SJTU Paris Elite Institute of Technology

Urban Sustainability and Rural Revitalization

Navigating the Future Amidst Rapid Change

1. Time

June 1-June 14, 2025

2. Program Overview

This two-week program will invite global youth to explore China's most representative international metropolis—Shanghai, and rural revitalization demonstration area — Yucun Village, Zhejiang. Through participating in courses, lectures, workshops, corporate internships, cultural tours, etc., participants will jointly decode the Chinese sustainable development paradigm. Here, you can listen to the insights of experts in the field of sustainable development; you can compare urban-rural strategies through tech enterprise visits and rural community interaction; you can experience Chinese traditional culture such as calligraphy, paper cutting, and tea ceremonies. At the end of the program, the students carried out innovative designs around the topic of sustainable development in groups and presented the results through reports. The group with outstanding performance will receive certificates, prizes, and earn the chance to pitch for seed funding to bring their ideas to life.

3. Activities

• Curricula and Workshops：Featuring lectures from global sustainability experts on theory, policy, and practice, the program combines creative workshops where students collaborate to design innovative solutions, applying knowledge to sustainable urban and rural development initiatives.
• Shanghai City Exploration：Visit new energy and green building enterprises to explore sustainable development pathways for megacities, experience the blend of tradition and modernity at Yu Garden, and tour the Urban Planning Museum to learn about Shanghai’s sustainability achievements.
• China Rural Revitalization Tour：Travel to Yucun Village in Zhejiang to investigate the practice of the "Two Mountains Theory," compare urban and rural sustainability strategies and outcomes, and broaden practical insights.
• Cultural Experience and Exchange：Engage in traditional cultural activities like calligraphy, paper-cutting, and tea ceremonies, and organize exchanges between international participants and Chinese students to share cultural and sustainability experiences.
• Project Summary and Sharing：Design and present team-based sustainability solutions. Outstanding projects will receive certificates, prizes, and recommendations for showcase. Participants are encouraged to apply lessons in their home countries to advance global sustainability efforts.

4. Highlights

• Interdisciplinary empowerment - integrating engineering, policy, and humanities three-dimensional knowledge systems
• Immersive experience - deeply integrating into Chinese cities and villages
• Internationalization Research - bringing together students from multiple countries and sharing practical experience

5. Faculty

6. Eligibility

The program intends to enroll a total of 20-30 students, with international students comprising 10-15 of the cohort.

7. Fee

RMB 5,000 per participant; Applicants whose application materials are recognized as excellent by the review committee can enjoy a preferential rate, and the adjusted fee is RMB 3,000 per participant.

8. Application (Procedure, deadline)

Please submit your application online via http://apply.sjtu.edu.cn by May 20.

9. Contacts

Miss Zhu (Tel: 021-54739397  E-Mail: sinan.zhu@sjtu.edu.cn)