmental Omni-Element Monitoring. There are currently 21 full-time faculty members, including one academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, 4 recipients of the National Outstanding Youth Science Foundation, and 7 national young talents.
The college's website link is: https://cese.pku.edu.cn/
School of Environment and Energy（SEE）, Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School
School of Environment and Energy（SEE） is affiliated with the Shenzhen Graduate School of Peking University. Established in 2001, Shenzhen Graduate School is a joint initiative between Peking University and the People's Government of Shenzhen. As the only off-campus branch of Peking University, the Shenzhen Graduate School integrates Peking University's academic spirit of "freedom of thought and inclusiveness" with Shenzhen's enterprising spirit of "daring to try and experiment." It adheres to the educational philosophy of "cutting-edge fields, interdisciplinary studies, applied scholarship, and international standards," aiming to become a new highland for cultivating international, interdisciplinary, and innovative talents. Shenzhen Graduate School is deeply rooted in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, creating a new engine for the construction of 'new engineering' to assist the country in solving critical core technological 'bottleneck' issues. It explores new paradigms for the integrated development of cutting-edge fields and regional industries and is an important strategic component in Peking University's advancement to the forefront of world-class universities.
"The School of Environment and Energy, in collaboration with the main campus, is building a first-class discipline in Environmental Science and Engineering at Peking University. The school is oriented towards major strategic needs of the nation, such as ecological civilization construction, carbon peak and carbon neutrality, and the development of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area. It aims to develop a new engineering discipline in the environment with the goal of continuously improving resource efficiency, characterized by research on the full substance flux of rivers and oceans, and integrating multiple disciplines as a means. The school is committed to creating an innovative highland for the environmental science and technology industry that combines basic research, technological advancement, market application, and support for national strategic decision-making, with a focus on developing academic directions such as river and ocean ecological environments, pollution reduction and carbon emission reduction environmental technologies, and regional air pollution control. The school is in a new phase of innovative development and is actively advancing the 'Talent-Strengthening School' strategy, focusing on both attracting and nurturing talents. For more information, please see the webpage：https://see.pkusz.edu.cn/
