Better Campus, Better City: Learning for a Sustainable Future How can the development of cities and urban life be better connected to the sustainable development of University campuses? The ISCN Symposium will serve to explore the pivotal role University campus communities can play in fostering sustainable development of cities and in society at large. Campus communities can serve as role models and living laboratories developing technical and design solutions as well as best practices.

This Symposium, held in conjunction with the Expo 2010 in Shanghai, is jointly organised by the University of Luxembourg, Tongji University, and the International Sustainable Campus Network (ISCN). The Luxembourg government and Tongji University are providing for the venues in the Luxembourg Expo Pavillion and the main Tongji Campus, respectively. The theme of the ISCN Symposium is intricately linked with the organising theme of the Expo ‘Better City, Better Life’. The event will distil recommendations for urban and campus development projects from presentations by Member Organisations of the ISCN. Discussions will consider case studies, including from leading Universities, such as Australian National University, Tongji University, and the University of Tokyo. Presentations on the first day are grouped under three topics:

• Planning for sustainable campuses and cities: Creating places of knowledge
• Green buildings and beyond: Technical solutions in the built environment
• Towards resource-efficient communities: Developing best practices and learning The second day will focus on networking and tools for improved international information exchange, research and development. The objectives of the Symposium are to
• Identify, report on and disseminate best practices for the sustainable development of campuses and adjacent urban areas.
• Enable exchange of views and forge connections between research, decision-makers, and policy-makers in the areas of higher education, public construction, and urban planning.
• Extend the reach of the ISCN in Asia.
• Present the ISCN Awards 2010. The event will be of interest to
• Decision-makers and managers in organisations dedicated to higher education.
• National and regional policy-makers active in the areas of higher education, public construction, and urban planning, with a focus on campus design, construction and integration.
• Architects involved in conceiving and constructing University buildings and campuses. Programme 27 July – Luxembourg Pavilion, Expo 2010 Shanghai Connecting Urban and Campus Development 10.30 Welcome and introduction
• Welcome: Rolf Tarrach, Rector of the University of Luxembourg; Xiaolong Chen, Vice President of Tongji University; Roland Stulz, Director Novatlantis, co-founder of ISCN
• Overview of the Symposium programme and joint objectives. Ariane König, University of Luxembourg
• Overview on sustainability and the history of world expositions. Bojan Baletic, Rene Lisac, University of Zagreb
• Opening key note: The Shanghai Expo, urban development and campus planning. Zhiqiang Siegfried Wu, Dean of College of Architecture and Planning at Tongji University and General Planner of the Expo 2010 11.30 – 13.00 Masterplanning and beyond: Connecting campuses with cities to create places of knowledge
• Kerstin Höger, Norwegian University of Science and Technology: Sustainable campus master-planning and development: case studies from 3 continents
• Naomichi Kurata, Kogakuin University & Chair of Campus Planning Study Committee of the Architectural Institute of Japan: Planning campuses for promoting regional quality of life
• Tom Becker, University of Luxembourg: Exploring a campus in terms of urban integration and regional development 13.00 – 14.00 Lunch 14.00 – 15.30 Implementation: Green buildings and beyond
• Hongwei Tan, Tongji University: Green building solutions and sustainable campus development in China
• Sarah Liao, The University of Hong Kong: The University of Hong Kong’s Centennial Campus: Growth and Sustainability in a City Environment
• Joseph P. Mullinix, National University Singapore: Challenges to green campus building in a tropical environment 15.30 – 15.45 Tea break 15.45 – 17.30 Learning: integrating facilities and outreach in research and education
• Bart Meehan, Australia National University: Designing infrastructure that can teach about sustainability
•  Jenny Su, National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan: Civic engagement actions towards sustainable rural development by Universities in Taiwan
• Eddi Omrcen, University of Gothenburg, Sweden: Fostering participatory learning: Interdisciplinary centres as platforms to connect academia, policy makers, business, and civil society
• Hanaki Keisuke, Tokyo University, Japan: University collaboration with local communities toward the formation of a low carbon city in Bunkyo City 17.30 Panel discussion on better connecting campus and urban communities 18.00 ISCN Awards ceremony The Expo Shanghai will remain open until midnight, and most Pavillions until 22.30, we wish you a pleasant visit of the Expo.

The International Sustainable Campus Network (ISCN) was established to facilitate world-wide knowledge exchange on how to make campuses more sustainable. Campus is defined as the overall facilities of an organisation including the site, installations and all buildings on the site. For more information please visit: http://www.international-sustainable-campus-network.org/

Programme

27 July – Luxembourg Pavilion, Expo 2010 Shanghai Connecting Urban and Campus Development 10.30 Welcome and introduction

• Welcome: Rolf Tarrach, Rector of the University of Luxembourg; Xiaolong Chen, Vice President of Tongji University; Roland Stulz, Director Novatlantis, co-founder of ISCN
• Overview of the Symposium programme and joint objectives. Ariane König, University of Luxembourg
• Overview on sustainability and the history of world expositions. Bojan Baletic, Rene Lisac, University of Zagreb
• Opening key note: The Shanghai Expo, urban development and campus planning. Zhiqiang Siegfried Wu, Dean of College of Architecture and Planning at Tongji University and General Planner of the Expo 2010 11.30 – 13.00 Masterplanning and beyond: Connecting campuses with cities to create places of knowledge
• Kerstin Höger, Norwegian University of Science and Technology: Sustainable campus master-planning and development: case studies from 3 continents
• Naomichi Kurata, Kogakuin University & Chair of Campus Planning Study Committee of the Architectural Institute of Japan: Planning campuses for promoting regional quality of life
• Tom Becker, University of Luxembourg: Exploring a campus in terms of urban integration and regional development 13.00 – 14.00 Lunch 14.00 – 15.30 Implementation: Green buildings and beyond
• Hongwei Tan, Tongji University: Green building solutions and sustainable campus development in China
• Sarah Liao, The University of Hong Kong: The University of Hong Kong’s Centennial Campus: Growth and Sustainability in a City Environment
•  Joseph P. Mullinix, National University Singapore: Challenges to green campus building in a tropical environment 15.30 – 15.45 Tea break 15.45 – 17.30 Learning: integrating facilities and outreach in research and education
• Bart Meehan, Australia National University: Designing infrastructure that can teach about sustainability
• Jenny Su, National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan: Civic engagement actions towards sustainable rural development by Universities in Taiwan
• Eddi Omrcen, University of Gothenburg, Sweden: Fostering participatory learning: Interdisciplinary centres as platforms to connect academia, policy makers, business, and civil society
• Hanaki Keisuke, Tokyo University, Japan: University collaboration with local communities toward the formation of a low carbon city in Bunkyo City 17.30 Panel discussion on better connecting campus and urban communities 18.00 ISCN Awards ceremony 28 July – Tongji University Campus, 1239 Siping Road Concepts, Tools, and Networking for Campus Sustainable Development 10.30 – 13.00 Focus: Towards low carbon communities
• Petra Schweizer-Ries, University of Saarbrücken, Germany: Concepts for energy sustainability in low Carbon communities
• Heather Hendriksen, Harvard University: Implementing and funding sustainability measures at Harvard (tbc)
• Ying Hua, Cornell University: Design thinking for Cornell’s climate action plan: Sustainable campus as a test bed
• Hongwei Tan, Tongji University: Tongji Campus tour 13.00 – 14.00 Lunch 14.00 – 15.45 Status and further development of the ISCN: Tools and networking
• Francis-Luc Perret, École Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne, Switzerland: Hosting and future organization of the ISCN
• Bernd Kasemir, Sustainserv: Overview of ISCN work streams
• Ariane König, University of Luxembourg: The ISCN charter and guidelines
• Rene Lisac and Bojan Baletic, University of Zagreb, Croatia: The ISCN data base development
• Matthew Gardner, Sustainserv: The ISCN awards scheme 15.45 – 16.00 Tea break 16.00 Presentations by two ISCN award winners 2010: Best practice in action 17.00 Panel discussion on future needs for research, tools and networking initiated by Baotong Zhu (Ministry of Education, China) and Yong Wu (Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, China) with perspectives on the relevance of ISCN activities to China 17.30 Close of conference

More information

Registration: Due to now limited availability of spaces, we have to limit place allocation to a maximum of 2 persons per organisation, and subject to our confirmation per e-mail. We invite Chinese participants to apply by writing to Liu Ting: geniuslt@hotmail.com, and international participants to danielle.schwirtz@uni.lu.

Weblinks:

http://wwwen.uni.lu/sustainability/expo_2010_shanghai

http://www.international-sustainable-campus-network.org

Contact: Danielle Schwirtz-Lejeune, University of Luxembourg at danielle.schwirtz@uni.lu; +352 / 46 66 44-6942 (between 10h30 – 14h30 GMT+1)

Language: English with simultaneous translation into Chinese.

Costs: The event is free of charge.