The Summer School on Geography and Sustainability 2025
June 10-17, 2025 • Beijing, China
Overview
The Summer School on Geography and Sustainability was held at Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China from June 10th to 17th, 2025. The summer school was hosted by Beijing Normal University, and co-organized by Geography and Sustainability journal and IGU-GEOSUS. Besides the on-site course, it was also open to international audiences via Zoom.
This 7-day summer school aimed to help students to learn about ecological restoration, and provide support for regional, national and global sustainable development. Nearly 100 participants from 9 countries attended the summer school, including students and early careers researchers.
Invited Speakers
The invited speakers of the summer school include Prof. Bojie Fu (Vice-President of IGU), Prof. Michael Meadows (Past-president of IGU), and other scientists including Prof. Chansheng He, Prof. Paulo Pereira, Prof. Jorge Rocha, Prof. Weiqi Zhou, Prof. Francesco Cherubini, Prof. Xiangping Hu, Prof. Yangjian Zhang, Prof. Juran Li, Prof. Yan Li, Dr. Fanan Ujoh, Prof. Guangyao Gao, Prof. David Eldridge, and Dr. Jiren Xu. They gave lectures on different topics covering ecological restoration and sustainable development.
Participants
Field Trip
During the summer school, participants have the opportunities to attended the field trip to visit the ecological restoration projects of the Loess Plateau.
