Coming Up Next at VIU

The activities of the SICP Advanced Training Program will resume in March 2014 after the New Year break with the arrival of two Chinese delegations selected by the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS).

Both courses will introduce a new issue among the ones traditionally organized with this institution.

The first course (March 2-13) will focus on Environment and Health. The 42 participants will explore the most common means through which we come in contact with our daily environment, such as air, water, soil and food, and analyze the main challenges in offering a healthy environment to our communities. The experiences of Italy and Europe in developing new policies and tools for health protection will be discussed and some visit will be organized as case studies.

The second course (March 6-27) will be dedicated to Green Growth. The agenda of the course will include lectures and site visits focusing on the impact of economic activities on the environment and how to make them more sustainable. Particular attention will be given to the secondary sector, discussing all the interactions between the production process and the environment (raw material and energy use, waste and waste water production, carbon and other air pollutant emission, etc.), and presenting tools, strategies and technologies to help manage possible negative effects.

Please check our SDcommunity training section for further information on the Sino-Italian Cooperation Program training courses and their agendas.