International Higher Education and Research in Environmental Science in

Lanzhou University

Ruijun LONG International Centre for Tibetan Plateau Ecosystem Management, Lanzhou University, China Engineering Research Centre for Arid Agriculture and Ecological Rehabilitation, the Ministry of Education, China

27th April 2011

Lanzhou UniversityLanzhou University

•Founded in 1909 Founded in 1909 •One of 38 highlighted Universities (985 & 211 One of 38 highlighted Universities (985 & 211

project) in China (>2000)project) in China (>2000)

May 22,2007

Area of the Campus : 648 acresArea of the Campus : 648 acres 31 Schools and 144 units for teaching and 31 Schools and 144 units for teaching and

researchresearch 4 affiliated hospitals4 affiliated hospitals 8 campuses8 campuses

Disciplines in 11 areas of study

Science, Technology, Law, Science, Technology, Law,

Agriculture, Literature, History, Agriculture, Literature, History,

Economics, Philosophy, Economics, Philosophy,

Management, Medicine and Management, Medicine and

Pedagogy.Pedagogy.

Programs Offered

81 Bachelor Programs

187 Master Degree Programs

56 Ph. D. Degree Programs

10 Post-doctoral Programs

Component of students

Undergraduates : 20,000postgraduates: 10,000Continuing education: 10,000 International Students: 500 (25 CSC supporting MSc & PhD; 40 others per year)

Students studying abroad: 300-400 yearly (by CSC or other supports)

Faculty and Staff 4,134 employees 4,134 employees （（ not including thnot including th

ose of Hospitalsose of Hospitals ）） 1,637 faculties1,637 faculties

11 CAS and CAE academician11 CAS and CAE academician

365 professors365 professors

762 associate professors762 associate professors

May 22,2007

Environmental research plays a key role in Lanzhou University

Challenges of environment in the western China under climate change & human immoderate activities

Arid<250mmSemiarid 250-550mmSub-humid 550-800mmHumid >800

Lanzhou

Distribution of arid & semiarid areas in China

52.5%

Geographical Aspect of Lanzhou AreaGeographical Aspect of Lanzhou Area

Diversity

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Loess Plateau

Tibetan Pleteau

West Arid/semi-arid areas (N/I)

Equator

Tropic of Capricorn

Tropic of Cancer

Desert

Confliction between environmental improvement and agro-pastoral Confliction between environmental improvement and agro-pastoral production under poor economic development in the Arid areasproduction under poor economic development in the Arid areas

Environmental Challenges

Environmental Challenges

Sandstorm Sandstorm

Water & soil erosionWater & soil erosion

HarvestlessHarvestlessDead TreesDead Trees

HomelessHomeless

Mal-production Mal-production

The Tibetan Plateau

Global warming

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Biodiversity lost

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Secondary bare land appeared after sward removed by overgrazing on the Headwater areas of Yangtze, Yellow and Luancang Rivers in Yushu and Guole prefectures, Qinghai province (ASL 3700-4200m)

瑞香狼毒

Stellera chamaejasme Stellera chamaejasme

Stellera chamaejasme

Some consequences caused by issues of environment and ecology

Natural disasters: such as sandstorm, floods etc.

Water and soil erosion

Biodiversity loss

Food insecurity

Poor social-economic development

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Environmental research capacity in Lanzhou University

Faculty

Faculty of Earth and Environmental Sciences

Faculty of Life Sciences

Faculty of Atmospheric Sciences

Faculty of Pastoral Agriculture Science and Technology

Institute/Centre

Engineering Research Centre for Arid Agriculture & Ecological Rehabilitation of MoE

Research School of Arid Environment & Climate Change

International Centre for Tibetan Plateau Ecosystem Management

Key Lab of Western China’s Environmental System of the Ministry of Education of China (MoE)

Key Lab of Mechanics on Disaster & Environment in Western China of MoE

Key Lab of Arid Agriculture & Rangeland Ecology of MoE

Key Lab of Semi-arid Climate Change of MoE

Key Lab of Grassland Agro-ecosystems of the Ministry of Agriculture of China

Laboratory

Key Lab of Western China’s Environmental System of MoE

Faculty member: 56 The CAS academician: 3 Professor: 16 Associate professor: 15 Visiting professors:35 PhD students: >150 Msc students: >200 Field stations: 4

Key Lab of Arid Agriculture & Rangeland Ecology of MoE

Faculty member: 58 The CAS academician: 1 Professor: 13 Associate professor: 10 Visiting professors:18 PhD students: >140 MSc students: >160 Field stations: 6

International Centre for Tibetan Plateau Ecosystem Management (ICTPEM)

Faculty member: 15 Professor: 5 Associate professor: 7 Visiting professors:4 PhD student: >45 MSc student: >60 Field station: 4

Field Stations and working areas of ICTPEM

Three Rivers 4000mNaqu 5000m

Qilian Mountains 3000m

State-of-art instrumentsState-of-art instruments

Panalytical PW2403 X-ray Fluorescence Spectrometer

Delt Plus Gas Stable Isotope Ratio Mass Spectrometer

GC-mass spectrometer system

MAT-253 Gas Isotope Ratio Mass Spectrometer

X’Pert PRO MPD-Multi Purpose X-ray Diffractometer

Rock Magnetometer Measuring System-2G760R

ICP-MS Spectrometer Biomicroscope

Cuiying College (CC) founded in 2010

China’s Top-Notch students training programme. The programme is curried out in 19 unviersities

The selection will be made in Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology and Computer science for about 1000 students per year

Dean of CC--President of Lanzhou University Executive Dean Cuiying Students: 40 (top 1%)

Training Courses for Afghanistan

Similar latitude and landscape of Lanzhou with Kabul

ICIMOD

Kabul

Lanzhou

Islamabad

1) Dry Land Agriculture and Natural Resources M

anagement for For Afghan professionals of Afghan

Universities and affiliated Institutes from May to June 2009

2) Governing and Managing University for research and capacity building for sustainable Mountain Development For senior Afghan academicians of Afghan Universities and affiliated Institutes” from 5th to 15th July 2009

3) Dry Land Agriculture and Natural Resources Management is on going now (28th April to 7th May 2011)

Intensive irrigation

President of Kabul University was visiting farms, 2009

Visiting Dingxi dry land agriculture

Visiting different universities in Lanzhou

Lanzhou UniversityGansu Agricultural University

Northwest Normal University

Lanzhou Jiaotong University

Gansu College of Traditional Chinese Medicine