Registration Open | The 7th CEADs Future Scholars Summer School
2025 China Emission Accounts and Datasets (CEADs) Summer School
The 7th Edition
Programme Information
2023 · Hangzhou
2024 · Harbin
In September 2020, President Xi announced the national dual carbon goals: carbon dioxide emissions will peak before 2030 and carbon neutrality will be achieved before 2060. As global climate governance enters a period of deep change, green and low carbon development has become a key force reshaping the world economy. To deepen strategic cooperation in sustainable development, the leaders of China and France signed the Statement of Intent on the Establishment of a Carbon Neutral Centre in April 2023. In November 2023, the Sino French Carbon Neutral Centre, the first intergovernmental carbon neutral centre in the world, officially began operations, opening a new chapter of cooperation in clean energy research, low carbon exchange, and multidisciplinary talent development.
As the dual carbon strategy becomes part of national governance, training young talent has become essential to carbon neutrality. On the second anniversary of the Sino French Carbon Neutral Centre, the Carbon Neutral Institute of Tsinghua University, together with the CEADs team and leading universities and research institutions around the world, hosted the 7th CEADs International Summer School in 2025. Through a global selection process, the summer school brings together outstanding young participants and offers modular courses on carbon peak and neutrality theory, carbon accounting methods, and climate policy analysis. International experts and scholars will provide guidance and teaching, helping build a new generation of leaders in carbon neutrality with global vision and practical capability.
Event Details
I. Basic Information
Date: July 28 to August 6, 2025. Check in on July 27.
Capacity: 130 participants.
Venue: Huzhou, Zhejiang Province.
Format: In person only. No online participation option is available.
II. Application Guidelines
Materials and submission: Send a CV and one representative research paper, in Chinese or English, to Ceads2025@163.com. Email subject: 2025 Summer School - Name - Institution.
Deadline: May 31, 2025.
Notification: Successful applicants will be informed by email before June 15, 2025.
Applications are especially encouraged from senior undergraduates, masters and doctoral students, and early career teachers from central and western China, northeastern China, Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan, and overseas institutions.
III. Specialized Research Groups
English Research Group: 3 teams, 8 to 10 participants per team. Participants must be fluent in English and able to complete team work with Chinese and international young scholars.
Materials and submission: Send a CV and one representative research paper in English to Ceads2025@163.com. Email subject: 2025 Summer School - English Group - Name - Institution.
Deadline: May 31, 2025.
Notification: Successful applicants will be informed by email before June 15, 2025.
Junior Scholar Group: 8 to 10 participants. Applicants should be 14 to 16 years old, with strong English communication skills, literature search ability, and writing ability preferred. Applicants must fully meet the Junior Scholar Personality and Discipline Requirements below.
Materials and submission: Send a CV to Ceads2025@163.com. Email subject: 2025 Summer School - Junior Group - Name - School.
Selection process: CV screening, interview by the CEADs team, and final admission notice by email.
IV. Additional Notes
Certificate and awards: A completion certificate issued by the Institute for Carbon Neutrality at Tsinghua University will be provided at the end of the program. Outstanding teams and individuals may receive awards.
Fees: No registration fee is required. Transportation, lodging, and meals are self funded.
Contact: For any questions, please email Ceads2025@163.com.
Junior Scholar Personality and Discipline Requirements
I. Personality Traits
1. Academic enthusiasm: Show curiosity about interdisciplinary knowledge, explore problems proactively, and develop a basic sense of academic research.
2. Open mindedness: Respect cultural diversity, cooperate actively with participants from different backgrounds, and adapt to an international communication environment.
3. Communication and collaboration: Stay calm when facing challenges in academic tasks or teamwork, and seek solutions through communication.
II. Discipline Guidelines
1. Academic self discipline: Complete group research tasks on time. Plagiarism and academic misconduct are strictly prohibited. Use reputable academic databases for literature search.
2. Safety rules: Do not leave the camp without permission from the mentor. All participants must return to the hotel and sign in before 21:30 every night.
3. Study discipline: Mobile phones are not allowed during daytime group study sessions. Emergency use requires advance approval. Daily phone access is allowed from 19:00 to 21:30.
Venue Introduction
Huzhou sits beside the shimmering waters of Lake Tai in northern Zhejiang. It is the only Jiangnan city named after this famous lake. Across 5,820 square kilometers of mountains, rivers, and plains, 3.465 million residents live in Wuxing and Nanxun districts, Deqing County, Changxing County, and Anji County, along with the South Taihu New Area and the Yangtze River Delta Industrial Cooperation Zone.
Huzhou is a nationally recognized historical and cultural city and one of the birthplaces of Chinese silk, tea, and the Huzhou writing brush. It is home to some of the oldest silk textiles in the world, the first imperial tea garden in Chinese history, and one of the most respected writing brushes in the scholarly tradition. As the birthplace of the Two Mountains concept and of China beautiful countryside development, Huzhou is widely known for its clear scenery, ecological strength, and high quality of life.
The city remains a model for ecological civilization and a national forest city with a strong sense of public well being. In Huzhou, the idea of seeing beautiful China becomes part of everyday life.
CEADs Introduction and Video Highlights
1. CEADs Team Introduction
2. Summer School Introduction
3. Highlights from Previous Events
2023 Hangzhou
2024 English Research Group: Emission Impossible
2024 Carbon Explorer Team