This course focuses on the theme of "protection and sustainable utilization of oceans and marine resources to promote sustainable development". The course adopts a combination of theory and practice to introduce related technologies and typical applications of ocean intelligent autonomous monitoring. Typically, the course includes unmanned surface vehicle(USV),unmanned aerial vehicle(UAV), autonomous underwater vehicle(AUV), and related algorithms for data processing. After successfully completing this course, students are able to:

• have a comprehensive and preliminary understanding of the field of sustainable ocean intelligence autonomous monitoring.
• understand and master the overall architecture and key technologies of the three important autonomous systems of USV, UAV, and AUV.
• implement basic ocean intelligent autonomous monitoring system with programming software.

NAOE1106

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The world has abundant natural energy resources from the wind, wave and tides. Being different from the traditional fossil fuels, these energy resources will never run out. Renewable energy is essential for reducing the potential devastating effects of climate change, and protecting the natural environment for future generations. Therefore, when we are talking about the future offshore industry, marine renewable energy stands in the breach. At the same time, the shipping industry is on a revolution for zero emission and unmanned development. There is an urgent demand to develop the technologies to support the sustainable goal in the ocean engineering sectors. This course will introduce the latest technologies in the field of marine engineering and new marine energy in the form of a lecture series, while focusing on the connection between green and smart ships and marine renewable energy resources, and discussing the future green marine network system. This course takes the interaction between teachers and students as a medium. Through direct dialogue with international top scholars with diverse backgrounds, students can exchange knowledge and ideas with teachers on an equal footing and achieve the best integration of teaching and learning. 

NAOE1105

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The course centers on the synergy between culture and creative industries and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through a culture-based approach. It prioritizes the intersection of culture, creativity, and sustainability. The course's main goals are to explore, understand, and leverage culture as a driving force for the SDGs, with particular emphasis on four frontier areas intervened by cultural actions, including gender equality, social wellbeing, climate change and community transition. 

Students can expect an interdisciplinary approach, featuring expert lectures, case studies, and group discussions, to provide insights into the latest theoretical concepts, industry practices, and public policies. The course also includes a module dedicated to Chinese studies, encouraging international academic exchange and knowledge sharing.

By offering team-based practical exercises that employ design thinking methodologies, the course inspires students to apply culture-based approaches to real-life challenges. The primary goal is to cultivate an international perspective and critical thinking on global issues, enhance language and organizational collaboration skills, and foster abilities in international academic exchanges.

The course emphasizes the urgency of leveraging culture for sustainability. It recognizes the power of culture in fostering individual and collective well-being, challenging gender norms, shaping sustainable territorial transition, addressing climate change. With the global need for innovative solutions to pressing challenges, the course stands as a timely initiative, exploring the vital role of culture and creative industries in achieving sustainable development.

In conclusion, students can expect to gain a deep understanding of the relationship between culture, creative industries, and the SDGs, equipped with the knowledge and skills to advocate for culture-based sustainable policies that have a lasting impact on our world. This course is an essential platform for addressing urgent global issues and driving positive change through culture and creativity.

SDG1101

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This course is a college public elective course for all undergraduates, including domestic and international students. In class, students can comprehensively understand the relationship between environment protection and social sustainability. Since the world is a whole, carbon right or carbon emission right (i.e. Certification Emission Reduction, CER) is not only a type of economic interest, but also a type of international development right. By the way of carbon trading, integral emission reduction can be efficiently put into action at low cost. Carbon trading is beneficial to both sides of the transaction, and helps promote social harmony and sustainable development of enterprise, region, country and the whole world. Because this course involves politics, economy, culture, society, science, technology, and other fields, it inspires students to love the Earth and work hard for it, which will lead them to become outstanding leaders in all kinds of enterprises and government with innovative capabilities in the new era. 

Carbon trading is an economic means of carbon reduction with high efficiency, and therefore it has become the most adopted way for contemporary international society to cope with global climate change and for China to achieve the goals of carbon peak and carbon neutrality. By introducing international low-carbon projects in carbon trading system, this course assists students to understand the background and theory foundation of carbon trading ; to analyzes the reshape of global strategic industry and economy system; to explains governance of all levels of governments and commissions; and to discusses technologies of greenhouse-gas-emitting entities, and roles and policies of the third party in the trading of carbon emission rights. 

SDG1102

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The ocean is possessing tremendous value for the sustainable development of human, and playing a crucial role in mitigating climate change. It is the largest carbon sink, and drives the heat balance between the ocean and the atmosphere, influencing dynamic phenomena such as storm surges and typhoons. The ocean also has profound impacts on environmental services, economic growth, and cultural development. With the global population and demand on the rise, questions emerge about how to transform unsustainable fishing practices, balance supply and demand, and enhance the scale and efficiency of the ocean economy. Additionally, how to effectively protect and utilize the ocean facing climate change presents an increasing challenge. We are confronted with an ever-growing array of urgent issues that require solutions. As modern marine engineering technologies advance, there is an opportunity to bolster our understanding of the ocean and increase the benefits of marine resource utilization. This can be achieved on a multi-dimensional and multi-level basis to enhance the ocean industry, all while emphasizing environmental sustainability. The development of clean ocean energy sources is gaining strong momentum, contributing to both the conservation and efficient utilization of marine resources. 

This course aims to analyze and address issues related to the sustainable utilization of the oceans and the response to climate change from various perspectives within the fields of marine science, ecological engineering, and the marine industry. The course will provide a systematic review of global climate change and environmental issues related to the oceans, existing marine development technologies, indicators, and challenges, as well as the relationships between industry, economy, and society, and methods for addressing climate change. This course will integrate marine biology, engineering, environmental science, and economics to offer a diverse educational approach that combines theory and practice. It will outline methods for addressing climate and environmental issues, providing theoretical support for promoting the sustainable development and utilization of the oceans. This course will empower the future inovators and changemakers for a more sustainable ocean.

 The participants will team up and develop one of these projects to solve the major challenges: 1) Innovation challenge: remove plastics from marine ecosystem; 2) Engineering Challenge: ecosystem engineering to reverse the climate; 3) Business challenge: sustainable low-carbon sea farm; 4) Technique challenge: transfer across marine observation and resources. 

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