For the first time in the United States, the presidents of 13 premier universities from Asia and the Middle East will gather at WUSTL May 4-7 to discuss ways their institutions are addressing global energy and environmental concerns. The institutions include Peking, Fudan, National Taiwan, Tsinghua and Yonsei universities and the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay.
The International Symposium on Energy and Environment is sponsored by the McDonnell International Scholars Academy. Key speakers include Thomas R. Pickering, former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations; Ralph J. Cicerone, Ph.D., president of the National Academy of Sciences; and Hugh Grant, chairman, president and CEO of Monsanto Co.
Inaugurated in 2005, the core mission of the McDonnell Academy concerns the graduate and professional students from University Partners around the world recruited to pursue graduate and professional degrees at WUSTL.
The Academy also encourages other initiatives, such as faculty collaboration across institutions on global issues including energy, the environment, cultural understanding, human health, and economic and social development. For more information on the McDonnell Academy, visit mcdonnell.wustl.edu.
Organizers hope the symposium will result in new collaborative research and education projects facilitated by the McDonnell Academy.
The meeting is open to the public, but registration is requested. For a registration form and preliminary program, visit eer.wustl.edu.